Hopeless Romantic

[deludedandlostcause]

Title: Late Night Talking Author: @kingsofeverything | @kingsofeverything on AO3 Artist: @deludedandlostcause Word count: 54k Rating: Explicit Written for the @1dreversebang fest. Summary: Louis Tomlinson has a new album coming out and a second world tour on the horizon. Promo season gets underway with a stop at Late Night Talking, the late night show hosted by Harry Styles, and Harry Styles just happens to be the man who blew a chance to date Louis a decade ago.

[foreverminnesota]

I haven’t read anything in a few years. This looks like a great place to start.

[kingsofeverything]

⭐️Find You Home .35k. When Louis lies to his family and says he’ll bring his new boyfriend home for Christmas, his best friend and roommate Harry agrees to play the part. It’s that, or be left alone over the holidays. What will happen? No one knows! Perhaps Santa will swoop in with a Christmas miracle. 

⭐️Yours In Fractions .23k. Louis and Harry are strangers who, because of a mix up, share their mutual friend’s apartment and bed over the holidays.

⭐️Is that a candy cane in your pocket? .5k. Louis accuses Harry of shoplifting. Harry was definitely not shoplifting. They work it out.

⭐️One of Many .3.5k. AU. Just before Christmas, Harry and Louis celebrate an anniversary ❤

⭐️Going to Set Himself On Fire .2k. Harry has a little too much to drink at his office holiday party and Louis takes care of him when he gets home. And then Harry takes care of Louis. Sort of.

⭐️Winter Drabbles .100 words each. prompts: cozy, gift, wreath.

Other fics that are either set around the holidays/winter or with a good bit of the story taking place at that time:

⭐️An Unbalanced Force .111k. Harry has the rest of his life planned. Marriage. Career. Kids. Happily ever after. But sometimes plans don’t work out. That’s not necessarily a bad thing.

⭐️It Had to Be You .45k. A When Harry Met Sally AU. Harry and Louis are strangers who share the long drive from Chicago to NYC after college. They don’t have anything in common, don’t get along, and at the end of their trip, they’re both glad to say goodbye. Ten years after their post-college road trip, Louis and Harry meet once again, but this time they become friends. Eventually, things get complicated.

⭐️Someone to Fly Home To .35k.  Louis. 55 year old pilot who wants someone to fly home to. Harry swipes right.

⭐️If I had no love to give (I wouldn’t give it to you) .30k. Small town restaurateur Louis Tomlinson needs someone competent to work in his kitchen. Chef Harry Styles needs a job.

⭐️Snow Big Deal .8k. Louis is a professional snowboarder set to appear in ESPN The Body Issue and Harry is an assistant photographer working for the magazine. They have more in common than they think.

⭐️How Fast You Fall .50k. Casual hookups are all Louis has time for, and Harry has a plan to stay single and celibate until he graduates. After going from strangers to roommates to friends, they both start to want more. It just takes them a little while to figure it out.

[thelarriefics]

AUTUMN FIC REC: Below you’ll find a list of fics that take place in the fall, or have to do with the season in some way.

📖 My Lights Stay Up, But Your City Sleeps by @moonhusbands (108k)

Featuring a heavy dose of pining, copious amounts of alcohol, drunk dialing that results in a situation reminiscent of Rachel Green’s, a ginger cat that likes to interrupt intimate moments, and a Halloween party that changes everything.

📖 knock knock, i love you by @thelovejandles (86k)

Harry and Louis get kicked out of a statistics exam for passing a knock knock joke note, and subsequently fall in love.

📖 Love Isn’t Always on Time by @softfonds​ (45k)

Falling in love with your best friend sounds like a good idea, until he comes back from a work trip engaged to another man. A Made of Honor AU.

📖 Warm Me Like Sunshine by @rainbowsandlovehl (45k)

Louis accidentally discovers that Harry, the boy who he likes, has a tumblr account. He thinks it’s a chance to talk to him online without actually talking, getting to know him before they converse in real life. But things don’t go according to the plan when he finds that Harry is pining over someone who seems to be perfect. 

📖 Loving with a Little Twist by @hrrytomlinson (29k)

a thanksgiving themed fake/pretend relationship au

📖 Autumn Leaves by @fourmp3 (19k)

all louis tomlinson wished for was a change to blow in with the cool autumn breeze this year. but when change comes in the form of a boy who makes him forgot to breathe properly, he thinks he may have gotten more than he bargained for.

📖 Treat Mothman With Kindness by @lesbianiconharrystyles (16k)

In which Louis, Liam, Niall and Zayn are amateur cryptozoologists and Harry is the creature they find in the woods of a small north-western town. ft. lots of glitter and shrieking and a whole shed full of lesbian cats.

📖 Sweet as Cherry Wine by @harrieberrie (14k)

Louis and Niall are a mess, Niall’s daughter has a hopeless crush, and Harry is hopelessly clueless.  

📖 It’ll Be by @styleandsin (13k)

Louis has always wanted children and he decides he’s done waiting for love to come first. However, after adopting a baby girl just days after she’s born, he quickly realizes how hard parenting is. Louis hires Harry to be his Nanny, and it all works out great. Until Louis falls in love with him.

📖 that sweet something by @paisleystyles (13k)

a single dad au in which Louis hosts his annual Halloween party and needs a little help from a certain someone to make it all run smoothly. Featuring Zayn as Louis’ ever-exasperated colleague, Liam as a pumpkin patch owner and Niall as Niall, only with more highlighters.

📖 Far Afield by @becomeawendybird (11k)

Harry Styles is a witch who owns the best flower shop in Manchester. Lottie Tomlinson is planning her wedding, and brings her brother along to her first appointment. Both men have been having a bad day and sparks fly.

📖 i took my love (take it down) by @leedsau (11k)

“If there is one thing that Louis could say about living in Summerlund (which wasn’t a very long list he might add) was that during the autumn months it was breathtaking.”

📖 All I Want Is To Be Free by @lululawrence (11k)

The one where Louis keeps finding photos around campus of him with a man he’s never met before, and the only logical explanation must be he’s going crazy.

📖 Dusk Till Dawn by @larryandgaystuff (9k)

Harry is a witch that is forced to go to a Halloween party, and finds more than he bargained for.

📖 Rainy Days and Leaves by @daggerandrose (9k)

Louis works at a coffee shop and spells Harry’s name wrong on his cups.

📖 Love Potion Number 9 by @noellehenry (9k)

Harry is a witch, albeit a clumsy witch. His spells never work out quite as he expects them to and his potions are at least hazardous. He is, however, talented in the kitchen: his pumpkin pie cupcakes are heavenly. He bakes them as a welcome gift for his new hot neighbour…

📖 Now Draw Me Close by @ireallysawanangel (7k)

Realizing you’re in love with your best friend and having it actually work out was something that only happened in the movies. Throwing in the fact that you also had a kid made things even more complicated. Louis found all this out the hard way, but things might just turn out far better than he expected.

📖 Faith, Trust, and a Little Pixie Dust by @someonethatsfunny (7k)

Louis loves Halloween. Harry hates everything about it, but he loves Louis. And Niall loves vodka and glitter so there’s that.

📖 truth be told, i never was yours by @foreverhalo​ (6k)

College AU in which Harry is a virgin and Louis is definitely not in love with him. One night, this all changes.

📖 it’s all fun and games until by @louisandthealien (5k)

“It’s the middle of the night and the ouija board just said we should fuck.”

[allwaswell16]

This is a fic rec of One Direction fics that are Louis centric and feature him having a found family of some kind as requested in this ask. You can find my other fic recs here. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! Happy reading!

-Larry-

This Multiplicity of Powers by @helloamhere

(E, 149k, X-Men au, superheros, superpowers, mutants, angst, hurt/comfort, canon typical violence, healing, courage, slow burn, teacher Louis, politics, found family)

Own the Scars by @crinkle-eyed-boo

(E, 144k, rehab au, addiction, addict Louis, drug overdose, intervention, therapy, recovery, hurt/comfort, angst, childhood friends, friends to lovers, Louis/Zayn/Niall friendship, eventual smut, emotional sex)

Say Hallelujah, Say Goodnight by @alivingfire

(E, 110k, Greek Mythology au, angels & demons, angel Louis, demon Harry, pre-apocalypse, religious imagery & symbolism, historical fantasy, supernatural elements, blood & injury, happy ending, smut)

Where You Lay, @ham-palpert / hampalpert

(E, 86k, abo, alpha Harry, omega Louis, friends with benefits au, heats, knotting, rut, pining, jealousy, miscommunication, bl)

Follow Your Arrow, @bitter-leaf / bitter_leaf

(E, 78k, high school au, friends to lovers, ot5 friendship, American au, American South, football, angst with a happy ending, country music, coming of age, pining, sexual tension, slow burn)

Apples Always Fall (As I Do For You) by rainbowsandgucci / @queereightiesheartthrob

(M, 54k, farm au, Minnesota, summer, falling in love, slow burn, apple orchard, Harry owns the orchard, road trips, family, Louis is visiting family, pet names, miscommunication, angst, fluff, smut)

It’s a Better Place (Since You Came Along) by @phd-mama​ / phdmama

(E, 51k, fantasy au, magic, cruise ship, spells, soulbonds, magical accidents, vacation sized margaritas, smut)

make this feel like home, @soldouthaz​

(E, 46k, enemies to lovers, famous/not famous, famous Harry, singer Harry, slow burn, minor character death, grieving, dual pov, past abuse, past drug use, past alcoholism, tension, sexual tension, angst with a happy ending, fluff, domesticity, cat, eventual roommates, smut, BL)

It Feels Different When You’re With Me, @all-these-larrythings, Rearviewdreamer

(M, 45k, deaf Louis, teacher Harry, sign language, character injury, sign language instructor Harry, friendships, family, pining)

Ideal: An Advent Fic, @iamasphodelknox / asphodelknox

(M, 40k, White Christmas au, Advent fic, producer Louis, musician Harry, movie au, Christmas, angst, fluff, side Ziam, side Shiall)

Until by @allwaswell16

(E, 38k, farm/ranch au, Colorado, songwriter Louis, former actor Harry, famous/not famous, cowboy Harry, horses, goat, humor, mountains, side Shiall, pop singer Niall, cowboy Shawn Mendes, light angst, enemies to lovers, smut)

The Happiest Season, @sadaveniren

(E, 37k, Happiest Season au, Advent fic, meet cute, falling in love, family drama, grief/mourning, Christmas, homophobia, coming out, first time, smut)

You Don’t Have To Be Lonely This Christmas, @londonfoginacup / LadyLondonderry

(T, 35k, Advent fic, uni au, roommates, Christmas, library, household disasters, getting together, humor, sick Harry)

Love Will Light The Way, @jesapeak

(E, 26k, Dead Like Me au, reapers, reaper Louis, death, accidents, doctor Harry, angst with a happy ending, alternating pov, smut)

One-Two-Three What Are We Fighting For by @taggiecb

(E, 25k, social justice au, biker Louis, biker club, counselor Louis, cop Harry, homophobia, hate crimes, internalized homophobia, hate to love, first time, therapy, happy ending, smut)

We Can Work It Out by @fakedeepplantjerker​ / kassio

(E, 24k, uni au, personal trainer Harry, body image, bisexual Louis, biphobia, coming out, friends to lovers, gym, smut)

We’ll Rise Up by @fallinglikethis

(NR, 18k, church au, religion, pastor Louis, music director Harry, pastor Liam, forced outing, homophobia, acceptance, emotional hurt/comfort, self-doubt, self-acceptance, angst, fluff, happy ending)

a garden in bloom, @gaycousinlarry / momentofclarity

(G, 10k, bed and breakfast au, older Larry, silver fox Louis, age difference, writer Harry, bed and breakfast owner Louis, Nouis as platonic soulmates, pining, insecurities, falling in love)

-Tomlinshaw-

Not Your Fault But Mine by sunsetmog / @magicalrocketships​

(E, 127k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, uni au, ot5 friendship, depression, anxiety, loneliness, drinking, jealousy, hurt/comfort, crying, panic attacks, angst, smut)

when the air ran out and we both started running wild by darlingjustdont / @bigbrotherlouis

(M, 47k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, werewolf au, some violence, past abuse, nightmares, alpha Louis, wolf pack, cuddles, hurt/comfort, implied smut)

-Zouis-

molecular by sarcangel

(T, 3k, Louis/Zayn, ot 5, zombie apocalypse, zombies, containment center, field employees, kissing)

[twopoppies]

Respectfully offering up a story suggestion for a future fic rec. I’ve been in a mood to torture myself with amnesia/memory loss this week and found Meet Me In Montauk make_this_feel_like_home and I’m blown away by how amazing it is. Feeling the need to give it a signal boost ❤️

Oooh, an amnesia fic rec! I love that idea. And thank you for the fic suggestion! I need something new to read. Here are some others I’ve loved:

take my hand (and my heart and soul) by bananasandboots (M, 46K) This author has written a few fics I really like and Harry is just heartbreaking in this one so, yeah…I cried. Shocker, I know.

Fugue by iwillpaintasongforlou (E, 16K) sweet and sad and beautifully written. Happy ending, of course.

Until You Remember by throwthemflowers / @hazzabeeforlou (E, 21K) Guess what! Another fic that made me cry! Seriously though, this one is not at all your typical amnesia fic. And it’s beautifully written and mysterious and sexy. I loved it.

The Dead of July by whimsicule (M, 168K) even if you know nothing about the Avengers, this is still a fic you should read. This author manages to pull you into that world and makes these characters their own. The story is raw and well written and painful — just so good. The link is actually to the series, because there’s a sequel which I haven’t read yet, but this author’s writing is always excellent, so I’d bet it’s worth reading as well.

for as long as I can remember (it’s always been december) by green_feelings / @greenfeelings (E, 128K) This author always delivers on the angst, so yes…I cried. I loved the sense of the inevitable with these two characters — as in real life, they’re just meant to be. But first they’ll go through hell.

no one does it better by nodibs (E, 50K) Oh lord. Get your tissues and hang on tight. Such well-written heartbreak. Happy ending, but you have to suffer first. 

I haven’t read the following three, but amnesia fics are @cuethetommo’s jam and she said I have to include these:

Indestructible by whoknows (E, 24K)

“Hi,” Harry murmurs, and Louis hiccups out a sob.

“Hi,” he manages, still clutching onto Harry’s shoulders. Harry’s fingers drift across Louis’ cheeks, and there’s something off about Harry’s expression, but Louis can’t figure out what it is.

“I’m okay,” Harry says, and Louis is going to say something to that, even if he doesn’t know what, except Harry’s kissing him.

Louis freezes.

Time is Fleeting by orphan_account (E, 27K)

A retrograde amnesia fic in which Louis couldn’t be happier with his new and improved life. That is, of course, until he finds out just how pathetic his flirting skills still were.

Or, the one where Louis bought an appalling number of History books to impress a boy, Harry is a loveable doofus on a mission to help him create great new memories, and head injuries are both a nightmare and a chance to undo wrongs.

(don’t forget) where you belong by rippedgloves (E, 39K)

It takes less than two seconds before Harry all but throws himself at Louis, who still has an IV hooked to his arm and looks more fragile than a newborn. He doesn’t realize he’s crying until Louis’ left arm circles around him to pat him in the back.

“Fuck, love, you scared me so much,” he murmurs against Louis’ neck, “I missed you.”

“Um, hi—Harry, was it?”

Harry can’t help but laugh, tears wetting his cheeks as he pulls back a little to look at Louis’ face, expecting a teasing smile. Instead, he is met with Louis’ confused gaze. His heart drops in his chest as he realizes that Louis isn’t messing with him.

“It seems,” Niall says, “that Lou is having a bit of trouble remembering certain things about his life.”

“Certain things,” Harry repeats, his tone flat, as he removes himself from Louis’ side.

Louis is eyeing him curiously, his eyes wide and confused, and he looks a little worried, like he wasn’t expecting Harry to react like this—like he wasn’t expecting Harry at all.

or, the one where Louis wakes up from a coma and doesn’t remember Harry.

And here’s the one you suggested:

Meet Me In Montauk by make_this_feel_like_home (M, 84K) I haven’t read this one yet, but I absolutely love the film it’s based off of. Here’s the summary:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind AU.

What do you do when the love of your life forgets who you are?

What if there was a place you could go to have a person–and all the pain they caused–erased from your memories forever?

Louis Tomlinson isn’t quite sure why he woke up one day and felt like a different person. He also isn’t quite sure who the green eyed stranger who knows his best mate Zayn is, but when he finds himself in the same lift as one Harry Styles, he knows he wants to find out.

Harry’s entire life is defined by one moment: the accident that made him forget years of his life. There had been a guy… but he can’t for the life of him remember who he was. And now, a chance encounter with a charming bookshop keeper makes Harry feel like maybe the past doesn’t matter as much as he’d always thought it did. Suddenly things that never made sense were starting to make sense again.

Or

The one where Harry has amnesia, Louis can’t handle the pain and Lacuna Inc provides a unique service: the ability to erase a person from your memories.

[twopoppies]

you’re baackkkkk !!!!!!!! this might be a strange or hard to find fics for, but could you rec some fics where h and l come from different walks of life or learn or experience something from the other that changes how they view the world or their lives? preferably longer and/or with smut. it’s cool if you can’t find any or that many ! have a good day <3

Hi darling. Yes! I’m back! Yayyy! I hope these fics fit what you had in mind. There a mix of smutty and smut-free, but they’re all very good!

Wear It Like A Crown by zarah5 (E, 141K) One of my favorites from this author. Really unique storyline, complex characters, great smut, great pacing.

Wild and Unruly by 100percentsassy, gloria_andrews / @100percentsassy @gloriaandrews (E, 124K) One of the OG classics in this fandom. If you haven’t read it yet, you’re missing out. It’s just a great, original story. Plus, cowboy Harry, city boy Louis, bad guys to hate, nail biting drama, hot af sexual chemistry and smut, and a super satisfying ending.

And down the long and silent street by whimsicule (M, 86K) Similar time period to Victorian Boy, although this one focuses much more on the class structure of Victorian England. The romance here is not only between two men, but between men of very different classes – which only adds to the tension of the already intense subplot. This author always writes with great depth and the detail of the setting feels spot on.

Our Lives, Non Fiction by @indiaalphawhiskey (E, 114K) this is, quite literally, the best fic I’ve read in years. It’s so well written, clever, funny, emotional, and sexy. Its draw you in immediately and you’ll end up falling in love with these characters before you know it. Don’t miss this one.

Young & Beautiful by velvetoscar (M, 227K) This fic is beautifully wordy and descriptive (which isn’t for everyone) and the characters are probably pretty OOC, but I just love everything about it. I know that doesn’t sound like a recommendation, but truly the writing is poetry, the characters are so well-developed, the visuals and setting have stuck with me for years –– there’s a reason this one is a classic.

Ever Since I Tried Your Way by flowercrownfemme / @lesbianiconharrystyles (E, 26K) I loved everything about this fic, from the setting to the characterizations to the slow way Harry discovers himself and how Louis supports everything about him. It’s just beautifully written and wonderfully moving.

Shake Me Down by AGreatPerhaps12 (NR, 209K) this fic will run you through the wringer, but it’s really a great read. I really like the way the author took the boys from enemies to friends to boyfriends, and how we got to see how protective and supportive Louis became towards Harry.

i can be the motor (you be the gasoline) by @kiwikero (E, 8K) As I said before, this author is always a great read. Loved the set up of this one and I could have happily read multiple chapters of these characters!

Glow by dolce_picante (M, 41K) lovely, bittersweet, and sexy. Plus... aliens!

You Drive Me Round The Bend by TheCellarDoor (M, 77K) This is another I read ages ago, so I can’t recall details except that I loved rich, spoiled brat Louis and struggling musician Harry and instant chemistry followed by instant dislike and misunderstandings. Followed, of course, by ultimately falling in love.

Landslide by aimmyarrowshigh, spibsy (lucy_and_ramona) (E, 143K) Set in the 1970s. Read the tags because this fic is a lot. There are pairings you may not enjoy, there’s a lot of period typical unpleasantness, cult psychology, violence, etc. etc. HOWEVER, it’s very well written and the exploration of Harry’s internalized homophobia is done very well, IMO.

In Dreams by dolce_piccante (M, 24K) This actually might be my favorite of this author’s fics, although I know it’s definitely not the most popular. It’s just soft and romantic and sweet and I’m a sucker for tattoo artist Louis winning over slightly uptight Harry.

These Constant Stars by stylinsoncity (M, 31K) Punk Harry/Fashion Designer Louis. This author has written so many great fics and this one is really lovely. I also always like when one of the boys is not what he seems to be on first glance.

Your Name Is Tattooed On My Heart my mcpofife (E, 87K) I reread this one recently and it's truly delightful. The characterizations are so well done. Harry is so endearing (I cried over his heartbreak). And the smut is both hot and really emotional. Love this one.

hope you guessed my name by juliusschmidt (E, 9K) Harry is a devil, Louis is human. I don’t know what it is about this fic, but I just adore it. It’s so moving and so beautifully written and yes, I cried over Harry being a lonely cryptid.

Take Me Home (Country Roads) by Awriterwrites / @a-writerwrites (E, 87K) Probably my favorite of this author’s many fics. Set in rural West Virginia, this hate to love fic is funny, touching, super sexy, painful and features big city doctor Louis vs country boy healer Harry.

Alien Roadtrip! by @helloamhere (E, 16K) You all know I love everything this author writes. This one is just chock full of quirkiness, beautiful writing, and lovely characterizations.

[larryfanfiction]

In The Air

✈️ Panorama by isthatyoularry  (34k)

Louis’ cabin crew at Panorama Airlines are in need of a new member. Cheeky Harry Styles joins the group, but to his mild disappointment Louis determinedly has no intention of joining the Mile High Club.

Their first kiss might not be their first kiss.

✈️ Coming Up For Air by stylinsoncity (11k)

It’s a long plane ride to LA but sitting beside Harry makes time fly.

✈️ could we ever feel much finer? by slowtwilights (andsometimesyoufly) (5k)

“Sirs, I apologize, but I have some bad news,” she begins and Louis braces for the worst, like their 24 karat gold butt plug being confiscated. “Due to the inclement weather, your flight has been delayed for approximately 3 hours, though that could change depending upon the weather patterns.”

✈️ Hold My Heart by Awriterwrites, phdmama (14k)

“Excuse me, mate, I’m the window seat here.” The voice was soft, apologetic, and accented in something a bit unfamiliar — northern England, maybe, Harry thought.

“Oh,” Harry jumped to his feet and moved aside, “I’m sorry, I didn’t see you standing there.”

The other man laughed as he swung a bag into the overhead compartment and slid into the seat. “You were well caught up in that book, mate. What are you reading?”

Harry paused, wondering how to explain the fact that he was reading an epic and x-rated romance that was the story of a relationship between a prince and the man he’d enslaved. “Oh, you know, just some fiction my sister recommended.” He turned to look at the man and froze.

Sitting next to him was Louis Tomlinson.

Or, the one where famous Louis Tomlinson offers his hand and a lot more to his seat mate on a transatlantic flight.

✈️ You Could Give That Aspirin the Headache of Its Life by LetTheMusicMoveYou (3k)

Louis had once heard that the chances of being struck by lightning are 1 in 700,000. He wonders now, how those odds compare to randomly being seated next to your ex boyfriend on a 10 hour flight.

Honestly, if the universe is going to insist on ruining his life, he really would have preferred the lightning thing.

(Or the one where Louis is a football player who gets stuck on a flight with his ex-boyfriend Harry. The universe might be conspiring against him, or is it?)

✈️ Black, White, and Read All Over by EmmyLouWho (4k)

Mr 30A was quite frankly exactly Louis’ type, and now he was going to be his neighbour for the next hour on this flight. Last time, Louis had been sitting in between a large man who hogged the armrests, and a frantic mother with a crying infant. This was like winning the plane seat lottery.

It seemed only logical that Louis introduce himself, but the handsome stranger wasn’t paying him any attention at all, completely engrossed in the book he was holding in his lap. And, hang on – that was his book.

Louis is an author, heading out on his first promotional tour. On the plane, he ends up sitting next to a gorgeous stranger who is reading his book.

✈️  Play Me Like One of Your French Girls by zimriya (26k)

Louis is Hollywood’s ‘Bad Boy and Sometimes Darling’, and Harry is the clumsy, endearingly attractive part-time cellist whose cello gets upgraded to the seat next to his on the plane. They fall in love.

Also featuring R&B Superstar Zayn Malik, Olympic Gold Medalist Liam Payne, and Masterchef Niall Horan.

✈️ these wings (are made to fly) by orphan_account (35k)

Despite the fact that he’s good at his job, Louis’ problem is that he’s constantly on the move and puts everyone else’s needs before his own. Add probationary crew member Harry Styles into the mix, and Louis is definitely in trouble. Flight attendant AU, minus the mile high club.

✈️ With A Broken Heart And A Ticket Home by orphan_account (12k)

“So, Louis,” Harry turns to him properly now, posture completely at ease, “You seem like an agreeable fellow. How do you propose we entertain ourselves until such a time as we can get on a plane, and get the fuck out of Knock?” Harry and Louis’ flight is delayed, and they’re the only ones to not get the memo. Cue a night spent in a tiny Irish airport with only each other for company, and the hand of Fate delivering a swift smack on the wrist and a demand to try again.

✈️ Take My Breath Away by RealityBetterThanFiction (153k)

There is a prestigious school in the British Royal Navy classified as Premier Delta - or as it is known by its flyers, 1D. These select pilots are an elite set of Naval lieutenants who are trained in the skill of aggressive aerial combat. They are instruments of war, trained in times of peace. They are dogfighters, relentless and fearless in their mission to protect their beloved country. From their lofty vantage, they are always watching, waiting, and ready to lay it all on the line.

Lt. Harry Styles, call sign Sparrow, is a prodigy when it comes to flying. The owner of an unrivaled Naval pedigree, being a pilot was always written in the stars for Harry. With his trusty RIO, Lt. Niall Horan, Harry has made an unprecedented ascension in the ranks of the Naval aerial combat elite, and has been recruited to the esteemed Premier Delta flight school, carrying on his family’s legacy. What he finds there are unexpected friendships, perilous challenges, and something beyond what he ever thought possible. Because as his father had always told him, before the great Captain Styles went tragically missing in combat, you don’t fall in love with the sky, you fall in love with what keeps you on the ground.

✈️ Looking down from the clouds by  Star_Henderson (18k)

Louis is security officer at Miami airport and regularly has to escort Harry through. Will they ever go on that date?

✈️ Someone to Fly Home To by  kingsofeverything (34k)

Louis. 55 year old pilot who wants someone to fly home to. Harry swipes right.

✈️ My Darling, We’re Both On The Wing by slashter (3k)

He glances up and stares, a bit flabbergasted, as a tan, curvy, male flight attendant stands dutifully next to him, blue eyes wide and attentive, little hands folded professionally in front of him. Harry’s eyes unabashedly rake up and down his body, taking in how the short sleeves of his white shirt are pleasantly tight around his biceps and how his pants seem to be straining around the width of his hips. His mouth goes a bit dry and when his eyes travel back up, the man’s smirking.

[Or the one where Harry meets a gorgeous flight attendant and becomes a member of the mile-high club]

✈️  Black, White, and Read All Over by EmmyLouWho (4k)

Louis is an author, heading out on his first promotional tour. On the plane, he ends up sitting next to a gorgeous stranger who is reading his book.

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[twopoppies]

hi gina!! i just read wholehearted and it was so good! do you know of any other fics like that where one of them is rescued from a bad relationship? the only others i can think of is give me truths which is quite intense, thank you so much!! <3

Oh I’m so glad you liked it! Hmmm. I think I have a couple, but I definitely have some where there’s a bad relationship in the past, so here’s what I can suggest:

strawberry milk fic by Wankerville (E, 3-part series, 158K) Read the tags on this (especially the first part) as it’s got some heavy topics. But the series is also very soft and gentle and very sexy. It’s also probably the closest to what you’re looking for.

Some Things Take Root by navigator, quitter (E, 50) I pretty much love everything these authors have written. This one is sweet, charming, and sexy. And Louis’ ex is a dick. 

Into The Blue by zarah5 (E, 117K) honestly, I love all of this author’s fics, but I think this is my favorite of theirs. Louis as a flirty scuba instructor? Newly single Harry who just wants a fling? Boys living on other sides of the world who only have a few weeks together? Heartbreak. Hot af smut. OT5 friendship. Please….give me all that shit.

all my love was down on a frozen ground by navigator (E, 16K) This is an old favorite and I love everything this author wrote. It’s is one of those quiet, soft fics with a bit of angst and a lot of internal monologue and gentle conversations. There’s something so touching about it. 

Ever Since I Tried Your Way by flowercrownfemme / @lesbianiconharrystyles (E, 26K) I loved everything about this fic, from the setting to the characterizations to the slow way Harry discovers himself and how Louis supports everything about him. It’s just beautifully written and wonderfully moving. Harry has just left his (female) fiance at the altar.

down in atlantis by polka_stripes / @polkadotsvstripes (E, 9K) Uni swim team Harry and Louis. This is just a beautifully written and sexy fic. And there’s something about the way each day is broken up that gives you an unusual bit of insight into Harry’s character. I’d love if this author wrote more in this ‘verse. I really liked these boys.

In Dreams by dolce_piccante (M, 24K) This actually might be my favorite of this author’s fics, although I know it’s definitely not the most popular. It’s just soft and romantic and sweet and I’m a sucker for tattoo artist Louis winning over slightly uptight Harry. H has just recently gotten out of a relationship in this one. 

Saving Symphony Hall by @helloamhere (E, 125K) Artist Harry. I’ve recommended this one quite a bit because it’s just chock full of so much wonderful stuff – great story, great OT5 friendships, great banter, sexy smut…so much good stuff. In addition I really enjoyed how Harry as an artist was fleshed out. I also really liked the juxtaposition of Artist Harry (who’s also an Alpha) and data driven/left brain Louis (who’s also an Omega). A great read (also, there’s a terrific prequel which doesn’t have to be read, but why miss it?: Night Out )

Stranger Stars by shaylea / @sunshineandhisrainbows (E, 212K) This is a really unique fic that takes place on a 6-week safari through Africa. It’s incredibly detailed and the author does a lovely job with the character arcs and with setting the scene. Louis is dating a woman at the beginning of the fic and fights his attraction to Harry. But we all know there’s no fighting it (there’s no cheating, BTW).

The light to guide me home by Star_Henderson / @tommosgun (E, 65K) I don’t know what it is about this fic but I’ve read it so many times and I just really love the instant chemistry, the smut is stupid hot and fuels the character growth, and even with the angst, the whole thing is just lighthearted and sexy. Harry’s bad relationship is in the past, but there’s some discussion of the aftereffects of it. 

Lambing Season by @helloamhere (E, 25K) This is beautiful little emotional hurt/comfort fic and it’s one of my favorites. If you’ve ever wanted to leave an abusive work environment, escape to an idyllic countryside, and find love along the way, read this one. 

Have Love, Will Travel  by @kingsofeverything (E, 97K) This friends (co-workers) to lovers fic was sweet and romantic. The author does a lovely job of showing their closeness and love for each other even before Harry and Louis admit it to each other. 

Walk That Mile by purpledaisy (E, 150K) I’ve read this one multiple times and still love it. Their bickering is so realistic, their resistance to their attraction to each other is perfect, the way the author portrays all of their weird quirks and differences but still makes it believable that they’d fall fo reach other is such fun to read….I love this fic. 

Take Your Time by @laynefaire (T, 12K) This is actually a 4-part series, but I haven’t gotten to read the other 3 parts yet. This one, though, is sweet and soft and a perfectly romantic Christmas fic. 

gonna dream of how you (tasted) by @hereforlou (E, 21K) I just love this author’s writing and this one is just sexy and fulfilling in the best of ways. Great characterizations and I got such a good sense of the world they lived in. In this one it’s Harry’s roommate he needs to be saved from. 

call you mine by @falsegoodnight (E, 13K) Vampire Harry sets out to prove that being bit by a vampire is much better than Louis thinks it is. Sexy friends to lovers goodness!

And the one you mentioned:

Wholehearted by sweetums (E, 10K)

Louis meets Harry through a threesome his boyfriend sets up.

[allwaswell16]

This is a fic rec of my favorite childhood friends fics where Harry and Louis knew each other as children and grow up and fall in love as requested in this ask. You can find my other fic recs here. Please leave the writers kudos and comments if you enjoy the fics! Happy reading!

👥 Own the Scars, @crinkle-eyed-boo (E, 144k, addiction au, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, addict Louis, med students Harry and Louis, friends to lovers, overdose, rehab, nouis/zouis/lilo friendships, lirry friendship, starts with Tomlinshaw relationship, slow burn, smut)

👥 California Sold, @isthatyoularry (M, 123k, famous/not famous, famous Harry, singer Harry, childhood best friends, fake/pretend relationship, publicity, coming out, demisexual Louis, fluff and angst)

👥 I’ll Fly Away, @juliusschmidt (E, 122k, friends to lovers, childhood friends, small town, bisexuality, coming out, friendships, American H&L, angst with a happy ending, smut)

👥 Heading for Limbo, @kingsofeverything (E, 100k, famous/not famous au, famous Louis, musician Louis, photographer Harry, childhood friends, friends to lovers, fwb, sexuality crisis, miscommunication, long distance, smut)

👥 we can only look behind, @hereforlou​ (M, 65k, childhood friends, growing up together, getting together, small town, pining, internalized homophobia, bad parenting, coming out, smut, cheating)

👥 Bottom of the Tenth (series), @flamboyantommo / kikikryslee (M, 60k, childhood friends, friends to lovers, slow burn, flashbacks, teacher Harry, event planner Louis, baseball, fluff, pining, smut, bl)

👥 Faking It, @donotdialnine / TheCellarDoor (M, 46k, uni au, fake/pretend relationship, childhood friends, pining, practice kissing, embarrassment, first time, smut)

👥 fondre ton absence, @scrunchyharry (T, 41k, amnesia au, historical, WWI, first love, soldier Louis, sick Harry, childhood friends)

👥 Something in the way, @gaycousinlarry / momentofclarity (E, 40k, Hope Floats au, childhood friends, friends to lovers, kid fic, first love, pining, heartbreak, divorce, family drama, angst with a happy ending, smut)

👥 When I Run Out of Road, @becomeawendybird / QuickedWeen (M, 24k, Giraffe Manor, Nairobi, historical au, 1930s, travel, British ex pats, childhood friends, friends to lovers, light angst, mild smut)

👥 OmegaVision, @jaerie (E, 23k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, Truman Show au, Louis as Truman, miscommunication, surveillance, mutual pining, childhood friends, friends to lovers, smut)

👥 I Wanna Be More Than Friends, @2tiedships2 (NR, 20k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, childhood friends, friends to lovers, heat, accidental bonding, cuddling)

👥 threadbare, @icanhazzalou / kiwikero (M, 20k, historical au, Industrial Revolution, factories, orphans, angst, poverty, childhood friends, hurt/comfort, coming of age, major character injury, friends to lovers)

👥 i got a heart (but i don’t got a soul), @tempolarriefix​ / tempolarriefics (NR, 19k, soulmate au, fantasy, childhood friends, famous/not famous, famous Harry, singer Harry, not famous Louis, enemies to lovers, angel/demon, demon/human relationship)

👥 From Christiania with love, @sweariwouldnt (NR, 18k, Christiania: Denmark, friends to enemies to friends to lovers, drug use, police in training Louis, police raid)

👥 Hello, My Old Heart, @jesapeak​ (M, 16k, childhood friends, teacher Louis, American au, friends to lovers, fake/pretend relationship, pining, drinking, proposal, no smut)

👥 Falling Down For You, @lil0​ / theweightofmywords (E, 14k, royal au, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, royal Harry, aristocrat Louis, arranged marriage, miscommunication, childhood friends, mating bond, angst with a happy ending, fluff)

👥 (you’re gonna see me in a) new light. @thepolourryexpress (M, 13k, fake/pretend relationship au, childhood friends, friends to lovers, hotel sex, smut, bl)

👥 i love you most, @aliensingucci / stylinsoncity (M, 12k, childhood friends, fwb, friends to lovers, Louis pov, uni au, fluff, light angst, smut, bottom Louis)

👥 Come As You Are, @afangirlfantasy​ (G, 12k, high school reunion, childhood friends, friends to lovers, famous/not famous, famous Louis, actor Louis, not famous Harry, pining, fluff, no smut)

👥 Waiting, @allwaswell16 (E, 8k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, childhood friends, pining, friends to lovers, character injury, roommates, sexual tension, nesting, heat, soulmates, smut)

👥 What Am I Gonna Say When I See You, @runaway-train-works / runaway_train (E, 7k, childhood friends, friends to lovers, birthday, birthday party, pining, flirting, light angst, smut)

👥  A Dream is a Soft Place to Land, @lululawrence (NR, 5k, childhood friends, friends to lovers, fake/pretend relationship, New Year’s Eve, party, uni student Harry, fluff, pining, bed sharing)

👥 Summer Love, @someonethatsfunny (T, 5k, childhood friends, friends to lovers, fluff, proposal, time jumps, lake house, confessions)

👥 my favourite colour is you, @velvetnoodle (M, 2k, friends to lovers, childhood friends, love confessions, pet names, oblivious Harry)

[thelarriefics]

ONE NIGHT STAND FIC REC: Below you’ll find fics where Harry and Louis have a one night stand with each other.

Missed Connection by @littlelouishiccups (39k)

Soulmate AU where your soulmate’s first words to you are tattooed on your skin.

With a boring and generic soul mark like Hi, Harry is pessimistic he’ll ever find his soulmate or that he’ll realize it when he meets them. But he could always have it worse, like his new friend Louis who had a drunken one night stand with his soulmate a few years ago and woke up the next morning alone.

adrenaline by @dystopianharry (38k)

louis tomlinson, college dropout, up and coming dj, and gay activist, is the notorious owner of exclusive underground gay club, adrenaline.

harry styles, med student by day, partier by night, child prodigy and seemingly heterosexual son of harvard professors, is the youngest and arguably the smartest student at harvard medical school.

or: a one night stand wasn’t supposed to become the greatest love story of the 21st century.

Hooked on a Feeling by @dandelionfairies (37k)

Louis is a famous actor. Harry is not. He also has no idea who Louis actually is. After a one night stand, Harry ends up pregnant. Louis finds out the day he walks into the bakery that Harry owns. From that moment, he makes it known that he plans to be in the baby’s life. Over a short time, their own friendship builds into something more. How will Harry handle knowing who Louis actually is? How will they handle it all when the paparazzi get a hold of the story?

If We Have Each Other by @pocketsunshineharry (23k)

AU where Harry is a single father and a one-night stand is going to change his life forever.

You Wouldn’t Believe the Dream I Just Had About You & Me by @larryatendoftheday (21k)

After a back-to-school bash and a few too many drinks, Harry finds himself pregnant from a one-night stand he doesn’t remember. His best friend Louis is the only one who knows about the baby. Together they try to find the father of Harry’s baby, but they keep looking in all the wrong places.

Or the slowburn, friends to lovers, mpreg, college au you’ve always wanted. Featuring side Ziam and Clifford.

Dancing With Masks by @softfonds (18k)

With awards season coming up and new films on the way for both of them, Harry and Louis’ managers decide it’s time for them to date for publicity. They don’t mind, given that they are best friends and have known each other for ages. Besides, years of sexual tension built into a fake relationship for press, what could possibly go wrong?

Carried Away Like Butterflies by @dinosaursmate (17k)

It was probably a huge mistake for Louis to let his former One Night Stand move into his spare room, especially when said One Night Stand doesn’t seem to remember him.

fallin’ and laughin’ at the drinks we spilled by @non-binharry (14k)

When Louis heads back to his van in the morning, boxer briefs missing and a draft coming through the large hole in the shoulder of his t-shirt, he thinks maybe Harry might be worth sticking around in this town for a little bit longer. 

come together by @bottomlinsons (11k)

Harry and Louis slept together three weeks ago, and haven’t talked.

Their coming group project is gonna change that.

Commitments by @chelsea-frew (11k)

An AU loosely based on the movie 27 Dresses. Harry is a fan of weddings, and Louis writes about weddings. They have sex, create a baby, then meet. Can they straighten themselves out after doing things completely out of order?

Nothin’ I Would Rather Do by @lululawrence (9k)

the one where Anne is determined to set Louis up with her son, but he’s perfectly happy with the random sexting “relationship” he has running with the random he met at a bar several months back.

if we can make it through december by @march-z5 (9k)

Louis runs into his ex at a holiday party, who talks loudly about Louis being single to embarrass him. Harry saves the day by kissing Louis’s cheek and pretending to be his significant other even though Louis has never met him before… or has he?

Always Fearless in Love by @angelichl (7k)

Harry Styles is the international popstar who refuses to remove his lipstick just minutes before a live performance.

Louis Tomlinson is the tragic intern stuck with the job of wiping it off.

Chaos ensues.

Make The Yuletide Gay by @nympholouis (3k)

Louis has a disdain for Christmas songs and ugly Christmas sweaters, but maybe spending a night with Harry will change that for good.

The Time Is Now by @jaerie (1k)

Louis is mid-one night stand when he finds out he’s going to be an uncle in a matter of minutes.

[thelarriefics]

MOVIE/TV FIC REC, Part II: Below you’ll find additional fics that are based on movies or television shows! (Part I)

📖 all we can do is keep breathing by @avocadolouie (310k)

a fated story of two broken and battered boys who barely survived the unimaginable and how the love of one little brave girl defies all the odds and somehow puts them back together. A Grey’s Anatomy AU.

📖 There’s Such a Lot of World to See by @crinkle-eyed-boo (125k)

Louis has seen a great many things throughout his travels in time and space, but only one he can’t explain: He keeps meeting the same boy, who says the same thing to him each time. The boy should be impossible.

Maybe he is.

A love story that defies the boundaries of space and time. Doctor Who AU.

📖 In Sickness And In Health by @rainbowsandlovehl (83k)

A loosely based The Proposal Au where Louis is to be deported in two weeks. Since he doesn’t want to lose his job, he asks his assistant, Harry to marry him for a green card. If it makes them realise they’re in love, oh well. There’s also the fact that no one doubts their credibility.

📖 High enough for you to pull me under by @a-brighter-yellow (65k)

Louis makes a mistake that alters the course of his entire life. The universe wants him to fix it. 13 Going On 30 AU.

📖 Paint The Sky With Stars by @icanhazzalou (62k)

the historically accurate Titanic AU with a happy ending.

📖 like cabbages and kings by @nobodymoves (60k)

When Louis was a kid, he had a series of very vivid dreams about a place called Wonderland. There were rabbits wearing waistcoats and talking cats and ridiculous tea parties, and amidst all the absurdity, there was a boy. A boy with dimples, big green eyes and the sweetest soul Louis has ever known. Louis has always kept a place in his heart for that boy and for his funny dreamworld, and when he’s twenty-five and his life falls apart, it turns out Wonderland might not be so imaginary after all.

📖 A Twist of Fate by @perfectdagger (59k)

a Just My Luck Au in which Louis, who apparently is the luckiest man in the world according to his friends, might have his fate and luck twisted when he crosses path with a handsome and mysterious bloke dressed up as Zorro at Syco Entertainment Press Corp’s Halloween party.

📖 All That You Are by @iamasphodelknox (40k)

Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson meet on a civilian boat, taking them home after their rescue from Dunkirk. Harry is won over by Louis’s smile and his plea to write letters but would never guess the long stretch of war would give him something he never imagined could be his.

📖 After All This Time by @chloehl10 (36k)

Louis and Harry have been best friends since a fateful meeting on the Hogwarts Express seven years ago. With their time at Hogwarts coming to an end, their friends are determined to make them see that perhaps they’ve always destined to be more than just friends.

Prompted into reliving some of their most vivid moments at Hogwarts, Louis and Harry come to a startling realisation… that just maybe, after all this time, they’re meant to be each others. Always.

📖 Making Waves by @haztobegood (30k)

the one where Louis can’t remember, Harry needs money, and Niall has a plan. An Overboard AU.

📖 Drain to the Stars by @roguenauticals​ (28k)

Louis lived a very quiet life at his inherited book shop in Notting Hill, until Oscar-winner Harry Styles walked through the door.

📖 i’ve heard it both ways by @microlouis (26k)

an au based on the tv show psych where harry is shawn, louis is jules, liam is gus, niall is mcnabb, and zayn is lassie.

📖 (Something’s Been) Hiding In My Heart by @lululawrence (25k)

A Sweet Home Alabama AU where Louis comes home to finally get his divorce from Harry finalized so he can move on with his life. Alderford holds its own set of challenges when he returns, but by facing his past maybe he can find the healing he so desperately needs.

📖 a long way down (to the bottom of the river) by @mediawhorefics (24k)

a practical magic au in which Harry and his sister accidentally kill her abusive boyfriend with magic and Louis is the D.I working the case.

📖 Music To My Eyes by @harrieberrie (23k)

A closeted actor and a struggling musician meet one night.

They fall in love. A Star is Born AU

📖 You Know It’s Christmas (My Heart Is Open Wide) by @softfonds​ (21k)

In which Louis is a cast member at Saturday Night Live, and a past airport encounter comes back to haunt him before their Christmas episode.

📖 Tell me when you’re ready (I’m waitin’) by @twoweekslhome (17k)

When Harry’s love letters to his old crushes get sent accidentally, one of his old crushes, Louis offers to help him fake a relationship but it gets complicated when feelings get involved.

Or an au loosely based off to all the boys I’ve loved before.

📖 Drop to Hold You by @becomeawendybird (14k)

After the end of the Second Wizarding War and the ensuing diplomacy between Muggles and the Wizarding world, the long-defunct Merlin College at Oxford opened it’s doors again.

The ultra-competitive programs at Merlin require a rigorous application process. None more than the Auror training program. Louis finally manages to get in with his best friend Liam after a few false starts, only to be faced with the most beautiful, distracting man he could ever imagine.

📖 Impress Me by @lightwoodsmagic (5k)

Harry’s a new chef who can’t cook to save himself, but when he meets Louis, he learns more than he thought possible. A Ratatouille AU.

📖 blue is all i’ve ever really known by @coffeelouis (5k)

In order to keep things “light and breezy,” Louis and Harry have established a comprehensive set of rules which will ensure they don’t screw up their professional working relationship with this date they’re (finally) going on.

1. They won’t tell anyone, especially not anyone they work with, especially not Niall. 2. They won’t put any labels on what “this” is, at least until they figure it out. 3. They’re not going to have sex right away.

Absolutely nothing could go wrong. A Brooklyn Nine-Nine AU.

[kingsofeverything]

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

by @kingsofeverything

Louis’ life is steady and calm, moored by his marriage, and tied to his hometown, but after a chance encounter with another man, it’ll never be the same.

Louis/Harry | Explicit | 20.5K/100K Words | On AO3

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[foreverminnesota]

I have a feeling this will be a read to the end type did. So I’m going to wait until it’s all up.

[thelarriefics]

SOULMATES FIC REC: 

📖 Hiding Place by @alivingfire​ (365k)

the canon compliant Harry and Louis love story from the very beginning, where the only difference is that the love between them is literally written on their skin, and there’s only so much they can hide.

📖 there’s no fair in farewell by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed​ (218k)

When Harry and Louis, two Cupids who have been bringing people together for decades, are tasked with making Soulmates Liam and Zayn fall in love, it proves to be much harder than expected. But maybe, just maybe, that isn’t such a bad thing after all. 

📖 Nameless Night by @greenfeelings (155k)

For their 18th birthday, every person receives a letter that reads a simple date. That is the date you’ll meet your soulmate. Harry and Louis have different beliefs, live in different worlds and have different dreams, hopes and fears. Yet, they’re not so different from each other when it comes to love. When their paths cross, there is no doubt they belong together. Except for that one, essential difference: they didn’t receive the same date.

📖 Pour Your Heart Out by @hrrytomlinson (92k)

Louis is his soulmate. Or at least Harry thinks he is. Louis feels the same as Louis. But there are a lot of people named Louis in the world and this Louis might not be the Louis. It’s besides the point though, because Harry knows he can’t allow himself to get close to any boys. He just can’t and he’s told himself this multiple times. He has to simply stay away from Louis Tomlinson. But he can’t. Harry Styles can never stay away from Louis Tomlinson. It’s physically impossible for him to.

📖 won’t you wear my watermark by @bottomlinsons (90k)

The new Earl of Harrisson is a young man, an impulsive romantic, forced to shoulder too much responsibility far too soon. He is also Louis’ soulmate, but there’s nothing to be done about that. At least, as far as Louis is concerned.

The Earl, it seems, will take some convincing.

📖 Am I More Than You Bargained For Yet? by @afangirlfantasy (45k)

“It sounds to me like the people you’ve allowed to be a part of your life, don’t deserve even a fraction of a minute of it.” As they repeat over and over, Harry calls out to fate and destiny, asking them why that can’t be true? Why can’t Harry be deserving of love? Why can’t Harry be as special as Louis argues he is? Louis’ beliefs ring in Harry’s mind like the most hopeful of gospels, and Harry wants to proclaim them as his new religion. But when his hands reach out into the vast emptiness of his flat to grab them, to grab Louis, there’s only a shard of a memory to clutch onto.

📖 Beautiful & Strange by @graceling-in-a-suit​ (40k)

A story in which Harry is an alien looking to be found, and Louis does the finding. (And vice versa.)

📖 Make Your Words A Weapon by @helloamhere (36k)

Louis is a music critic, Harry is a rockstar, soulmates are destiny but no one ever said destiny was easy, music is everything.

📖 I Know All Your Colors by @someonethatsfunny (34k)

The one where Louis is a mermaid and Harry meets him as a five year old boy. What happens when you meet a merboy at the tender age of five, but no one believes you? Will you listen to your parents and other adults who all tell you that you’ve imagined him or will you hold onto the memory of him for a lifetime, never willing to let him go? What if you can’t let him go because you’re pretty sure you were destined to meet and to be a part of one another’s lives? Maybe it’s down to fate.

📖 Wait For Me To Come Home by @girlthatsnotafraid (26k)

Soulmates are found through photographs. When you take normal pictures with people who aren’t your soulmate, the picture is in full of color. When you take one with your soulmate, it’s black and white. Harry find’s out his “soulmate” has lied to him and realizes their photo was edited to be black and white. And that’s when Louis comes along..

📖 Things Gone Cold by @mediawhorefics (24k)

“your heart is warm for things gone cold.”— Sophocles, Antigone

With his soulmate’s thoughts about him written on his skin and the world’s eyes trailing his every movement, Harry Styles is having a bit of a rough time releasing his second album in peace. And that’s not even counting the breakup. Or the car crash.

📖 Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me But Divine Intervention by @flamboyantommo (19k)

the soul mate AU where Harry overthinks everything having to do with finding the love of his life, and Louis doesn’t think there’s a Mr. Right for him at all. It takes them a while to realize that their soul mate is the person they want it to be: each other.

📖 like coming home by @a-writerwrites (19k)

It’s not that Louis is a pessimist. No. He’s just not really a half glass full kind of guy. He’s more of a realist…is all. He feels old. Old and un-bonded and that’s…well, that’s just how it is. And then…Then everything changes.

Louis hopes he’s found his soulbond with Harry. And there’s only one way to find out.

📖 Moments of Memories by @gaycousinlarry (17k)

Reunited AU. Harry Styles met Louis Tomlinson at the age of 6. At the age of 23 he lost him. What happens when he meets him again 36 years later?

📖 Whiskey Baby by @wellingtontat (17k)

What if you met your soulmate at the wrong time? Louis Tomlinson had hit rock bottom when his old college roommate, Niall, asks if he would like to move down to Texas and work for him at his bar. Louis never imagined in a million years he’d be living in Texas, working at Niall’s bar, and falling in love with a man who’s engaged to be married. But then again, fate has a funny way of working out, doesn’t it?

📖 More Than Anything by @lycorislife (13k)

Being able to see through the eyes of your soulmate may seem like a dream come true to many, but reality proves a little more complicated. For two young boys it’s all they could ever wish for but as time passes by they come to realise that there’s no pain quite the same as longing to have someone who just isn’t there. 

📖 Deep Within The Mystery of Your Eyes (I Am Home At Last) by @doncasterkitten (10k)

It’s a world where you discover your soulmate after skin contact and finding your world exploding in colour. Louis has been blind his entire life. He makes do quite well, thank you very much, and he’s glad that he doesn’t have to see colours fade in and out of his world. Harry trains disability dogs, and, during a chance meeting with Louis at a local market, he discovers that Louis’ his soulmate. He comes up with a wild scheme - train his current dog to be the perfect dog for Louis - in order to keep Louis in his life, and maybe convince him they’re soulmates.

📖 Drawn to You by @lululawrence​ (8k)

It had started with Louis getting in trouble for coloring on himself when he hadn’t touched a felt tip pen the entire day. Through the years, the random drawings had evolved and changed. There was a period in sixth form when his soulmate must have gotten shy or something, because the drawings only happened after school hours and in places that others wouldn’t be as likely to see. The inside of his bicep, his thigh. A couple times he even had drawings appear on his ribcage. While he didn’t mind those few years, he did seem somewhat soothed when they began to appear on his left arm again. He’d missed them.

📖 somewhere I can rest my soul by @eversincenewyorks (3k)

“I’m Louis Tomlinson,” the boy says, holding his hand out. Glancing down at it, Harry starts at the word beautiful written there, just along his pointer finger. It seems someone else knows exactly how stunning Louis is.

Willing himself not to act like a complete and utter prat, Harry takes Louis’ hand in his own and quietly murmurs, “It’s nice to meet you.”

Or, the AU where the way your soulmate sees you is tattooed onto your skin.

📖 i’ll take your pain by @suspendrs (2k)

Or, soulmates have the ability to feel each other’s pain, and Harry finds his after getting his arse waxed. (Or, the soulmate au crack fic I can’t believe I actually wrote.)

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Conservative towns/Secret relationship

🌾  Here In The Afterglow  by fondleeds

Summary:

“If you hadn’t noticed, I don’t have many friends,” Louis whispers, the blossom of insecurity in his stomach unfurling and clawing its way into his throat.

Harry is silent for a long time, and then he speaks; a soft, slow uncurl that makes Louis’ stomach shake. “I’ll be your friend.”

1970’s AU. In a tiny town in Idaho, Louis’ life is changed forever by the arrival of a curious stranger.

🌾  That's What I’m Here For  by taggiecb

Summary:

Louis Tomlinson is a dairy farmer on a tiny farm in eastern Canada. His wife of nearly thirty years has left him and his children are all grown up and out of the house. Louis needs help running his business but has no idea where to even start looking. Luckily for him his children know just the man for the job.

🌾  the dead things we carry  by MediaWhore

Summary:

September ‘49 He hasn’t seen him since that day in France, that horrible muddy day where for one terrifyingly long second, Louis really thought he was going to die. He winces with the phantom pain, the hand not holding his cane going to his stomach automatically, remembering the franticness, the tenderness, of Harry’s hands while Louis was bleeding out.

This is the man who saved Louis’ life.

For one second, Louis fears Harry won’t recognise him, but his eyes widen when he turns to his left and they meet Louis’. He takes a step forward, reaching for him with a shaky hand before stopping himself.

“Louis,’ Harry says with a shudder and Louis doesn’t think his name has ever carried more weight.

This is the only man Louis ever thought about kissing for real.

“Oh,” Mrs. Padley says, clearly taken aback. “You two know each other?”

There are some things people never fully come home from. Until, one day, if they’re lucky, home comes to them.

🌾 I’ll Be Here Waiting on Forever  by sweaterpawstyles

Summary:

Harry made Louis feel like he was walking on air. He was beautiful in every way and it constantly amazed Louis. His eyes could melt Louis’ heart at a single glance, his soft hands made Louis’ heart race with a simple touch, and the words from his cherry red lips were so captivating that Louis held onto everything he said. There was a constant buzz in Louis’ veins when Harry gave him that look, the look that spoke more than words ever could. It was a soft fond that Louis fell in love with so easily. Too easily.

Louis was in love with the boy he could never have and show off to the world. Or, A Romeo and Juliet AU where Louis is an alpha prince who falls in love with Harry, an omega prince from the neighboring kingdom

🌾  Through Lonely Streets and Neon Lights  by sweetly_disposed

Summary:

1920’s era, Great Gatsby inspired. Harry is a poor boy living in the South Village. Every night he watches the North City come alive and longs of crossing the river to be a part of it and escape his dreary life. The infamous Mr Tomlinson lives across the river from Harry. His parties are the stuff of legend; people on both sides know about them, and all Harry wants is a chance to go to one. When fate swings his way and he finds himself in Mr Tomlinson’s house, he gets much more than he could ever have bargained for.

🌾 Blossoms in Barren Land  by kassio

Summary:

Mr. Louis Tomlinson is a dutiful son to Lord and Lady Tomlinson, a caring older brother, and a beloved fixture of their village. He has always done what was expected of the Tomlinson heir.

An unexpected new resident fascinates Louis and awakens feelings that threaten to throw his perfectly-ordered life into chaos. Mr. Harry Styles, however, has plans of his own, and may not be what he seems…

🌾  and then he is the darkness  by familysdisappointment

Summary:

No one in town knew where he came from nor who his parents were. Men swore Harry was the only one who could cure incurable diseases. Marriageable women claimed that Harry had the power to make men ask for their hand in marriage. Married men, jealous of the passions that the young gentleman awoke in their wives, used to spread the rumor that he knew about spells, magic, and enchantments.

or the Colonial Mexico Tale AU no one asked for.

🌾  Pray Till I Go Blind  by el_em_en_oh_pee

Summary:

Louis is (kind of) a preacher. Harry is (probably) a demon. Of course, nothing’s as simple as that.

This is not a love story.

🌾  threadbare  by kiwikero

Summary:

Harry Styles was eight years old when Louis Tomlinson kept him from falling into a machine in a Manchester textile mill.

He was 18 years old when nothing, not even the threat of death, could keep Harry from falling in love with Louis.

🌾  Break Me Down, Build Me Up  by creamcoffeelou

Summary:

America, as it’s been told, is the world of riches. Men and women alike can come to the land of the free and achieve the American dream, regardless of their background. He wanted nothing more than to create a better life for his sisters, for himself, and perhaps for his future. Harry Styles was never a part of the plan.

[or: Louis moves his family to America to try and find a better life. Harry finds him instead.]

🌾  Embellish Your Heart  by letsjustsee

Summary:

“You’re sort of a mystery, Harry Styles,” Louis says, and Harry looks surprised before he laughs loudly. “Am I?” Louis nods his head a little. “A very interesting, intriguing mystery.”

Or, a Bootlegger AU where it’s 1925 in small town America, and Louis Tomlinson has never met anyone quite like Harry Styles.

🌾  Through Eerie Chaos  by MediaWhore

Summary:

For as long as anyone can remember, Old Hillsbridge Manor has always been believed to be haunted. Everyone in the village agrees and keeps a respectful, fearful, distance. New in town after a bad breakup and an internship that led to disappointment rather than a permanent job, Harry Styles figures taking pictures of the decrepit building could be a great new creative project. Or at least a much-needed distraction while he searches for a job and crashes at his parents’ new house. No one warned him about the apparitions though; about the music, the laughter, the people who flicker and vanish when you call after them, the echoes of a past that should be long gone… Harry has never believed in spirits but even he can admit that there’s something weird going on. What starts as mere curiosity evolves into a full-blown investigation and soon enough, Harry finds himself making friends with an aristocrat from the 1920s and struggling with finding the best way to tell him that he’s dead.

The Ghost Hunter AU where Niall lives to prove ghosts are real, Zayn is a skeptical librarian and Harry gets caught up in a century-old mystery and catches feeling in the process.

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Seven Simple Words (15k)

It’s not like he and Louis were a couple. No, they might have been a lot of things—best mates and colleagues with a seemingly convenient friends-with-benefits arrangement—but never a couple. It wasn’t Louis’ fault he didn’t feel the same way and couldn’t reciprocate Harry’s feelings in the way he’d wanted, the way he’d needed. Harry had allowed himself to get in too deep, his entire being aching to be loved back by the object of his affections. But in love, as in life, you don’t always get what you want.

OR the one where you don’t always get what you want the first time around, but sometimes the universe decides to give you a second chance at getting it right.

Feels So Right (8.8k)

The emcee leans in between them, handing over his mic to the blue-eyed vision. “You know what? Someday… Someday you guys might thank me for this…”

OR the one where Louis is Troy, Harry is Gabriella, and we find out what really happened after karaoke at that ski resort…

Wonderland (4.3k)

Louis has always loved lazy mornings in bed with his mate, but now that his Omega is carrying their pup, they’ve reached a whole new level of wonderment.

OR the one where Louis loves to worship his Omega’s body and Harry loves to let him.

The Baby Whisperer (18k)

Harry’s newborn baby is having trouble sleeping and nothing he does seems to work. Tired and alone and at his wits end, Harry is at a loss until a new neighbour arrives to turn his world upside down.

OR the one where being neighbourly takes on a whole new meaning.

Fuck U Betta (11k)

There’s something about having Louis like this, exposed and desperate, that makes a primal urge bubble up from deep inside Harry’s chest. Desire mixed with something else, something unquantifiable. It’s the thing that makes them want this, need this. Nothing else will satisfy them or quench their thirst.

OR the one where Harry likes the thrill of the chase, Louis likes to be chased, and everyone gets what they need… in the end.

Caves End (39k)

When a recurring injury cuts short Harry’s time as the Captain of the English Football Team, he needs to rethink his career and his future. His best mate and manager, Niall, decides that what Harry really needs is a change of scenery, time to relax, and to get some perspective on his life. What Harry doesn’t expect is for them to end up in Australia, on a farm, with the most gorgeous man he’s ever laid eyes on.

OR the one where Harry has lost his future, Louis has lost his past, but maybe together, they can find a way through the dark.

When Tomorrow Comes (11k)

When Louis and Niall are partnered up to complete a project on Omega scents and how they effect the nesting behaviours of Alphas, little does Louis know that the course of his life is about to be forever altered.

OR the one where Louis is an Omega who has been keeping himself pure for his Alpha, Harry is a traditional Alpha focusing on his studies while he waits to find his bondmate, and Niall is a sneaky bastard who keeps borrowing Louis’ clothes and never returning them.

You Drive Me WIld (5k)

Most people would think that keeping a tube of lube hidden behind the driver’s side visor of their car is foolish and completely unnecessary, but then most people don’t have to chauffeur Louis Tomlinson around for a living.

OR the one where Harry has a brilliant idea to while away the time as he waits around for his boss but fate decides to rain on his parade… or maybe it’s the universe answering his prayers.

No Going Back (56k)

Sales reps Harry and Louis are bored with their jobs and their lives. After meeting at a conference in Cardiff they hook up, have a few too many drinks, and jokingly apply to become remote lighthouse keepers. Six months, just the two of them, looking after the southernmost lighthouse off the bottom of Australia. It’s not like their applications will be accepted. Right?

This is the story of how one choice - a left instead of a right, a go instead of a stop, a yes instead of a no - can change the future forever and that sometimes, taking that leap of faith, is worth the risk.

Strong Enough (20k)

“So…” Liam starts, and Louis instantly knows where this is going. He’s actually glad it’s Liam that’s dragging the subject out from the shadows and into the light. Louis turns to face him, mirroring his position on the couch and nods, ready for him to continue. Liam takes a deep breath. “Have you spoken to Harry recently?”

Five years after Vertigo goes on hiatus, the band comes back together for a benefit concert. Can Louis and Harry work through their complicated past, or are some wounds too deep to be healed?

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U n t i l

A series by @allwaswell16 

Part one: Until

Written for @onedirectionbigbang

Louis/Harry // Explicit // 38k

Rural Eagle County, Colorado wasn’t the type of place to find a famous musician or actor. At least not until songwriter Louis Tomlinson showed up with pop star Niall Horan to visit his uncle’s horse ranch, and they just happened to find themselves next door to a reclusive former movie star.

Part two: Need

Written for the @heartbreakweatherficfest

Niall/Shawn Mendes // Explicit // 21k

Niall Horan loved his job. Who wouldn’t? He was the biggest pop star in the world, and he’d found his kindred spirit in songwriting and friendship, Louis Tomlinson. The sky was the limit now, and he had the perfect place they could hide themselves away from the world and write his next album, his uncle’s horse farm in Colorado. What he didn’t expect was the cowboy next door.

Amazing gifs by @matchingbees 

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we can take the long road home (45k)

Late afternoon seeps into the cab, just shy of too warm, and the breeze that crosses window to window tosses their hair in their eyes, around their faces. They ride in pleasant silence, the radio humming softly in the background as they speed down the coast, and when Louis looks over, Harry’s smiling to himself, a private happiness born from whatever’s going on in his head. Louis likes to think it has something to do with him, or at the very least, this adventure they’ve embarked on together, chosen to see through to San Diego.

Or, Harry and Louis fall in love down the coast of California.

feeling i can’t put down (shiver that i can’t shake) (20k)

Louis sits at his desk now, reclined in his chair with a knee pulled to his chest. His journal sits open against his thigh as he stares outside and watches the dogwoods sway in the wind, lost in thought about this life he’s fallen into and never imagined for himself even a year ago. Harry pulls him from his daydream when he leans over his shoulder to kiss his jaw, handing off a mug of steaming tea, made just the way Louis likes. It’s so thoughtful and kind, but Louis knows Harry doesn’t think about these things, just does. He does them because he loves Louis, loves him despite his shit everywhere that makes their (their) flat messier than Harry would like, despite Louis’ odd hours he keeps now that he’s onto his next novel.

Louis takes a careful sip of his tea, the steam rising to his face, and writes.

your heart has always been my home

Or, Louis spends a lifetime trying to find the words to describe how Harry makes him feel.

once bitten and twice shy (19k)

This time as his stomach rolls, there’s no doubt about it. He’s going to vomit. And if he does, it’ll be on Louis’ shoes, a nice little parting gift to go with the embarrassment he’s caused the both of them. “I’m gonna throw up,” he says just as Louis turns to look at him, blue eyes swimming with shock and confusion, and asks, “Is that true?”

Or, in a rush of bravery only senior year can bring, Harry confesses his feelings in a letter to his neighbor and best friend, Louis, only for the entire school to hear it and laugh him out of their small town in Wisconsin. Ten years later, Harry’s a successful lawyer at Columbia Records, coming home for Christmas for the first time since he departed for college. He plans to work his way through the trip, eat his mom’s cooking, and avoid everyone from his past for as long as possible. The only problem is best laid plans hardly ever go as intended.

these stars will guide us home (41k)

And then he’s gone. Harry watches him take off his shoes, sort his belongings into bins, and keeps watching until he vanishes entirely, around the corner to his gate. Louis doesn’t look back and Harry can’t blame him, certain his expression, body language, entire being would implore him to stay. It would just make it more difficult on both of them. Louis’ always been intuitive like that, strong enough to make the hard decisions that protect both of them.

Or Harry lives in New York and Louis lives in Wisconsin.