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Taking The Plunge

The one with lots of diving metaphors.

Or: Nick and Louis agree to be boyfriends. Eventually.

Author: Writcraft Pairing(s): Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Mature Word Count: 3,700 Content/Warnings: Nerves, Getting Together, Kissing, Fluff and Angst, Happy Ending, hints of past Louis/Harry and Nick/Harry

My (late) contribution to this year’s @grimmyappreciation I hope you enjoy it!

tumblr: @writcraft / @writsgrimmyblog | AO3: writcraft

#grimmy's birthday bash #tomlinshaw

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Birthday messages #3 : Mairead

#grimmy's birthday bash #mairead #arlo

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Birthday messages #2 : Pixie

#grimmy's birthday bash #pixie #george #nick's husband george

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Birthday messages #1 : Henry, Collette, Sadie, Zezi

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Birthday messages #4 : Cora

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I thought that @grimmyappreciation fest <3 would be a good opportunity to start compiling all of the “Best Of” songs Nick chooses on his drivetime show, so here they are (since the list is ongoing, I’m going to update it every week too)

Last and final! update (01/08/2019) for @grimmyappreciation birthday bash <3

Keep reading

#updated!!!#grimmy's birthday bash #playlist

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meshhenry • HAPPY BIRTHDAY - I hope your day is as amazing and fun as I am!

#grimmy #mesh #grimmy's birthday bash

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Unearthing my archives for Nick’s birthday : Clique day out in 2008 looking like a sitcom on young aimless Londoners

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Happy birthday Nick ! I’m posting some funky throwback pictures from my old archives for the occasion. Here are Nick & Annie in 2014 at Daisy Lowe’s birthday party.

#grimmy's birthday bash

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Happy Birthday Nicholas!!! 🌈🎈🎉 It’s been a good year for you and I hope this one is even better! Love you 🌻

#grimmy's birthday bash

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Leo season // by @disgruntledkittenface

“Didn’t catch your name earlier?” he asks, tilting his head to go along with his lilting voice.

“Nnrg,” Nick replies smoothly, failing to meet Louis’ hand with his own as he realizes just how garbled his smooth reply actually was. He overcorrects and vaguely slaps Louis’ hand before managing to wring it in his own, much to Louis’ apparent amusement.

Carefree. Confident. Over the top. Nick may be a bit of a disaster, but no one can deny the mood for Leo season suits him.

5k // READ ON AO3

an early birthday gift for @lululawrence // part of @grimmyappreciation fest

HAPPY (EARLY) BIRTHDAY, SUS!!!! I hope Leo season comes through for you (according to Cosmo, it’s the ultimate time for feelin’ yourself) and you have a birthday as wonderful as you are.

#grimmy's birthday bash #tomlinshaw #grimmy appreciation #and it begins!

IT’S NEARLY TIME!!!

Just 48 hours to go before Grimmy’s Birthday Bash. Get your posts ready with the #grimmy’s birthday bash hashtag and let’s have a fun day celebrating Nick’s birthday. I will reblog any posts I see using that hashtag from this blog during the course of 14 August.

If you’re a writer and would like to take part, you can post your fic to the Grimmy Appreciation Fest AO3 collection at any time. When you’re uploading your fic just go to the collection, click post to collection, and upload to AO3 in the usual way.

The collection is currently set to moderated, unrevealed and anonymous. I will approve all fics uploaded before the fest starts but they won’t go ‘live’ until 14 August when all fics posted to the collection will be revealed. I will keep the collection open for 48 hours so if you would like to post during the 14 August or 15 August the collection will be open for you to do so. If you tag @grimmyappreciation in any tumblr fic header, I will reblog that post and produce a masterlist on 16 August when the collection will close until the fest returns next year.

It would be lovely to have a nice selection of new Nick fics so if you’re a writer please do consider taking part! It doesn’t need to be a long epic work (although they are welcome too) so if you have a short ficlet idea that’s more than welcome. There is no minimum or maximum word count. Although the fest coincides with Grimmy’s birthday the fics do not have to be birthday themed although they can be, if that’s what you fancy writing. No ship or content restrictions, just have fun!

#grimmy's birthday bash #grimmy fest

This year I’m afraid I don’t have the time to run the annual Grimmy Appreciation Fest but there are two terrific exchanges @grylesexchange and @tomlinshawexchange happening this year for all your Grimmy needs and I plan to bring the usual prompt based fest back next year. However, I wanted to run something and thought a lowkey mini-fest to coincide with Nick’s 35th birthday this year might be just the thing.

About Grimmy’s Birthday Bash

The Grimmy Fest AO3 Collection will be set to unrevealed and anon and will be open for posting at any time up until Midnight GMT on 13 August 2019

Post your fanworks to the AO3 collection in the usual manner. Everything will be revealed on 14 August 2019.

Unlike previous years fic won’t be anon so you are free to post fic headers on your personal tumblrs and tag @grimmyappreciation in the post and I will reblog the headers over the course of the day.

If you want to add to the collection on the day itself after being suddenly inspired, you can do so! I will change the settings on the collection so it’s open for posting and you can just post your fic in the usual manner, adding it to the collection.

Any and all Nick ships, friendship fics or Nick-centric story will be welcome. They don’t have to be birthday themed unless you are inspired by using that as a jumping off point, and there are no content restrictions. Please just warn/tag appropriately in the usual fashion and in accordance with AO3 guidelines.

If you’re not a writer don’t fear! People tend to make posts anyway to celebrate Grimmy’s birthday, so this year if you would like to art, make playlists, rec some of your favourite Nick fics, post some of your favourite gifs or photos, make gifs or manips, podfic, vids, or simply reblog some of your fave Nick posts, do use the tag #grimmy’s birthday bash and/or tag the @grimmyappreciation tumblr and I’ll keep an eye out and reblog everything I see.

Happy creating! Any questions, shoot me a message @writsgrimmyblog as I check that more frequently than this blog, and I’ll reblog anything I think people might want to know here. For writers, I’ll put up some posting instructions in due course so you have all the posting info to hand.

#grimmy appreciation fest #grimmy appreciation fest 2019 #grimmy's birthday bash

grylesexchange

Because there can never be enough Gryles fic we are pleased to announce that we will be running a Gryles Exchange Fest in 2019. A Gryles Exchange ran previously in 2014 but as there hasn’t been one since, we thought it was high time to run another! This is a traditional, anonymous fic exchange where you will be matched with a recipient based on your likes/dislikes and write for them. You will receive your own gift fic in return. The fest timeline is set out below.

Sign Ups Open: Monday 28 January 2019 Sign Ups Close: Sunday 24 February 2019 Assignments Sent Out: On or around Monday 4 March 2019 Check #1: Monday 1 April 2019 Check #2: Monday 6 May 2019 Submissions Due: Monday 17 June 2019 Posting Begins: Monday 1 July 2019 Posting Ends: TBC. Depends on number of participants.

The fest will be open to any writer who ships Nick and Harry and is aged 18 or above at the time of signing up. There will be a minimum word count of 4,000 words and no maximum. There is a link to our condensed Rules and Timeline on this tumblr but for full detail and FAQs you should familiarise yourselves with the Rules and FAQs on the AO3 collection profile HERE.

If you’re not a writer but you want to get involved there are other ways you can take part if writing isn’t your jam, particularly if you are good at edits. We will make further announcements in due course. In the meantime please follow this blog and watch this space for further announcements. To enable us to run the fest successfully please help us promote the blog and consider if the schedule works for you - the more participants the merrier! If you have any questions our asks are open and you can email the mods at grylesexchange AT gmail DOT com.

Gryles Exchange Fest Mods

@writsgrimmyblog, @lordendsavior and @silveredsound

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Together with Grimmy Fest and @tomlinshawexchange there will also be a @grylesexchange in 2019 because we always love more Gryles creations! If you fancy writing something please follow the blog and keep an eye out for more details in early Jan.

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Week One Round Up!

It’s been a brilliant first week of the Tomlinshaw Fic Exchange 2018. Here are the week one fics in one convenient list.

First for Friday : i’ve a feeling it’s time to try (love it if we made it)

AU in which Nick is suddenly spending his Saturday mornings at a yoga studio and Louis’ eyes are quite unforgettable. Nick is utterly and completely screwed, because he doesn’t remember things about people he just met, just takes them back to his place for a night of fun or sucks them off in dodgy club loos. He gets infatuated, then bored once the excitement of having someone new runs out. The fact that this seems to be something completely new and different is doing his head in.

Saturday Booklyn 99 Shenanigans : the average foot speed of a corgi is ten miles per hour

Louis blinks. “You do realize this is an awful idea.” Nick is very aware of that, actually. (In which Nick and Louis kiss each other, and degrees of professionalism vary.)

Sunday Heart in a Box : Empty Nights

Nick Grimshaw is struggling to adapt to his new job as host of Drive – he’s embarrassed about being ‘demoted’ and, instead of confronting his feelings, he’s attempting to drink and party his woes away and is one drunken mistake away from being fired. Louis Tomlinson is still grieving his mother’s untimely death and is obsessed with writing the ‘perfect’ album in her honour, working all day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep and rarely leaving the house.

When Nick gets a phone call from Harry Styles asking him to go to the house of a 'friend of a friend of a friend’ to retrieve a mysterious biscuit tin he left there, Nick finds himself ringing the doorbell of Louis Tomlinson, the up-and-coming popstar he last met when he accidentally threw up all over him mid-radio interview. Louis shuts the door in Nick’s face so Nick decides his only course of action is to break in and steal the tin…

And so begins a complicated, messy and not-always-law-abiding journey of two men who might think they hate each other but are actually meant to be. If they could only pull their heads out of their arses, they’d work that out. And maybe they’d even find out what’s inside Harry’s mysterious biscuit tin …

The best thing about a Monday ever : happiness hits like a train on a track

“This is where daddy lives, Penny. This is where I am when I’m not with you.” He picks her up and puts her on his hip. “It’s not the biggest.” Or, the one where single father Louis is set up on multiple dates and none of them seem to take.

Trope for Tuesday Hurt Comfort Version : Will you love me when my phone turns off?

Louis thinks that there’s a part of him that knew this was going to happen. That the reaction wasn’t going to be great. That people would find everything they could wrong with it. Maybe that’s why he didn’t want to show Nick. Or why he told Nick not to stay home with him today for this incredibly momentous occasion. Maybe that’s why he didn’t schedule any interviews or listening parties today.

In hindsight, Louis totally knew. Doesn’t make it hurt less, though.

OR: Louis is sad and Nick takes care of him

Trope for Tuesday Bookshop AU version : dead set on a getaway

“Nick,” Gemma says, smiling like the cat that’s got the cream, “I’d like you to meet your new trainee, Louis.” “Hello,” Louis says, holding his hand out to shake, and raising one eyebrow when Nick takes a bit too long to react. “Hiya,” Nick says, when his brain starts working again. “It’s nice to meet you.”

Mid-week five times better : Come and Get Your Love

Five times Louis and Arlo went to Nick and Lizzie’s house, or vice versa, plus one time it was the same house.

Theatre Thursday : Loving someone.

@TommoLou: ‘pity he keeps being given such roles because he doesn’t even have to play’ at least i’m not shitting what everyone likes just to get famous you fucking loser @heavytheaterlover: just made me even more famous darling ____ or a theater au where nick’s the most pretentious scenic designer stuck in his existential crisis and louis is an actor who’s made some poor life choices and now doesn’t know what to do

Friday fun and water hazards : oh, i just want you to come with me

In which Louis has a new flat, a new neighbour, a dog and water sprinklers that just won’t stop. Also in which boys can’t communicate, everything goes wrong and we all wish dogs could talk to tell their owners to stop acting like a bunch of fools.

😍 Massive love and awestruck love heart eyes to all our brilliant authors - and - to everyone reading and kudos-ing and commenting and sharing along. ✨📚💕

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Grimmy Appreciation Fest might be over until 2019 but there are plenty of festive Tomlinshaw treats for you to enjoy at @tomlinshawexchange if you are craving more Nick fic content. Head on over and leave the terrific creators some love!

#tomlinshaw #tomlinshaw fic #tomlinshaw exchange #promo

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Reveals and Masterlist

Thank you so much to everyone that took part this year, it’s been a brilliant fest, with just shy of 250,000 words of brand new Nick fic (!!), four fab new playlists, a gorgeous Black Sails AU piece of art and a brilliant archive post with Nick’s top five holiday moments. Thank you to all of the creators! If you want to read at your leisure you can find the full fic collection on AO3 at Grimmy Appreciation Fest together with the fic from the 2017 fest.

For those who missed out creating for this run, the fest will be back again in 2019 with a similar timeline. More details will be announced next summer. For those still to catch up on any reading it’s definitely not too late to leave comments and kudos, even though the fics are no longer anon. The authors really appreciate it. Thanks again to everyone who supported the fest by creating, reading, commenting and leaving notes on the entries.

FIC

Ten Track Sophomore Album (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @junkshop-disco / junkshopdisco

Lost and Found (Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson) was co-authored by @writsgrimmyblog / writcraft and @shiftylinguini

use your heart while it’s beating (Nick Grimshaw/Niall Horan) was written by @disgruntledkittenface

Find A Better Prize (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @magicalrocketships / sunsetmog

A Century of Lonely Nights (Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson) was written by EmmyLouWho

Nick & Harry’s Sex Playlist (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @kilimiria / Incarnam

Tell Me It’s The Strongest Shape (Nick Grimshaw/Elgar Johnson/Louis Tomlinson) was written by @louandhazaf / YesIsAWorld

smile like your heart is breaking (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @daretomarvel / renlyne

the best is yet to come (Nick Grimshaw/Niall Horan) was written by @farfromthstars / niallszayn

hold this thread (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @disgruntledkittenface

Nick and Harry’s Infinite Playlist (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @writsgrimmyblog / writcraft

All I’ve ever had are love songs (Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson) was written by @candybarrnerd / icarusinflight

Let The Boys All Sing And The Boys All Shout For Tomorrow (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @lunarrua

The Underside is Lighter (Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson) was written by @silveredsound / silvered_glass

The front door’s open if you’re broken (Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson) was written by @loveheartlover / loveheartlover

Under the Light of A Thousand Stars (Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) was written by @jiksax / jiksa

ART / EDITS / MOODBOARDS / APPRECIATION POSTS

Gryles - Black Sails AU by @kilimiria

Nick’s Top 5 Holiday Moments by @nivks

FANMIXES

Love and Marriage Go Together Like A Nick & Harry: A Gryles Wedding Fanmix by @twelvegrimmyplace

If it weren’t for me, you’d just be another dickhead Madchester and Hacienda Playlist by @silveredsound

Not Discuss It: Gryles Fanmix by @lordendsavior

Nick’s Best Of by @lordendsavior

#reblog #timezone reblog #masterlist #grimmy fest 2018