โค New Year's Eve Fics โค
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1๏ธโฃ Youโve Got My Devotion (Hate You Sometimes)ย byย lucythegoosey / @harryrainbows {E, 95k}
Harry was in the biggest boy band in the world. He was also one half of the best (or worst, depends on who you ask) kept secret relationship in the music industry.
Now, almost five years on, after One Direction has broken up, and Harry and Louis' relationship has as well, a video threatens to put everything at risk.
One determined Irishman, a massive publicity stunt and two begrudging exes are all it takes to bring One Direction back to life and maybe, just maybe, Harry and Louis' mangled love life too.
Or: Harry and Louis are forced to fake-date after an old video from when they were dating emerges.
2๏ธโฃ baby we could be enough (i'll make this feel like home)ย byย orphan_account {M. 52k}
โDid you clean the table?โ Harry asks Louis once Rose is done speaking, now occupied with trying to see if she can reach over and touch Harryโs hair from where sheโs sat. At Louisโ nod, Harry frowns. โYou didnโt have to do that. Youโre my guests here, I couldโve dealt with it later.โ
Louis just smiles easily, though, adjusting Rose on his lap so that sheโs facing Harry better. She manages to tug on a loose wave of hair, and she makes a noise of triumph that both Louis and Harry smile at.
โI donโt mind,โ Louis murmurs to Harry, even though heโs looking at Rose. โThis one here seemed very excited to talk to you.โ
And, okay. Harry canโt help but think of how domestic this feels, all of a sudden.
[harry is a photographer who's trying to find his place. louis is a single father with a smile that feels like home.]
3๏ธโฃ Canโt Hide It, You Might As Well Embrace Itย byย supernope {E, 67k}
Together since they were teenagers, Harry and Louis are professors at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. They may also secretly be married.
4๏ธโฃ And Touch Me Like You Neverย byย runaway_train / @runaway-train-works {E, 35k}
โLets move back a bit yeah?โ Harry clutches at his waist with a free hand and tugs him to move through the crowd until they are almost at the back of the group and settles them both beside the far wall. โThere. That better?โ
Louis looks up at him, as if heโs a tad dazed. โUh, yeah, thanks. Canโt really see much from back here either though.โ
Harry lifts a shoulder and grins at him, placing a hand on the wall behind Louis to pen him in. โWeโll just have to create our own fireworks then, wonโt we?โ He says it jokingly with a wink, and Louis laughs but he seems nervous. He must know that Harry is harmlessly flirting. Harry flirts with everyone after all, including Louis.
โDo you think this is a good idea Haz?โ Louis asks quietly, almost too quietly in the clamour of the room, his head bowed as he scuffs his shoe on the carpet.
โStop over thinking it Lou, itโs one kiss. Whatโs the worst that could happen?โ
Or The one where Harry and Louis agree to be each other's New Year's kiss and it ends up being a lot more than they bargained for.
5๏ธโฃ six feet beneath the moonย byย @starseas {NR, 25k}
AU. takes place over one night. harry and louis meet at a going away party.
๐ like cranberries on a winter eveningย byย 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou {G, 57k}
Louis hates Christmas. With good reason, too. And no, he doesnโt want to talk about it.
When research for his next novel leads Louis to the website of a quirky little hotel in Northumberland, there is exactly one room available for the two weeks that Louis really wants to get away from his family.
Will the fairy lights, kind smiles, homemade pastries, and genuine friendships awaiting him in Harry Stylesโ hotel be enough to cause Louis a change of heart?
๐ Never Walk Away (A Man Can Be Kind)ย byย LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove {T, 8k}
Louis and Harry have recently ended their three year relationship. But maybe a little holiday magic can bring them back together.
โI donโt know why youโre so nice to that louse,โ Oli says as the taxi pulls away from the curb.Louis glances back through the window. Harry is still standing on the sidewalk, hands in his pockets, watching them go. โHeโs not a louse,โ he says absently.โHe hurt you.โโI hurt him,โ Louis replies. โAnd he didnโt mean to. It was inevitable. Itโs not his fault. It is what it is.โOli is silent for a long moment. At last, he sighs. โSomeday youโre going to have to stop being afraid.โ
๐ Raptureย by @allwaswell16 {E, 3k}
It was New Year's Eve in Victorian London, and a lonely vampire could no longer resist the stunning lamplighter he watched night after night.
Or, a vampire Harry fic because what says the holidays like Victorian vampires?
๐ so c'mon c'mon (and dance with me baby)ย byย theweightofmywords / @lil0 {NR, 3k}
Determinedly, he rushes back to where the DJโs loud music can drown out his loud and racing thoughts, where there is free champagne, and where there is a kind man, hopefully, still waiting for him.
His chest unfurls with relief as he spots Harry, now with a martini in hand. He is standing steadfastly at their cocktail table, and Louis feels an odd sort of kinship when he sees his new friend. Harry straightens up as he sees Louis approaching.
โLetโs dance,โ Louis cuts him off. Thankfully, Harry doesnโt ask questions.
Louis and Harry meet at a corporate holiday party, drink copious amounts of champagne, dance like fools, steal rich people's food, and possibly, just maybe, fall in love.
๐ Know What You Needย byย nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense {E, 3k}
Harry always thinks he knows what he needs, but Louis knows better.