for the past few months i’ve unfortunately been reading and writing less, so to try to motivate and push myself back into reading and writing fics i’m doing this fic rec & recap thingy!! i’ve seen a lot of people on my dash do something similar and i thought it would be fun, although sadly the list is quite short :/
here are the fics i’ve read (and loved) and the fics i’ve written this month!
•° — breakable heaven by @daggerandrose / amomentoflove
44.5k | E | hades/persephone au
“What do you think?” Louis gets captured by Harry’s green eyes, unable to look away or even take a breath.
“I think you’re the most magnificent creature I’ve ever met.”
“You must not have met many creatures then.”
Harry’s eyes glance downward to Louis’ lips and his tongue darts out to wet his own. “None like you.”
note: this one was AMAZING. it contained literally everything i want in a fic and was just so so good, i love dark harry who is a softie for louis and this ticked all the boxes for me, i couldn’t recommend this one more :)
•° — yesterday came suddenly by @falsegoodnight
48.4k | E | assassin au
They don’t talk about it. The way Harry deflects any and all questions about his past and Louis pretends he isn’t confused or hurt by it. The way Harry keeps a distance between them and Louis acts like he can’t see it creating a wall between them. The way Harry doesn’t always answer honestly and Louis goes along with it as if he can’t tell. They don’t talk about it.
Harry knows Louis feels like he doesn’t know him well enough, and it pains him. It pains him every time Louis gets that look on his face that’s a mixture of disappointment, frustration, and confusion. And sometimes, self-blame. It pains him because Louis is wrong.
Because even though there is a lot Louis doesn’t know about him, there is so much that he does. He knows what Harry is like at his most vulnerable: curled up on this bed with him in the dark where it’s safest. He knows Harry in a way no one else does.
Or the one where Harry, the deadliest member of the NYC assassins’ guild, is forced to face a seemingly impossible task in hopes of finally leaving the underground behind for good, but when ghosts from the past come back to haunt him, escaping the darkness becomes that much harder.
note: oh my god this was incredible, it was fluffy and angsty and action-packed in all the right places and a darker fic like this might not be for everyone but it was perfect for me (i love john wick so i was so excited to read this one!!)
•° — make my wish come true by @soldouthaz
2.8k | M | holiday fic
The taste of Christmas cookies fresh out of the oven and peppermint hot chocolate is still heavy on his tongue. Harry’s sweater provides some warmth and it still smells of him from before he left for his internship two weeks ago, but it’s nowhere near the feeling of his arms wrapped around him. Louis shivers despite the blankets.
part iii of holiday drabbles
note: ahh this one was adorable! just super super cute and sweet and made me feel so warm and happy <3
•° — things unsaid by @londonderrytea / ladylondonderry
4.4k | G | soulmates au
“That chunky oversized sweater is like a clown outfit made for winter.”
It feels like time slows down.
Those words echo in his mind, familiar. Why are they familiar? The— the sweater he saw last week. The one with all the knit squares.
The train slows to a stop and Louis just— he doesn’t move. He feels frozen in place as people surge around him. Suddenly everyone is moving too fast and then just as suddenly the car is near empty, taking off again.
Or, where you have a tattoo of the first thought your soulmate has when they see you.
note: this one was so cute and humorous and fun!! i smiled like an idiot the whole time i read this
•° — practice in pencil, seal it in pen by @loubellies
16.4k | E | friends to lovers
Prompt 174: AU where drunk Harry lifts Louis up after someone says “bottoms up”. Louis blushes at Harry’s antics, flustered that his best friend knew him more than he thought. Friends to lovers with a happy ending please
or Harry is in love with Louis but he doesn’t know.
note: i am such a sucker for friends to lovers + oblivious harry and louis, plus jealous harry and we got to see both povs and see the mutual pining which is just perfection *chef kiss*
•° — (quiet like a fight) fingers laced together by @letthemkissyou / decadent
17.4k | M | hybrid!louis
It’s a thin hope, frail and as thin as the silver strands of a spider web, desperate in the way Louis keeps clinging onto it even when he’s already expecting and preparing for the worst. Maybe one day, he’ll have a home, a place where he can feel safe and sound, tucked away safely from the world that has the tendency to treat him horribly and then even worse, that maybe there will be someone in his life who cares for him, even if in the smallest of ways, and does not just use him for whatever they tend to need at the moment.
Or, the one where Harry is gifted a hybrid and it’s a whole new world for the both of them.
note: this is beautifully written and just really stunning overall :)
•° — i’ll do what it takes to make this fly by literato
4.3k | G | angst with happy ending
How could Harry be so… stupid? So passive and pretending like nothing’s wrong. Of course, something’s wrong. Everything’s wrong. It’s been going on for months since Harry got a promotion and Louis’ not sure if he can take this anymore.
an au inspired by Olly Murs’ Up featuring Demi Lovato.
note: this is one of my comfort fics!! i’ve read it countless times and i love it, it’s heartbreaking but fluffy
•° — severed by jacinth
5k | M | abo
He would rather have Harry hate him and live, than love him and die.
note: another fic i’ve read many times - one of my go-to’s
•° — in this damn world
6.2k | T | wisdom teeth au
louis gets his wisdom teeth removed and harry’s there to take care of him through the loopiness of it all. ice cream, cuddles, and adorable goofiness ensues.
•° — chapter two of i’ll love you for a lifetime
wip, 6.6k | G | highschool au
[sequel to love me, please?]
harry is the popular boy at school, loved by everyone and enjoying his life. louis is the quiet, shy but unbelievably gorgeous boy who makes a certain curly boy fall deeply in love with him. the only problem is, they’ve never talked before. so what happens when a frog crushes on a hedgehog?
only, this time the story is told through the eyes of the blue-eyed boy.
aka a larry stylinson high school au