without you

rj, 27

[adoremp3]

only tru 90s kids remember

[zaiinab]

[marisa-writes]

Liam

Oftentimes, Liam feels as if he comes across a walking wreck—as if all his cracks and bends are on full display, raw and exposed for all the world to see. Like his shoulders sag quite noticeably under the weight of the metaphorical baggage he carries around, with Lissie in tow. Like there’s a headline scrawled across his forehead in screaming ink—‘Successful Pop Star Falls Off the Grid After Experiencing Personal Tragedy.’

⤷ read Regarding Our Ghosts… here

[marisa-writes]

Nina

That little restaurant. Nina has told her mother the name of that little restaurant plenty of times, but she still refuses to reference it by name, like it would actually kill her to acknowledge the fact that things are different now. That it’s a good position with a great kitchen staff, and Nina is taking steps—no matter how small—towards becoming an accomplished chef. That she has saved, and saved, and saved over the past few years so that she could finally move back out on her own and stop working two jobs. That she’s trying to do more for herself, and for Macy.

⤷ read Regarding Our Ghosts… here

[dailyniall]

niallhoran.com

[madminniefics]

can y’all believe i actually finished writing something.

[fireheartwraith]

Netflix: and they were rivals!

Me, a rivals-to-lovers enthusiast:

[thedailypayne]

via liampayne instagram story - 3/5

[madminniefics]

me: they’re definitely not going to have sex in this drabble

also me: but maybe....if this happened....then they’d have sex?

[lruza]

[justapayneaway]

Liam says that he doesn’t like this laugh of his:

But I’m sorry sir, I’ll have to disagree with you!!! This is just pure sunshine from your part:

And we need justice for this laugh:

[dailyniallnews]

niallhoran via instagram story 4/26/20

[louisandthedagger]

APRIL 22th, 2020 ✨

[wokeuptired]

Minna moves to LA to remake her name, the way she wants it. But writing an album isn’t as easy as it sounds. When she finds Niall Horan’s songwriting journal in a recording studio, she thinks her luck might finally be turning around.

look at me 

read here | “here is what our mothers never taught us” by shinji moon

[stylishmuser]

↬ 1DAAW :: Under Appreciated Fics

👽 A L I E N  C R O S S I N G👽 //  @rosegoldsweetpea​

I had felt that same sense of not belonging. It was cold and made me want to curl up into a ball and let the wind rush me away. And though Harry and his mates were usually the cause of this precise loneliness, I didn’t wish that on him. Not really. I said I did, when I talked to Melody and remembered the hurt that he had put me through, but I didn’t mean it. “You didn’t ruin it. Come back in and watch the movie.”

He raised an eyebrow. “You want me in there?”

“You’ve got to watch Lord of the Rings sometime. It’s embarrassing you haven’t.”

My favorite thing about this story is how fresh it is. I think, often times in fanfic, we put our boys on pedestals. Kayla’s version of Harry in Alien Crossing is flawed as they come, but still true to himself at the core. More than that — Petra is the strong, resilient OFC we need. This fic is so incredible, from the back story to the slow burn. It’s one of my top 10 fics, ever. 

[genterie]

[marisa-writes]

hiiii! have some 1daaw reader questions!!: what are your all time favourite fics? who are your favourite fic authors? why? what 1d boy is your favourite to read? why? if you could pick any three ofc’s to be in the same room, who would you choose? what do you consider to be a “happy ending?” and does it matter if the fic has one? do you have any pet peeves in fics? what are your favourite tropes to read? enjoy!! x

Hello again, darling. You’re always so good at coming up with questions; I love it.

1) what are your all time favourite fics? 

WHEW what a question. It’s been a long time since I’ve read anything current so the majority of these will definitely be throwbacks, but: The Longest Sky by @finding–cat, The 12 Pubs of Christmas by @imsrybitw, little giants by @wokeuptired, tjaila by @abejas-fic, when time froze by @madminniefics, Cake by the Ocean by @ktrsss1fics, Res Ipsa Loquitur by @bioluminescentwriting. And probably more but damn, we’d be here a while.

2) who are your favourite fic authors? why? 

@finding–cat because her characters are so honest and engaging. @wokeuptired because she’s a magician when it comes to imagery. @ktrsss1fics because I love the world she’s written around her characters. they feel very real. @booksncoffee because she has so many dynamic ideas and I wish she’d loan me her brain! @fromherlips because her writing always has humor and heart. @janellewrites because she’s more talented than she knows.

3) what 1d boy is your favourite to read? why? 

I miss reading about Liam, but I think I’m the only one who still writes him, so womp. Aside from him, I like reading about Niall, which is how I ended up writing about him, I think. When I first got into 1D, I feel like I saw many people who were 1D fans but not necessarily Niall fans paint him as this goofy, happy-go-lucky guy and that was it. He’s not, of course, just that - there is so much depth to him IRL, and we’ve seen that as he’s grown as both a person and an artist and I have seen some really great fics that reflect that.

4) if you could pick any three ofc’s to be in the same room, who would you choose? 

OH MAN. This is…a tough question? I may have to come back to you on this one with specific people but when you say “in the same room,” I’m picturing an escape room and I’m trying to figure out which mix of characters would be the most hilariously matched in that situation. I’ll have to get back to you. Man.

5) what do you consider to be a “happy ending?” and does it matter if the fic has one? 

A “happy ending,” to me, is one that makes sense for the characters and is satisfying to the reader. It doesn’t mean everything is tied up with a nice, tidy bow, but you do want to leave readers feeling at peace with where the characters end up. In fic, I think we tend to toe the line with this, and I don’t think fic necessarily has to have them, but I think people are more satisfied when we get them.

The assurance of a happy ending is one of the most reassuring things about reading published romance, though, so it makes sense that people want it in their fic as well. It’s nice going in knowing you have a guaranteed “happily ever after” or “happy for now” once you reach the conclusion.

6) do you have any pet peeves in fics? 

I don’t know if people are still doing this, but I used to come across Harry fics where his accent was written into the dialogue on like, every other word, and I absolutely hated it. 

I’m not a fan of Y/N - because I am a character-driven writer, I want characters to have names and personalities! I don’t need to self-insert myself. Also, second person is SO HARD to write well and it’s not always executed in a manner that engages me as a reader.

And, as an educator - when kids are written in fic in a way that’s developmentally inappropriate (or when like, ‘kid speech’ is used to the maximum), it irks me. I feel this way about children on television as well (the amount of times I yelled at my TV every time they had Jamie doing some shit that didn’t make sense at his age on OTH…numerous).

7) what are your favourite tropes to read?

See my last pet peeve and laugh, but I’m a sucker for kid fic when it’s written well. I love some good pining, especially when the other person is oblivious like OH MY GOD GIMME MORE. I also love the ones where there’s an idiot who claims to not like someone only to be lying to themselves. WE LOVE DENIAL HERE! SO SATISFYING WHEN THEY FINALLY HAVE TO ADMIT THEY’RE HEAD OVER HEELS!