its been a big month of reading for me! i have no idea how i had time but it seems i read a lot this month.
[series] 100% customer satisfaction guaranteed (48K) by fckingfreakshow
harry’s looking for love, or at the very least a date that doesn’t make him want to walk off the brooklyn bridge. his friends call him a serial dater, but he prefers romantically persistent. he believes in the process and sometimes, you gotta kiss a few toads and pay sketchy astrology sites for the answers.
what he really wants is simple. someone fun, who keeps him on his toes, who doesn’t take themselves too seriously. someone who’ll flirt shamelessly, make him laugh, maybe even whisper sweet nothings into his ear…
he just didn’t expect the last part to be so…literal.
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Not for the Last Time (38K) by ami_toolate | @amitoolate2
A bad first date but they still go on a second date
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[series] It was meant to be (83K) by shadeofblou
Harry wonders, why he is drawn to this wine bar. It's the middle of the day after all. Maybe he should just go in and find out.
Harry meets this gorgeous stranger named Louis and the day only gets better
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We’re a Matching Set, Babe (6K) by larry_hiatus | @emilarry
Louis loves the jacket he wore to the Super Bowl, but when his husband Harry shows up at the after party wearing the matching skirt, Louis is less than thrilled. Harry, however, has some surprises up his sleeve (and up his skirt).
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Frat Boy with Feelings (160K) by Niallinjapan2013
Prompt 345: frat boy harry that is super soft inside, kinda sad and meets louis at some party
"But this was what they were doing, right?
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for you, i would ruin myself (110K) by wildestdreams | @thelavendrhaze
Harry’s unrequited crush on Louis turns into a whirlwind summer romance, only to leave him heartbroken in the end. Years later, a return to his hometown forces Harry to confront his past and the one person he was running from.
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You Have It Easy (6K) by louislittletomlintum | @louislittletomlintum
“There’s no way you do all that for yourself,” Louis insisted to him, biting his lip to stop the smile when Harry’s face instantly morphed into his grumpy kitten expression.
“I do too,” Harry replied petulantly.
“Okay, forget I said anything. I don’t want to talk about your sex life anymore,” Liam insisted, sinking back down into the couch.
“I told ya it wouldn’t go your way,” Niall insisted conspiratorially, getting Louis to giggle again, but his mind was elsewhere. Mainly on images of Harry alone in his bed teasing himself until he was squirming for it.
or the one where Harry shows Louis exactly how he gets himself off
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lost stars (15K) by tommolinson | @tommolinson
His hands fumble the packet out of his pocket, trembling as he licks one finger and sticks it in the packet. The white powder sticks beautifully against the pad of his finger, and he opens his mouth to rub it against the upper side of his gums. He hates the taste at first, too bitter, then he feels it tingle just right and he closes his eyes for a second, taking a deep breath.
or, a story about losing and finding yourself again (and finding love within yourself, and others)
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the best a boy can ever be is pretty (8K) by punk_pillow_princess | @punkpillowprincess
“Shit, Harry.” Louis moved to gasp for air, but Harry still leaned in, eyes closed, cherry lips, absolutely wanting more, a string of spit connecting each other's lips.
“You were right. Dresses do give you easier access, don't they?” Harry flicked the neck of his dress sideways with two fingers until he revealed the nipple Louis was stroking.
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I Can Feel It Take A Hold (30K) by louislittletomlintum | @louislittletomlintum
“Do you always swim in the nude?” Louis broke the silence, his smile growing when Harry felt his blush deepen.
“Sometimes,” Harry answered wearily, pushing his hair back in the hopes that it would maybe not look quite as dishevelled as it felt.
“Mm,” Louis hummed, cocking his head to the side like he didn’t quite believe him. Harry felt properly studied under his gaze. “And what was your plan?”
“My plan?” Harry countered. The water licked at Louis’ legs, darkening his hair and wetting the back of his shorts where he was sitting.
“Well. You were obviously wanting to get my attention,” Louis mused, Harry blushing further. “So what are you going to do with it now that you’ve got it?”
or the one where it’s call me by your name but with; developed frontal lobes, oranges instead of peaches, golden by harry styles, and a happy ending
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but i could be your obsession (45K) by staybeautiful | @harruandlou
Through the windshield he could see a maintenance road up ahead. “Turn in there.”
As Harry was pulling off, Louis pulled open the glove box, dropping both their phones in the cup holders and rifling through the inside of it.
Finding the lube, Louis tossed it in Harry's lap. “You’re hot. It’s annoying.”
It’s the summer before Louis' senior year of college and he’s spending it getting drunk with his friends, working an internship he hates, and hooking up with Harry, the ‘straight’ frat boy he met in January. There’s only six weeks until school starts.
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Full of Terraced Dreams (47K) by InsightfulInsomniac | @insightfulinsomniac
In the midst of parenting a teenager on the precipice of presenting as an alpha, the new neighbors moving in next door are the least of Louis' concerns. That is, until said neighbor turns out to be entirely too lovely and also a young single parent.
The only problem about this flourishing, flirtatious friendship is that Louis hasn't dated since his daughter was born thirteen years ago, and he has no idea how to navigate adult relationships as a thirty-six-year-old single dad.
Although Harry seems to balance the idea of dating and parenting with more ease, he still wrestles with his own insecurities and the protectiveness of the life he's built with his son. That doesn’t stop him from falling hard and fast for his next-door-neighbor.
A story of two single parents who come together as a blended family after an unexpected circumstance changes their lives forever.
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buy one, get one (17K) by sunshinesoraa | @someinfinitiesandtwo
“Expecting a baby, are you, Haz?”
Louis smirked, eyes focused down at the UPPABaby box, his Adidas-clad feet crossed at the ankle. Harry wanted nothing more than to conjure up a sentence snarky enough to wipe the look off Louis’ face.
And he could have said something back about the obscene amount of makeup palettes in Louis’ trolley, but instead, he stupidly babbled back: “No, ‘m not. Told you before, I’d only have a baby if it was yours.”
Harry and Louis haven't spoken in five years.
They get stuck together in the checkout line at Black Friday.
Louis worms his way into Harry's holiday plans, and into his bed.
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If you stay (66K) by kingofthefridaynight
“I might not look it, but I do know what hard work means.”
Looking at him, Louis couldn’t help but wonder how in the world he would, with his soft curls, preppy hands, and the beautiful dress around his waist. Nothing about Harry screamed hard work; everything about him screamed sheltered, rich, and worst of all, spoiled.
Just as he was about to leave, Louis couldn’t help but say, “Fine, but I won’t teach you to ride in a dress.”
“You’d be surprised how well I ride in dresses,” Harry said with a smirk.
Or, the one where Harry stays at Louis' ranch to escape the spotlight, there are chickens on the loose, disastrous riding lessons, baby lambs to play with, and a whole lot of falling in love.
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a guy like you (should wear a warning) (23K) by ursulalequeen
or, harry is a single parent who just wanted a casual shag, but everything gets complicated when he accidentally sleeps with his daughter’s new teacher (who can only communicate through sarcasm, apparently).
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shameful company (40K) by blueskiesrry | @blueskiesrry
in which louis has always had clear intentions, harry has always been a bit of a brat, and it seems like everything yet nothing has changed since they broke up a few years ago. except now they're fucking.
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Jackie & Wilson (58K) by sadvanillalatte
The one where primary school teacher Louis takes his Year 3's for a school trip to a local Observatory & Planetarium, where by the grace of cosmic powers he meets a charming employee, Harry, who knows everything about space and stars but very little about how to belong.
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🥞 some pancakes for you if you made it this far!
1,490,271 words read (42% more than last month)
38 fics read (111% more than last month)
32 authors (100% more than last month)
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