50k (E) Castaway fic, Louis is a lost soul sailing around a remote island chain in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery. Summer vibes, emotional, happy ending
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57377818
Just breathe with me
90k (E) Yoga fic. Both recovering from past experiences- they go on a journey of self discovery. Emotional, healing, lil angst, happy ending.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51895102
Awake Dear Heart, Awake
Greek Island fic 36k - (E) Famous/ non famous, E-L
Harry is an actor with diva tendencies and a decision to make about his future, Louis is a smart mouthed journalist who brings him down to earth. (Summer holiday, fun, sexy)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/47711809
Welcome to October 28th appreciation day! For the past week and something I've been wondering if i should make this post or not. We have suffered a tremendous loss and i am sure we are all still trying to navigate life without Liam in it. But he was always inspired by fanart, always appreciative of it, understood the comfort it provides us. He wouldn't want us not to continue the tradition, so here is my list.
I want to thank every single on of you for being here, the little pookies in my phone, that made all of this bearable! I love all of you so so much!
Babes in Boyland by bananaheathen/ @bananaheathen | [Chapter 11, 36k]
The country house.
I want to give my special thanks for this chapter, it probably singlehandedly got me out of the literal stupor i was in right after his death. Liam will always live the way you wrote him in my head.
I recommend to everyone to read the whole Mates AU because is absolutely amazing, but if you are in need of comfort , even thought that chapter is not meant to be stand alone, i recommend you retreating to this gentle place where all of them will always be safe and loved just the way they are! (I hope this doesn't come as offensive my intention is literally the opposite!!!)
Wild at Heart by She_bear/ @she-bear369 | [50k]
Louis is a lost soul, sailing around a remote archipelago in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery.
A castaway fic
___________
"Like the island itself, he was a quite bewildering and ever changing landscape of beauty. Nothing was the same now Louis was here. The placid solitude to which Harry had grown accustomed had been replaced by fun and exquisite physical pleasure. By conversation, affection and connection. And with that all his peace was lost."
haunted by the ghost of you by missandrogyny/@missandrogyny | [49k]
He’s tall—that’s the first thing that registers in Louis’ head when he spots him, standing with his hands behind his back. Tall, with curly hair, staring at them with the widest, greenest eyes Louis has ever seen. And wait, are those dimples? Louis didn’t know ghosts could have dimples.
Because he’s definitely a ghost, this boy. At first glance he looks normal, standing there pigeon-toed in a band shirt (The Ramones, Louis can’t help but note incredulously), dark jeans, and some boots, with rings on both hands, and tattoos littering his left arm—a sleeve made of anchors and names and roses and other completely unrelated things. But he’s also a little bit translucent; if Louis focuses, he can see the outline of the furniture, the design of the wallpaper through him.
“Hi,” the boy—the ghost—says to Louis. His face shifts; somehow his dimples dig deeper into his cheeks. His eyes flit from Louis, to Niall, to Liam, and finally to Zayn, and his face goes from shocked to elated. “I’m Harry.”
At in that exact moment, standing between three of his best friends and staring at a (quite handsome) ghost, Louis can only think one thing.
Nick Grimshaw was right.
He’s tall—that’s the first thing that registers in Louis’ head when he spots him, standing with his hands behind his back. Tall, with curly hair, staring at them with the widest, greenest eyes Louis has ever seen. And wait, are those dimples? Louis didn’t know ghosts could have dimples.
Because he’s definitely a ghost, this boy. At first glance he looks normal, standing there pigeon-toed in a band shirt (The Ramones, Louis can’t help but note incredulously), dark jeans, and some boots, with rings on both hands, and tattoos littering his left arm—a sleeve made of anchors and names and roses and other completely unrelated things. But he’s also a little bit translucent; if Louis focuses, he can see the outline of the furniture, the design of the wallpaper through him.
“Hi,” the boy—the ghost—says to Louis. His face shifts; somehow his dimples dig deeper into his cheeks. His eyes flit from Louis, to Niall, to Liam, and finally to Zayn, and his face goes from shocked to elated. “I’m Harry.”
At in that exact moment, standing between three of his best friends and staring at a (quite handsome) ghost, Louis can only think one thing.
Nick Grimshaw was right.
The First Year by parmahamlarrie/@parmahamlarrie | [46.9k]
When Louis Tomlinson was assigned a first year student to be his roommate for his final year at the University of Manchester, his expectations were low. All he needed was a cheap place to sleep and keep his stuff amidst his nights out, willing his brain to forget his past. He never expected Harry Styles to become his eclectic, sweet, and cuddly best friend. That was never the plan.
Or the cliche Uni AU
Staring Across the Room by allwaswell16/@allwaswell16 | [26.7k]
Harry Styles has a great life. He’s a children’s librarian at the New York Public Library, he’s got wonderful friends, and he loves cooking, green tea, yoga, and his collection of bow ties. He doesn’t mind that his life seems a little structured, maybe even a little boring. But when Louis Tomlinson joins the library staff as the new Installation Coordinator, things become a lot less predictable. Louis gets under his skin right from the start, bossing Harry around, making noise during story time, and eating the last cupcake in the staff lounge. Louis may be almost offensively attractive, but Harry will not be succumbing to Louis Tomlinson’s charms, even if the rest of the library staff have.
Sugar, Sugar by parmahamlarrie/ @parmahamlarrie | [25k]
Meeting your soulmate was the most joyous event of one’s life… or at least, it’s supposed to be. Harry, in all of his 25 year old wisdom, was suspicious of the role fate plays in everyone's lives. He'd rather focus his time dating older men he meets off of a sugar baby website.
Louis isn’t waiting with bated breath for his soulmate either. He has more important things to worry about than love. Mainly, his career as a writer, publishing under a pseudonym. He spends most of the year buried under research and manuscripts, taking as much time as he would like, much to his publishers' chagrin. After receiving many millions after the death of his Aunt Ethel when he was young, he technically never has to work again. As far as soulmates go, he figures if it happens, he will be so old that he’ll be stuck in his ways. Or he’ll have grey eyes forever, he doesn’t fucking care. He can get his needs met through a sugar baby website.
Or… The Sugar baby soulmate AU
Hats Off To My Distant Hope by orphan_account | [20.9k]
Harry is in White Eskimo. Louis is in London.
AU loosely inspired by the song "505" by Arctic Monkeys.
under me, you by hazzafrazza (colberry)/@colberry | [12.4k]
You Won’t Believe Who Was Spotted Leaving Harry Styles’ Primrose Hill Pad!
If Harry was being completely honest, it probably wasn’t the best idea to be a world-renowned popstar and an infamous vigilante.
(Especially when all the comic books said never reveal your secret identity to keep your loved ones safe – which was all well and good, until Louis.)
Or: Harry wants a lot of things – fame, glory, Louis – but that last one is particularly hard to get when everyone thinks you’re dating your secret superhero alter-ego and suddenly you’ve become your own worst cockblock.
Sin Wagon AU series by yeah_alright/@uhoh-but-yeah-alright | [11k]
When Harry shows up on Louis’ doorstep with all her things, having finally left her shitty boyfriend, Louis’s determined to try to put her feelings for her best friend aside and help her start living her own life. A wild night out might be the new start they both need.
A Girl!Larry AU inspired by The Chicks’ song, “Sin Wagon”
Touch You Where You're Hardest by writemeatattoo/ @694699 | [5.6k]
One day, Harry vowed, he would actually sit and contemplate time and its meaning. Review his thoughts on time travel and counter them with musings on how seconds can feel like minutes and hours can feel like the blink of an eye. Especially if you've just pornographically sucked your mates finger as though your sun-lit kitchen was a petrol station glory hole. See if there was anything he could have done to manipulate himself forwards or backwards, move out of this very second, out of this situation and maybe have a cheeky preview of the butterfly effect of his actions.
Pretty and Preposterous by brightlyharry/ @brightlyharry | [5k]
Harry donates a copy of Pride and Prejudice to his little free library. He never expects what comes next.
If you find comfort in fics just like i do please consider leaving kudos and comments! Be kind to yourselves and to others, the world needs that now more than ever! Be safe and take care of yourselves! My DMs are always open!
50k (E) Castaway fic, Louis is a lost soul sailing around a remote island chain in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery. Summer vibes, emotional, happy ending
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57377818
Just breathe with me
90k (E) Yoga fic. Both recovering from past experiences- they go on a journey of self discovery. Emotional, healing, lil angst, happy ending.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51895102
Awake Dear Heart, Awake
Greek Island fic 36k - (E) Famous/ non famous, E-L
Harry is an actor with diva tendencies and a decision to make about his future, Louis is a smart mouthed journalist who brings him down to earth. (Summer holiday, fun, sexy)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/47711809
50k (E) Castaway fic, Louis is a lost soul sailing around a remote island chain in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery. Summer vibes, emotional, happy ending
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57377818
Just breathe with me
90k (E) Yoga fic. Both recovering from past experiences- they go on a journey of self discovery. Emotional, healing, lil angst, happy ending.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51895102
Awake Dear Heart, Awake
Greek Island fic 36k - (E) Famous/ non famous, E-L
Harry is an actor with diva tendencies and a decision to make about his future, Louis is a smart mouthed journalist who brings him down to earth. (Summer holiday, fun, sexy)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/47711809
50k (E) Castaway fic, Louis is a lost soul sailing around a remote island chain in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery. Summer vibes, emotional, happy ending
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57377818
Just breathe with me
90k (E) Yoga fic. Both recovering from past experiences- they go on a journey of self discovery. Emotional, healing, lil angst, happy ending.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/51895102
Awake Dear Heart, Awake
Greek Island fic 36k - (E) Famous/ non famous, E-L
Harry is an actor with diva tendencies and a decision to make about his future, Louis is a smart mouthed journalist who brings him down to earth. (Summer holiday, fun, sexy)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/47711809
A Simple Guide to Not Being Afraid to Write Comments to Fic You Read
I've seen a lot of posts about the current state of fanfiction comments. Writers, especially writers who have been in fandom for a decade or more, are frustrated by the lack of comments, and have noticed a definite decline in comments (and all other forms of reader interaction) in the past ten years or so. Many readers feel daunted by the expectation of leaving comments, afraid they'll do something wrong. As a fandom old maid, the latter confused me for a while, until I realized that most of the people who feel that way probably have not been taught this form of communication.
But your loving fandom elders are here for you. Come along as your auntie tumblr user icemankazansky makes this shit easy.
The easiest way to think of fanfiction comment etiquette is to compare it to something you likely already know: Gift Receiving Etiquette.
Fanfiction began as largely a gift economy. And a lot of it still is! You'll see authors participate in exchanges like Yuletide and Id Pro Quo; those are ficswaps in which authors write for a specific person to specific prompts. And even outside that, fanfiction is not written for money; authors write and post it simply for the joy of creation and community with fellow fans. Fic is posted free for anyone to enjoy. Is that not a gift?
So. When you as a reader finish the chapter or story you're reading and you are faced with the comment box, try to follow the same etiquette you would when receiving a gift. (And even if you didn't love this gift and it's not your favorite gift ever, we already know that it's more useful than the products from your cousin's MLM that they're passing off as gifts, because you read the story. At the very least, it entertained you for the time you took to read it.)
The big rule of gift receiving etiquette is not to insult the person who gave you the gift, either directly or indirectly. That's it. Full stop.
I've been seeing a lot of comments lately that are just along the lines of, "Thank you for writing this story and sharing it with us." A+, top of the class, full marks, you're doing amazing. If you don't feel comfortable commenting on the story itself, that is perfect feedback. And that's the most basic way you respond to a gift, yes? Thank you for the gift. Thank you for thinking of me. Thank you for sharing.
Does this rule mean that you cannot say anything at all that might be negative about anything? No, absolutely not. What you want to avoid is saying something that is, at its core, a negative evaluation of the author or their work. Let's do some examples.
Character A's obliviousness about Character B's MASSIVE crush on them made me so frustrated! I was tearing my hair out internally screaming, "JUST LET HIM LOVE YOU."
✔️ Excellent comment! You're allowed to have all sorts of feelings about things that happen in the story, and in fact authors LOVE to hear about any emotions they made you feel. Yes, frustration is not a positive emotion, but the thing you are expressing frustration about is not the author themselves or their shortcomings.
Contrast that to:
I was really frustrated that it took you so long to post this chapter. The cliffhanger at the end of the previous chapter had me tearing my hair out, and then you just left us hanging FOREVER!
❌ Nope! Here what you are expressing is frustration with the author and how fast they come out with new chapters. Imagine your sister buys you a gift for your birthday, but she isn't able to give it to you until the next week, and you respond with: "What took you so long?" I think Emily Post would frown on that.
Reframing
The way you say something and the point of view from which you give feedback can have a HUGE impact on the message you're sending. Let's take the last comment (the one about wanting an update) and see what happens when we reframe the same sentiment as a positive:
I was SO EXCITED to see that you updated this story! I have really been looking forward to seeing what happened after the cliffhanger in the last chapter.
✔️ Now it's not an insult. The author will be happy to know that you are happy to see new work from them.
This idea extends beyond the story itself: to the fandom, the characters, the pairing, the tropes, etc. Let's do some examples.
I looooove reading about these sexy boys SO IN LOVE even though the movie you're writing about is SOOOOO problematic.
❌ Nope! Assume that the author enjoys the canon, characters, pairing, etc. in the stories they write. This comment is insulting to the author because it basically says, "That thing you love is not great, and you should probably feel bad for liking it." Imagine your aunt gifts you a sweater from a popular retailer, and you respond with, "This is so cute, I love it! It's a shame that it was made in a sweatshop." Do you have a valid point about the canon or the retailer's business practices? You very well might. Is this the proper time and place to talk about it? Absolutely not.
Let's do a reframing exercise. You should be very careful about how you approach commenting negatively on anything in the story that appears in the tags list, but you can make it a compliment and good feedback if you have the right perspective. See the difference with these two approaches:
I kind of think frottage is disgusting, but I liked it in this story.
❌ Nope! You just told the author you think their kink is disgusting. That's like telling your poor aunt who is just trying to keep you warm this winter that she has awful taste in knitwear. Try again.
Frottage normally isn't my kink, but I love your other stories with this pairing, so I decided to give it a try, and I'm SOOOOO GLAD that I did! This story was 🔥🔥🔥
✔️ "This normally isn't my thing, but you made me expand my horizons!" Authors love to hear that. That's like telling your aunt, "I never thought this color looked good on me, but I look so cute in this sweater! I'm so glad you helped me step outside my comfort zone, because I'm the better for it."
thank u, next
The last thing I want to address is this new trend I've seen in commenting lately: placing an order. If your mom surprises you with new headphones, you don't respond with, "I wanted the white ones 🙁," or, "You should get me a new phone, too." It's easy to see why that isn't appropriate in a gifting situation, and it's also not appropriate when commenting on fanfiction.
Let's do some examples:
This fic was soooo cute, but it would have been a million times better if Character A had been with Character C instead of Character B.
❌ There are a few things going on here. Number one, you're telling your mom you wanted the white headphones, not the ones she actually bought you. You're also disparaging the A/B pairing that the author chose to write about, and as we discussed, we can assume that the author wrote the pairing because they liked it. Even if it's not their favorite and/or they also write A/C, they made a choice for this story to be A/B, and the comments section of a fic is not the place to question choices the author made in their own work.
You should write a story where Character Z who is not even in this story does [thing that is vaguely referenced in the B plot].
❌ "You should get me a new phone, too."
I want a sequel. 😞
❌ "Thank you, next!"
You can reframe this kind of sentiment if you are careful about it, and it's not all you say.
I really loved this story. I would be so interested to see these ideas explored further if you ever decide to write more in this universe.
✔️ Not "gimme." Not "more." This is, "If you build it, I will come." It is a HUGE difference.
You already know how to do this. You know how to graciously accept a gift; just use that same etiquette, and boom! Now you know how to fearlessly write a comment to fic you read. You're doing amazing. Go forth and comment.
The one about the ship no one else cares about, or the deeply unpopular character, or the extremely unusual AU?
The fic that got no comments or kudos when you posted it?
Months or years from now, that fic might be exactly what someone is looking for in the sea of fics about all the popular characters, ships, and AUs.
Your fic might be the only fic out there that has what someone is looking for. The only fic that scratches the itch that it turns out you and that reader share.
REMEMBER THAT EVERY COMMENT COUNTS! WE ARE SO PROUD OF ALL THE COMMENTORS OUT THERE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF JUST LEAVE A COMMENT FEST AND CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS OF MORE COMMENTS!!!!
Louis is a lost soul, sailing around a remote archipelago in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery.
A castaway fic
___________
"Like the island itself, he was a quite bewildering and ever changing landscape of beauty. Nothing was the same now Louis was here. The placid solitude to which Harry had grown accustomed had been replaced by fun and exquisite physical pleasure. By conversation, affection and connection. And with that all his peace was lost."
Louis is a lost soul, sailing around a remote archipelago in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery.
A castaway fic
___________
"Like the island itself, he was a quite bewildering and ever changing landscape of beauty. Nothing was the same now Louis was here. The placid solitude to which Harry had grown accustomed had been replaced by fun and exquisite physical pleasure. By conversation, affection and connection. And with that all his peace was lost."
Louis is a lost soul, sailing around a remote archipelago in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery.
A castaway fic
___________
"Like the island itself, he was a quite bewildering and ever changing landscape of beauty. Nothing was the same now Louis was here. The placid solitude to which Harry had grown accustomed had been replaced by fun and exquisite physical pleasure. By conversation, affection and connection. And with that all his peace was lost."
Louis is a lost soul, sailing around a remote archipelago in the Philippines when he makes a surprising discovery.
A castaway fic
___________
"Like the island itself, he was a quite bewildering and ever changing landscape of beauty. Nothing was the same now Louis was here. The placid solitude to which Harry had grown accustomed had been replaced by fun and exquisite physical pleasure. By conversation, affection and connection. And with that all his peace was lost."
