hello and welcome to this month’s fic rec featuring my favourite works from what i’ve read during the past weeks. as always, please check tags before reading. if you liked the fics please reblog their posts, leave kudos and write a nice comment. happy reading!
rec tag | more rec lists
໑ Moths and Butterflies by @ladyaj-13
(G, 1.3k, coming out)
It seemed like such a good plan a week ago. It had seemed like fate, for the town’s Pride parade to fall at the very same time when work sent him there to charm some clients. Who was Louis, to sniff at a higher power?
It was exciting, a week ago. Now he’s here though, in the thick of it, and he thought it would feel freeing but it doesn't. It just rams home how he doesn’t belong.
໑ Port and Starbord by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup
(T, 3k, strangers, pirates, coffee shop)
Zayn gives Harry a withering look. “There’s a brothel up the main road that I will know if you try to visit,” he says.
“Zayn,” Harry gasps. “I am your captain.”
“And I am the one who has to procure us another lifeboat now,” Zayn says. “Fuck off and find a cafe or something.”
໑ You're The Pumpkin Of My Eye by @rockstarlwt28
(G, 4k, established relationship, autumn fluff)
Harry and Louis go on a seasonal date, that is sweeter than the confectionery in a trick or treat bucket. It’s filled with sweet snuggles, cute kisses and pumpkin picking.
໑ Good and Bad and Right and Wrong by TeamLouis / @teamlouis2023
(E, 5k, established relationship, gym, semi public sex)
Louis angrily threw a pillow at his head, but Harry avoided it, laughing loudly as he slammed the door behind him. Louis bit his lip, grumpy and flushed and hard again, tension and arguments like this with his dear husband always a huge turn on. He knew it was his toxic trait, but at the same time, it was so good to let the tension build until it exploded under the sheets. So instead of pouting and groaning in bed, waiting for Harry to leave the house without him like he first intended to do, Louis kicked the sheets of his legs, stripped off his boxers –and gave his cock a few nice quick strokes, before getting dressed for the gym. Harry smiled widely when he joined him in the kitchen. Louis flipped him off. He promised himself he would have his revenge.
Or the one where Louis doesn't want to go to the gym
໑ Smile for the Camera for It Knows Everything, Hollywood Star by @daydreamlwts
(M, 6.6k, american politics au, pwp)
Prompt 132- The story of Nancy Reagan being called the blowjob queen of Hollywood but it's Louis.
໑ Sink Through Your Skin by crimsontheory / @ireallysawanangel
(M, 6.9k, established relationship, murderer harry, detective louis)
It’s tough work being a detective. Long hours on the job, grueling cases that keep you up at night, but it’s especially hard to be a detective when you’re married to a serial killer.
໑ Ace of Hearts by @allwaswell16
(E, 10k, a/b/o pirate au, established relationship, sequel)
Louis Tomlinson, the alpha Duke of Yorkshire, had returned to England to stay now that he’d married and mated. But since his husband was also the omega he’d once held captive aboard his half-brother’s pirate ship, he held back from pushing Harry into parenthood.
With the Ace of Spades now docked in London, Harry spent time with his friends from the crew and remained a bit oblivious to his alpha’s deepest desires. What he was aware of was his best friend’s hurt and his mother-in-law’s wish for more than friendship with her oldest friend.
A sequel to Ace of Spades
໑ I (Don't) Really Care For You by @crochetsunsets
(M, 11k, strangers to lovers, writer louis, uni student harry, nyc)
“There’s always the worst case scenario,” Zayn said while the subway pulled to a stop. “Get your heart broken. Then you can write through experience.”
“Yeah, right,” Louis called after him while Zayn hopped off of the train. “You try falling in love in New York City.”
Louis' a writer who needs to learn heartbreak. Harry's a graduate student who doesn't want to break his heart. What happens when they come together--the inevitable, or something more?
໑ The Wild Night to Memory Loss to Soul Mates Pipeline
thecheshirepussycat / @the-cheshire-pussy-cat
(E, 17.6k, strangers to lovers, married in vegas, romantic comedy)
“What the fuck are you on—holy shit,” Louis gasps, looking down at his own hand to see a white gold band wrapped his left ring finger. “Wh-what is going on?”
“Sure is a conundrum,” the man muses, realization flashing in his green eyes.
“I-I’m not married, I can’t be married,” Louis mumbles to himself, staring wide-eyed at the ring, heart racing a mile a minute.
AKA: Harry and Louis get drunkenly married in Las Vegas, as one does.
໑ there's a hole in my heart (and it's got your name on it) by dilfrry / @silverfoxrry
(E, 19.5k, secret relationship, hockey au)
The four scream from the stands as the team huddles together, pulling their helmets and gloves off and slapping each other's backs as they celebrate their win. Louis had stolen a pom-pom from Mal earlier and he shakes it vigorously. His breath hitches when Harry looks up and their eyes meet. The hockey player smirks at him but looks away quickly.
“No.” Louis quickly stops Jade from even finishing that sentence because he’s about to lose his damn mind.
the puck bunny louis x hockey player harry fic
໑ love is pain, pain is pleasure by @louixamor
(E, 25k, enemies to lovers, famous louis, not famous harry, bodyguard)
After a series of disturbing events threaten his safety, Louis has no choice but to hire a new bodyguard.
Enter Harry, an incredibly attractive, judgmental asshole who hates Louis’ guts.
໑ Take Me Home (series) by @jacaranda-bloom
(E, 26.4k, strangers to lovers, songwriter louis, wanderer harry, country fic)
Louis loves his new home, up high on the mountainside, and the perfect place to write his songs. Sure, it’s isolated, but that was the point. No distractions, no interruptions. Peace and quiet and tranquillity.
But when a stranger arrives and asks if he can camp by the riverside, Louis surprises himself by agreeing without a moment's pause.
OR the story of how when you think you’ve got everything you ever wanted, life has a way of showing you just how wrong you were.
໑ The wounds that scarred our souls by @hazzaslittle28
(E, 35k, exes to lovers, a/b/o au, hate sex, angst, drops, read tags and author’s note)
Forever was nothing but a lie, Forever was just a ruse for the human heart, it gave you hope and then killed you. Forever was just a myth.
Where Louis decides to leave everything behind, including his heart.
໑ always an angel, never a god by @outropeace
(E, 39.5k, strangers to lovers, fashion designer louis, rumours, humour)
To understand the level of deep water Louis was in, one first needed to know he has had the same best friend since he was five. Ethan Astor was family to him—a friend who he loved deeply despite their differences. A friend he would do almost anything for. So when Ethan came to him with the plan, no matter how he felt about it, Louis accepted it.
At first, it was simple, he just had to flutter his eyelashes at any of the boys that showed interest in Ethan, and if they fell for it, he just dumped them without telling them the reason. Somehow, the rumors spread around campus that Ethan had an insufferable friend they had to somehow win over to reach him. Like a final monster before getting the princess.
Or: Harry likes Louis’ best friend and there's a rumor that in order to get a chance with him, he should woo Louis first.
໑ Three Men and a Baby by sun_flowr / @escapesof28
(E, 123k, strangers to lovers, roommates, fluff, kid fic)
Louis' life had been going along just fine. Until one morning when his entire world changes when he steps on a piece of lego belonging to a young boy who has randomly appeared in his flat. And with that boy comes his gorgeous father. His flatmate Zayn has some explaining to do but he's definitely not complaining, instantly feeling connected to these new additions. Over the span of a year, life gets crazy, frustrating, surprising and most importantly...filled with love.
Prompt 548: For as long as Louis can remember, it has only been him and his best friend Zayn in their little flat, but when Zayn comes home telling Louis about his friend with nowhere to stay after a bad breakup, Louis suddenly finds himself sharing his flat with a gorgeous green-eyed man called Harry along with his adorable toddler son.
— rare pairs / categories —
໑ Gaydar Lessons by @homosociallyyours
(girl direction harry/louis, G, 1k, friends, flirting)
While standing around after softball practice for the company's women's softball team, Harry gets caught (and caught up) in staring at Louis as she eats a ripe, juicy peach. If only she could be certain that Louis was into women.
໑ My Kind of Trouble by @homosociallyyours
(girl direction harry/louis, G, 1.7k, waffle house)
Harry has been a waitress at the Waffle House in Pigeon Forge, TN since she was nineteen. At twenty-five, she's settled into the routine of it enough that it feels like home, but for the past few months there's been something making it feel even better: the return of Louis Tomlinson, her high school crush.
On this particular Summer night, Louis stops by for a visit and the two of them share a table in a slow moment as Harry does a bit of side work. It's sweet in more ways than one, so much so that Harry has a hard time letting herself believe that it's real.
໑ Ask Him by LinksLipsSinkShips
(niall/lewis capaldi, T, 2k, established relationship, coming out)
When Lewis Capaldi gets pressed for information on who he's dating, he admits it... he's been seeing Niall Horan. The only problem? He jokes so much that no one believes him.
໑ the beat of your heart, the devil's arcade by edensrose / @holdingthornsandroses
(louis/ethan hawke, M, 3.5k, established relationship, newlyweds, baseball au)
“Louis Tomlinson, shortstop to the Cardinals, marries pitcher for their rival team, the Chicago Cubs,” Oli says in a fake announcer voice. He shakes his head. “One day someone will make a movie about it."
໑ i must admit i thought i'd like to make you mine by @disgruntledkittenface
(girl direction harry/louis, M, 50k, strangers to friends to lovers, fake relationship)
Louis fell apart when her ex broke up with her and moved across the country. Just as she’s starting to move on, Zayn comes back to town for their mutual friends’ wedding – with a new girlfriend as her plus one.
Blindsided and scrambling to save face, Louis lets herself get talked into a fake relationship with her new friend Harry. Their arrangement makes Louis feel pathetic and embarrassed, but it’s only going to last a few weeks. She just has to get through the wedding – what could happen?
