[sunflower-sue]

a thrill that i've never known by sunflowersue

100K | 22 Chapters

louis + harry | strangers to lovers

jilted bride x rockstar au. After declaring themselves as married on the first night of meeting, Harry decides to join rockstar Louis Tomlinson on his sold out tour across Europe. What starts as a thrilling whirlwind of falling in love and sex, they find weight of stressful tour life creeps in quickly. Cue heartbreak and angst.

out now: archiveofourown.org/works/84598481/

[some-paradise-deactivated202001]

when i sleep i’m gonna dream of how you tasted

[writersisland]

Voice/Talking quirks to give your characters

Make sure not to overload every character with traits, giving each main character one specific trait is going to go a lot further by making it memorable

speaking fast, stumbling over their words, having to backtrack

rolling R's

sharp pronunciations (t instead of d, z instead of s, k instead of g...)

rounded pronounciaions (d instead of t, ...)

quiet / loud speaker

humming frequently in between words or sentences

very well articulated

stuttering

often pausing to thin before speaking

croaky voice

regional accents

slow / fast speaker

using certain words a lot

not lowering voice at the end of sentences, leaving them sounding a little like a question or an open ended statement

foreign accents

aggressive tone even when not meaning to

high / low pitched

difficulty pronouncing certain sounds

[brightgolden]

Here's Your Perfect

Here's Your Perfect

by @brightgolden

Explicit ❘ ABO ❘ 54k ❘ Link to AO3

Written for the @1daboficfest and artwork commissioned by @monpetithl

All finesse tossed aside, Harry yanks the envelope from Miss Eden's hand. He hears her laugh, bright and cheerful as he tears into the envelope. His eyes skipping over the complimentary paragraph congratulating him for being assigned, settling into the centre of the letter - the name of his future mate.

And suddenly, Harry feels there isn't enough air in this world for him to inhale as he recites the name in his mind. Louis Tomlinson.

OR

In the world where mates are assigned to everyone and deposited to their door when an agreeable partner is found for them, Alpha Louis has recently been given his. However, he is nothing like the type of alpha that the omega academy prepares Harry for.

[nondelphic]

writing isn’t hard it’s just emotionally devastating and time-consuming and requires full body possession by an idea

[sunflower-sue]

i hope you know that i reply to your ao3 comments with the biggest smile on my face

[nondelphic]

"just write a little every day" ok but what if i write nothing for 3 weeks and then suddenly type like i’m being hunted by god

[writersisland]

Any prompt/scenario ideas for two people in a casual relationship who subconsciously wanna get closer? Angst, fluff, anything’s game. I like when relationships get messy 😛

(By casual relationship I assumed you mean a friends with benefits thing, not a platonic friendship)

Friends with Benefits/Casual, occasional Hookups wanting more (without realizing)

lingering in bed with their head on the other’s chest, drawing patterns on their skin with their finger

“You gon’ stay the night again?” “Why? Is that a problem?” “Not at all.”

finding convenient reasons for why they have to meet up earlier and hang out beyond hooking up/stay longer afterwards

“You gon’ stay the night again?” “Why? Is that a problem?” “Not at all.”

despite not being exclusive, having no interest in sleeping with others

“Is that your partner?” “Oh, no. We’re just friends.” “So, you’re single?” “I… No? Well, yes, but… It’s complicated?”

being committed to one another emotionally but not officially and it gets messy

“Why didn’t you tell me there was something going on with you?” “Why would I have told you?” “… Right. No, I just mean. Because we’re friends. And friends tell each other things.”

going from laughing it off when someone refers to them as a couple to stammering or getting annoyed by it instead, because now it hits just a tad too close to home

“Don’t you two make a lovely couple.” “Oh, um, thank you, but—“ “We’re not dating!”

jealousy when the other hooks up with someone else

“Whose hair tie is this?” “Ah, Anne must have forgotten it.” “Oh. Alright.”

once they do realize their own feelings, they refuse to talk about it out of fear of ruining what they already have

“You okay? You’ve been quiet.” “Why don’t you give me a reason to make noise then?” “Oof. Smooth. You sure you’re okay?” “Why wouldn’t I be?” “Right…”

[hlficlibrary]

HL FIC LIBRARY ✤ AUTHOR REC

AO3: InsightfulInsomniac

Tumblr: @insightfulinsomniac

STATS:

✤ Number of fics: 194

✤ Posting Since: 2017

TOP 5 FICS:

1️⃣ Desperation Was My Sanctuary {E, 101k}

As a PhD student and transplant to New York City, Louis is struggling for both money and companionship. His roommate, Zayn, introduces him to a friend who is involved in New York City's sugar bowl. Reluctantly, he signs up for a sugaring app knowing he’s probably the least conventional sugar baby on the market. If he can find a sugar daddy who will pay his bills without asking him to sacrifice his own preferences and boundaries, he might just be willing to earn a bit of extra cash by faking a relationship with a millionaire.

At the age of 35, Harry’s spent his entire adult life devoted to his career as a fashion designer. With his label, Eroda, steady and flourishing, he finally has time to settle down. When he reflects on his adult life, he realizes that he’s never been in a relationship and therefore feels behind. Shy and insecure in his inexperience, he turns to a sugaring app to manufacture a “test relationship” on his terms.

Turns out, they’re both looking for something unconventional.

A smutty, non-traditional strangers-to-lovers story about finding yourself, friendship, safety, sexual discovery, and an unexpected collision with tender, profound love.

2️⃣ Checking Them Out?: How To Use Your Library Science Degree To Get an Alpha {E, 19k}

When a flirty, attractive alpha patron checks out an entire shelf of literature on omega behavior and omega rights, Harry can’t help but wonder why the man is so interested — is he a really attentive partner, or is he just a creep?

It doesn’t help that this alpha visits weekly to exchange his books… and that he smells absolutely divine.

Whether he likes it or not, Harry has a crush.

3️⃣ I Want You to Linger {E, 6k}

Louis swallows, suddenly feeling very caught out. “Those… those are all for Harry.”

“Yes.” Niall nods. “For Harry, who does not live here.”

“I know he doesn’t, but I —“ Louis sets down his pen with a grimace. “Look, I’ll keep them in a box in my room, yeah? I just want him to feel comfortable when he’s over.”

“Hm,” Niall hums, looking entirely unimpressed. “Mate, I’m not worried about the things themselves. The vase is actually really fucking nice; we look like proper adults with flowers on our coffee table. I’m saying we should talk about you courting Harry.”

A friends-to-lovers fic in which oblivious alpha Louis courts his best friend, nests with the gifts he gets him, and is faced with the reality that sometimes telling someone you love them doesn’t go to plan (but turns out better in the end anyway).

4️⃣ oh so familiar {E, 13k}

When Harry transferred to the University of Mestonwood, he hoped that he'd finally fit in. As a witch, he's much less likely to feel isolated on an entirely supernatural campus, right?

Wrong. Thanks to the cold-shoulder efforts of Louis Tomlinson, president of the vampire Coven, Harry still feels the sting of rejection from the most gorgeous boy on campus. It's doubly frustrating that everyone else, even Harry's only close friend, Niall, seems to think Louis is a great guy.

Harry vows to actively ignore Louis in return, but his plans are foiled when his familiar, Oli, starts turning off their telepathic connection during Harry's classes. It doesn't take long for Harry to find out where Oli is disappearing to - or, rather, who he is disappearing to.

A story of misguided enemies to lovers brought together by a stubborn orange tabby.

5️⃣ Someone You Couldn’t Lose {E, 19k}

For the past three years of university, Harry worked hard to push his romantic feelings for his best friend aside. Now that they’re in their final year of uni, his omega has other plans that slip through the hairpin cracks in his restraint.

Thankfully, Louis readily indulges his incessant and rather out of control nesting behavior. While their closeness doesn’t help Harry with his unrequited feelings, he at least knows that he’s not revealing his deepest secret to the alpha unintentionally. Louis’ genetic lack of a sense of smell allows Harry’s feelings to fly under the radar.

For now.

A uni AU where nesting behavior and a little body oil sparks a much-too-affectionate friends with benefits relationship that has some very unexpected outcomes.

HIDDEN GEM:

💎 Green Coffee and Morning People {T, 3k}

Louis has a crush on the prettiest boy he’s ever seen — the curly-haired guy who sits next to him in his Community Psych class and brings strangely-colored drinks to class with him each day.

And because Louis is incapable of flirting with someone so lovely, all he manages to do is ask about said drinks every day.

Meet-cutes, fluff, and first coffee dates ensue.

[emilarry]

Dancing All Dirty

4.7K ~ Explicit

Part 15 of the Center Stage Whore series

Harry loves dancing and letting loose, especially on nights he performs. After a sign in the crowd tells him to “respectfully shake some ass,” Louis decides to take him somewhere where he can do just that. Harry has always enjoyed the club scene, but when Louis gives him a vibrating buttplug, Harry has a feeling that it will be a bit different this time.

Read it on AO3!

[waywardsou2]

Comment on fics, kudos fics, come back to a fic - read it again - go to kudos and realise you've already kudos then tell the author you are back once again

Do whatever you can to let the author know that you like what they wrote, even if it's a single emoji in that comment section ok?

LET THE AUTHOR KNOW YOU LOVE THEM because a lot of fic authors don't know that, and they need too. Let them know that they are loved

[yoursolosong]

You Are The Fever (What A Lovely Way To Burn!)

Fic: You Are The Fever (What A Lovely Way To Burn!)

For: @1domegaverseficfest

Word count: 18k

Author: @yoursolosong/yoursolosong

Summary:

“You built this?” Louis whispered in a trembling voice. Harry's mind finally seemed to kick in and he rushed to explain, “I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Lou. I know how weird this must look. I didn't mean to take advantage of your stuff behind your back, please, I am so sorry.” Harry was now a blubbering mess. He fucked up. He knew he fucked up. Real bad. It hadn't even been an hour since they made up and Harry fucked it all up. Again. Louis must think Harry’s a weirdo. God. “I will wash it all for you and give it back, I promise. We can both forget everything about-” He was cut by the sound of Louis growling. And oh shit. “You won't touch it,” Louis commanded. Or Harry is an alpha who realizes he’s also into alphas and wants to be submissive. He battles between his instincts and what he wants.

[write-on-world]

[fandomwe1rd0]

People who consistently comment on each chapter of ao3 fics, we will love you forever.

[since-he-was-eighteen]

13/? simple, but effective.

[allwaswell16]

Don't Go Anywhere I Can't Follow

by @allwaswell16

Two timestamps for the Limerence verse and inspired by the song Dark To Light Dark: When Louis visited Liam in the hospital, he had a request that Louis couldn't refuse. Light: Fate brought two soulmates together as they traveled across Europe. Now, Harry and Louis were ready to celebrate their love with a garden wedding.

Written for @howdidigethereficfest | 2k

[ariesrin]

Writing Prompt #302

“I like this: us, doing nothing together.”