#28th appreciation

[palacesofmymind]

“Louis, at right back. Louis, just hold your position, run in one direction!”

[punkpillowprincess]

Ejekt Festival, 2025.

[sunbathingwithyou]

So...I might have overdone it this month. But what's a devourer of fic to do when so many fests coincide? (Read entirely too much, friends.)

Crimson in My Head by allwaswell16 / @allwaswell16 (4146)

As it stood, Louis generally avoided being alone with Harry.

It wasn’t that he didn’t enjoy being around him. That wasn’t it at all. In fact, it was more like the opposite. He enjoyed it a little too much than was healthy for their friendship.

So he’d spent the better part of three years keeping Harry at arm’s length. When their friends decided to get off campus apartments sophomore year, he’d made sure to attach himself to Liam, leaving Zayn and Harry to get a place with Niall. If they had a study session at the library, he made sure Harry wasn’t the only one going. If they went bowling or to the movies or out to a bar, he made sure there was at least one other person as a buffer between him and Harry.

And so far, it had all worked perfectly. For the most part. With maybe some minor bumps in the road.

Or

A friends to lovers story featuring spring break, tiny red shorts, an interfering friend, and a pair of lace panties. Inspired by Looks Like Lucy.

“Your Number One Bottom” by larry_hiatus / @emilarry (5501)

Harry thinks it’s hilarious that Louis’ shirt for his show says “BH”, which happens to be the fans’ abbreviation for “bottom Harry”. The shirt also says “N°1”, and Harry plans to prove Louis’ shirt to be right, showing Louis that he really is the “number one bottom”.

losing track of time, reaching higher heights by tommolinson / @sunflowrry (5717)

on the day of the 2014 amas, harry, zayn and louis get a little naughty.

or, a very self-indulgent zourry fic with all porn no plot (or maybe some plot?)

Conversations in Bus Backseats by homosociallyyours / @homosociallyyours (9154)

It's 2007, and if you want to get from New York City to Boston and back again, the cheapest way to do it is to take a bus from one city's Chinatown to the other. The Fung Wah Bus is fast and affordable, and only sometimes dangerous.

When Louis gets the chance to sit next to the woman she's been crushing on who also takes the bus regularly, she isn't sure how the three to four hour trip will go. One harrowing (slightly extended) trip is enough to make her realize she might've found The One.

Life might have other plans for her.

You Pull Me In Completely by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites (9313)

When their relationship fell apart 7 years ago, Louis never expected to see Harry again. He certainly didn't expect to find himself hired to perform as a stripper for Harry's birthday.

I’m Not Done With You Yet by paradise_is_getting_closer / @paradise-is-getting-closer (10166)

Well…that was a pretty decent one night stand, Louis thought to himself while he walked down the stairs of Harry's building. Actually it was pretty fantastic.

Really a pity that he didn't do seconds.

°~°~°

...or the one where Louis can't help coming back to Harry after a one night stand and Harry doesn't give up on keeping Louis in his life.

Notice It by violetlilachyacinth (12136)

He pushes his way into the room, roughly. Starts with his pants while facing the wall. “This is a pity fuck,” he clarifies.

“Yeah,” he hears Louis say, door creaking shut behind them. “But for which one of us?”

<><><>

Harry Styles is the Captain of the New York Yankees. One of his players is not performing.

Tied Up In Knots by j_klmnop (12705)

It’s surprisingly easy to ignore a crush when there are meetings to attend, deadlines looming, and an entire office full of people to hide behind.

At least until an office party makes it impossible to deny the fact that Harry might not be hanging around Louis’ desk for work-related reasons after all.

strange but familiar tasting by whatabadchoice / @lydiejo (27651)

In the countless years Louis has now been “alive”, Louis has come to realize there is no point. Just, in general. It was once a freeing thought and he is willing to admit the nihilistic view of existence brought on quite a wild phase in the first few years he discovered and adopted it. Lots of nights he wasn’t sure he could remember properly. Lots of nights he has absolutely no interest in remembering at all.

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No perfect place would have the effect of making his thesis easier to write, of that Harry can be certain. Not for the first time, he wonders if he even belongs at the Academy. He’d gotten special permission to complete his programme mostly from home because of his particular circumstances. Still, the prestige and exclusivity associated with the Academy felt nothing like the way his magic actually... flowed.

OR

Louis is just trying to get through an infinite loop of endless workdays. Harry is just trying to get qualified as a witch. They both end up on a quest they didn't ask for, finding something they never expected somewhere along the way.

Such Small Mercies by FadedCorporate (35385)

The rotation is simple in theory: one vampire, one wolf, one house, three months. Keep the peace, maintain the property, sustain yourselves from the household provisions and don't cause any incidents. Simple.

Louis has been alive long enough to recognise a punishment dressed up as an honour. Harry has been reliable long enough to know exactly why he was sent. Neither of them did what they're here for, and the house still smells of what the last pair did to each other.

They were roommates. That's the whole story, really.

catalyst by sallysimpsons (54297)

One time could be forgiven, they were both so drunk that night. But two times. Two times were unforgivable. Harry should’ve told Louis to go to the pub now, laugh it all off. But he didn’t. Instead, once again, his body moved before his brain could and his lips were crashing against Louis. This time it was him who initiated, and Louis didn't pull back, but parted his lips to welcome Harry’s tongue in his mouth.

Harry and Louis are both straight and in happy relationships, that is until the two of them end up shagging in the bathroom of a club during Harry's bachelor party.

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) by thedeathchamber / @louehvolution (55844)

Harry thinks he has good reasons for avoiding relationships. Meeting Louis puts those reasons to the test.

The Best Thing I Never Had by j_klmnop (71128)

Louis meets the love of his life. Then has to leave.

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After being offered the internship of a lifetime, Louis is out celebrating with friends when he meets a boy who takes his breath away.

a thrill that i’ve never known by sunflowersue / @sunflower-suesue (100000)

"I always wanted an upper thigh tattoo." He shrugs innocently as if the thought of tattooing Harry's thigh didn't send Louis into a spiral.

"Why? Nobody would ever see it." Louis' voice has the slightest, nervous shake to it. His mind is softly blurred at the edges, the world a little smaller. Just—Harry, Harry, Harry.

"I like short shorts." He shrugs.

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 the sharp reality of stressful tour life creeps in quickly. Cue heartbreak and angst.

with the blossom tree above you by staybeautiful / @harruandlou (107814)

A little over a week later, Louis was on his laptop paying a few invoices when he came across an email in the shop’s inbox.

Good afternoon, I don’t know if you remember me, but I was in your shop a week ago to purchase some pastels. We talked about cherry blossoms and you suggested I go to the Parc De Sceaux. It was just as beautiful as you said it would be. While I was painting, I was thinking about your shop. I don’t mean to be untoward, but are you looking for any summer help? I finish my exams in a couple of weeks and it would interest me greatly to assist and learn your craft. Thank you for your consideration. Best, Harry Styles

Or the summer before his last year of art school, Harry secures a job working for Louis, a reclusive pastel maker. He doesn't expect that his planned summer of Parisian debauchery will blossom into something much more.

slowly we unfurl as lotus flowers by yourdelicatepov / @howdididisco (143526)

UNI AU. In which Louis gets cast in what Liam calls his career defining short film, and his co-lead is, well, one Harry Styles. That's just how it begins.

Or, the one where Louis tries not to chase after abandoned dreams and lovely musicians, Harry is a lovely musician who needs to heal, Niall should win the bestest friend award if there is one, Liam just wants to finish his very important gay rom com in time and Zayn is...around.

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comfort reread of the month: Them Butterflies by momentofclarity / @gaycousinlarry (68507)

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My fave WIPs that updated this month:

Cranberries by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites (95287)

A story about two people growing closer together even when the universe seems determined to keep them apart.

Good Grief by faithinthegrapejuice / @faithinthegrapejuice (402282)

Or the one where school-weirdo Harry brainiac Styles has become a palliative care doctor, school-dropout Louis arse-to-die-for Tomlinson a self-made CEO with a terminally ill best friend, and the universe thinks it’s a good idea to throw them back together after 17 years—with two kids, two dogs, a fiercely loyal circle of friends and family, and a whole lot of meant-to-be.

Influenced. by zita17, zmmf / @louisandtheaquarian @zaynmaliksmiddlefinger (622295)

A fake dating with a twist, famous/not-famous, enemies to friends to secret lovers au where Larry and Ziam fall in love behind the scenes while Zarry bicker in public.

Total number of fics read: 74  (that’s 2.2 mil words!) across two fandoms

[galacticlarry]

🫧2025 FIC RECS🫧

Here's a list of fics I read in loved in 2025. I read 75 fics this year (being employed really did a number on my productivity when it comes to reading), and, although I really struggle with choosing favourites, these are a few of them. I tried to limit it to one fic per author to avoid this list being the same people over and over.

🫧 Slippery When Wet by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright (E, 3.4k)

Harry has a habit of hot tubbing topless, to both the delight and dismay of her housemates Louis and Zayn. When it gets to be too much for Louis one day, she flees to her room to take care of herself, only to be surprised by Zayn showing up in her doorway and suggesting they take mutual advantage of Louis' view of the back garden where Harry's still enjoying her hot tub time.

In which Louis finds out the only thing hotter than Harry is getting off a few feet from a good friend who finds her just as overwhelming.

I loved how fun this one was! Really enjoyed it!

🫧 Rogue omega by Loretheloner / @loretheloner (M, 38k)

Written for prompt 6 of the 1DAngstFest 2025: Louis is a rogue on the run from his birth pack, who want to kill him because he's a male omega. He ends up in the Styles pack's territory, trying to get away from his hunters. But it's too late--the alphas surround the exhausted omega and attack him. The last thing he sees, before he passes out, is a huge black wolf with green eyes.

What a sight to die to.

A story about prejudice, prophecies, and rejection. Also a story about kindness, resilience and soulmates.

This was such a captivating and beautifully written story! I truly couldn't put it down.

🫧 Happy Valentine's Day, You Cockroach by allwaswell16 / @allwaswell16 (NR, 2k)

Harry Styles, new director of the Milltown Zoo, has a great idea for a Valentine's Day themed fundraiser. For a donation, they'll name cockroaches after people's exes and then feed them to the meerkats on a live stream. He just didn't foresee how many cockroaches would end up with his name...

I'm a little late to the party with this one, but I loved how funny and silly it was.

🫧 for you, i would ruin myself by wildestdreams / @thelavendrhaze (E, 110k)

It was the perfect last day of summer. They built sandcastles, wrote their names in the sand, and caught crabs, which they eventually let go when one of them pinched Louis and he was near tears. Afterward, they swam in the ocean, splashing each other playfully before moving toward one another in sync, lips pressing together in sweet kisses. When their skin turned prune-like, they returned to shore, laying out on their towels beneath the bright sun, snacking on fruit and chocolate while talking about everything and nothing.

At some point, Harry had shared, “I think this has been my favorite summer yet.”

“Why’s that?” Louis asked, a smile peeking out as though he already knew. He looked so pretty and cool with his sun-kissed skin and black Ray-Bans covering his eyes.

Harry rolled over on his towel until he was half-pressed against Louis and placed his palms on top of Louis’ chest, tucking his chin over them. “Because I had you.”

or

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.

I'm not joking when I say this ruined my life. It was just so heartbreaking and beautiful and so so so well written! I kept screaming the entire time I was reading (mostly at Louis, because my GOD did he need it, but Harry received a good scolding too). I honestly couldn't recommend it enough.

🫧 Stardust In Our Souls by Larrysmomfics / @larrysmomfics (E, 122k)

Harry Styles refuses to fall in love. After finding out about a generational family curse as a ten year old boy, young witch Harry casts a spell to ensure that he'll never find his true love so that he'll never have to experience the heartbreak of losing them. Fast forward to present day. With the curse still looming over his and his sister's heads, and no endeavors to help by the Witch Council, Harry decides to send out his own call for help by coming out to the world...as a witch. What he doesn't anticipate is that his coming out video will end up going viral, garnering the attention of not only the Witch Council, but inadvertently summoning the soulmate his ten year old self unknowingly bound to him all those years ago. Harry’s pursuit to break the curse ensues with the enlisted help of his soulmate, unaware investigative journalist Louis Tomlinson. With a few twists and turns along the path to discovering the origin of the curse, Harry embarks upon a journey of righting past wrongs, solving an unforeseen mystery, and unintentionally entangles himself in an unexpected side quest as well- falling in love.

OR

The witchrry fic inspired by Practical Magic with Stevie Nicks as High Priestess of Harry's coven.

I loved reading this one as it was being posted. It was cute and funny and it hurt me, but it's fine. Truly, a beautiful fic.

🫧 the shape we take by boyfriendstages (E, 7.6k)

“And tonight,” Harry goes on, lips curling, “since we’re in Paris—she did the Eiffel Tower.”

A beat.

Then Louis says, “No wonder you like her music so much.”

Harry full on cackles into the pillow, his voice breathy and sweet. “….I want to try it.”

There’s a pause, longer this time.

“You want to be Eiffel Towered?”

I'm so obsessed with this one, I don't think I could ever fully explain it.

🫧 but i could be your obsession by staybeautiful @harruandlou (E, 45k)

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.

“What’s wrong?”

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.

I really enjoyed reading this! Such a fun read!

🫧 chasin' the high (but it was always you) by kingofthefridaynight (G, 10k)

“It’s okay,” Louis said with a smile, soft on his features, “Life moves on, doesn’t it?”

Harry’s heart skipped a beat, his throat tightening. Moving on was something Harry thought about too many times to count - late at night, on long flights, in the middle of a crowded train station where not even the noise could drown out the memory of Louis. But hearing him say it now, out loud, made it feel like everything inside Harry was unravelling.

His voice wavered, and for just a second, he was afraid all the truths he had kept so hidden might spill out. But they didn’t. He swallowed, his eyes flicking again to the heavy church doors. All he said was, “Yeah, I guess it does.”

Or, the one where there's always something standing in their way and they keep missing their chance. Until they don't.

This one was heartbreaking but so beautiful and I loved it a lot.

🫧 Bluebirds & End Notes by SilverStuff50 / @silverstuff50 (E, 74k)

On Louis’ first day at university, he meets Harry, a gorgeous, charming alpha, and falls for him immediately.

Unfortunately for Louis, Harry’s fondness for him is firmly rooted in friendship, while his own unrequited feelings only get deeper.

A story of friendship, love, and learning to live life while still yearning.

OR: Louis’ in the friend zone and Harry is oblivious until it’s too late.

So, so, so good. I laughed, I cried, I screamed. Literally broke my heart and put it back together. I truly loved this one SO much!

🫧 (Do Not) Press Play by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense (E, 2.8k)

Harry receives a curious text from Louis.

Loved this one! They're complete idiots, but also so cute!

🫧 will u court me? by eversincezourry / @eversincezourry (E, 47k)

“Pilates and tennis are great stress relievers.”

“Can I be added to the list?” Louis asks with a cheeky wink.

“Depends.”

“On what?”

“If you can handle it,” Harry grins.

or

Louis Tomlinson, the world’s top tennis player, meets rising star Harry Styles. Set across London, Barcelona, and Berlin, their relationship blossoms into something deeper than friends. A high stakes match at Wimbledon is coming up soon, but how important is it when love is teetering on the very same net that keeps them apart?

I loved their dynamic in this one. I really enjoyed reading it!

🫧 Call It Fate by sunnychaos (T, 11k)

Five times Louis attends Harry Styles’ concert unwillingly because his sister drags him along and one time he attends his concert as his boyfriend.

This one was really cute! And, God, was Louis clueless throughout all of it! I loved it so much!

🫧 My Ribs Get the Feeling (You Did) by xunorthodox / @ltwritten (M, 16k)

Untucking his head, he looks at his window and tries to make it more meaningful. The waiting. It could be special, possibly even romantic… like Wendy at the window.

OR

Five times he waits for Louis and the one time he doesn’t.

This one broke me, but I loved every second of it!

🫧 a soft place to land by girlfriendrry / @grlfriendrry (E, 111k)

Louis takes a third-grade teaching job in Clover Hill as a favor, mostly because he has nowhere else to go. He lost his job as a sous-chef, and everything else in Chicago fell apart. This Hallmark-channel town feels more like punishment than a fresh start. Louis prepares for the worst ten months of his life.

Until Harry, the art teacher who ribbon laces his sneakers and paints rainbow fences, makes it really easy to get distracted.

I don't want to talk about how much I cried while reading this, but what I do want to talk about is how much I loved it. Seriously, go read it if you haven't.

🫧 hooked on a feeling by disgruntledkittenface / @disgruntledkittenface (E, 4.5k)

Louis needs the money, so she takes a job as a topless waitress.

She gets more than she bargained for when she meets her coworker Harry.

This one was so much fun! I loved it!

🫧 I Heard You Like Magic... by homosociallyyours / @homosociallyyours (E, 3.7k)

Harry isn't ashamed to say she kind of needs her Hitachi Magic Wand to get off. So when it breaks down mid-wank, she gets a little desperate, okay? The fact that Louis, her new friend and even newer roommate, literally just got one in the mail the other day simply has to be fate. Emboldened by listening to "Red Wine Supernova," Harry decides to see if her roommate would be cool with her taking the new wand as her own (with a replacement on the way, of course).

Louis, it turns out, is even cooler with it than Harry ever could've expected.

I loved this one! They're so cute!

🫧 Untethered by HoldingOnToChaos / @holdingontochaos (E, 73k)

The foundation of Louis’ predictable, quiet life is shattered when his alpha demands they open their marriage out of the blue.

His reluctance and denial of his new reality shackle him until he finally allows himself to give in and experiment with some long-forgotten desires.

It’s with chance and luck that he meets Harry, a charming, sexy alpha who shows him what actual unconditional love can really feel like.

The only trouble is, Louis' still married, and his open marriage is meant to be temporary.

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Or: Louis is forced to open his marriage, which inevitably leads him to falling in love with the alpha that changes his life.

Such a perfectly written, captivating story. Every part of it was the best part, and I'm not even exaggerating.

🫧 nutvember 2025 by me_her_themoon / @greeneyesfriedrice and tommokat / @tommokat (E, 56k)

bunch of filthy larry one-shots for the entire month of november :P

Every single one of these was sooo good! It was really fun reading these every day!

🫧 the inconvenience of wanting you by tracksuitponytail / @tracksuitponytail (M, 14k)

Alpha Louis Tomlinson loves music, his balcony overlooking an unkempt garden, and (most of all) his solitude. When omega Harry Styles moves into the downstairs flat with four-legged company and a love of gardening, Louis is determined to despise the disruption and keep his distance. But Harry, it turns out, is impossible to ignore.

This one was so sweet and made me laugh a lot. I loved it!

and a bit of shameless self-promo for good measure

🫧 Take The Long Way Home by galactic_larry (T, 2.2k)

Louis hasn’t seen his roomba in a few days, which means he must’ve lost it. Harry found a random roomba in his new flat the day he moved in.

What happens when the two start dating and they realise that Louis’ lost roomba and Harry’s new roomba are in fact the same roomba?

Choosing one of mine is always difficult, but it's also something that needs to be done. I chose this one because of how silly it is and how much joy writing it brought me. I hope reading it brings you some of that joy too.

[wankersday]

Thank you to all the incredible authors who participated in this year’s Wankers Day Fic Fest!

Fics are listed in the order they were added to the collection. Authors, please @wankersday in your fic post if you’d like it reblogged.

you never call, by the way by kitchendancefloors

Mine is better by StormyDrama28

with satin sticking to your skin by DaddyAlphaLouisBabyOmegaHarry

If I promise you can break me (won't you love me like you hate me) by we_are_the_same

the old familiar sting by yeah_alright

But trust me on the sunscreen. by disgruntledkittenface

Harry's Epic Watch and Wank Birthday Beat Off Bash! by juniperlightning

Together Together by haztobegood

Swathed in Sweat by larry_hiatus

Love The Way You Wear On Me by LetTheMusicMoveYou

Wank All the Time, Kiss Occassionally by larry_love13

Chocolate Flavored Lust by homosociallyyours

Please let these wonderful authors know you appreciate them by leaving kudos and comments!❤️

See you next Wankers Day!

[1dmonthlyficroundup]

— 1D Monthly Fic Roundup —

Hi, and welcome to the 1D Monthly Fic Roundup for May 2026! Below you’ll find 1D fics that were all published this month. We hope you’ll check out these new fics! If you would like to submit your own fic, please check this post on how to submit or visit our blog @1dmonthlyficroundup​. You can find all our other posts here.

Happy reading!

＊ won't you take me by @disgruntledkittenface [M, 2k, Louis/Harry]

Louis is on a yacht off the coast of Italy when a storm hits. She’s thrown into the water and has to swim for cover. It’s just when she thinks she’s out of danger that she should worry the most.

＊ Bright Yellow Spaceship (Might Make Me Start To Believe) by ships_bravery / @larentslovechaos [E, 13k, Harry/Louis]

Louis wanders off into the jungle on his own in Costa Rica during a lads' work trip, looking for some solitude in the midst of a rowdy night of playing pool and drinking. He just needs a moment to himself to get away from all the noise and chaos. He's in paradise, after all. But when he steps out that night, it's not quite peace that he finds, but rather something, or someone, otherworldly.

AKA Louis has an encounter with an Extraterrestrial Harry Styles and his Bright Yellow Spaceship.

＊ Now I’m A Wasteland by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28 [M, 7k, Louis/Harry]

Louis snorts. “Alright, and what about you?”

“What about me?” Curly asks innocently as he leans forward and swipes Louis’ still untouched beer off the table and takes a swig.

Once again, Louis is speechless.

The sheer audacity of this man is nearly incomprehensible.

And yet, Louis can’t deny the excited jitters dancing wildly in his stomach.

He can’t even remember the last time anyone has kept him on his toes like this.

It’s invigorating.

(Or the one where rockstar Louis Tomlinson is living his dream. But fame is a lot more hollow and lonely than he expected. So he goes searching for something that makes him feel again. The last place he expected to find it, is in the green eyes of a go-go dancer at a gay disco).

＊ You’re My Favorite Anomaly by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28 [E, 47k, Harry/Louis]

“Don’t you want to ask me?”

Harry frowns. “Ask you what?”

Louis presses his lips into a line. “Don’t you want to ask me if I killed her?”

Harry narrows his eyes. “To be frank with you Louis, I don’t really have time for that. And even if I did, I don’t really care.”

Louis’ brows raise in shock but he seems to mask it quickly enough. “You’re planning to defend me in court and you don’t even want to know if I’m guilty of a heinous crime?” Louis sounds genuinely curious.

(Or the one where human lawyer Harry Styles is defending Louis Tomlinson, a witch accused of using black magic to kill another witch. Louis most definitely uses black magic, but Harry believes him when he says he didn’t kill anyone. Can they prove Louis’ innocence before the real killer gets to them first?)

＊ Lazy by harryanthus_annuus / @harryanthus-annuus [E, 1k, Louis/Harry]

Aka what really happened in Costa Rica

＊ stay for the night (in the palaces in my mind) by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed [M, 8k, Harry/Louis]

“Hello?”

It's tentative, the voice. Louis keeps his eyes firmly closed. This isn't real, he tells himself. This isn't happening. He’d been so careful.

Zayn was going to kill him. Fuck. He’d known better than to go out for a supply run on his own. But Susie had been sick and he hadn’t wanted to take Mike with him when he was so worried about his little sister. She was only eleven years old, it wasn’t like she could stay on her own.

He knows the rules. He knows that agreement that he’s made with Zayn. If I ever come back different-

He scrunches his eyes shut even tighter, as though that can keep the horrible truth at bay. He doesn’t have to be different, he tells himself. He can just ignore-

“Hello?”

Shut up, he thinks. This isn’t real. You’re not real. This isn’t happening.

“I’m sorry you feel that way,” the voice in his head whispers.

＊ (swore to each other) we'd never be enemies by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed [M, 35k, Zayn/Louis]

When he’s in a fight like this, he doesn’t think. He doesn’t have to think. There’s this single minded focus, almost like he can predict what move is coming next. Like his muscles are already anticipating, reacting, before he’s even seen his opponent move.

A small tremor in Blitz’ hands and Zayn pushes his own hands up, bringing up a wall of water that blossoms into ice in front of him, keeping Blitz’ electric current from hitting him. He steps back, eyes on the distorted shape on the other side of the ice, though Zayn doesn’t have to guess at his next move.

This is what he’s been doing for the past six months, after all. This is what he’s trained for, it’s his purpose. One of these days, he will manage to complete his task.

One of these days, the fight will go his way, and Blitz will be obliterated.

＊ You Pull Me In Completely by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites [E, 9k, Louis/Harry]

When their relationship fell apart 7 years ago, Louis never expected to see Harry again. He certainly didn't expect to find himself hired to perform as a stripper for Harry's birthday.

＊ Another Second Closer to You by @jooles999 [E, 28k, Harry/Louis]

“Just fuck off Louis” he squirmed at the mention of his name, yet Harry continued abject fury now etched on his face “You’re acting like it was all one sided but you forget that I was actually there and I had the marks and bruises for weeks after. You can pretend you faked it or didn’t enjoy it all you like, but no-one comes three fucking times whilst moaning and whimpering like that unless they are into it MATE!”

“Yeah well what can I say - any hole will do” Louis’s eyes betrayed him staying focused on the road ahead refusing to look in the rear view mirror, his knuckles now white from gripping the steering wheel so hard. He couldn’t back down now, not when Harry was being so vicious.

or Harry and Louis are both Police Officers who despise each other after sleeping together months ago. Every interaction is a competition of escalating hate filled insults until one night when they end up handcuffed together abandoned in a deserted warehouse with no means of escape. Finally forced to face the truth of why things between them went so badly wrong can they reconcile on what might be the last night of their lives.

＊ Running Through the Flames by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf [NR, 3k, Louis/Harry]

Louis and Harry broke up fifteen years ago. Louis sees him again in the most unexpected place. Part 5 of Swallow My Words

＊ Don't Go Anywhere I Can't Follow by @allwaswell16 [NR, 2k, Harry/Louis]

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. Part 2 of Limerence

＊ Crimson in My Head by @allwaswell16 [E, 4k, Louis/Harry]

As it stood, Louis generally avoided being alone with Harry.

It wasn’t that he didn’t enjoy being around him. That wasn’t it at all. In fact, it was more like the opposite. He enjoyed it a little too much than was healthy for their friendship.

So he’d spent the better part of three years keeping Harry at arm’s length. When their friends decided to get off campus apartments sophomore year, he’d made sure to attach himself to Liam, leaving Zayn and Harry to get a place with Niall. If they had a study session at the library, he made sure Harry wasn’t the only one going. If they went bowling or to the movies or out to a bar, he made sure there was at least one other person as a buffer between him and Harry.

And so far, it had all worked perfectly. For the most part. With maybe some minor bumps in the road.

Or A friends to lovers story featuring spring break, tiny red shorts, an interfering friend, and a pair of lace panties. Inspired by Looks Like Lucy.

＊ Fall Inside a Painted Sky by @allwaswell16 [NR, 100 words, Harry/Louis]

Maybe if he was braver, he would have been a surfer, too. Inspired by the song All These Skies by Louis Tomlinson

＊ Don't Jump the Gun by @allwaswell16 [NR, 100 words, Louis/Harry]

Louis does not want to be at a movie premiere after-party. Sometimes being loud pays off.

＊ Inside My Naked Eye by @allwaswell16 [M, 100 words, Harry/Louis]

Louis has a secret life, but he's on borrowed time. Inspired by The Observer by Louis Tomlinson

＊ Paper Thin Walls by SullenFairy [T, 3k, Louis/Harry]

Louis peers down at his watch.

From his calculations, he has about 10 minutes left of this interview.

That’s 10 minutes to recite his prepared story. Stay on script, get the promo, keep everyone happy—if only he could remember the reporter's name. He smirks. He’s managed worse.

＊ It’s only me and nobody (I know you’re mad at me) by StormyDrama28 / @stormy-28 [G, 3k, Harry/Louis]

Fuuuuuck… Let me die. I need a cuddle.

Blindly, he flings his arm to the other side of the bed. Empty. And cold. Louis winces and opens his eyes in a jolt.

Harry? Where is he?

Or Louis wakes up hungover and alone

＊ Wish Answered by @haztobegood [G, 980k, Louis/Harry]

Someday when the time is right, they will really wish hard for a baby of their own.

Ever since he was young, he'd dreamed of performing. He’s worked hard to get this far in his career, and he loves touring, being on stage, meeting fans. But what if all his success unknowingly came at the loss of his other dreams? He’s spent many nights lying awake with these questions he’s asked himself a thousand times. It doesn't matter. He knows the answer. The timing is never right. As much as Louis wants it, their wishes never align.

＊ Don't Walk Alone by @haztobegood [G, 1k, Harry/Louis]

Harry can't sleep. She follows Louis.

＊ Dream Awake by @haztobegood [T, 828 words, No Pairing, Louis]

Still not a lucid dream… How long will I have to keep writing these before it finally happens?

An Excerpt from Louis' Dream Journal

＊ You Pull Me In by @haztobegood [E, 25k, Harry/Louis]

Harry Styles is unlucky in love and unsuccessful in business, but he has a house with a blue door in his favourite neighbourhood, and a solid group of friends that make sure he never gets lonely. Louis Tomlinson is lucky in life and successful with singing, but the complications of the music industry prevent him from truly being himself. Their lives couldn't be more different. Will fate bring them together or will the complications of fame get in the way?

A Notting Hill AU

＊ between now and then by prone_to_overthinking / @loud-as-lions [T, 2k, Louis/Harry]

A series of conversations, and eventually, a decision.

An exploration of conversations had between Harry and Louis about their situation over the years, leading up to Louis' decision to come out.

＊ Send Me Under by larry_hiatus / @emilarry [E, 20k, Harry/Louis]

Nothing is going right in Louis’ life lately. Between his bosses constantly putting him through the shredder, and his relationship being on life support, Louis is in desperate need for the one thing he never allows himself to have. He hasn’t seen Harry in months, but for the right price, Harry can help Louis let go and get him where he needs to be.

＊ Lead Me Home by skipper / @skipperxao3 [E, 54k, Louis/Harry]

It’s 2001, a year of change.

But for Harry Styles, change doesn’t come easy. In fact, it’s nearly impossible. When his brother, Tyler, tells him he’s leaving town for the summer, he begs him to go along. Unwilling to be left behind by the only family he has, Harry begrudgingly agrees to join Tyler and his band on tour. He's forced into a world of unpredictability, unlike the impeccably concise world he’s created. 

When introduced to the band’s latest edition, a bass player from the opposite end of town, Harry can’t help himself. He's intrigued. Soon, he finds himself moving closer to the stranger, cautiously accepting the connection he offers.

He gradually welcomes the developing friendship, though it goes against everything he knows, inadvertently bringing a change within him.

＊ i'll hold on a little tighter by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou [G, 1k, No Pairing, Louis]

Better. Older. Wiser.

Snapshots of Louis' thoughts during the first day of tour.

＊ Protecting The Spark by BeamyK112 [G, 7k, Louis/Harry]

Louis feels the familiar queasy feeling these meetings always leave in the pit of his stomach. "Engagement," he mutters with a thinly veiled hint of bitterness, the word leaving a vile taste in his mouth. "We're talking about a low-brow awards banquet, Sadie. We've been doing this for half our lives at this point. Surely this vacuum is a bit worn out by now."

"On the contrary, Louis," she counters, looking directly at him. "The vacuum, as you call it, is your most valuable asset. This iced out, no contact narrative, it's what keeps the fans dissecting every lyric, every interview, and keeps you both trending on socials. Frankly, it sells. Tickets, magazines and merch, it all skyrockets when we build it up. We need to lean into the illusion of distance. We want frosty looks and cold shoulders. If the press asks about the other, the answer is a polite, empty pivot. You aren't friends, aren't enemies. You're simply… nothing. Just two individuals existing in the same industry on completely independent trajectories, no reason for your worlds to overlap."

＊ Stranger in My Bed by croisblue / @forwhatiam [E, 2k, Harry/Louis]

The research team had been on the frozen planet, Polus, for 139 rotations around its sun when Louis started to feel it, the drowsiness and fatigue.

an Among Us-based AU taken way too seriously

＊ When Lightning Strikes. by worldofnight / @haroldbowie [NR, 69k+, wip, Harry/Louis]

Harry Styles has spent his life chasing the sky that took his mother.

Louis Tomlinson has spent his career trying to understand storms before they turn towns into wreckage.

They should not work.

Harry is impulse, ego, and a GoPro strapped to a death wish.

Louis is training, precision, and a live broadcast hidden under a soaked white button-down.

They hate each other professionally. Personally. Loudly.

Unfortunately, the storm doesn’t care.

When a historic weather system bears down on Harry’s hometown, the chase turns deadly, the rivalry turns intimate, and survival starts looking a lot like being trapped under the only man Harry can’t outrun.

When Lightning Strikes — enemies to lovers, storm chasers, hometown grief, live-feed betrayal, near-death intimacy, and two absolute idiots mistaking obsession for competition.

＊ If You Leave by @larrysmomfics [E, 65k, Louis/Harry]

Picture it, 2014, The Where We Are Tour, and Harry Styles has been madly in love with his blue-eyed, loud mouthed, hedgehog haired bandmate for four years, with little hope of ever having the courage to tell him. Enter 1980's teenage rom-com icon and brat pack princess, Molly Ringwald, who transports him into her world, giving Harry the opportunity of a lifetime to live out versions of her movies, in hopes that walking in someone else's shoes will give him the confidence he needs to take that leap and tell Louis he's in love with him.

OR

The brat pack fic that absolutely no one asked for

＊ truth be told i never was yours (if you love me, let me go) by localopa / @voulezloux [T, 39k, Harry/Louis]

People think of periods in their lives in different ways. Some view them as whole years, with smaller sub periods within them. Some take the “era” approach, times where they were a certain way for a time. Some even use major life events as check points, from graduation to marriage to having kids. 

Harry thinks of his life in three chapters: before Louis, during Louis, and after Louis.

harry had it all. a successful solo career, amazing friends, a wonderful partner. when his partner of 10 years breaks up with him out of the blue, he convinces himself it was mutual to cope. when he realizes that he’s still in love and the breakup was never mutual, he does what he should’ve done before: fight to be with louis.

＊ “Your Number One Bottom” by larry_hiatus / @emilarry [E, 5k, Louis/Harry]

Harry thinks it’s hilarious that Louis’ shirt for his show says “BH”, which happens to be the fans’ abbreviation for “bottom Harry”. The shirt also says “N°1”, and Harry plans to prove Louis’ shirt to be right, showing Louis that he really is the “number one bottom”. Part 5 of Different Stages, Same Whores

＊ Does It Make You Feel Alive? by Worldsofdreamers / @defences-down [E, 2k, Zayn/Niall]

After years of dancing around the chemistry they finally take advantage of the wild west that are conferences and hook up.

[allwaswell16]

All the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in May 2026. For new fics, check out this month’s fic roundup at @1dmonthlyficroundup! You can find my other fic recs here.

- Louis / Harry -

🌼 Another Second Closer to You by @jooles999

(E, 28k, enemies to lovers) Harry and Louis are both Police Officers who despise each other after sleeping together months ago. Every interaction is a competition of escalating hate filled insults until one night when they end up handcuffed together abandoned in a deserted warehouse with no means of escape.

🌼 Send Me Under by larry_hiatus / @emilarry

(E, 26k, bdsm) Nothing is going right in Louis’ life lately. Louis is in desperate need for the one thing he never allows himself to have. He hasn’t seen Harry in months, but for the right price, Harry can help Louis let go and get him where he needs to be.

🌼 Bright Yellow Spaceship (Might Make Me Start To Believe) by ships_bravery / @larentslovechaos

(E, 13k, alien Harry) Louis has an encounter with an Extraterrestrial Harry Styles and his Bright Yellow Spaceship.

🌼 You Pull Me In Completely by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites

(E, 9k, exes) When their relationship fell apart 7 years ago, Louis never expected to see Harry again. He certainly didn't expect to find himself hired to perform as a stripper for Harry's birthday.

🌼 Conversations in the Bus Backseat by @homosociallyyours

(G, 9k, girl direction) When Louis gets the chance to sit next to the woman she's been crushing on who also takes the bus regularly, she isn't sure how the three to four hour trip will go. One harrowing (slightly extended) trip is enough to make her realize she might've found The One.

🌼 stay for the night (in the palaces in my mind) by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed

(M, 8k, dystopian) He scrunches his eyes shut even tighter, as though that can keep the horrible truth at bay. He doesn’t have to be different, he tells himself. He can just ignore- “Hello?” Shut up, he thinks. This isn’t real. You’re not real. This isn’t happening. “I’m sorry you feel that way,” the voice in his head whispers.

🌼 Protecting The Spark by BeamyK112

(G, 7k, canon) Louis feels the familiar queasy feeling these meetings always leave in the pit of his stomach. "Engagement," he mutters with a thinly veiled hint of bitterness, the word leaving a vile taste in his mouth. 

🌼 Now I’m A Wasteland by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(M, 6k, strangers to lovers) the one where rockstar Louis Tomlinson is living his dream. But fame is a lot more hollow and lonely than he expected. So he goes searching for something that makes him feel again. The last place he expected to find it, is in the green eyes of a go-go dancer at a gay disco

🌼 Louis' Lemonade Café by @fitzandlarry

(T, 5k, crack) On National Lemonade Day, international pop star Harry Styles stumbles into a humble, fluorescent lemonade shop owned by the charismatic Louis Tomlinson. He does not know how to process the way Louis makes him feel. No, the lemons. It's all the lemons.

🌼 Crimson in My Head by @allwaswell16

(E, 4k, humor) A friends to lovers story featuring spring break, tiny red shorts, an interfering friend, and a pair of lace panties. Inspired by Looks Like Lucy.

🌼 Running Through the Flames by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

(NR, 3k, exes) Louis and Harry broke up fifteen years ago. Louis sees him again in the most unexpected place. Part 5 of Swallow My Words

🌼 It’s only me and nobody (I know you’re mad at me) by StormyDrama28 / @stormy-28

(G, 3k, established relationship) Louis wakes up hungover and alone

🌼 won't you take me by @disgruntledkittenface

(M, 2k, siren) Louis is on a yacht off the coast of Italy when a storm hits. She’s thrown into the water and has to swim for cover. It’s just when she thinks she’s out of danger that she should worry the most.

🌼 Don't Go Anywhere I Can't Follow by @allwaswell16

(NR, 2k, timestamps) 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. Part 2 of Limerence

🌼 Don't Walk Alone by @haztobegood

(G, 2k, artist Louis) Harry can't sleep. She follows Louis.

🌼 between now and then by prone_to_overthinking / @loud-as-lions

(T, 2k, canon) A series of conversations, and eventually, a decision. An exploration of conversations had between Harry and Louis about their situation over the years, leading up to Louis' decision to come out.

🌼 Stranger in My Bed by croisblue / @forwhatiam

(E, 2k, Among Us au) The research team had been on the frozen planet, Polus, for 139 rotations around its sun when Louis started to feel it, the drowsiness and fatigue.

🌼 Lazy by harryanthus_annuus / @harryanthus-annuus

(E, 1k, pwp) Aka what really happened in Costa Rica

🌼 Wish Answered by @haztobegood

(G, 980 words, canon divergence) Someday when the time is right, they will really wish hard for a baby of their own.

🌼 Inside My Naked Eye by @allwaswell16

(M, 100 words, camboy) Louis has a secret life, but he's on borrowed time. Inspired by The Observer

🌼 Don't Jump the Gun by @allwaswell16

(NR, 100 words, famous/famous) Louis does not want to be at a movie premiere after-party. Sometimes being loud pays off. Inspired by Jump The Gun.

🌼 Fall Inside a Painted Sky by @allwaswell16

(NR, 100 words, beach) Maybe if he was braver, he would have been a surfer, too. Inspired by the song All These Skies by Louis Tomlinson

- Rare Pairs -

🌼 (swore to each other) we'd never be enemies by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed

(M, 35k, Zayn/Louis) This is what he’s been doing for the past six months, after all. This is what he’s trained for, it’s his purpose. One of these days, he will manage to complete his task. One of these days, the fight will go his way, and Blitz will be obliterated.

🌼 Dream Awake by @haztobegood

(T, 8k, Louis, No Pairing) Still not a lucid dream… How long will I have to keep writing these before it finally happens? An Excerpt from Louis' Dream Journal

🌼 i'll hold on a little tighter by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou

(G, 1k, Louis, No Pairing) Better. Older. Wiser. Snapshots of Louis' thoughts during the first day of tour.

[so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed]

stay for the night (in the palaces of my mind)

[Larry, 8.5k]

“Hello?”

It's tentative, the voice. Louis keeps his eyes firmly closed. This isn't real, he tells himself. This isn't happening. He’d been so careful.

Zayn was going to kill him. Fuck. He’d known better than to go out for a supply run on his own. But Susie had been sick and he hadn’t wanted to take Mike with him when he was so worried about his little sister. She was only eleven years old, it wasn’t like she could stay on her own.

He knows the rules. He knows that agreement that he’s made with Zayn. If I ever come back different-

He scrunches his eyes shut even tighter, as though that can keep the horrible truth at bay. He doesn’t have to be different, he tells himself. He can just ignore-

“Hello?”

Shut up, he thinks. This isn’t real. You’re not real. This isn’t happening.

“I’m sorry you feel that way,” the voice in his head whispers.

Written for the @howdidigethereficfest for the song 'Palaces'.