💜 Ace by aclosetlarryshipper (32k)
It’s real. He can’t keep denying it. Denial has just made things more difficult. Acceptance is the first stage to anything.Louis sniffles and pulls the sun visor down, flipping it open to reveal the mirror. He stares into his own icy eyes, grimacing at the red rim around the edges.He tries to say the words, but they still feel too final and condemning.orThe sexuality crisis you probably haven’t read.
💜 we could be stars by transstevebucky (23k)
“Me watching makeup tutorials.” His voice is shaking. He wants to deny it, but Harry knows everything and stores the information away for perusal afterwards. “It doesn’t mean anything.”Harry nods, slowly, like he doesn’t want to scare him away. “It’s okay if it does mean something, though,” he begins, smooth and gentle, mouth resting against the line of Louis’s jaw. It’s comforting in a way it wouldn’t be with anyone else. “You know that, right?”
or; Louis falls down the rabbit hole of makeup, and Harry’s always there to catch him.
💜 Pi Time by aclosetlarryshipper (16k, side ace/aro)
Harry, 20. Less Than 1 Mile Away, Active 1 minute ago. I think when it comes down to it, I’m just looking for someone supportive. That’s all I really need in life. I know this is an app, but we can find people in all the most obscure places ☺ -H.SorHot, hipster Harry from Tinder is nothing like Louis expected.
💜 Amazing Sin by thecheshirepussycat (56k, ace Niall)
Gears started turning in Louis’ head. Purely mischievous gears that had Louis formulating a revenge plan against Taylor. He’d had enough of sitting around and taking it. If she was going to call him a whore, then fine, he’ll act like one for real. “I’m going to say something, and as my friends you are obligated to love me anyway.” “This can’t be good,” Niall said, Zayn just groaned. “So I know we have this strict ‘no lashing back at Taylor’ rule with me, but what if I can get press revenge a different way?” Louis asked. He wasn’t expecting an answer, because they knew by now to just go with it. “What if I stole her boyfriend?”Or, the story of Louis ‘Steal Your Man’ Tomlinson.
💜 wait up, i’m coming home by hattalove (28k)
The boy beams. It’s brighter than the lights dotting the sidewalk into the distance. Louis is absolutely entranced by the stretch of his lips and the way his jaw gives way to his neck, pale skin and smooth bone. There’s something about him that reminds Louis of a sunset, a painting, a beautiful thing.
or the one where louis finds harry, then loses him, then finds him again. a flawless performance from fate featuring some penguins, some celestial bodies, and a whole lot of tea.
💜 Finding Lou by stylinsoncity (60k, Ace! Niall and ace!Zayn)
Louis is the nomadic stranger who wanders into Harry’s bookstore. Harry is the skeptic who falls for him.
💜 Like to Keep You Laughing by kikikryslee (12k)
Louis gasped. “Are you straight? Oh, I’m sorry, man. You should’ve just told me; I would’ve left you alone.”
“No, no, that’s not it,“ Harry said. “I like guys. I definitely like guys.”
“OK…”
“Louis, I’m ace.”
Louis snorted. “Kind of full of yourself, aren’t you?”
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Or, the one where Louis is a frat boy who likes to hook up and Harry is someone who doesn’t hook up ever.
💜 Looking in the dark (with an empty heart) by starsinoureyes (25k)
In a perfect world One Direction is not interviewed by idiots. In a perfect world Harry doesn’t have to defend his relationship with Louis.
Harry and Louis are out, and the whole world loves their love story, until an interviewer takes hints that they’re together for a very long time now, and their libido must have changed since they were young. They don’t say anything, until the media turns against them, saying their relationship must be very dull after all these years.
The only thing the media doesn’t know, that Louis is asexual. His biggest fear is that Harry will leave him because of it, even though Harry grabs every chance to comfort him how perfect their relationship is, and he wouldn’t want to change anything.
So when in an interview the host directly calls them out on their sex-life, Harry snaps at them without thinking, outing Louis.
💜 you’re bleeding, but you’ll be okay by strong (17k)
Louis loves people easily, yet it’s difficult for him to find someone to love him in return. He meets Harry at a concert neither of them wants to attend.
💜 The Thinker of Tender Thoughts by SpeakingWithInk (13k)
Louis sits on his hands to stop them from shaking as he adds, ‘and I’m ace.’ If only he had glitter, he thinks. Coming out deserves a bit of sparkle.
💜 It Doesn’t Feel Like a Win by Saori (20k)
Louis just got back from tour, and doesn’t want to deal with people. Especially not noisy show hosts, who make him snap and come out on an impulse. It doesn’t help that his manager is an asshole, and he seems to bump into the certain show host everywhere. He just wants to drink a hot tea already.
Or, Louis is a closeted ace celebrity, Harry is a TV show host, Liam is too sensible and Niall drinks too much.
💜 Come On Make It Easy, Say I Never Mattered by madsuptonogood (8k)
“And he has totally stupid dimples when he smiles, and weirdly cool tattoos. And don’t even get me started on the actual parlor-”
“Let me guess, weird and stupid?” Liam asks jokingly.
“Yes! Exactly! So weird and stupid!” Louis waves his arms around to prove his point.
“Mhmm, yep, I see.” Zayn had finally come back out with his water and he and Liam were leaning against the front counter watching Louis rant.
“I knew I could count on you to agree with me Leemo.”
“You like him,” Liam smiles smugly at the look of utter shock on Louis’ face.
“What! How did you get that out of everything I said? Did you not hear me call him weird and stupid?”
“Oh I heard you loud and clear,” Liam turns to Zayn. “Did you Zayn?”
Louis looks at Zayn hopefully, waiting for him to prove Liam wrong. “Yep, I heard him. Sounds a lot like he likes Harry to me.”
Tattoo parlor/flower shop au. Harry runs the tattoo parlor where Zayn gets his piercings done, and one fateful day Zayn brings Louis with him. Niall and Zayn scheme, Harry draws lots of flowers, Louis teases him, because what is healthy affection, and Liam pops in to act like the protective dad he is.
💜 Cutie and the Boxer by anomalation (it was deleted from ao3 but it’s still on wattpad)
Harry’s a flower child recluse and Louis punches people for money on weekends. Or, the one where Harry’s asexual and Louis loves him.
💜 I Swear To God This Banana by lordzuuko (7k)
AU: You sit across from me in class and every morning you stare me down whilst eating a banana.
💜 Like Him by b0yfriendsinl0ve (7k)
Louis must be dreaming, because there’s a pretty boy who’s like him and seems to like him and how can that be real.
💜 Wouldn’t It Be Nice by pinkskies (36k)
Louis goes to pride for the first time and meets a trans girl named Harry, who goes a little too hard and crashes on Louis’ sofa for the night. When he wakes up, she’s gone, and Louis doesn’t expect to ever see her again. Except he does.
alternatively; Louis gets a job at a diner to pay for college, doesn’t have a clue how to tell his parents that he’s asexual, and is almost positive Harry keeps accidentally running into him on purpose.
💜 All The Shades In Between by LaDiDah (10k)
Harry is hit with a rogue truth spell and can’t control what comes out of his mouth; a bit awkward when his adoration for Louis has only grown over the years. A Hogwarts AU for Smut Free Ficathon.
💜 Who would’ve thought? by iilarryii (9k)
“Do you see the curly haired boy there?” Liam asks pointing across the room where a boy was standing with two girls.
Louis nods, “What about him?”
“Well I think that we should put your acting skills to work. I want to see how good you are,” Liam says smiling droopily. “So I want you to go over there and act like you’re his boyfriend.”
Or a story of two boys who believed in love but didn’t think that they would find it for themselves.
