Abby and Jenna's One Direction Fic Recs
Because hanging out in their house all of the time means they can yell at me to make things for them.
And I want to continue living in their house.
The AU/Band division refers to Louis/Harry. I did include a few Zayn/Niall and Liam/Zayn fics, but they have their own section at the very bottom.
Enjoy!
AU
a sun too hot to go down
Word Count: 23,395
Rating: Explicit
Summary: AU; Louis is the new junior intern coordinator and Harry just wants to talk.
Notes: I forget what happens in this one. Like, I legit don't remember anything that happens in it, other than the summary stuff. But I liked it? I'm pretty sure I liked it.
And I can't help but feel that I've made some mistake
Word Count: 13,022
Rating: Not Rated
Summary: In the new semester, Louis finds himself struggling in his anatomy and physiology class. The fact that he has a crush on his lab partner doesn't help.
Notes: I also don't remember anything about this one.
baby, how we spoon like no one else
Word Count: 15,985
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Harry comes out to visit Louis in Los Angeles and it's easy, to pretend that things could stay like this.
Notes: They're British, but Louis goes to school in LA, and hasn't been home in a while. Harry just finished his last year of college, and is about to go to university.
baby thinking of you keeps me up all night
Word Count: 9,013
Rating: Explicit
Summary: [harry is a 19 y/o singer and louis is a 29 y/o with no love for teenage popstars.]
Notes: I really did not expect to like this fic. At all. The fact that I like it still surprises me. While there is an age difference, there's no daddy kink. Which is why I took a chance on it.
Back to the Sign, and Play Through the End
Word Count: 4,397
Rating: Mature
Summary: Louis is a globally renowned pianist; Harry is the worst page turner this world has ever known.
Notes: The ending isn't sad, but it makes me sad.
Be My Little Good Luck Charm
Word Count: 34,873
Rating: Explicit
Summary: In which Harry is a promising amateur making his debut at the PGA Championship, and Louis is a Sky Sports anchor who would really rather be commentating on footie. The other boys are around too: caddy!Niall provides victory pints, Liam is Louis's Very Serious co-anchor, and poor Zayn just gets his face drawn on.
Notes: I like golf despite myself. I like this fic because it is both right and natural to like beautiful literature.
call me home and i will build a throne
Word Count: 13,138
Rating: Mature
Summary: It's just, he's here and he's found this boy and the sun is really hot and he's got alcohol swishing through his veins and his two best friends are in love and making out next to him and Louis's hand is hot and tight in his and god, this is such a good song, and Harry thinks he could live forever if he could stay in this spot with Louis warm against him and the deafening screaming of the crowds echoing in his ears.
Notes: Harry and Louis meet at Leeds. Zayn and Niall are Harry's friends who are dating. Liam is there, too. Kind of.
Counting The Steps Between Us
Word Count: 24,526
Rating: Explicit
Summary: AU. So, yeah. That year abroad helped Harry establish that he is in love with his best friend. Now, if Louis would stop treating him like a little brother, that would be awesome. (Additional ingredients: a collapsing tree house, a lot of pining, the other three boys as Louis' new best mates from university, and a camping trip. Serve hot.)
Notes: Childhood friendship. Zarah5 is p great.
Even As Young As You Are
Word Count: 12,396
Rating: General
Summary: Harry's sister has a baby. When he goes to meet her, he finds more than one new love of his life at the hospital.
Notes: I had a physical reaction to the summary. Because it is the most adorable. It's ridiculous how cute this is.
Fall Into Your Gravity
Word Count: 74,004
Rating: Explicit
Summary: AU. In which Harry is an overnight pop sensation and Louis steals plants, Zayn pulls Liam's proverbial pigtails and Niall's really just pleased there are more girls for him.
Notes: I don't even know, man. Harry and Louis are so great. Niall is wonderful. Liam is so Liam-y it hurts. Liam and Zayn. This is just a really great fic.
Follow Me Down This Time
Word Count: 27,030
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Harry first noticed Louis in his second term at Hogwarts, and despite three years of inventing ways to stumble across Louis, he's never managed to actually work up the courage to speak to him. Also known as, self-indulgent Hogwarts AU, because every fandom needs Hogwarts AUs.
From Eight Until Late, I Think About You
Word Count: 35,227
Rating: Explicit
Summary: After finding out that his University of Brighton roommate has a YouTube channel, Harry starts up his own channel, on which he posts videos of himself doing weekly challenges. He strikes up a friendship with Louis, a popular youtuber in London, that starts in the comments of their videos and progresses to texting, skyping, and talking about each other in their own videos far too often. They fall for each other long-distance, but put off meeting face-to-face as long as possible, too nervous that they'll screw it all up.
Hiding Out in the Kitchen
Word Count: 28,340
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Harry's in an internationally famous boyband with his three best mates, he gets laid on a pretty regular basis, and he's headed to Australia in a week. He doesn't need a boyfriend. If this nice guy he met in a coffeeshop wants to date him, great - but that's all it is. Right?
Notes: Louis doesn't know who he is when they meet. And Liam named the band "Hang Twenty." Do you need more reasons to read it.
If I May Just Take Your Breath Away
Word Count: 13,073
Rating: Teen
Summary: Louis glides over to Harry with a pout and his arms crossed over his chest. His calves ache, his back is sore, his feet are cramping, every part of him is screaming to sit down and sleep for a week. "I could go all night," Louis tells him confidently, coming to a stop right in front of Harry. "But I know you must be dying to get home after a long, hard night of selling all that hot chocolate, hm?" Or the one where Louis is a figure skater from England and Harry sells hot chocolate at the local ice rink.
Notes: Louis, in general, is well-written in this fic. There's a lot of ice skating, and homesickness.
It's My Pleasure To Introduce You
Word Count: 8,291
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The AU where Louis is the most helpful sex salesperson in the history of sex shops, and Harry really was just looking for a vibrator with simple instructions (yet ended up getting a hands-on demonstration).
Notes: I want to build a shrine to LoadedGunn. Can we use the Christmas TV to do this? I feel like the Christmas TV would be a good shrine.
never shut us down
Word Count: 32,921
Rating: General
Summary: Tumblr!AU. Louis is an insecure mess and he hides behind his blog. Harry's a boy with a personality too bright and he's everything Louis thought he would hate. They end up falling in love.
Notes: The summary is pretty stupid, but I enjoyed it. Louis is a bit of a dick, and the end is a little too sappy, but overall, it's okay.
Out of Orbit, Into Gravity
Word Count: 7,737
Rating: Teen
Summary: AU in which Harry is a runner with questionable training patterns and Louis' idea of flirting involves chucking snowballs at moving targets. Niall bakes cookies, Liam is a growing boy, and Zayn silently judges them all.
Notes: This is one of my all time favorites. IT'S SO FLUFFY.
play it back, spinning faster
Word Count: 15,655
Rating: Explicit
Summary: All Louis expects from his Caribbean cruise is many frozen alcoholic drinks and an even tan. He's instead blindsided by a night with Harry Styles, and he tries to figure out how to stop leaving things to fate and start trying to make things happen for himself.
Notes: Warning: there is a lot of pining. After a lot of cute, drunken shenanigans. About what you would expect from a cruise AU.
rummaging for answers in the pages
Word Count: 6,568
Rating: General
Summary: high school au, aka shameless fluff. louis goes to harry's after a bad date.
Notes: Shameless fluff. Read it. There is cuddling.
Sing When You're Winning
Word Count: 90,594
Rating: Not Rated
Summary: Harry is fifteen minutes late to the office on the day Louis Tomlinson comes out as gay. Or, the one where Harry's a chronically underpaid magazine intern and Louis is the Premier League's first gay footballer and pretty much the last thing they need is each other.
Skip A Heartbeat
Word Count: 8,990
Rating: Teen
Summary: He shoots Harry a glare over the rim of his cup and sneers. "Filthy hipster. Look Harry," Louis teases and swallows a mouthful of scalding tea. "I drank my tea before it was cool. Can we be friends now?" His tongue really hurts, but it's definitely worth it when Harry scowls in return. Or the one where Louis actually hates Harry Styles, but also sort of loves him too.
Notes: This gives me a lot of rogue Lily/James feelings, as Harry constantly asks Louis out. Also, hipster Harry is canon.
Take Off Your Running Shoes
Word Count: 54,618
Rating: Explicit
Summary: AU- Harry is the fit supermarket check out boy. Louis wants to sleep with him. Summer romance ensues.
Notes: I saw it so many times, and finally gave it a chance. So much sex. So much bonding. You should also give it a chance.
These Roads We Stumble Down
Word Count: 18,233
Rating: Explicit
Summary: He's completely drenched, not one millimetre of him not covered in rain, and the old sheepskin cover over the seat is probably going to stink afterwards from the damp. But even with what seems to be a constant tremor shaking his body, brown hair plastered to his forehead, and a blue tinge to his skin, he's still probably the most gorgeous person that Harry has ever seen. Or, Harry picks up a hitchhiker in Oxford, and it's a long ride to Glasgow.
Notes: This was one of the first Larry Stylinson fics I read. And one of the ones that made me fall for this ship. There's car sex and feelings.
This Shifting Ground
Word Count: 28,933
Rating: Mature
Summary: University AU. In which Louis, law student, is the cheeky waiter to Harry's dates. This is how it starts.
Notes: It's a zarah5 fic. Like, them and LoadedGunn. In their names I trust.
through the brightest part of this town
Word Count: 7,556
Rating: Teen
Summary: In which Louis and Harry get the same bus to college every day and Louis definitely doesn't have a crush on him. Featuring Zayn as the best and worst friend in the world, Liam as the accidental hero and Niall as, well, Niall.
Notes: How many times have you fantasized about cute people on public transportation? A lot? Me, too.
Too Colorful to Conceal
Word Count: 14,345
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Louis has worked hard to become a respected actor, too hard to let his theater career be derailed by an exuberant makeup artist with insanely long fingers and legs that go on for days, especially one that enjoys flirting as much as Harry does.
Notes: Harry, casually living with Ben Winston. That is my only note.
Two Halves of a Blue Sky
Word Count: 28,699
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Harry had tried to get used to the attention fame had brought him - had learned to at least pretend to deal with the rumours and speculation about every aspect of his life, had learned to pretend to be all right with the paparazzi shadowing his every move, had learned to pretend to cope with too-many-fans mobbing him whenever he went anywhere - but after being outed all too publicly, it all became too much. A break from it all on an island in the middle of the Pacific, far away from everything and anything seemed to be just the sort of thing Harry needed.
Notes: This is apparently a Notting Hill-esque AU. As someone who has no idea what Notting Hill is, and never bothered to look it up, it doesn't really have an impact on whether or not you will enjoy it.
we are honey and the bee
Word Count: 41,475
Rating: Mature
Summary: It isn't his fault though, it is entirely the fault of whichever gods thought it would be a good idea to taunt Louis by dangling a curly haired boy in front of him with a mouth that can't possibly be as soft as it looks, a mouth that requires further inspection with Louis' own mouth. Unfortunately, Louis absolutely cannot do that, because it would go against all rules and guidelines of the Golden Handbook of Nanny and Employee Etiquette that he's pretty sure exists.
Notes: Kid fic! How they get together in the end is a little iffy, but all of the adorbs leading up to that moment is totally worth it.
We Will Find Our Way
Word Count: 9,580
Rating: Mature
Summary: AKA, Harry and Louis are uni students studying abroad in New York, stuck in the dorms together over Christmas.
Notes: I saw it so many times, and finally read it. Guys. Guys, there are a lot of feelings about this. All of the feelings. It's so good.
your love is bright as ever (baby love me lights out)
Word Count: 15,271
Rating: Mature
Summary: Harry's got a late night talk show, Louis' got a couple of Grammys they're best friends who like to kiss.
Notes: Yes, I know that Louis would be a better talk show host. But let's be honest: Harry would be exactly like Jimmy Fallon on SNL, with all of the breaking. It's easy to forget about when you're reading, because it is super good.
Band-verse
After Midnight
Word Count: 4,432
Rating: Teen
Summary: Louis hates how often people forget that Harry is only nineteen.
Notes: Louis is so protective of Harry and it hurts my soul. The angst is real, but so is the fluff.
C'mon Miracle
Word Count: 21,858
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The last year has been more than getting four best mates; it's getting four people who let him be what he wants, who let him fuck everything up and help him do it, too. And when Harry looks down at him, shadowed by his mess of curls, and when Louis leans up and kisses him, it really does feel like sometimes there needs to be more than two people in this relationship to make it work.
Notes: All of the boys helping Louis and Harry hide their relationship. Some of the best Liam characterization I've seen in fic. All of them are so spot on. And it's about their friendship as much as it is Louis and Harry's relationship. Maybe more heavy on the friendship.
For Better, Worse, And Mischief (I'm All Yours)
Word Count: 37,513
Rating: Explicit
Summary: The One Direction PR management team decides that Harry needs to get married. Harry doesn't want to. Louis comes up with the perfect solution to the problem.
Notes: They're all so dumb. This is such a stupid idea, that Louis and Harry would actually come up with. And go along with.
God Only Knows, But You'll Never Leave
Word Count: 11,333
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Louis and Harry get a week alone in Los Angeles at the end of the American tour, and it's more than enough to remind them what they're in this for.
Notes: Strangely, this was written before the latest "Louis and Harry disappear completely while in LA together" thing.
Here For You
Word Count: 3,995
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Harry sprains his wrist during rehearsals. Louis becomes a little bit protective - just a little. Or maybe a lot.
if you're ready, like i'm ready
Word Count: 16,773
Rating: Teen
Summary: "Are you-- wait a minute," said Liam. "You're not here so I'll actually deal with it, you're here so that when management tries to deal with it I'll be your-- your shotgun marriage advocate, or something."
Notes: Harry and Louis accidentally get married, but don't want to get divorced. They're already in a relationship at this point.
it's just that it's delicate
Word Count: 2,391
Rating: Not Rated
Summary: Harry giggles sleepily and Louis' heartstrings give a little tug. "Come snuggle, then?" he asks hopefully, blinking up at Louis slowly. He brings a hand up to rub at his tired eyes. "Body heat and all that."
Notes: Babies. Little X-Factor babies.
know you got that thing (that i like)
Word Count: 15,798
Rating: Explicit
Summary: In all the ways he thought about their reunion going, watching Louis finger himself open was not on the list.
Notes: Sex and anger. And fighting. Dealing with issues and whatnot.
Laugh for Me
Word Count: 4,597
Rating: Explicit
Summary: And it's then that he realizes just how much he's missed Harry's laugh. Not his public laugh, he hears that often enough, but his private Louis laugh, the laugh that Harry only makes when they're alone together, a laugh he's come to associate with soft touches and low moans and a breathy "Louis" whispered against his neck. Louis can't think of the last time he heard it.
Notes: This is super angsty, from what I remember. It's making me angsty just thinking about it. But the laugh does come back. I think.
love me in between the future and the past
Word Count: 10,991
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Set during the 2013 VMAs. Harry's scared of history repeating itself.
Notes: Pretty angsty. If you don't remember the bitch-face Louis made at Taylor Swift's comment, I'd look it up. It's kind of amazing.
not ready to lose today
Word Count: 8,625
Rating: Mature
Summary: "I don't mean, like," Louis starts, coughing a bit, "I don't think he's become a diva or summat. I'm not trying to start shit. But like - he's different, yeah? Or am I different?" "Maybe neither of you is different," Zayn suggests. "Maybe just, like, your relationship has changed." That much is obvious, but the way Zayn says it makes it sound profound. "Tour's gonna be weird as fuck," Louis says with a laugh that's a lot lighter than how he feels. (Or, the one where Louis figures it out.)
Notes: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaangst.
tangled up in you (you and i collide)
Word Count: 4,532
Rating: Explicit
Summary: "Have a good time?" Louis mumbles into his pillow, deadpan as Harry strips down to his boxers behind him. "Mmnn," Harry hums, climbing into the bed and fitting himself around Louis, skin a little tacky where his sweat hasn't completely dried. He kisses the back of Louis' neck, soft and lazy. "Won't be able to walk right for a week."
Notes: The fic where Harry goes to cuddle with Louis after he has sex with random guys. I hate it.
take me to the riot
Word Count: 17,594
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Louis can feel the morning stiffness fade away as the excitement in his gut starts to get him wild and rowdy, this short trip up to Leeds Fest reminding him that it can't possibly get better than this: a bottle of vodka in this bag, a boy by his side, a tent over his shoulders, and the promise of a truly glorious disaster he has been craving for months.
Notes: Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeds. I can't change.
Three Times Louis Thought About Proposing (and one time Niall did)
Word Count: 7,433
Rating: Teen
Summary: "I sincerely hope you like this arse, since you are now publicly tied to it," "I like it." As always when Harry tells an unintentionally funny one, Louis is caught off-guard by the punch-line. "And I'm gonna put a ring on it."
to be a fool
Word Count: 9,156
Rating: Explicit
Summary: It strikes him now, oddly, that he's never noticed the height of Louis' shoulders compared to his own, and how much smaller Louis actually is. He frowns at himself, and shakes his head.
Notes: Harry realizing shit about Louis. So slow, baby.
Turn Around, Valentine, Walk Your Pretty Walk
Word Count: 3,415
Rating: Not Rated
Summary: It's Valentine's Day. Louis gets a package from Nick that he is most definitely not going to open. Really.
Notes: Why is Louis not in yoga pants all of the time. Why. Why is the world deprived of that beauty.
you're the summer in my mind
Word Count: 15,101
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Harry supposes it had started with Louis, really. Because even if nobody wants to say it out loud, everything starts with Louis.
Notes: Harry plans a trip to get Louis out of his funk after Eleanor breaks up with him. Road trip in Australia time.
Some Liam/Zayn and Zayn/Niall, to broaden your horizons.
Maybe It's A Hangover, Maybe I'm In Love
Pairing: Zayn/Niall
Word Count: 28,257
Rating: Explicit
Summary: summer fling!au. Niall and Zayn meet at one of Harry's parties, where everyone is excited to move on to the next chapter of their lives. Everyone except them. Drunk and out of their depth, they hook up. They keep hooking up, and attempt to start a casual relationship, only Zayn is definitely falling, and Niall's trying to ignore the fact that he is, too.
Notes: I need more fic from Niall's perspective. I desperately need it.
nevada's fault
Pairing: Zayn/Niall
Word Count: 33,979
Rating: Explicit
Summary: "Niall Horan, will you -- ow," he winces when Harry flicks his neck, but when Zayn starts up again, the disaffected tone is gone, "will you do me the honor of marrying me tonight and winning this bloody game of truth or dare?"
Notes: This fic has so many parts that made me laugh and squeal and feel things and everything happens so much they are all so stupid I hate it.
Some Nights I'm Scared You'll Forget Me Again
Pairing: Zayn/Niall
Word Count: 15,373
Rating: Teen
Summary: Zayn stifles a groan. He's not terribly surprised -- Harry'd been mooning over Louis since the day they met three years ago when Zayn had moved into the house next to him -- but he'd been hoping Harry would eventually get over it and redirect his attention to someone else. This development does not bode well for that turn of events, though. (High School AU)
Notes: This was the first Zayn/Niall fic I read. And it's pretty cute on their front. With plenty of Louis/Harry, to make the transition easier.
Tangled Up in You
Pairing: Liam/Zayn
Word Count: 30,842
Rating: Teen
Summary: It turns out Zayn's flatmate is essentially a Disney prince. Zayn wonders how this became his life.
Notes: When I started this, I did not realize that the "Disney prince" thing was so heavy. I thought it would be a joke. But NOPE. There's magic and dragons and Liam is literally a prince. For reals. Also, a lot of OT5 bonding.
