Life’s pretty ordinary for Harry. He lives with his best friend, got into university just like he’s planned, and manages to support himself just fine for an unbonded omega. If he sustains that lifestyle by getting paid to help alphas through their rut every now and then, that’s nothing to be hung up on. Until he’s hired by an alpha that turns everything upside down.
Or, Harry’s working on taking Louis’ walls down, until he builds his own up.
I know your friends say that I'm trouble by WeAreTheLuckyOnes | E | 807
Liam and Louis hate each other, and they're no good for each other, they both know it, but they continue to fuck anyway.
Try To Tell You No But My Body Keeps On Telling You Yes by likeanchors | E | 1291
Louis hates Nick, but he loves his hands.
Cleanse by iwanttowriteyouafic | E | 1720
They fight, and then they fuck.
Tear You Down by Randominity | E | 2137
So like say Louis thinks Nick is just a hanger-on and is only using Harry to bolster his own fame, while Nick thinks that Louis is an immature brat and should stay out of Nick and Harry's friendship. They somehow end up in a bit of a shouting match and end up having hate!sex, maybe it's in a club bathroom or at a party or something and they're possibly a little drunk?
Running Over Thoughts by kingsofeverything | E | 6381
Harry returns to the beach town where he grew up, only to find that his ex-boyfriend Louis has moved back too.
Five Times Zayn Didn't Speak to Harry (and One Time He Did) by Writcraft | E | 6399
A ‘five times’ fic, in which Zayn and Harry find it easier to fuck than talk.
it's not a walk in the park to love each other by hayley24601 | E | 24461
“Um, where is your stuff? Have you even packed?” Harry tries not to sound irritated. Louis looks up to level him with an unimpressed glare.
“If you had bothered to pay attention to the news, you would know that I’m pretty sure I can’t leave this apartment.”
“What the hell is that supposed to mean?” Harry demands, hoping his panic doesn’t show. If Louis missed his flight, Harry will personally pay out of pocket for a new one. He is that desperate for his alone time.
Or the one where Harry and Louis are roommates forced to quarantine together, but they hate each other very much a lot.
We're Like Bumper Cars by sincehewaseighteen | E | 31716
“I have won, I won the final cross country. I win, Harry--”
“Whoever gets to fucking nationals wins it, pretty boy,” Harry teases. “You haven’t won. Interhouse is nothing compared to nationals, or interstate. You haven’t even won interschool. You can dream all you fucking want that you’ve won.”
Louis becomes so ignorant he decides to no longer eye the boy taunting him. “Trophies prove it all, Styles.”
“Where’s your trophy for biggest asshole?”
“Where’s yours for winning cross country?”
Harry growls before hooking his fingers in Louis’ belt loops and bringing them together for a flat kiss.
Or the AU where Louis and Harry are rivals of the century and Cross Country competitors before things get complicated and they play pretend.
Paint Me In A Million Dreams by green_feelings | M | 112805
Harry's one of Hollywood's biggest actors, has made a name for himself in prestigious films and lives the life of a superstar. There's just one thing missing to make it picture-perfect, but the one Harry's in love with is completely out of reach for him. Enter Louis, one of Hollywood's biggest actors himself, who just came out of the closet and taps new genres in the industry. When Louis sacks the role Harry auditioned for in Scorsese's next big film, their irrational feud starts. Who could have guessed it would get even worse when for promo season, their teams decide to present them as a couple for publicity?
In short, Harry's in love with someone and doesn't care about dating anyone else, Louis never felt home in L.A., Liam writes love songs for someone he shouldn't write love songs to, and Niall makes everything better with good food.
Nameless Night, by green_feelings ( @greenfeelings )
For their 18th birthday, every person receives a letter that reads a simple date. That is the date you'll meet your soulmate.
Harry and Louis have different beliefs, live in different worlds and have different dreams, hopes and fears. Yet, they're not so different from each other when it comes to love. When their paths cross, there is no doubt they belong together. Except for that one, essential difference: they didn't receive the same date.
Or, a fic about differences that make no difference at all: Harry and Louis are soulmates. In every way possible. Featuring Niall as a role model, and Liam and Zayn as a different kind of role models.
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For As Long As I Can Remember (It's Been December) by @greenfeelings I 128K
After recovering from a severe accident that causes Harry to lose his memory of three years, he moves to London to start his life over as a star chef. Little does he know that when he falls in love with Louis at first sight, it’s not the first time they meet.
Featuring an unintentional game of hot and cold, Harry chasing memories that won’t come back, Louis burying himself in work to try and forget what he can’t forget, Liam being torn between two of his best friends, Zayn as a moral compass and Niall saving the day with good music and brutal honesty.
Hi all! I’ve been super busy and also really down and overwhelmed with the state of the world recently so I’ve fallen a little behind on these. But things are slowing down a bit at work and my mental health seems to be improving for now, so here’s what I’ve been reading to escape reality the past few months!
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Re-Reads:
1. Dreaming of You - Louis falls in love with his brother’s boyfriend.
2. And Then a Bit (infinitelymint) - Harry and Louis fake a relationship for publicity. Eventually it becomes a lot less fake and a lot more real.
3. Into the Blue (zarah5) - In which Louis is Harry’s scuba instructor and quite happy to provide the requested special treatment, pun fully intended. It can’t be all that difficult to convince Harry that they’re on the same page, right? Also, Niall and Liam may or may not be dating, and Zayn is surrounded by emotionally stunted idiots. He bears it with dignity.
4. Hiding Place (alivingfire) - The canon compliant Harry and Louis love story from the very beginning, where the only difference is that the love between them is literally written on their skin, and there’s only so much they can hide.
5. Wear it Like a Crown (zarah5) - As part of a team of fixers hired to handle a gay scandal in Buckingham Palace, Louis expects Prince Harry to be a lot of things - most notably a royally spoilt brat. Never mind that the very same Prince Harry used to star in quite a number of Louis’ teenage fantasies.
6. Young & Beautiful (velvetoscar) - Louis, to his horror, attends an elitist university in which the name Zayn Malik means something, Niall Horan doesn’t stop talking, there are pianos everywhere, and Harry Styles, only son of a drug-addled, clinically insane ex-rocker, has a perfect smile and empty eyes.
7. Pull Me Under (zarah5) - As the first British footballer to come out at the prime of his career, it helps that Louis Tomlinson is in a long-term, committed relationship. Even if that relationship is fake.
8. Empty Skies (green_feelings) - For three years, Harry has been running from his past. Now, he is moving to London and pledges to fulfil his only dream - making it big in the music industry. Not everyone has a place, though, and the competition is tough. As is his past catching up on him. Louis is part of the biggest boy band of the world, and getting there had meant a lot of hard work, as well as sacrificing parts of his heart and soul. He’s still happy. Maybe not as happy as he could be, but who is he to complain?
9. Just You, Me, and this Box of Matches (tomlinsunshine) - Louis is fairly sure that his new neighbor is going to destroy him. And also their apartment building, and the dumpsters outside, and all the forests within a thirty mile radius. But. Mostly him.
10. Wild and Unruly (100percentsassy, gloria_andrews) - Harry is a cowboy sitting on the biggest oil reservoir in Wyoming, and Louis is the paralegal assigned to pressure him into selling his land.
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New Reads:
1. Own Up (hazzaandloubearforever) - Mpreg HSAU, bottom Louis.
3. Your Secret’s Safe with Me (lightswoodmagic (sarah_writes)) - When Louis’ favorite singer comes back and announces he’s performing again, him and the rest of his group chat decide to go. When Haz, the man Louis’ fallen in love with without meeting him, says that the he can’t, Louis tries his best to convince him with a drunken phone call, hearing his voice for the first time. It’s not until he’s at Royal Variety that he swears he can hear it again.
4. I Hope that You Won’t Slip Away in the Night (louistomlinsons) - Louis is a prince and Harry is a popstar.
5. Just My Style (thoughtsickles) - Harry is sick, and the only thing that might help him is the pheromones from his mate - problem is, he hasn’t got a mate. Louis’ just been disowned, and taking part in a medical study where he has to cuddle with some strange alpha seems to be his only option for earning a bit of cash. The hippies and Omega Rights campaigners are busy changing the world - but all Harry wants is a chance to live.
6. Gods & Monsters (velvetoscar) - The instructions were simple: seduce and destroy Harry Styles. Not once did they discuss the option of Louis actually falling in love. So, naturally, that’s exactly what he did.
7. Have Faith in Me (stylinsoncity) - As the son of Anne Styles, millionaire owner of one of the world’s most luxurious fashion labels, Harry has spent his last seventeen years living in carefree extravagance. When his mum’s new assistant, Louis, moves into the guesthouse, Harry determines to be treated like an adult. Except Louis is not at all what Harry was expecting...
8. Both Showing Hearts (kiwikero) - The Uni AU where Louis helps Harry figure out his sexuality, Niall crashes a bachelorette party, Liam works in a printing center, and Zayn happens to need a lot of printing done.
9. My Heart’s a Stereo (and this Melody is Meant for You) (fangirlflailings) - The Music & Lyrics AU in which Louis is Hugh Grant, and Harry is Drew Barrymore, and the slow burn is (hopefully) worth the wait.
10. Take My Breath Away (realitybetterthanfiction) - There is a prestigious school in the British Royal Navy classified as Premier Delta - or as it is known by its flyers, 1D. Lt. Harry Styles is a prodigy when it comes to flying. With his trusty RIO, Lt. Niall Horan, Harry has made an unprecedented ascension in the ranks of the Naval aerial combat elite, and has been recruited to the esteemed Premier Delta flight school. What he finds there are unexpected friendships, perilous challenges, and something beyond what he ever thought possible.
11. The Wonderlands (stylinsoncity) - Harry’s daughter, Andy, is signed to Louis’ girl band. Her path to success is marked by competition, chaos, and for Harry, a love affair.
12. Pray for some Sweet Simplicity (delsicle) - An AU where motorcycle racing is the biggest sport in a heavily divided world, Louis is trying to take control of his own destiny, and Harry is in for more than he bargained for.
Just re read “Jump Before We Fall” by green_feelings...I like to read it about once a year!! Such a masterpiece! Thank you for sharing your talent and time with all of us :)
“For their 18th birthday, every person receives a letter that reads a simple date. That is the date you'll meet your soulmate.
Harry and Louis have different beliefs, live in different worlds and have different dreams, hopes and fears. Yet, they're not so different from each other when it comes to love. When their paths cross, there is no doubt they belong together. Except for that one, essential difference: they didn't receive the same date.
Or, a fic about differences that make no difference at all: Harry and Louis are soulmates. In every way possible. Featuring Niall as a role model, and Liam and Zayn as a different kind of role models.”
