This is a fic rec of One Direction fan fics where Harry's character has rugged qualities as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!
♣️ Let's Fall in Love in a Place You Want to Stay by embro / @harryventura
(NR, 134k, jungle man au, model Louis, Africa, crack, fashion, smut)
A George of the Jungle / Tarzan AU where Louis is a model who meets Wild Man Harry in the Congo.
♣️ Wild And Unruly by @100percentsassy & gloria_andrews / @gloriaandrews
(E, 123k, farm/ranch au, cowboy Harry, paralegal Louis, Wyoming, small town, cows, angst with a happy ending, fluff, smut)
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.
♣️ electing strange perfections by @scrunchyharry
(E, 84k, gardner Harry, younger Louis, rich Louis, summer love, coming out, angst, fluff, first time, homophobia, coming of age, smut)
Back for the summer from university, 19-year-old Louis is faced with a massive problem: their new gardener is quite possibly the most gorgeous man he's ever met.
♣️ After Dark, After Light by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird
(E, 71k, historical au, Medieval, Scottish Highlander, Laird Harry, commander Louis, secret relationship, light angst, battle, kidnapping, slow burn, sexual tension, smut)
Harry Styles is the laird of Clan Edwards who is just trying to keep his clan afloat when they get word that the Mackenzies have been cutting a swath through the Midlands and beyond, and their sights are set on the northern Highlands next.
♣️ Until (series) by @allwaswell16
(E, 61k, farm/ranch au, cowboy Harry, former movie star Harry, songwriter Louis, second part Shiall, pop star Niall, cowboy Shawn, Colorado, horses, hate to love, songfic, famous/not famous, smut)
Rural Eagle County, Colorado wasn’t the type of place to find a famous musician or actor. At least not until songwriter Louis Tomlinson showed up with pop star Niall Horan to visit his uncle’s horse ranch, and they just happened to find themselves next door to a reclusive former movie star.
♣️ Now That This Old World Is Ending by daggerinrose / @thetommmoarchives
(E, 49k, Far Cry au, cult, kidnapping, archer Harry, camping, violence, guns, angst with a happy ending, adventure, survival, smut)
Louis soon discovers that the area has been taken over by a cult and teams up with a resentful archer with fire in his eyes and blood on his hands.
♣️ No Hold to Hold Onto by @kingsofeverything
(E, 48k, historical au, farm/ranch, cowboy Louis, cowboy Harry, character injury, horses, rodeo riders, smut)
When Harry goes looking for help learning a new way to rope and ride, the last thing he expects to find is love.
♣️ On the Edge by zanni_scaramouche / @zanniscaramouche
(E, 47k, Olympics au, hockey player Harry, figure skater Louis, Canada, athletes, fluff, angst, edging, masturbation, mentions of eating disorder, references to death, past injuries, smut)
Harry’s too old to be the wonder kid and too young to be taken seriously in the NHL. As an alternate thrown in at the last second, he fights to prove himself on the national team at the largest sporting event known to man. Or he will, once he gets off this flight and can focus on something other than the fussy figure skater and his stunningly blue eyes.
♣️ All That You Are by asphodelknox / @iamasphodelknox
(M, 40k, historical au, Dunkirk, soldier Harry, war, WWII, angst, PTSD, period typical homophobia, letters, character injuries, happy ending)
Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson meet on a civilian boat, taking them home after their rescue from Dunkirk.
♣️ The Pirate and The Piper by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom
(E, 38k, Peter Pan au, pirate Harry, Harry as Captain Hook, Louis as Peter Pan, enemies to friends to lovers, fantasy, magic, supernatural creatures, minor violence, minor character death, hurt/comfort, flirting, smut)
Or the one where Harry is Hook, Louis is Pan, and nothing is what it seems.
♣️ sunflowers, sunshine, and you by @soldouthaz
(E, 28k, small town, sheriff Harry, enemies to lovers, light angst, past abuse, smut)
Sunshine county is small but mighty and Harry takes pride in knowing nearly each and every person that lives inside of it. For nearly eleven years now he’s been sheriff, and not one of them he’s ever regretted settling down here.
♣️ (summer is over) and i wanna leave you satisfied by patdkitten / @babyarcanacasey
(M, 25k, uni au, roommates, one night stand, ballet dancer Louis, hockey player Harry, royalty, miscommunication)
On the very last night of his summer break in London, Louis Tomlinson hooks up with a hot guy. When he gets back home, his roommates tell him that they're going to be getting a new roommate.
♣️ It's the Climb by @lululawrence
(NR, 25k, Hannah Montana au, famous/not famous, famous Louis, Tennessee, secret identity, songwriting, farm/ranch, horses, secrets, pining, fluff)
The Hannah Montana AU where Louis is a world famous punk rock singer with a stage name of William and Jay drags him back to Tennessee for the summer.
♣️ some evening in springtime by delsicle / @eeveelou
(M, 20k, farm/ranch au, rancher Harry, veterinarian Louis, older Harry, age difference, disabled character, hurt/comfort, sexuality crisis, coming out)
Fresh out of veterinary school, Louis moves to a sleepy small town in Texas to take over the local animal clinic. But his new life is quickly interrupted by a middle aged rancher with a bad leg and a mysterious past, who really needs Louis's yoga skills.
(E, 13k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, animal instincts, non con, mating, forced bonding, scenting, exhibitionism, knotting, soul bond, public sex)
The creatures that Louis observed every day weren't exactly human, but yet they were. Researchers had plucked some of them from their secluded island and transplanted them into an enclosure against their will like a bunch of zoo animals.
♣️ Chased the High by crimsontheory / @ireallysawanangel
(E, 12k, firefighter au, firefighter Louis, firefighter Harry, car accident, friends to lovers, pining, smut)
Or the one where Louis and Harry are both fireman and Louis doesn't know how much longer he can go on harboring his feelings for Harry.
♣️ say forever, you'll be mine by dilfrry / @silverfoxrry
(E, 12k, trucker Harry, masseuse Louis, strangers to lovers, first date, older Harry, flirting, smut)
the trucker harry fic i wrote for my own guilty pleasure
♣️ Wild at Heart Ain't Hard to Find by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird
(E, 11k, girl direction, Western, tourists, blacksmith Harry, porn with plot, strangers to lovers, smut)
The town boasts tours, excursions, activities, and the hottest woman Louis has ever seen in the form of the local blacksmith.
♣️ sensitive to pressure by momentofclarity / @gaycousinlarry
(E, 4k, established relationship, secret relationship, closeted characters, hockey player Harry, hockey player Louis, famous/famous, dirty talk, light angst, body worship, pwp, smut)
Harry’s breath stutters on its way up his throat, his cheeks heating more with each step as Louis gets closer and Harry can’t move.
♣️ I pledge my hands to larger service by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright
(M, 4k, Harry/Tim Riggins, former football player Harry, Texas, wrestling, friends to lovers, kissing, Friday Night Lights fusion, implied smut)
Harry hasn't seen his high school crush since he graduated over ten years ago.
