“Leave it to you, Liam, to not only be the least likely person to ever pull in a hooker, but he winds up being a bloke that you move in with.” He’s cackling wildly now and Liam’s hand nearly slips off the wheel as Niall hits him repeatedly. Liam doesn’t need to see to know Niall’s laughing so hard he’s got tears coming from his eyes and his cheeks are most likely a bright red flush. “Liam Payne: making even a shady encounter with a hooker into a respectable situation.”
or, the one where louis is a hooker and liam is down on his luck and then they fall in love
2016 is a big year for solo artist Liam Payne. After his amazing experience on X Factor, releasing his own album and touring with Little Mix seems like the height of success. Then he meets Arsenal midfielder Louis Tomlinson at a charity event, and suddenly everything else fades into the background. Also featuring Zayn as Liam's stylist, Niall as an Arsenal trainer, and Harry as himself if he'd gone on X Factor in 2013 and won the whole damn thing.
(and i'd be smart to walk away) but you're quicksand
By dessertmeltdown
Liam and Louis have this thing. They hate each other until they don't anymore, and then everything gets complicated. or: Liam knows this thing between himself and Louis can't keep happening, especially once they've both found themselves happily in relationships. It's just that there's something about Louis he can't seem to make himself give up.
There's A Golden Sky
By blackmustache
Louis is a star footballer – captain of Manchester City and captain of England. He's always been content to concentrate on his career while he's young and do the love thing later – especially because coming out isn't really an option in his line of work. It's not until an injury rules him out of the European Championships and he has more time on his hands than he knows what to do with that he realises that maybe he's fallen for the team physio, Liam, and just maybe Liam feels the same.
about Narry (90+) , Lilo (~30) , Coliver (2) , boyxboy (1)
Last Update: 12/04/15
If any of the links don't work or are wrong message me
WIP = work in progress
♥ = favorite
no particular order
Narry
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OneShots
emotional knapsack by irishmizzy & miss_bennie [ao3] ♥
“We could do a,” Harry leans forward, “like a, small show? or shows? Like, not a full tour. Not that we’re like, going to record or anything or change anything about our hiatus. But, we’ve got the songs?”
“Just a small thing,” Niall could slap himself for how light his voice comes out, clearing his throat and meeting Harry’s big eyes with his own, “just a bit of fun.”
(Harry and Niall go solo, together.)
~ 64k
way, no way by irishmizzy & miss_bennie [ao3] ♥
"This is going to be even better than America," Harry says, his mouth so close Niall can feel his lips against the shell of his ear.
"Better?" Niall raises his eyebrow as the crowd gets louder, the kind of roar Niall can feel in the soles of his feet. "Don’t know if that’s possible, Haz."
(Stylan do Europe, the sequel to emotional knapsack)
the mad ones (pool party remix) by irishmizzy & miss_bennie [ao3]
Harry buys a car in NYC = OT5 road trip to LA. 24-hour diners, shit hotels, Polaroids, golf, line dancing, and too many people in the backseat: this is what dreams are made of.
~ 19k
Baby, I by makesomelove [ao3] ♥
Warm milk floods his mouth. The hand in Niall's hair tightens.
"Oh my god," Niall says, his mouth full. He doesn't know whether to spit it out or to swallow it.
~ 23k
i forgot where we were by littlecather [ao3] ♥
“You,” he says thickly, swallowing. “You don’t - you don’t remember.”
“Not the last three years,” Harry tells him simply. “Sorry. What was your name?”
“Niall,” he mutters, face suddenly dark. “I’m Niall, I’m Liam’s assistant."
Harry wakes up to find he has retrograde amnesia and a perfect life - seemingly.
~ 70k
I'm not trying to stop you, love by littlecather [ao3] ♥
Niall and Harry are the only ones left on campus over the Christmas holidays, and even though they've never really hung out before, they manage to spend most of the week holed up in Harry's room, together.
~ 27k
Who You Lay Next To by littlecather [ao3] ♥
"Don't knock it 'till you try it," Harry said in that interview.
Niall's ready to try it.
~ 6k
just the galaxy beneath us by leitmotifs [ao3]
Some people say it's nature's way of playing matchmaker. Every now and then, two people are born, meant especially for each other. When they both turn eighteen, their hearts start beating in sync and they start feeling things together. If one feels joy, so will the other, no matter how far apart they might be. Sometimes they'll see visions of each other – just little flashes of eyes and hair and skin, snippets of the person that fate has chosen for them. Sometimes they'll dream of each other. Sometimes they'll look down at themselves and realize that they're getting bruises and scratches that aren't theirs, but instead to someone who might be on the other side of the world.
Four days after he turns eighteen, Harry feels the first skip of his heartbeat.
Wherein Harry falls a little bit in love with his soulmate before they even meet.
~ 3k
call it magic by leitmotifs [ao3]
Niall's the Hufflepuff who's had a crush on Harry since their third year. Liam and Zayn are Gryffindor and Ravenclaw, respectively, who are his best friends and who also proceed to meddle in this love affair.
There are palm readings, failed potions, and roses involved.
~ 6k
does it almost feel like nothing changed at all by estrella30 [ao3]
“You don’t have room to talk,” Louis says, pointing a finger at Harry and narrowing his eyes. “Seeing as how you were seventy five million years late to the meeting today.”
“Well I’m bloody well here now!” Harry shouts. Everyone goes quiet, Zayn even manages to pause whatever Robert Downey Jr. is doing on the telly, and it’s right then, in the middle of the first split second of quiet since Harry arrived that he hears it.
“Wait,” Harry says, cocking his head to the side and listening more closely. “Is that a baby crying?”
OR: Niall gets a baby left with him and Harry moves in to help him take care of her
~ 20k
remember that time on the bus by estrella30 [ao3]
“Yeah, sure,” Harry says. He smiles and shrugs happily. “I’m good with that.” He gestures to himself on the couch. “You want to like—like now?”
“No! Not now, I mean. One day. In the future.” Niall chews on his thumb and shrugs. “When we’re bored or something.”
Harry snorts a quiet laugh. Only Niall would think shagging a mate would be a good way to kill some time when bored on the bus.
Well. All right. It’s not as if the thought’s never crossed Harry’s mind.
or: harry and niall start shagging
~6k
Kissing Booth by KayleeJohn [ao3]
Niall and Harry get up to some kissing shenanigans at the school fair.
~ 5k
Your Arms Feel Like Home by leprechauncupcakes [tumblr] ♥
Harry might just become a serial hugger after Niall. [x]
Five Second Love Affair by leprechauncupcakes [tumblr] ♥
Niall ends up at Walmart at two in the morning, and maybe Harry works at Walmart, at two in the morning
with words unspoken by writelikethissss [ao3]
Having a room mate at university is the single worst thing that could have happened to Niall. Harry is pretentious and rude and Niall hates him.
Until he doesn't.
~ 9k
Tonight You're Mine by maxette [ao3] ♥
Omega Niall goes into heat, but it will be hours before Liam, his bond mate, can get home and knot him. Alpha Harry needs to step in before the pain drives Niall insane. Now if Harry can just remember he has to give Niall back at the end of his heat, everything will work out fine . . . Here, have some porn and feelings.
~ 8k
You're Young and You're Dumb by celestical [ao3] ♥
Niall spends the whole day and the next morning fucking Harry.
~ 11k
U.R.A. Fever by celestical [ao3]
Harry comes down with the flu, just before him and Niall are due to drive up to Cheshire. Niall takes care of him.
~ 3k
Maybe With Me by threeturn [ao3]
Harry tries to help Niall hook up. Set during the American leg of the TMH tour.
~ 14k
show me your love by tomlinshaw [ao3]
niall and harry go to las vegas as best friends and go home married.
~ 8k
so it goes by tomlinshaw [ao3]
“So,” Harry starts when he catches himself staring at Niall’s mouth too long. “There’s something I didn’t tell you.”
“What?” Niall grumbles, voice groggy as he rubs his eyes.
Now’s the time, he supposes. Never isn’t an option anymore. “My mum thinks we’re dating.”
There’s silence.
Or, Niall and Harry pretend to date.
~ 11k
as long as you're mine by tomlinshaw [ao3] ♥
“I don’t like that story.” And - okay. Harry wasn’t expecting that, but Niall isn’t finished.
“I don’t like it because you’re not in it.”
Harry has to pretend his heart doesn’t swell. He wonders briefly if Niall had a heart, would his be doing the same?
(Harry is human. Niall is not.)
~ 7k
Remember; if you fall in love first, you lose by WhoisAlaska [ao3] ♥
High School AU: Harry’s in the volleyball team, Niall is one of those rebels, and their paths never crossed until -
~ 13k
love me crazy by trishapocalypse [ao3]
"Maybe you could show me what a real meal looks like.”
Harry tried to stop himself from smiling, pursing his own lips and nodding slowly. “Could I, now?”
Niall nodded. “You could consider it repayment for the groceries if your pride demands it. I’ll just call it a free, home-cooked meal. What do you say?” he asked.
“Alright,” Harry said slowly. “I suppose it would be educational. It would be rude of me to not show you how to properly feed yourself.”
“Exactly,” Niall agreed.
(Or: It all starts with Cheetos and Harry forgetting his wallet.)
~ 17k
we all have our secrets by trishapocalypse [ao3]
“But like,” Niall started, running his thumb over his lip as he chose his words carefully. “I’ve never thought about choking a lad while fucking them but, like. I wanna choke that kid while fucking him.”
(Or: the one where Niall works in a flower shop, Harry's a tattoo artist, and Niall really wants to choke Harry while fucking him.)
~ 5k
Feel Your Pulse in the Pages by ZapZialler [ao3]
Harry is a writer, a fairy tale writer except that he puts a dark twist on the classical tales that have been told for ages. The protagonists, or the anti-heroes really, who are supposed to be innocent and pure are cunning and maniacal in his versions of the stories.
His main character has the same name as in the original tales, but he gives them all a general description: blond, blue-eyed, and with a killer smile that could outshine the sun.
Harry has next expected to meet someone like his character, or more precisely, someone who is exactly from his stories.
~ 12k
you know i got a strange magic by Kerfluffle [ao3]
Harry Styles: Street Magician
~ 10k
we're all just broken hearts, so fit yours to mine by explicitones [ao3]
Harry pulls off again, lips shiny-red and swollen, though they stretch around a shark-like grin.
“Your mistake, Horan, was assuming I’d be a gentleman.”
Or,
In which Niall spends a lot of time pining after Louis, and Harry very patiently waits for him to figure things out. Though, that’s not to say he doesn’t play dirty. Highschool!AU
~ 12k
In Medias Res by siempreniall [ao3] ♥
Harry Styles is an HMRC agent with a penchant for numbers and being alone, who one day wakes up to find a voice inside his head narrating his life. Everything, from falling in love with a lovely (possibly Anarchist) baker to brushing his teeth, is told through the voice of a snarky author who's known for killing off his protagonists, and this time's no different.
- Stranger Than Fiction AU -
~ 27k
Stacked Against You by siempreniall [ao3]
Niall hates the library. All of the computers are always taken, the stacks make him feel claustrophobic, and his short attention span has never given itself well to studying anyways. The cute boy at the information desk makes it all worth it, though.
~ 3k
For the First Time (Again) by siempreniall [ao3]
Niall wakes up from surgery and meets Harry. Again.
~ 2k
some color on monochrome by siempreniall [ao3]
Harry's got one weekend to visit from uni; Niall's got plans.
~ 5k
Harry Styles and the Seven-Year Chase by siempreniall [ao3] ♥
Harry and Niall bump into each other, literally, on top of the Astronomy Tower, and then skirt around feelings for seven years.
- A Harry Potter AU -
~ 11k
Lips As Red As Mistletoe by runawaymind [ao3]
It's near Christmas time at Hogwarts and these damn magical mistletoes seem to chase Harry wherever he goes, and it's a riddle of its own as to why Niall is close by every time one of those stupid plants seem to bloom out of nowhere.
~ 9k
Poisoned with love by serenityandtea [ao3]
Hogwarts AU in which the boys organise a Secret Santa and Niall is planning on buying Harry the best damn tarts he's ever eaten. It's definitely not his fault that they end up being laced with a love potion.
“I can’t do this anymore,” Niall confesses and Louis looks at him in confusion. “Harry. I can’t do it anymore. It’s driving me mad, mate. He’s been propositioning me constantly and this morning I had his stiffie pressed against me arse. I can’t do this, Lou!"
~ 8k
Heart is Where the House Lies by alteringegoism [ao3]
Where they are just and loyal, those patient Hufflepuffs are true, and unafraid of toil.
Congratulations! Your prefect here, welcoming you to Hufflepuff House. Our emblem is the badger, an animal that is often underestimated, because it lives quietly until attacked, but which, when provoked, can fight off animals much larger than itself, including wolves. Hufflepuff is the best of houses. Don’t let anyone, including those sly Slytherins, know-it-all Ravenclaws, or arrogant Gryffindors tell you any different. Oh, and if someone could convince our very own illustrious Head Boy, that git (though don’t you dare hurt any feelings he may or may not have by telling him I said that!) of the same, it’d be much appreciated. Please and thank you!
Luckily, one Niall Horan, Hufflepuff extraordinaire, is about to take on hard-headed, Head Boy Harry Styles, whether he knows it or not. And isn’t it always better when they don’t?
~ 17k
The Love that Fits by riella (oumriel) [ao3]
It's different, somehow. Warm and natural in a way that a lot of things in their lives aren't.
Sometimes, when you fall into someone's bed, you might just fall into their heart.
~ 19k
And show me why you deserve to have it all by intherubble [livejournal]
Genetics could go eat a dick as far as Harry is concerned.
He just wishes he still had one.
~ 9k
One Of Those Nights by Urbanizayntion [ao3]
Harry has absolutely no idea what to get Niall for Christmas, until maybe he does.
Or, Niall has a kink and Harry looks great in women's underwear
~ 4k
You Should Probably Stay (A Couple More Days) by Urbanizayntion [ao3]
After One Direction ended Niall's been raising a daughter alone, well mostly alone, Harry's been there from the start. Harry may or may not be in love with him.
~ 4k
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Urbanzayntion [ao3]
Harry is a lifeguard who can’t swim and Niall is a merman with abandonment issues.
~ 12k
Just Smile by harriet_vane [ao3]
Harry and Niall decide to go to the prom just as friends. It doesn't work out quite as planned.
~10k
once in your life by wearecities (falsetto) [ao3] ♥
There’s a moment of silence where Harry considers just passing out right there, head hanging off the bed, because the alcohol’s finally catching up to him in the most unpleasant way. “When we’re thirty?”
“When we’re thirty.” Harry repeats. His eyelids are slowly drooping closed, fingers going slack around the beer he’s clutching. He’s just slipping over the edge when there’s the rustle of material and he squints open one eye to look at Niall.
"We’ve done stupider things.” Niall shrugs.
Niall and Harry make a marriage pact.
~ 13k
It Feels Like Years by wasp [ao3] ♥
It's easy to stop thinking, worrying, when he's with Niall, like it's all on instinct. (Community college!AU where basically Niall and Harry fall in love and there's kittens and cuddling for warmth and woo-ing and Liam and Louis are hopeless).
~ 15k
Come a Little Closer by loey [ao3]
Watching Niall dressed in half a tux, buttons undone at his throat, Harry feels like he's seeing Niall for the first time.
~ 8k
gentlemen in training by marigolds [ao3]
“Shouldn’t this be weird?” Niall goes on to ask, laughing a little breathlessly. He chances a look at Harry’s face, half-smile caught on his mouth, cheeks flushed redder than normal, and Harry can’t imagine what he means.
Basically, Niall rides Harry's thigh.
~ 3k
every good boy does fine by silversparrow [ao3]
Harry has a sex addiction, and Niall just complicates things.
~ 17k
like your favourite tune by words_unravel [ao3]
It's just another summer for Harry - an unexpected flat mate, Louis being an idiot, and Liam hiding away in Wolverhampton.
....okay, maybe not just a typical summer then.
~ 9k
Another Auld Lang Syne by colbyjack [ao3] ♥
"We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now.
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness,
But neither one knew how.”
-
Harry and Niall are old flames who eventually find each other again, of course, because the universe doesn’t want to give up on them.
~ 6k
What's A Fella T' Do? by iwanna_seeyou_undoit [ao3]
Pretend!Boyfriends AU where Harry doesn't own any trousers that don't have holes in them, Niall is the only one who can drive, and they definitely aren't shagging.
Written for this prompt: Silly, lame boys pretending to be dating and being awkward and blushing a lot, and Niall thinks it's actually pretty nice kissing Harry even if it is just to please his family.
~ 36k
C'mon Let Me Kiss It Better by fiddleyoumust [ao3]
Harry sneaks back to London to nurse Niall after his knee surgery.
~ 5k
Soul mate's words by icanwriteanything [ao3]
They say when you turn 18, you will receive a tattoo on your wrist of the very first thing your soul mate will say to you. As soon as the clock strikes midnight and your birthday is over, that tattoo will appear and help you find the one. - Dr Richard Barnett.
Or the one where Niall, a hopeless romantic, slowly watches each of his friends' and family members find their soul mates until it's finally his turn.
~ 11k
See You Later, Boy by marcel [ao3]
One day, Niall runs Harry over with a skateboard.
~ 18k
tell me how you want it by lxurygoods [ao3]
Harry gets stood up by a client; Irishman Niall picks him up instead.
~ 6k
Happy Christmas, Anyway. by littlepinkbow [ao3]
It's 2020 and airports still close for weather.
Or the one where Niall and Harry bump into each other after not seeing one another for a few years and several mini-bottles of liquor leads Harry to a reality that's almost too good to be true.
~ 5k
craving for days to misbehave with you by cyclogenesis (addictedkitten) [ao3]
Harry and Niall hook up at a wedding. It's not their first time.
~ 4k
these arms were made for holding you by takesmeunder [ao3]
It starts with, "I'd do Niall."
Somewhere around the middle it becomes, "Don't knock it till you try it, Niall." and, "Who's the last person you had sex with?"
Niall's not sure, but it could quite possibly end with, "You haven't told your parents we're dating?"
~ 7k
let me change your ticket home by takesmeunder [ao3]
Niall and Harry have been in an online relationship for nearly a year when they decide to have a Skype date for their first Valentine's Day together. Niall doesn't show up at their arranged time, and Harry's devastated. Little does he know Niall's got something up his sleeve.
~ 3k
Harry Styles, Sex (Physio)therapist To The Stars by zeldamonkey [ao3]
Niall's finally off his crutches.
~ 5k
I Know my Heart (And it Will Never Change) by Diaryofanarcissisticgayman [ao3] ♥
Harry loves his job, he really does. It's a great job, no matter what these pricks are saying. Fuck the Santas (been there, done that,once. Never again. It would probably indicate some deeply rooted childhood issues if he'd ever had a childhood, or indeed if hewasn't actually far older than the legend of Saint Nicholas.), the Easter bunnies (Who are in reality a very nice group of girls Harryenjoys spending time with more now after he convinced them fifty years ago to wear faux-fur instead because he's a bit of ahippie, and fur is murder.), the tooth fairies (Creepy gomthopothic little weirdos.), the sandmen (does he really even need to sayhow boring that job would be?) and the rest of the bastards currently taking the piss out of his job.
He’s the literal embodiment of love, a Cupid, and a pretty high ranking one at that. He runs all of the greater London area, andhas for nearly two centuries. It’s a prestigious position, and one Harry is proud of (Even if it does tend to focus around an insaneamount of paperwork). “Mate, you have to admit, your job is fairly ridiculous.” someone seated over to his left laughs.
Or Harry is a literal Cupid, and Niall doesn't believe in love.
~ 24k
Sometimes It Comes With a Shove (When You Fall In Love) by missingheadache [ao3] ♥
“I can’t believe they’ve assigned me a baby sitter,” Niall huffs, eyeing Harry up and down with something softer than genuine irritation written on his face. “It’s like I’m some sort of criminal.”
“Criminally stubborn, I’ve been told,” Harry says lightly, happy to play along because gentle teasing might be the only thing about his new place in life that he feels even remotely comfortable with.
“Oh, is that what they call determination these days?”
-
Or: A football AU where Niall claims he's not stubborn while Harry pretends he's not a doctor.
~ 19k
There Is Only You by missingheadache [ao3]
His parents always told him that he was special when he was younger. That he was one in a million; that he had something extra.He laughs to himself, sight blurry with unshed tears as he realizes that they were right.
Or: the one where Harry has the unusual ability to take his soulmate's bad feelings and suffer through them himself.
~ 9k
Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said (The Last Time I Saw You) by missingheadache [ao3]
“Who writes letters, though? Isn’t that for wedding invitations and kids’ birthday parties and-“
“High school reunions!” Louis cuts in. “That’s what it is!”
Harry freezes. “It’s what?”
“Our reunion, Harry. I mentioned it a few days ago,” Louis says, shoving past Harry and heading for the living room. “See, this iswhat you miss when you don’t have facebook.”
“Yeah, what a fuckin’ shame.”
Or, simply put: a high school reunion AU.
~ 13k
it’s just right for me (for us) by peerpressure [ao3] ♥
His eyes are glazed, his cock still leaking and his lips are wet with spit and Niall’s cum. He looks so utterly fucking perfect andbeautiful and Niall wants to tell him that I-think-I’m-falling-for-you but his words get stuck somewhere on his tongue. Harrystands up to kiss him and Niall pretends that Harry steals the words from his mouth.
--
a uni!AU in which Louis is obnoxious, Liam is just great, Zayn is often absent and Niall and Harry fuck. oh, and somewhere along the way, Niall falls in love.
~ 20k
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Chaptered Fanfics:
A Slide Into First by siempreniall [ao3]
Niall's a minor league star baseball player, Harry's in love with him, Liam makes really good hot dogs, Louis's a mascot wrench, and Zayn shows up to pull everything together.
~ 93k [16/16]
Recently dumped Louis sets his kitchen on fire on Christmas Eve. Fireman Liam makes the mistake of inviting him home for Christmas. Chaos and feelings ensue.
~ 17k
Don't Take Love Off The Table Yet by harriet_vane [ao3] ♥
A wedding planner AU, in which Louis plans absolutely fucking flawless weddings, until he tries to plan Liam's wedding to Danielle.
~ 26k
Better With You by harriet_vane [ao3]
Single parent and solo artist Liam Payne hires Louis Tomlinson to be a full time nanny to his four year old son Sammy. Although the two men don't quite click from the start it's love at first sight between Sammy and Louis. Eventually Louis and Liam warm up to each other and get on like a house on fire, in fact the two become a little too fond of each other.
~ 38k
Miss Missing You by harriet_vane [ao3]
Louis wakes up after an accident with a year of memories gone and something not quite right about his relationship with Liam.
~16k
Train Me, Then by freethedoncastertwo [ao3]
Liam takes Louis down on a train.
(Alpha!Liam and Omega!Louis. And, you know, the works.)
~ 2k
Get It For Free by Ferritin4 [ao3] ♥
Liam tries not to notice even though it’s incredibly obvious, tries not to make a face or blush when Louis drops a hand to palm himself in the middle of an interview or backstage. Louis sticks his hand in his trousers with the same careless disinterest that he has for his constant rearranging of his hair or his T-shirt hems.
Liam’s not -- he’s not a prude, and God knows he knows it’s right bloody distracting having your dick decide to go the wrong way in your pants, but he saves that for the toilets, or, like, the gym. You don’t just idly put your hand on your cock and then -- but Louis does, he absolutely does.
or,
Liam doesn’t want to be doing this, and he definitely doesn’t want to know why it’s so hot.
~ 6k
Get What You Pay For by Ferritin4 [ao3]
He’s expecting retaliation, an immediate onslaught of childish violence, but Louis’s just rubbing his wrists and glaring. He still doesn’t look particularly subby, honestly: he mostly looks like he’s thinking about punching Liam in the crotch. But.
But Liam’s not getting assaulted, is he? And he’s quite sure he knows what that was about a moment ago, especially now Louis’s just standing there looking appalled and mutinous and a tiny bit questioning.
---
It’s not on purpose, but it’s not, like, an accident.
~ 6k
Bigs and Smalls by zeldamonkey [ao3]
I think the fact that there's an ao3 tag for pool table sex pretty much says it all.
~ 2k
Islands in the Sea by spibsy (lucy_and_ramona) [ao3]
Liam watches Louis watch him.
~ 5k
It is the Season of the Heart by sansastarks [ao3]
The holiday season can get very hectic in the coffee shop where Louis works. Louis should be worrying about the end of term and what to get his mates for Christmas but he can't stop thinking about Liam, the boy with the broad shoulders and the birthmark who came in and order a hot chocolate.
~ 9k
Dust Off Your Highest Hopes by pukeandcry [ao3]
Louis has a spot, way in the back row of the school theater, the last little aisle of three seats in a row that are tucked up next to the sound booth. He goes there to nap and to listen to his ipod and go over lines, and everyone knows it’s his, because he sort of runs things in the drama department, and also, he’s written his name on one of the seats with marker.
So he’s confused when he goes to shut his eyes after classes and before he’s due to begin rehearsals, and there’s someone in his spot. The spot that’s his. And not just someone, as it turns out, but Liam Payne. (High School AU)
~14k
hindsight is 20/20 (but I should've known it from the start) by explicitones [ao3]
"She's not the one," Liam states, looking bored and tired at the same time. It's three in the morning and Louis had insisted on throwing pebbles at Liam's window pane for fifteen minutes straight even though he's had a key to the house for six years now.
More pining, this time from Lilo's point of view; companion fic to we're all just broken hearts, so fit yours to mine, but can be read as a standalone.
~ 8k
Say, I Tried To Give My Best Before by wasp [ao3] ♥
Louis has a history of falling in love with his room mates. (New Girl-esque!AU where Liam moves in with Louis, Harry, and Zayn. Oh and Niall goes to Sweden.)
~ 13k
Thought It Would Be Safest by wasp [ao3] ♥
And for years after that, all throughout school, Liam comes home with Louis’ name in the corner of his books and the thin skin of his inner elbows and the back of his shirt even though they’re never in the same class.
Liam and Louis grow up together
~ 30k
When I'm With You by wasp [ao3]
It doesn't help that he's already half in-love with Louis and capable of spontaneously losing his speech around him.
~ 6k
Soul by roaroftheninth [ao3] ♥
Liam tosses a grin back over his shoulder. “What are you going to do when I’ve gone and there’s no one around to drive you round the bend?”
Louis’ bike coasts to a stop. It happens so slowly that by the time he’s at a standstill, Liam is far ahead, up by the curve. “I’ll forget.”
Liam stops much more quickly. They’re alone in the dome; their private conversation can be held across thirty feet of open space. “You’ll what?”
Louis watches him. “I’ll forget,” he repeats. “Not the way you forget things, when you can’t pinpoint them but you still carry them in your heart. I’ll just have my hard drive wiped.”
Or: Louis is the medical android tasked with taking care of Liam in a world after nuclear war.
~ 5k
Pretty Kind of Dirty Face by badjujuboo (miztrezboo) [ao3] ♥
He's just got these lips is the thing. Lips and big cheeks that make his eyes disappear when he smiles really hard. He's just got aface that Louis wants to grab with both hands and kiss. Sometimes. More so when he's drunk.
~ 5k
it's all fun and games until someone falls in love by estrella30 [ao3]
“All right,” Louis says sternly. “So. We need a list.”
Liam watches him warily. “What kind of list?”
“A list of fun things,” Louis tells him. He grins brightly ignoring the way Liam is trying to shrink back into the couch and disappear. Liam brought this on himself, Louis thinks firmly. He’s not going to let him hide away anymore. “You and I are going to make a list of fun things to do, and then we’re going to go do them.”
or - Louis takes Liam on a bunch of brodates to help him get over Danielle and then things happen
~ 10k
needing is one thing (getting's another) by dicktective [ao3] ♥
It’s hard not to stare at your wrist when there is a small, futuristic, piece of metal imbedded in the skin there, like something out of a science fiction novel. Louis’ TiMER has never changed: four sections of dashes blinking the seconds away, completely blank until his soulmate gets their TiMER too.
~ 31k
with the hope that you would tame me by orphan_account [ao3]
Once, on a dull night off, Liam tries asking Google on a whim. He stares at the blinking cursor in the search bar for a while, trying to figure out how to phrase it, because something tells him "why does my mate like it when I hit him" won't bring up a lot of helpful results.
~ 14k
Ride With Me by euphoric_vibes [ao3]
Louis’ fucked. Liam driving is not a thing he expected to be attracted to and he’s a little angry about it. Mostly at himself, but definitely at Liam too. So Louis has a bit of a foul attitude when they arrive at rehearsals, he’s sporting a semi and cursing the instructor who gave Liam a pass on his driving test. He wants to send the man an angry letter, or spread Liam out in the back of the Range Rover, he’s up for either one.
~ 5k
love potion no. 9 by dramaturgicallycorrect [ao3]
He opens an incognito window on his computer and debates for a solid seven minutes whether he's actually going to do something about it. He doesn't actually think typing "how to stop falling in love with your neighbor who thinks you're just a mate" into google would actually yield something, but it does.
"Unlucky in love? Ready to settle down? Falling in love with your neighbor who thinks you're just a mate? The Great Haroldini can help," says the first website's tagline.
Seems legit. Liam clicks the link.
[Or Liam drinks a bottle of Love Potion No. 9]
~ 9k
in your hands by carissima [ao3]
“Rookie mistake,” Louis mutters as he spreads his legs a little wider and slows down his strokes because he’s pretty sure he’s going to blow his load far too fucking early since Liam’s decided to play dress up for this session and has somehow stumbled on Louis’ favourite fantasy. Mechanic Liam, dirty, rough and smelling of cars and sweat, looking ready to mess Louis the fuck up.
Louis’ got to give Liam credit because he’s really gone for the aesthetic.
~ 13k
you can take my heart for a walk on the beach by jellyfishes [ao3]
Liam can’t do this now. Not when he has a sleeping five year old down the hall and the guy standing in front of him who he used to think he was in love with. Not anymore of course, he moved past it years ago. But he and Louis grow back together and his eyes still sparkle with a bit of gold when the sun hits them.
~ 18k
when i find you by youaresuchasunshine [ao3]
Liam is in love with Louis. He tries to say it through songs.
~ 4k
The Right Thing Suits So Few by raiwrites [ao3]
“People wouldn’t talk if I didn’t break rules,” Louis had told him and Liam had carefully crunched a crisp before mumblingforlornly: “Yeah, but they know you. Nobody knows me.”
“Well, I know you now, Leem, it’s alright.”
And Liam’s face had lit up like a christmas tree.
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or, a sixth form au in which louis' heart breaks
~ 26k
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Chaptered Fanfics:
You're All My Nights by wasp [ao3] ♥
"Zayn said," Liam starts and has to swallow hard, his voice wavering.
"What?" Louis asks, suddenly filled with dread.
"He said I looked like him, a bit, I could - " Liam cuts himself off and bites at the plump of his bottom lip. Louis blinks down, startled momentarily at how close they've gotten. "You could pretend."
~ 21k [3/3]
Becoming One by alnima [ao3] WIP ♥
Liam lives a quiet life with his son, Zayn. Louis lives a vibrant life with his two sons, Harry and Niall.
It's not easy being a single parent. And it's even harder being a single parent dating another single parent.
~ 127k [42/?]
Why did I have to fall for Louis? He's a total nightmare to begin with, we drive each other completely insane. I hate how my entire life now revolves around him, and the fact that he's my next door neighbour probably doesn't help anything.
[52/52]
Control by intoyour_arms [Wattpad]
How can something that started off so beautiful, fall so far?
[42/42]
little do you know (i need a little more time) by connordont [ao3] ♥
Connor knows that for everyone else, it all ends the moment their timers hit zero, and that's the difference: Connor doesn't want his timer to hit zero. Not now, not for a while. He doesn't want a commitment and someone with a matching timer memory of heart eyes. It's not his thing.
Connor doesn't even do boyfriends, he certainly doesn't do soulmates.
(everybody has a timer that counts down to the moment they meet their soulmate, and connor has commitment issues.)
~ 13k
Turn It Off and On Again by matchsticks_p (matchsticks) [ao3]
A ten-thousand word office AU, written for the prompt "Connor really does work at the bank across the street and his idiot coworker, Asher, keeps getting viruses on their computer by downloading porn. Eventually, the bank borrows some IT guys from the advertizing firm across the street, including Oliver. Connor tries to ask Oliver out, but Oliver mistakenly thinks Connor is straight (because of Asher's porn). So, Connor starts infecting the office computers with more viruses to get another excuse to talk to Oliver and try again."
It isn't exactly like that, but it sort of is exactly like that.
~ 10k
Searching for a Language (That the Two of us Can Speak)
By la_faerie
"Sometimes Liam will run his fingertips along Louis’ neck, gripping ever so slightly, and then adjust the collar of his t-shirt. haha, your tag was sticking out and you just took a bunch of pics with fans, hahaha. Because the way Liam touches is the way he talks and writes. His big hands are steady, but his movements and his intentions are a little bit goofy." In which Louis notices something is going on between Niall and Zayn. Liam notices something is going on with Louis. And, at one point, Harry is the only one still speaking to everyone in the group.
Skin that shows in patches
By intherubble
If Liam had put any forethought into living with a makeup artist slash youtube beauty guru (as Louis puts it, he hates the wordvlog, thinks portmanteaus are gauche) he probably should have expected something like this eventually.
i got all my stars aligned
By khakis
[abridged] The stars are bright, the dark around them undiluted along the banks of the river. It’s startling, every time Louis sees it: the clarity of the stars, the quiet focus of their light. “You know that the Ancient Egyptians mapped most of these constellations?” Louis asks, his voice quiet in the heavy, chilly air of the night.
Nothing Breaks Your Heart
By wasp
She gets closer and closer each time and it's like the initial awkwardness is fading away. It's comfortable, easy, Louis' cheek on the soft material of Liam's pyjama bottoms, Liam's hand in Louis' hair when she's not busy typing. Liam can see all the ache inside starting to permeate through her skin, into the corners of her eyes and her expressive mouth. She thinks she's been suffering for longer than Liam has and she wishes she could figure out a way to stop hurting so she could tell Louis too. (Genderswap roomates AU)
now my feet won't touch the ground
By pendules
Flight attendants AU.
hasn't felt like home before you
By myownremedy
The one where the lads are on a football team and Liam gets roped into being their coach. Also she falls in love with Louis.
Young and Right
By intherubble
“Harry says there’s a party at Niall’s house tonight,” Louis blurts, sounds like he’s trying to be casual about it but the fact that he’s wriggling his eyebrows under his fringe and bouncing a bit in his seat ruins the effect.
Which One Of Us Is Caving
By wasp
Liam doesn't regret hiring Louis, it's the furthest thing from it. He's clever and quick-witted and he's good with people in a way Liam never was. It's amazing, he's amazing and Liam doesn't understand how he survived so long without him. In the professional sense.
Relationships are complicated, especially if the other person is carefully avoiding talking about it in any serious way; or, the one where Louis is afraid of commitment and makes a right mess of things because of it.
Smile again
By mistresscurvy
Recently dumped Louis sets his kitchen on fire on Christmas Eve. Fireman Liam makes the mistake of inviting him home for Christmas. Chaos and feelings ensue.
Substitute
By becka
Wikipedia says: In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought onto the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. OR Liam takes advantage of his resemblance to David Beckham on Halloween. Louis has a lot of unresolved childhood idol feelings.
