Harry and Louis use a blindfold for the first time. Girl Direction AU.
please forgive me if my lips quake (larry, GA, 1k)
Harry's pet cat wing-womans her into a date.
an honest mistake (larry, NR, 2k)
Louis has ridden the elevator with his neighbor all week. The first time they speak, there’s a misunderstanding.
nervous (shiall, M, 2k)
Niall walks out of the bathroom and his mouth dries up at the sight in front of him. This isn’t fine. This isn’t anything remotely in the vicinity of fine.
Shawn is sitting by the window, slouched a bit, one elbow rested on the arm of the ugly motel chair. He would look ridiculous, the thing was clearly designed for guests well under six feet, if he didn’t look so fucking sexy.
you’re my rugged heart (lirry, NR, 500 words)
It's the first day of spring. And it's snowing.
it’s in his kiss (multi-pairing, NR, 13k)
Cross posting drabbles I wrote for the kiss meme. Pairings and prompts included in the chapter titles!
black coffee in bed (larry, M, 3k)
The morning after a fight, Louis has to be the bigger person and apologize first.
She hates being the bigger person.
just one look (and i fell so hard) (larry, M, 15k)
Harry has wanted to go to the Shubert Theatre ever since he moved to New York and lucked into a rent-controlled apartment just outside of the Theatre District. When he finally gets his chance, he hopes the night can meet his sky-high expectations. But the last thing he could have expected was the man seated next to him.
walk, walk fashion baby (tomlinshaw, E, 23k)
Louis loves his supportive boyfriend, his passionate and interesting band of friends and coworkers, and his pair of quirky and dedicated dogs. What he doesn’t love is his job as co-editor of the Lifestyle section at a popular site aimed at millennials. But he was getting by until a new assignment landed in his lap: Let Your Boyfriend Dress You For A Week. His best mate Harry assured him it’d be a laugh, a bit of fun, but Louis was sure that Nick would dress him like an utter knob and his mates would take the piss all week.
He didn’t expect to actually learn something about himself.
we should open up (before it’s all too much) (larry, M, 43k)
Struggling with grieving and depression since his dad died, Harry has never felt so alone. It’s too much to cope with on his own, but he feels like a burden when he tries to open up with people.
Then he meets Louis.
Leo season (tomlinshaw, NR, 5k)
Carefree. Confident. Over the top. Nick may be a bit of a disaster, but no one can deny the mood for Leo season suits him.
come to me wild and wired (larry, E, 5k)
Harry tries to bat her away, but she’s as weak as a kitten this tired, so Louis continues stroking her arm as she considers her options. She could leave Harry be, let her sleep in her makeup. But unlike some people (like Louis herself), Harry takes her skincare seriously. When she was young, her now seemingly flawless skin was prone to breakouts. Harry’s made a lot of effort to figure out which products work for her and nail down a routine that includes regular Korean face masks. Harry insists her rules of skincare are simple and Louis knows they’re finite.
Rule number one? Always take off your makeup before going to bed.
reach the stars (horchata, M, 19k)
Spring 2021. Four years after breaking up with Louis and moving to New York with his best friend Aimee, Nick runs into Niall and they start dating. When their relationship gets serious, Nick struggles to tell Niall how much he means to him.
so i haven’t written anything in more than a year but i’m in the middle of writing a gryles/payneshaw/lirry mess and if anyone wants to beta it for me pls tell me because i can’t even tell if i can write any more
Under the cut are links to over 25 fics that I’ve written for the following pairings: gryles, horchata (Niall/Nick Grimshaw), lilo, lirry, narry, payneshaw (Liam/Nick Grimshaw), shiall, stylinshaw, tomlinshaw, zarry, ziall and zourry!
gryles
this cookie’s baking (M, 8k)
Harry’s eyes flicker between Nick’s eyes and lips. “I just want to be your–”
“Baby,” Nick says softly, cupping Harry’s jaw, “you already are.”
Nick and Harry have a long-overdue conversation.
hold this thread (E, 26k)
On his way to visit Henry getting ready for his London Fashion Week show, Nick bumps into a (stupidly pretty) model and pulls a loose thread on the sample he’s wearing. Horrified, Nick tries to mend the simple mistake, but it may just unravel into the best thing that ever could have happened to him.
sad sex is... no (NR, 2k)
“Hey, are you…”
As he hesitates, a line appearing between his furrowed eyebrows and a pout forming on his puffy pink lips, the words “don’t say it” run on a loop in Nick’s head, like a prayer.
“... okay?”
He said it.
Fuck.
A gryles AU based on Harry’s iconic quote from the Jools Holland interview.
obsessed (NR, 100 words)
Usually when Nick's a disaster, it sends men running. This one's different.
like sun on the rise (M, 9k)
“Sorry,” Nick says at last, a crooked grin replacing her usual friendly, but not too friendly, customer service smile. “It’s my second double this week, so I’m kind of out of it. What can I get you, pretty?”
“No, I know you,” the girl insists, her green eyes wide as she leans over the counter. “I have known you so many times, in so many different forms, in so many different lives.”
“Uh…” Nick blinks, speechless for maybe the first time in her life. The thing is, the girl looks totally sincere. Kind of awestruck really, her pretty pink lips parted slightly as she takes Nick in. Like she can’t believe her luck or something. It’s not Nick’s fault that she has no idea how to act; no one has ever looked at her like this before. “Okay?”
Harry isn’t like anyone Nick has ever met before. Maybe that’s why they work.
horchata
use your heart while it’s beating (M, 7k)
Nick’s not entirely sure how he ended up at a driving range being told that he’s “better than Shawn, at least, but don’t tell him I told you that.”
He’s also very much not complaining.
reach the stars (M, 19k)
Spring 2021. Four years after breaking up with Louis and moving to New York with his best friend Aimee, Nick runs into Niall and they start dating. When their relationship gets serious, Nick struggles to tell Niall how much he means to him. A companion (of sorts) to Own the Scars.
lilo
still, somehow (NR, 1k)
Louis trims Liam's split ends.
lirry
you’re my rugged heart (NR, 500 words)
It's the first day of spring. And it's snowing.
just the thought of you (M, 2.7k)
Harry's been pining after her neighbor for two years. It only takes a small kitchen fire for her to make a move.
narry
a little tenderness (NR, 10.5k)
“Listen, my alpha and I broke up and it turns out that all of our friends were really his friends and I need someone to help me through–”
“No,” Harry practically shouts, the word bursting out of him unbidden. He cringes when he sees the shock on Niall’s face, his pale skin flushing lightly. “I’m sorry, but my answer has to be no. I don’t help omegas through heats. I’m really sorry, Liam knows that, so I don’t know why he would give you the idea–”
“It’s not heat, Harry,” Niall interrupts. “It’s depri.”
“Oh. Fuck.”
Touch deprivation makes a lot of sense now that Harry thinks about it. Niall seems generally unwell; he appears to be weak, his skin is pallid and his lips look chapped, and his breathing is ragged. He’s wearing a cozy-looking sweatshirt, but even over FaceTime, he kind of seems cold, hunched over with his arms wrapped around his body. Harry’s never been around an omega in depri as bad off as Niall looks; most of the time, there’s an alpha friend or family member who can help out with scenting and physical contact.
Oh.
payneshaw
don’t care if you’re too loud (M, 2k)
Inspired by this tweet
shiall
a bagel for all seasons (NR, 29k)
Niall is a lawyer from the big city who’s sent to a small town to get paperwork signed for his firm’s biggest client. He only expected to be there for one night, but the longer his stay lasts, the more he starts to fall in love with the town and its cast of quirky characters. One in particular.
A Shiall Hallmark Christmas AU.
an ivy hollow halloween (NR, 666 words)
Niall is pretty happy with the Halloween costumes he thought of for him and Shawn. That is, until he sees Louis and Harry's.
nervous (M, 2k)
Niall walks out of the bathroom and his mouth dries up at the sight in front of him. This isn’t fine. This isn’t anything remotely in the vicinity of fine.
Shawn is sitting by the window, slouched a bit, one elbow rested on the arm of the ugly motel chair. He would look ridiculous, the thing was clearly designed for guests well under six feet, if he didn’t look so fucking sexy.
stylinshaw
with love on the line (E, 7k)
Harry and Louis have always been Harry and Louis. Then they meet Nick.
A relationship in three snapshots.
tomlinshaw
hold on for one more day (M, 12k)
“Right? Anyway, s’not like he needs to put the reminder, if anyone’s going to fuck up live on air–”
“It’d be you,” they say at the same time.
Louis appears on The Breakfast Show to promote Back to You.
ain’t no stopping your plans (M, 4k)
Louis wears Givenchy to the Royal Variety Performance. Nick has opinions about it.
walk, walk fashion baby (E, 23k)
Louis loves his supportive boyfriend, his passionate and interesting band of friends and coworkers, and his pair of quirky and dedicated dogs. What he doesn’t love is his job as co-editor of the Lifestyle section at a popular site aimed at millennials. But he was getting by until a new assignment landed in his lap: Let Your Boyfriend Dress You For A Week. His best mate Harry assured him it’d be a laugh, a bit of fun, but Louis was sure that Nick would dress him like an utter knob and his mates would take the piss all week.
He didn’t expect to actually learn something about himself.
leo season (NR, 5k)
“Didn’t catch your name earlier?” he asks, tilting his head to go along with his lilting voice.
“Nnrg,” Nick replies smoothly, failing to meet Louis’ hand with his own as he realizes just how garbled his smooth reply actually was. He overcorrects and vaguely slaps Louis’ hand before managing to wring it in his own, much to Louis’ apparent amusement.
Carefree. Confident. Over the top. Nick may be a bit of a disaster, but no one can deny the mood for Leo season suits him.
if you should try to kiss her (NR, 3k)
It’s kind of their thing now. They make relentless snarky comments to and about each other and exchange meaningful eye contact every time they think no one is looking. At least, that’s what Louis thinks they’re doing, like their own extended lesbian mating ritual. It seems obvious to her that they’re inevitable in some kind of cosmic, grand design type of way; they’re eventually going to end up together and fix up an old house and Nick will build a chicken coop for the backyard (or hire someone to build it, probably) and then they’ll live happily ever after, bickering the whole time.
If only she could be sure that’s what Nick thinks they’re doing.
Harry's annual Christmas party gives Louis her chance to be brave and tell Nick how she feels.
zarry
i fell in, i’m falling, i’m for you (M, 10k)
And that’s when he sees him.
Illuminated by the bright morning light pouring through the windows, clad in ugly corduroy pants and an embroidered green jacket with what looks like a purse slung over his shoulder, and totally unaware of Zayn’s presence. His ex-boyfriend. Harry. Or H, as he used to call him back in the days when he thought they’d stay together forever. Maybe even get married. Have the houseful of kids that Harry had always wanted.
Fuck. Harry.
When Zayn gets a job teaching at the same school where his ex Harry works, he realizes he wants a second chance. Now he just has to do something about it.
ziall
This Town (NR, 12k)
It’s not until he’s inside the venue and sees Zayn from a distance for the first time in person since trying to fall asleep curled around him their last night together that the nerves hit and his bravado starts to feel false.
When Zayn left the band, he left Niall too.
flicker (NR, 5k)
Niall has waited so long to hear these words, imagined this scenario hundreds of times, and now that it’s here, he’s actually speechless. He’d hoped, but he’d never let himself believe they’d actually get here.
Because at Christmas, you tell the truth: A month after the AMAs, Niall and Zayn finally talk.
i get so lost inside your eyes (M, 3.6k)
“I’m just going to change into something more comfortable.”
“Babe,” Zayn says, reaching up to smooth Niall’s hair out of her face. “We’ve talked about this, you don’t have to do stuff like that for me, I’m not a guy–”
“Trust me, I know,” Niall says lightly, winking at Zayn before she shuffles back and climbs off her lap. “And it’s not for you, it’s for me.”
When Niall invites Zayn to stay over for the first time, Zayn has no idea that Niall has a surprise in store for her. Or that she’ll like it so much.
zourry
tempted by the fruit of another (E, 3k)
Zayn didn’t mean to look. And she certainly didn’t mean to watch.
It’s just that Louis and Harry are the worst hosts in the world; they’re in their bedroom, clearly fucking (again), and so loud that Zayn can’t concentrate on her game of Among Us in the living room. Liam has killed her twice. Liam. So she just went down the hallway to make sure their bedroom door was at least closed.
It wasn’t.
Zayn stumbles into a world of possibility when she stays with Harry and Louis for a few weeks.
Do u know the fic that had a payneshaw side pairing and a part two that included main payneshaw? That pic reminded me of that but I can’t remember it for the life of me. Thanks!
WHY YES HELLO PULL UP A CHAIR YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT BLOG
so the first fic is High enough for you to pull me under
“Huh,” Harry says, sarcasm dripping over his words. “You seemed to get over it just fine, after a while. You were basically the king of the whole school. I don’t know anyone who had a better time at school than you, actually.” Louis has no response to this, because, well, he has no idea how it had all actually went down.
Harry takes his silence as cowardice, as he should. “Anyway.” Harry strolls on long legs into the back room and rolls out another keg. “Water under the bridge, right?” It slams into the floor when he rights it, and Louis is lost again.
“Harry,” he offers plaintively. “You’re my best mate.”
“Yeah. I was.” Harry holds out his hand again, not bothering to wipe the grime from the keg off this time. “Good luck to you, Louis.”
Louis makes a mistake that alters the course of his entire life. The universe wants him to fix it. 13 Going On 30 AU.
the payneshaw-centric timestamp is When this all gets old
“I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday,” Nick says, eyes trailing down to the sash. “As long as that’s not false advertising.”
That earns him a smile, the guy looking down at his chest and then back at Nick.
“Bloody stupid, I know. The lads…” he trails off, looking fond. “Anyway, cheers.”
With that, he turns to go. It doesn’t feel like rejection; Nick gets the sense that the birthday girl doesn’t even realize she’s being chatted up.
“Fancy a drink?” Nick calls before the guy can get too far.
Nick is restless. Liam’s turning 21. The timestamp that precisely no one asked for.
they are both by the brilliant @a-brighter-yellow and i beg her unbelievable pardon because I ASKED FOR THAT TIMESTAMP. ME. I DID.
the beauty of it all is she didn’t even set out to write payneshaw, these assholes
just revealed themselves to her in the process, i could weep honestly.
please reread these and throw her all the kudos with a nice comment or five. in my opinion, these fics are totally underrated and should get more love!!
