An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: One Direction (Band)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles/OFC
Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, the other boys don't appear woops
Additional Tags: AU, A little angst, foolish boys, Time Travel, the tardis being used as a sex pad
Summary:
Harry is about to get married, Zayn thinks it's the worst case of cold feet he's ever seen, and Louis is a sexy sexy stranger who also happens to be a Time Lord.
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.
1. Hold My Breath (zarah5) - It’s possible — possible — that his three-week ban from the football pitch makes Louis just a tad antsy. Surely it’s not so bad that it warrants punishment in the form of his friends signing him up for a yoga class? Either way, Louis is determined to hate every second of it.
He didn’t count on a yoga instructor who wears flower-patterned headscarves and smiles like summer won’t end.
2. Shine (togetherwecouldbealright) - Louis is an actor who needs to get away from the real world. He does the only thing that he can and runs away, finding himself in a small town where he happens upon Harry. What Louis doesn’t expect is to somehow fall in love and end up having to face what he was running from all along.
3. As You Are (zarah5) - Five years after The X Factor launched his career as a radio host and songwriter, Louis Tomlinson returns as a judge. Falling for a contestant is the last thing he needs. It’s also against his contract.
4. Sing When You’re Winning (hazmesentir) - 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.
5. We’re Afire Love (soleilouis) - Harry and Louis are best friends. Harry has the whole “crush” thing under control, honestly. Until, of course, he moves in with Louis and his baby.
6. It’s Hard To Look Right At You, Baby (kenziexo) - Coffee Shop AU where Louis is going through a dry spell, Zayn wants to be a good friend and help Louis find someone, and Harry ends up finding him instead.
7. Just Me, You, And This Box Of Matches (tomlinsunshine) - Louis is fairly sure that his new neighbour 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.
8. Everywhere (I Wanna Be With You) (itiswhatitisbutterfly) - Louis is an actor and Harry is a model at the top of his game, the best things in life are the most unexpected ones and the things that hit you when you are least expecting it.
9. May You Enjoy Your New Life (aimmyarrowshigh) - When One Direction begins, Harry Styles is a sixteen-year-old boy foundering under the pressure of impending fatherhood. His ability to balance the sobering responsibility of caring for his tiny daughter, Millie, and the exhilaration of seeing his own dreams coming to fruition affects not only his future, but those of Liam, Zayn, Niall, and Louis, who never expected fealty to be the key to their success. But Liam is the first to show him how to grow up without growing old, and Zayn is the first to defend from the public what is private and precious. Louis – Louis is the first for a lot of things; for most of the moments of Millie’s life and for the moments of Harry’s that matter. And Niall is the first to toast when Millie is born: Go maire sibh bhur saol nua – ‘may you enjoy your new life.
10. Life At Shutter Speed (zarah5) - Having landed a job modelling for an outdoor clothing catalogue, Harry certainly wouldn’t mind doing some extracurricular work for photographer Louis Tomlinson. Say, a private photo session? Yes, please? Good thing that Harry has ten days and three beautiful locations – Morocco, Indonesia and the Swiss Alps – to make Louis see just how good they could be.
11. Fall Into Your Gravity (zarah5) - 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.
12. Take Off Your Running Shoes (polkadotpeacoat) - Harry is the fit supermarket check out boy. Louis wants to sleep with him. Summer romance ensues.
Just Me, You, And This Box of Matches by tomlinsunshine
Louis is fairly sure that his new neighbour 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.
AU
Words: 87,020 (17 chapters)
Relationships: Harry+Louis, Zayn+Liam, Zayn+Perrie
Additional Characters: Niall Horan, Nick Grimshaw, Greg James, Aiden Grimshaw, Amy Green, SImon Cowell, Caroline Flack, Cara Delevingne
Published: 06.01.2013 - 30.01.2014
Summary: Louis is fairly sure that his new neighbour 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.
Louis is fairly sure that his new neighbour 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.
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Notes: This is proper funny. The plot’s a bit of a ride but in the best way.
