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Ariel. 30. 1D Trash since May 2012.

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Reciprocation by vondrostes | E | 1650 Harry squeezes in some private time with his new 6'10" bodyguard.

Somebody Who Cares That You Get Home Safe by pukeandcry | E | 8991 Louis’ bodyguards keep quitting; Niall thinks he knows someone for the job.

If I Should Stay by gloria_andrews | E | 31185 Louis is a television actor who suddenly needs a bodyguard. Harry is the bodyguard he ends up hiring. A fic loosely based on the classic 1992 movie The Bodyguard.

Not Quite by emma1234 | E | 34163 Niall gives Harry an exasperated look, nodding slowly. “Okay…so do you want to explain why we’re hiring Louis? And do you want to explain it without making any mention of his soft hair or ample buttocks?” As Harry prepares for the premiere of his first blockbuster film, his manager encourages him to hire a bodyguard as a precautionary measure. Harry ends up making an unusual choice.

You Took My Heart By Surprise by LiveLaughLoveLarry | T | 39017 There is reason to believe Prince Harry’s life is in danger. After a failed kidnapping attempt, Louis is assigned to guard Harry around the clock. He is the best at what he does, but he has a tendency to not get along with clients. Louis and Harry start off on the wrong foot, but it soon becomes clear that neither is at all what the other expected.

Worth Dying For by whoknows | E | 44906 “You’ve got to be kidding me,” Louis says, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms over his chest. In the center of the table, a set of three glossy photos stares up at him, mocking him. “A security detail is non-negotiable, Louis, you know this,” his mum reminds him, tapping the middle photo with two fingers. Louis doesn’t look back down at the pictures, gesturing towards them wildly, over-dramatically. “This is not a security detail!” he protests. “This is a lanky college student. In what world do you hire someone like this kid to protect me?”

Safe and Sound (You’ll Always Be) by Rearviewdreamer | M | 58176 When a failed case and a guilty conscience leaves Harry more than a little lost, his boss presents him with a new, less taxing assignment to help him cope. An escape from all the madness is just what Harry needs to get his life back on track. It’s just too bad his new client has a grin like the devil, a pair of electric eyes that Harry simply can’t get over, and no intention whatsoever of letting him catch a break.

Holding Out For a Hero by StormDancer | E | 80848 Harry only expected a new bodyguard. He didn’t expect the most beautiful man he’s ever seen, or how Zayn looked at him like he could see through him, or how he makes Harry feel things he’s never felt before. But maybe, in the face of death threats and a love he can’t admit, Harry can find a bravery he never knew he had, and a home he never knew he wanted.

cut your teeth on my heart by turnyourankle | E | 94628 Louis has worked as a security officer for years, but he’s handed his first opportunity to be team lead. The assignment is nothing like what he expected. Harry has spent years trying to distance himself from the pressure of the Twist name and legacy. But it’s going to be hard to avoid when his mum hires him a bodyguard.

[allwaswell16]

A fic rec of One Direction fics in which a baby in the fic loves Louis as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fic, please leave kudos and comments for the writer! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

🐣 Forget Me Not by tiltedreality

(E, 99k, amnesia) After a life altering car crash steals the last five years of Louis Tomlinson's memory, he returns from the hospital to an unfamiliar life that leaves him feeling inconsequential. An accidental run in with single father, Harry Styles, and his adorable pup, Elliot, make Louis question his desires, his dreams, and his fears.

🐣 How It Would Feel To Be Free by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10

(E, 90k, royal) When Prince Harry unexpectedly becomes a father, his best friend Louis steps in. The masses believe the baby is Louis’, but all Harry wants is to tell the world the truth - about the baby and his feelings for Louis.

🐣 The Baby Whisperer by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 18k, neighbors) Harry’s newborn baby is having trouble sleeping and nothing he does seems to work. Tired and alone and at his wits end, Harry is at a loss until a new neighbour arrives to turn his world upside down.

🐣 When Everything Gets In The Way by Kiwiwoman

(NR, 16k, professor Louis) Louis is Harry's professor who holds his baby in lectures.

🐣 But I'm a fire (and I'll keep your brittle heart warm) by hazzabunny

(NR, 13k, omegaverse) omega college student harry trying to juggle his classes and his pup, one day no one could take care of her so he has to bring her to his classes. the pup is fussy and won't calm down, in comes his alpha classmate louis who helps calm her down.

🐣 all this time by Anonymous

(M, 13k, canon divergence) the one where Harry gets pregnant from a one night stand, all the boys help with raising the baby, and Louis finally stops running from how he feels.

🐣 Letting You In by Chelsea Frew / @chelsea-frew

(T, 12k, uni) Harry Styles begins university with a big secret--he has a baby daughter he is caring for all by himself. When Harry's grades begin to slip, fellow student Louis Tomlinson offers to help. 

🐣 You're My Only Hope by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10

(T, 12k, foster parents) Harry and Louis have been hoping to start a family for a while, but it hasn't happened for them just yet. With the surprise arrival of a newborn baby on the doorstep at work, are their family dreams about to become reality?

🐣 Even As Young As You Are by Anonymous

(G, 12k, midwife Louis) Harry’s sister has a baby. When he goes to meet her, he finds more than one new love of his life at the hospital.

🐣 we're almost home tonight by underwaternow

(T, 6k, canon divergence) Harry brings Ella home two weeks after the funeral, finally, once the solicitors have finished going through the papers and the social worker has deemed his house acceptable for a child.

- Rare Pairs -

🐣 Make It Up As We Go Along by @lululawrence

(NR, 52k, ot5) When a baby is left on their doorstep, their lives become the definition of chaos...but maybe that is exactly what they need to see what has been right in front of them all along.

🐣 Getting Good At This by pukeandcry

(E, 43k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) Nick inherits custody of his baby god-daughter, and (predictably) has no idea what he's doing; Louis only means to help out a bit, not fall in love with either of them. (A loosely-adapted Life As We Know It AU)

[disgruntledkittenface]

it's time to begin

an advent fic by @disgruntledkittenface | not rated | 29k

Louis goes to a new coffee shop on Friday morning, where his friend Zayn just started working. The guy in front of him in line is hot, but Louis chickens out and doesn’t make a move. He doesn’t think anything of it until he wakes up the next morning and it’s still Friday.

Caught in a time loop and reliving the same day over and over, Louis is determined to try anything to get out of it. Even if that means overcoming his fears.

posting December 1 – December 25, ~9AM EST

Chapters: 1 ☕️ 2 ☕️ 3 ☕️ 4 ☕️ 5 ☕️ 6 ☕️ 7 ☕️ 8 ☕️ 9 ☕️ 10 ☕️ 11 ☕️ 12 ☕️ 13 ☕️ 14 ☕️ 15 ☕️ 16 ☕️ 17 ☕️ 18 ☕️ 19 ☕️ 20 ☕️ 21 ☕️ 22 ☕️ 23 ☕️ 24 ☕️ 25

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What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever done for someone?

[kingsofeverything]

Happy chicken stuffed with mozzarella wrapped in parma ham with a side of homemade mash anniversary to those who celebrate!

[kingsofeverything]

[allwaswell16]

A One Direction fic rec of fics in which one or both of the main characters is going to medical school of some kind 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!

- Louis / Harry -

⚕️ Own the Scars by @crinkle-eyed-boo

(E, 144k, med students) Louis has never felt like he was good enough: for his stepdad, for his life-long best friend, for the life he's supposed to want. After an accident that nearly costs him his life, Louis' parents send him to rehab where he’s forced to face his demons.

⚕️ With The Strength To Carry On by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10 , therogueskimo / @bravetemptation

(M, 110k, friends to lovers) The American British Doctoral Exchange Program was the best thing that ever happened to Louis. It gave him a chance to start over and make a real difference in the world. When Harry Styles shows up as the new intern, he turns Louis' world upside down.

⚕️ Do Not Go Gentle by @afirethatcannotdie

(E, 70k, Grey's Anatomy AU) When Harry Styles starts his first day as a surgical intern, he expects a lot of things: to treat patients, to observe a surgery, to feel a bit overwhelmed. What he definitely doesn't expect, however, is that the handsome guy he kicked out of his bed this morning is also an intern.

⚕️ Smoke & Mirrors by sincewewereeighteen

(E, 59k, Grey's Anatomy AU) “Is this a good idea?” “Neither is sleeping with you, probably, but I’m going to do it anyways, so…” He hands Louis a glass. “Bottoms up!” Or: the one in which Harry hates Louis, but doesn't know him. And then... He does.

⚕️ Train Tracks and Porcelain by @jaerie

(E, 41k, historical) Shadows were forming into people and things and, there in the middle of it, Louis watched the humongous head of an elephant emerge from a box car right in front of his eyes. Or a Water For Elephants inspired AU

⚕️ push you out, pull you back in by orphan_account

(E, 31k, med student Harry) Harry hates feeling vulnerable. Louis is set on breaking through his tough facade.

⚕️ Best fake smile by Justanotherlarry

(M, 22k, intern Harry) Louis works in the biggest hospital in London, and dedicates his whole life to his job. But a curly haired intern starts working in his unit, changing everything. Add a little dash of Niall meddling into his best friend's life, lies, margaritas and an ex-husband to the mix.

⚕️ I wasn't looking when I stumbled onto you by Cherrie

(T, 16k, famous/not famous) In retrospect Louis could see how the pap got the idea. He admitted he saw Harry quite a lot, but he swears they never arranged it. He was only a med student and Harry was a movie star it was ridiculous to think they were dating. Right?

⚕️ I'm Hot for Teacher (series) by @phdmama

(E, 14k, med student Harry) The guy at the other end of the bar has been checking Harry out all night.

⚕️ You're The Pumpkin Of My Eye by @rockstarlwt28

(G, 4k, med student Louis) Harry and Louis go on a seasonal date, that is sweeter than the confectionery in a trick or treat bucket. It’s filled with sweet snuggles, cute kisses and pumpkin picking.

⚕️ What A Feeling by @creamcoffeelou

(E, 2k, med student Louis) “You know I don’t kiss and tell.” Louis says with a slightly forced laugh. “Yeah, cause there’s nothin’ to tell!” Liam replies with a grin, getting a cackle from Niall, and making Louis’ face flame.

- Rare Pairs -

⚕️ Hear Your Heart by purpledaisy

(E, 78k, Zayn/Harry) “That collective groan leads me to some more rules: do not cry, do not complain, and do not be embarrassing. This isn’t an easy job by any means but you all chose it. If you didn’t, get out now.”

⚕️ Long As There Are Stars Above You by alienharry

(E, 50k, Zayn/Liam) Zayn's just finished his undergrad and is ready to stop messing around with strangers and get more serious about his studies as he prepares for his dream job. No relationships, no sex. Which is harder than it sounds when Liam Payne comes into his life.

[allwaswell16]

A fic rec of One Direction fics in which the main characters have a fight/argument and then make up 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!

- Louis / Harry -

☄️ Time Passed by coffinofachimera

(E, 66k, canon) Louis struggles with their relationship as Harry grows into his identity.

☄️ let me carry your weight by @soldouthaz

(E, 28k, trainer Harry) louis is fresh out of a bad relationship with someone who made him feel awful about how he looked. on his journey to better himself, he meets harry - the ridiculously attractive and fit personal trainer.

☄️ Lover Boy by @brightgolden

(E, 27k, CEO Louis) Where Louis wants to tell everyone about his relationship with Harry, but his boyfriend clearly thinks otherwise.

☄️ the evenness i fake by @shimmeringevil

(E, 26k, omegaverse) Harry doesn’t do relationships. He has a perfectly enjoyable friends-with-benefits agreement with a perfectly lovely omega, and he doesn’t see the need to change that anytime soon.

☄️ your lips in the low light by etherealbliss / @givesuethemoon

(E, 20k, uni) Set over the course of one night, at one fateful frat party. Louis and Harry find that there are not many things they will ever need more than each other.

☄️ Midnight by @kingsofeverything

(E, 10k, omegaverse) All Harry’d wanted to do was be a good neighbor. Now, here he is, half a year later, balls deep and four months into a no strings attached, sex only situation with the Omega of his dreams. He’s still not sure how it happened. 

☄️ this love is alive by @stylinsonwritingpalace

(E, 10k, writer Louis) When Louis's favorite fictional character, Harry Styles, comes to life, it's up to him to decide if he should stay.

☄️ My Home And My English Rose by @nauticalallusions

(M, 8k, established relationship) Everything is uncomplicated, perfect, even, until Harry gets an offer to become a famous musician if he goes to Nashville. Louis supports him, as always, with his decision to go and make it big, but it’s never as easy as it seems.

☄️ Sex Drunk Suckerpunch by thinlines / @thinlinez

(E, 7k, age difference) Sugar Baby Louis did what any sugar baby should avoid doing but (clichely) end up doing anyways, that is, failing for his sugar mama.

☄️ Good-Old Fashioned Lover Boy by not_fitzwilliam / @not-fitzwilliam-darcy

(NR, 5k, omegaverse) When a miscalculated decision leads to an accidental courtship with the sweetest, most gentle alpha, Harry is torn between breaking the alpha's heart and telling the truth. 

☄️ Can we please get back to Loving by umbroshirt

(NR, 5k, canon) Harry's mad and Louis doesn't know why. Or, the silent treatment fic I thought of the second Written All Over Your Face came out

☄️ Changing Weather (For Worse or For Better) by @haztobegood

(M, 3k, 5 times) Five times it's raining and one time it stops.

☄️ I'm Falling Again by @jaerie

(M, 3k, canon) Harry sat on the edge of the bed, looked down at the screen of his phone and pressed call once again. Just like the last three times, his call went straight to voicemail, driving home the fact of just how badly he’d fucked up.

☄️ i’ll always look out for you by orphan_account

(NR, 2k, omegaverse) Harry and Louis get into an argument but that doesn’t stop them from loving each other all the while.

☄️ Just Dump Me by DirtySweetStyle

(M, 2k, mpreg) Harry’s smile dropped. Louis froze and his heart was suddenly washed in ice as he watched green eyes well up with clear tears and red exhaustion.

☄️ Tuesday night by 28moon

(NR, 2k, canon) “Cuddle me” Louis mumbles to his neck. “You smell like her '' Harry mumbles and pushes Louis rudely off.

☄️ Let me feel at home again by mirilik

(NR, 1k, canon) the one where Louis and Harry seem to be on different sides but really are on the very same page about everything.

- Rare Pairs -

☄️ We'll Always Have Blockbuster by @disgruntledkittenface

(NR, 3k, Harry/Louis/Nick Grimshaw) Nick has been casually seeing Harry, his coworker at the video rental store. When Harry starts dating their friend Louis, Nick tries to be the bigger person. It turns out that he’s just an idiot.

[dailytomlinson]

Louis and Zayn posing with a fan recently - 07.09

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— 1D Monthly Fic Roundup —

Hi, and welcome to the 1D Monthly Fic Roundup for July 2025! Below you’ll find 1D fics that were all published this month. We hope you’ll check out these new fics! If you would like to submit your own fic, please check this post on how to submit or visit our blog @1dmonthlyficroundup​. You can find all our other posts here.

Happy reading!

＊ Finding Pieces We Can Fit by larryftnoctrl / @the-larry-way [E, 119k, Louis/Harry]

At 32 years of age, Louis admits defeat in the search for a life partner. His mother introduces him to a similarly disillusioned but still hopelessly romantic Harry. These two forces collide and collude in the best and worst of ways, determined to make things work.

Miso cannot be bothered by their shenanigans. She can see the writing on the wall.

＊ Radiant by larryftnoctrl / @the-larry-way [T, 270 words, Harry/Louis]

Harry calls Louis after Soccer Aid.

＊ sun (series) by @disgruntledkittenface [NR, 300 words, Louis/Harry]

Girl direction, exes to lovers, American au

＊ red by @tracksuitponytail [T, 100 words, Harry/Louis]

A Glastonbury drabble feat. one very special garment

＊ grip by @tracksuitponytail [T, 100 words, Louis/Harry]

A thigh, a grip, a boyfriend on the phone.

Or: Louis climbing the barricade, a drabble.

＊ Float darling by harrysboy / @calumsboy [T, 1k, Harry/Louis]

Harry’s eyes flutter open, eyes adjusting in the dark to see him. Louis. His eyes are gazing sleepily at him, pupils dilated and a star of love in each of them. Harry smiles.

The world feels a lot different right now. There isn’t anything to worry about or think about outside of this bedroom. It’s just him and, more in the focal-point of his mind, Louis. Harry likes it this way. He likes feeling this way. It’s warm.

or, a little drabble about louis giving harry aftercare and it meaning the world to him.

＊ Cannonball by @haztobegood [G, 100 words, Louis/Harry]

Harry reads by the pool.

＊ Roller Coaster by @kingsofeverything [G, 100 words, Harry/Louis]

Harry’s afraid of roller coasters, Louis holds his hand.

＊ Nothing's Ever Set In Stone by @lululawrence [NR, 8k, Louis/Pedro Pascal]

Unknown: Hey, is this Louis? I’m Pedro, the owner of the car you hit this morning

After a quick back and forth during which Louis apologized repeatedly, he thought that would be it. He was glad that Pedro was being so nice about it, but he figured they'd said everything they needed to and it would probably come to a close soon with Louis never hearing from him again. Which was fine.

Maybe if they ever ran into each other and figured out who the other was while in the neighborhood, they could be somewhat friendly. They weren’t incredibly close to each other, but Louis walked past the guy’s house at least a few times a week with Clifford, usually in the evening before bed. It wasn’t completely out of the realm of possibility.

But the conversation didn’t end. At least, not the way Louis expected it to.

＊ all we need is music by localopa / @voulezloux [T, 4k, Harry/Louis]

in honor the 40th anniversary of live aid, solo artists harry styles and louis tomlinson decide to recreate the dancing in the street music video done then by mick jagger and david bowie. the only problem is harry and louis don’t exactly like each other all that much.

＊ Loss Prevention by Anonymous [E, 5k, Louis/Harry]

There's a price to pay when you're caught stealing, and Louis makes sure Harry pays it.

＊ Some Things Just Make Sense by @louislittletomlintum [E, 21k, Zayn/Harry/Louis]

“What do you reckon?” Zayn asked him curiously.

“What? About you?” Louis countered, raising an eyebrow and rolling a bit of the beer sticker between his fingertips.

“Yeah,” Zayn shrugged. He squeezed his ankle, causing a small shiver to run through Louis’ leg.

“Reckon you could be,” Louis shrugged back, side-eyeing Zayn and smirking a bit cheekily when he saw that his joke landed, still pretending like his beer label was much more interesting than Zayn.

“Reckon I could be what?” Zayn pressed, clearly willing to play.

“Could be lovely,” Louis answered, looking back up at him. “Could be an arsehole, dunno. Would have to know you a bit better before I could say,”

or the one where louis winds up dating zayn whilst also dating harry. it's okay though, since harry is also dating zayn. maybe they should all just date one another and be done with it.

＊ Don't Delete The Kisses by @louislittletomlintum [T, 5k, Louis/Harry]

The first time that Louis realised he was in love with Harry it was with a fag hanging half out of his mouth and staring in through a grubby kitchen window, caked in years of debris.

five times louis is longing and one time he isn't

＊ The Sun Knows We're In Love (series) by @homosociallyyours [G, 600 words, Harry/Louis]

At his family's new beach house, Harry meets Louis for the first time.

＊ Let Me Put Some Country (In You) by @wishingforloushair [E, 10k, Louis/Harry]

“Tarnation. That was mighty rude of me.” Louis stares at him for a long moment, his eyes dragging across Harry’s hat and down to the decorations on the table. “Say, Harry, is it? You seem like the kind of guy who would go buck wild for a pipe of onion rings. D’y’all have a hankering? On the house?” “Uh,” Harry frowns, trying to make sense of what Louis is offering. “What?” Louis’ smile falters for a fraction of a second before it comes back just as strong. He cocks his hip slightly, hooking his free thumb over his belt near the alarmingly large buckle depicting a bronze Texas longhorn bull head. “Pipe of onion rings, on the house, darlin’.”

Harry as the Man of Honour has planned Eleanor’s hen do at The Steers and Stripes, London’s number one Wild West themed restaurant. Their waiter, dressed in his tight jeans, chaps, spurs, and cowboy hat with a dubious at best grip on the grammar of slang, makes Harry think he might have a little bit of a thing for country boys after all. Of course, there’s only one way to prove it when the bar has a mechanical bull…

＊ Headfirst, Fearless by Worldsofdreamers / @defences-down [M, 1k, Louis/Harry]

Everyone could see what was brewing, and they couldn't hold back any longer.

- Fic Fests -

＊ 1D Aro/Ace Fic Fest / ao3 / Masterpost / @1daroaceficfest

A One Direction Fic Fest centred around all the identities on the aromantic and asexual spectrum

＊ 1D Drabble Challenge / ao3 / Masterpost / @larrydrabble

100 word stories. All 1D pairings welcome

[allwaswell16]

All the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in July 2025. For more new fics, check out this month’s fic roundup at @1dmonthlyficroundup! You can find my other fic recs here.

- Louis / Harry -

🍉 (i didn't mean to) fall in love tonight by @zouisclimax

(M, 35k, mpreg) the American boarding school AU where Harry's infatuated with Louis and one night flips his whole world upside-down

🍉 Into Daylight by crimsontheory / @ireallysawanangel

(M, 12k, farm) In desperate need to make money again, Louis takes the only job he’s able to find at the local cattle ranch. Except the new owner of the ranch is the only person Louis was hoping he could avoid.

🍉 Sin creeps in. by 28goldensfics / @28goldens

(E, 12k, priest/devil) Father Louis has spent his entire life devoted to God despite the sins he keeps hidden—until a stranger, Harry, with honeyed words and a sharp tongue enters his confessional.

🍉 Let Me Put Some Country (In You) by @wishingforloushair

(E, 10k, humor) Harry as the Man of Honour has planned Eleanor’s hen do at London’s number one Wild West themed restaurant. Their waiter, dressed in his tight jeans, chaps, spurs, and cowboy hat with a dubious at best grip on the grammar of slang, makes Harry think he might have a little bit of a thing for country boys after all.

🍉 Talk Tonight by daisychainn

(M, 10k, songfic) Every now and then, he looked back at the bed toward Harry, still fast asleep, unaware he was becoming a song.

🍉 softness as a weapon by @ursulalequeen [quote post]

(NR, 7k, friends to lovers) Harry tries on a lingerie set. Louis walks in with a hard on and a personal mission to make him believe he’s pretty.

🍉 It's Been 5 til Midnight for the Past Hour by tomlinsunshine 

(M, 6k, Doctor Who au) 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.

🍉 This Christmas by @fallinglikethis

(T, 6k, exes) Louis Tomlinson, the boy Harry had loved and lost ten years ago, stands on Harry’s front step looking beautiful and just as shocked as Harry. He blinks owlishly. “Harry?”

🍉 Don't Delete The Kisses by @louislittletomlintum

(T, 5k, friends to lovers) The first time that Louis realised he was in love with Harry it was with a fag hanging half out of his mouth and staring in through a grubby kitchen window, caked in years of debris. five times louis is longing and one time he isn't

🍉 The sweetest devotion I've known by insufferablelovebirds / @therosiestofdaggers

(NR, 5k, witchcraft) a fake boyfriend AU with a twist

🍉 all we need is music by localopa / @voulezloux

(T, 4k, enemies to lovers) in honor the 40th anniversary of live aid, solo artists harry styles and louis tomlinson decide to recreate the dancing in the street music video done then by mick jagger and david bowie. 

🍉 You Should Be Here With Me by dimpled_halo / @comebackassholes

(T, 3k, exes) Louis is home for the holidays and doesn't expect his mum to invite his ex and his family over for Christmas. All the feelings he's had bottled up since breaking up with Harry before going to uni come back in full force.

🍉 You're My Sunlight on a Rainy Day by @huggieshalo

(G, 1k, travel) When the duo planned their college break trip, they debated between Singapore and Thailand for a long while. That was until Harry came across an advertisement for this cat cafe, "Purrfect Treats", located in Bangkok.

🍉 1D Drabble Challenge Drabbles (100 words each) These are the ones I've read so far and loved!

The pros of broken air con by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

sunsoaked by sunflowersue / @sunflower-sue

Cannonball by @haztobegood

Don't Like Your Tilted Stage by @crinkle-eyed-boo

Not Enough Napkins by @berzerkshires

Roller Coaster by @kingsofeverything

Save A Kiss For The Sun by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

a silent promise on the back porch by croisblue / @forwhatiam

- Rare Pairs -

🍉 What Lies In The Future by @reminiscingintherain

(T, 26k, Harry/Oliver Stark) Harry is a confirmed bachelor - he's happily committed to a life of singledom. But then all of his friends seem to be getting married. And then there's this bloke - who is so pretty. But the universe seems to be conspiring to not allow them to meet.

🍉 molecular by sarcangel 

(T, 3k, Zayn/Louis, zombies) There they are, the four of them, present and accounted for. Louis shoves his way in last, looking sweaty and triumphant, and the hand around Zayn’s heart finally unclenches.

[watermelonlicker]

both deleted but never forgotten

[justanothershadeofblue]

Bright Horses by justanothershadeofblue for the @onedirectionbigbang

many MANY thanks to the lovely @louishalo for the wonderful art (linked in the fic!!)

In 1950’s England, two students meet at seminary, both in pursuit of the priesthood. For one, taking holy orders is the culmination of a life-long devotion to the faith; to the other, it’s a means to an end. For both, it will be a life-changing experience.

The bright horses have broken free from the fields/They are horses of love, their manes full of fire/They are parting the cities, those bright burning horses/And everyone is hiding, no one makes a sound/And I’m by your side and I’m holding your hand/Bright horses of wonder springing from your burning hand -Nick Cave

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[allwaswell16]

All the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in March 2025. For more new fics, check out this month's fic roundup at @1dmonthlyficroundup ! You can find my other fic recs here.

- Louis / Harry -

🩷 you're all i ever dreamed of by staybeautiful / @harruandlou

(E, 53k, established relationship) after a Monday lunch with Zayn, Louis finds himself reevaluating what "too soon" means, especially when it comes to Harry. Part 2 of such a beautiful dream

🩷 Rogue omega by @loretheloner

(M, 38k, omegaverse) Louis is a rogue on the run from his birth pack, who want to kill him because he's a male omega. A story about prejudice, prophecies, and rejection. Also a story about kindness, resilience and soulmates.

🩷 Give Me A Try by rainbow_kings

(E, 28k, roommates) AU where Harry is absolutely, hopelessly in love with his best friend, Louis. But Louis is dating somebody else. It takes them a while to figure it all out.

🩷 the evenness i fake by @shimmeringevil

(E, 26k, omegaverse) Harry doesn’t do relationships. He has a perfectly enjoyable friends-with-benefits agreement with a perfectly lovely omega, and he doesn’t see the need to change that anytime soon.

🩷 Give it All by mirilik / @louis-arssets

(NR, 18k, uni) Somehow things get complicated when Louis starts dating Nick and Harry realises that he might have some feelings for his mate which are very not appropriate for a best friend.

🩷 lost stars by @tommolinson

(M, 14k, addiction) a story about losing and finding yourself again (and finding love within yourself, and others)

🩷 Neptune by Pumpkinspice_Lou / @c-e-d-dreamer

(G, 14k, high school) Harry has always been in love with his best friend Louis, but when new student and goal keeper Zayn starts getting close with Louis, Harry can't help but assume the worst.

🩷 waiting room is getting crowded by harrysboy / @calumsboy

(T, 13k, exes) broken-up harry and louis both decide to get their oops and hi tattoos covered. what they didn't decide on, however, was having their appointments booked for the same time.

🩷 feed a fever, starve a heart by @insightfulinsomniac

(E, 12k, alpha/alpha) Most people don’t find their soulmates before they present, especially since soulmate identification can only come through pheromones released after presentation. But if a first rut or heat begins without the person’s soulmate present, so does dangerous rut fever.

🩷 contingencies by honey_beeing

(M, 10k, famous/famous au) where Louis and Harry are actors who long ago were married on set and find out too late. Like twenty five years too late.

🩷 Always Yours by heartbreakwthr

(E, 8k, roommates) Prompt 89: Jealous and Possessive Harry when someone new arrives in their group and has a crush on Louis.

🩷 You Keep Pulling Me In by galactic_larry / @galacticlarry

(T, 5k, girl direction) Being invited to a high school reunion was pretty much the last thing Harry wanted, so of course it had to happen. What happens when her friend and co-worker, Louis, offers to be her fake girlfriend for the evening?

🩷 Harry Styles is NOT Refundable by IceQueenRia

(E, 4k, sex work) He needed a date. But it turned out ‘come to my ex-girlfriend’s engagement party’ wasn’t a great pick-up line. So Louis looked online and hired an escort.

🩷 You Can't Go To Bed Without A Cup Of Tea by @enchantedlandcoffee

(G, 333 words, canon) Louis can't sleep and stumbles across a sad Harry on his way to make a cup of tea.

- Rare Pairs -

🩷 The Duke and the Poor Sods Who Work For Him (series) by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 8k, Zayn/Liam, Louis/Harry, Niall/Lewis Capaldi) “I have decided,” Louis Tomlinson, Duke of Elbany announces as he flounces into the room, “that we must have a hermit for our woods!” Liam Payne, not a Duke of much of anything, is very used to statements like these. They make him tired. “A… hermit, sir?”

🩷 (un)stuck by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

(T, 3k, Zayn/Harry) Coworkers Zayn and Harry find themselves stuck in their office elevator together one evening after work. In such a small space, there may not be enough room for Zayn's crush on Harry to stay hidden.

🩷 Pink Guinea Club by @haztobegood

(NR, 837 words, Harry/Chappell Roan) Harry's one night stand was interrupted by four adorable guinea pigs.

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These fics made March 2025 so much sweeter. A huge thank you to all the writers and podfic creators in this fandom <3

🪻 And Then a Bit by @infinitelymint [E, 158k, fake relationship]

Take a parallel universe where Louis and Harry were never together, mix in a two year hiatus and an impending comeback, pour in a dash of lost fans, two tablespoons of strong friendship and a Modest! employee with a good idea. Add a squeeze of pretending to be a couple, lots of kisses and a tattoo or two. Stir. Serve: the mother of all publicity stunts.

🪻 Sugar, Sugar by @parmahamlarrie [E, 25k, sugar baby/daddy, soulmates]

Meeting your soulmate was the most joyous event of one’s life… or at least, it’s supposed to be. Harry, in all of his 25 year old wisdom, was suspicious of the role fate plays in everyone's lives. He'd rather focus his time dating older men he meets off of a sugar baby website.

Louis isn’t waiting with bated breath for his soulmate either. He has more important things to worry about than love. Mainly, his career as a writer, publishing under a pseudonym. He spends most of the year buried under research and manuscripts, taking as much time as he would like, much to his publishers' chagrin. After receiving many millions after the death of his Aunt Ethel when he was young, he technically never has to work again. As far as soulmates go, he figures if it happens, he will be so old that he’ll be stuck in his ways. Or he’ll have grey eyes forever, he doesn’t fucking care. He can get his needs met through a sugar baby website.

🪻 saddle up by @eleadore [E, 2.6k, established relationship]

Harry likes to ride and Louis definitely isn't jealous of a mechanical bull.

🪻Half a World Away by @silverstuff50 [E, 9k, omegaverse]

Bothy: A bothy is a basic shelter, usually left unlocked and available for anyone to use free of charge. It was also a term for basic accommodation, usually for gardeners or other workers on an estate. Bothies are found in remote mountainous areas of Scotland, Northern England, Ulster and Wales. They are particularly common in the Scottish Highlands, but related buildings can be found around the world (for example, in the Nordic countries, there are wilderness huts).

🪻Red by @disgruntledkittenface [E, 4k, exes to lovers, song fic]

Louis is wallowing after the breakup. He's never felt this kind of heartbreak before. All he wants to do is lie on his couch and listen to Taylor Swift alone. But when the pain is too much to handle on his own, he calls the one person who understands how this feels.

Inspired by Red (Taylor's Version).

🪻Habits by dead_tobeginwith / @dedtobeginwith [NR, 1.7k, monastery au]

Sex, food, friends, and growing things—vignettes of a simple little monastic life, because our bodies are ours to enjoy, now and always.

🪻Only by @allwaswell16 [E, 33k, soulmates au]

Although Louis Tomlinson lived most of his life on the most remote island in the world, now he’s ready to leave home, attend university, and maybe have a chance at finding his soulmate. Prince Harry Styles reluctantly leaves London for yet another diplomatic visit, this time to the tiny island of Tristan da Cunha.

Or the one where the electric touch of Louis’ soulmate isn’t enough to discount that he's a bit of a dickhead.

* podfics available *

🪻 (now I realize that the world outside) it's bigger than me by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed [T, 3k, accidental coming out]

🎧 podfic via @podfic-pals

It starts with a phone call from Liam.

“Lou,” it sounds urgent, the way that Liam gets when he’s worried, and Louis sits up straighter, conditioned to that tone even when he had hated it the first few years in the band.

“What’s wrong?” he asks, his brain immediately trying to play catch up, wondering where his keys are and if he can get away with leaving the house without a shower, because it doesn’t matter how long it’s been, it doesn’t matter how much physical distance there is between them, if any of his boys call and need him he’ll be there in a heartbeat. Or as soon as he can, at least.

“Did you mean to post that to your public account?”

🪻 through the jungle through the dark by YesIsAWorld [E, 12k, ex-friends to lovers]

🎧 podfic read by the author

Louis and Harry were best friends, until they weren’t. Five years after they last spoke they’re forced to drive cross-country to visit an injured friend. If they can’t get over the past, it will be a very long week together.

🪻 I'll Still Feel the Same Around You by @crinkle-eyed-boo [E, 2k, masturbation]

🎧 podfic read by PodBee

Louis finds the cure for his insomnia in the form of his husband.

🪻 Putting it in! by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou, BringMeADream / @whatagreatproblemtohave and chaotic_bells [T, 2.9k, crack fic]

🎧 podfic via @podfic-pals

Liam has problems controlling his length, Louis has problems controlling his tongue, Harry is very protective over Louis' balls and Niall? Niall just really wants to have a foursome at the golf course.

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[allwaswell16]

— Animal Fics by allwaswell16 —

One Direction fics by me that include an animal that is important to the story in some way. I always think I'm done writing these, but...

—Louis/Harry—

🐒 Ace of Spades (E, 80k) : spider monkey

Living as a sheltered omega in a farming village has not prepared Harry for life aboard the most notorious pirate ship to sail the Atlantic.

Or Louis is a pirate, Harry is his captive, and no one is who they say they are.

🐕 Consequences (E, 78k) : dog

Two years ago Harry let his powerful family come between him and the love of his life, something he deeply regrets. Louis has tried to move on from their devastating break up. Sometimes, he even thinks he has. It only takes one moment to freeze them back in time.

An amnesia au

🐐 Until (E, 60k) : horses, a dog, and a weird goat

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.

🦎 I Didn't Fall For You (You Fucking Tripped Me) (E, 20k) : monitor lizard

These days Louis tends to steer clear of dating alphas. He’s dated too many knotheads in his time, and he’s ready to just focus on school and his friends and his pet monitor lizard, of course.

Too bad the alpha next door won’t take a hint and stop using the worst pick up lines of all time on him. He’s really got to stop laughing with him--and talking to him and walking to class with him and letting him bring him coffee and tea and gifts for his lizard and watching Netflix together and...

🦜 That's How I Know (E, 19k) : African grey parrot

Louis Tomlinson has just landed his dream job, coaching soccer at Augustus University. When he moves into a new house near campus, he meets his very fit new neighbor, English professor Harry Styles. Although their first meeting leads to an instant mutual dislike, the more Harry gets to know Louis, the more he likes what he sees.

Or the one where Harry’s African grey parrot spills his dirty secrets to his very hot neighbor.

😽 Charity Ficlets (NR, 10k) : cat and niffler

Chapter 1: Shiny Objects: Louis isn't so sure about Professor Styles, but when he must save him from a loose niffler, things change between them.

Chapter 4: Grease Lightning: Louis' cat likes to give out his phone number.

🐬 Never Been Knotted (E, 9k) : aquarium animals

Harry doesn't mind that he presented as a beta. It mostly just makes his life easier and more convenient. There's just one small problem: he'd really like to be knotted.

🦀 The way you smile (E, 9k) : crab

Harry doesn’t need to go on holiday. Unfortunately, his mum and sister disagree, which is how he ends up alone on holiday in the Caribbean. Luckily, he's not alone for long.

🐈 Won't You Please Come Around (M, 5k) : cat

Harry has lived in London for a month, and so far the only friend he's made is his sister's cat, Mr. Whiskers. When the lock on the window breaks, Mr. Whiskers begins exploring his new neighbourhood a bit too thoroughly and brings back mementos of his escapes.

Or a Valentine's Day story where Harry has a really fit neighbour, and his cat is a thief.

🐽 Let the Feeling Last (T, 5k) : pig

Omega Harry thinks the alpha at the grocery store buying a cart full of vegetables must be an amazing chef. He doesn't know that Alpha Louis is feeding all those vegetables to his pet pig.

😼 Do You See What I See (T, 2k) : cat sort of, have to read to find out

Harry may or may not be rescuing stray animals as an excuse to see the very hot local veterinarian.

Or an absurd pet fic inspired by She Is Beauty We Are World Class

🦓 White Stripes (E, 3k) : zoo animals

Harry’s roommate is gorgeous, kind, generous, and basically everything Harry has ever wanted in another alpha. The only problem is that he isn’t even sure that his alpha roommate is into other alphas. In an effort to finally get over him, he lets Niall set him up on a blind date.

🪳 Happy Valentine's Day, You Cockroach (E, 2k) : meerkats and cockroaches

Harry Styles, new director of the Milltown Zoo, has a great idea for a Valentine's Day themed fundraiser. For a donation, they'll name cockroaches after people's exes and then feed them to the meerkats on a live stream. He just didn't foresee how many cockroaches would end up with his name...

—Rare Pairs—

🐎 Need (E, 21k, Niall/Shawn Mendes) : horses, a dog, and a weird goat

Niall Horan loved his job. Who wouldn’t? He was the biggest pop star in the world, and he’d found his kindred spirit in songwriting and friendship, Louis Tomlinson. The sky was the limit now. He had the perfect place they could hide themselves away from the world and write his next album...his uncle’s horse ranch in Colorado. What he didn’t expect was the cowboy next door.

🐱 Next Door (NR, 2k, Louis/Rob Pattinson) : cat and a dog

When a stray cat starts coming round Louis' garden and bothering his dog, Louis and his best friend set out to capture it.

Or a famous/famous fic where Louis and Oli embarrass themselves in front of Batman.

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A huge thank you to all the wonderful writers in this fandom for sharing your stories and providing us with a place to retreat through your words and visions. The fics mentioned in this post represent only a small selection of the amazing works out there.

🍂 hard times in elmsmere by @stylinsoncity [E, 37k, friends to lovers]

in elmsmere, a vampire’s need for blood is only awakened after their first feed. and with their first taste of the vein comes strength, speed and in louis’ case, raging bloodlust for harry, his best mate since the age of three. for louis, being a full-fledged vampire complicates everything, not just his relationship with harry but with harry’s entire coven who took Louis in as an orphan.

he’s struggling enough to adjust to life in the present when an older version of harry magically appears to him and requests his help in the future.

🍂 Oh My, My, My by brightlouis / @sheherlestat [E, 27k, porn star au]

Harry has been working in the adult entertainment industry for years. He’s seen it all— or at least he thinks he has. When he starts working for Sweet Creature, an ethical indie porn studio, he meets Louis. Filming together proves difficult when feelings are involved. Featuring: a little pink bungalow, summertime sunlight, Zayn as the director, Liam as his video-editor boyfriend, and Niall as the aloof roommate.

🍂 Be with me so happily by BriaMaria / @briannamarguerite [E, 42k, enemies to lovers]

The one where Harry Styles has a bad reputation and a heart of gold, and Louis Tomlinson wishes he wasn't so enchanted by boys who looked like Disney characters and wore shirts with bumble bees on them.

[aka Louis is the director of the Styles Elephant Sanctuary and really doesn't want to babysit his funder's spoiled lay-about son for two months]

🍂 Home Remedies by @kingsofeverything [E, 4k, friends to lovers]

Louis’ hiccups just won’t stop. Harry, his roommate and best friend, is willing to do anything to help.

🍂 Battle Cry by Velvetoscar / @mizzwilde [NR, 21k, university AU]

Harry's got a heart, a soul, and a band. And with that, obviously, comes a future paved in great success, right? So all he has to do is win the Battle of the Bands, right? Simple.

What's not so simple is the fact that Louis Tomlinson is his biggest competition. And also happens to be made of everything that Harry's ever wanted.

No... That's not simple at all.

🍂 Coração selvagem by Stria (Asia117) / @nooradeservedbetter [E, 50k, omegaverse]

Louis' life in his newfound Pack gets disrupted by an old flame coming back for him, shifted and feral. 

🍂 Home calls the heart by @itsmotivatingcara [E, 44k, enemies to lovers]

A series of unfortunate events lands Louis Tomlinson in the heart of Texas.

After running from his life in London and a performative marriage, he leaves a scandal in his wake.

Home calls the heart, as his Nana always said. Though her words couldn't be truer when he decides to take up her offer to watch over Hyacinth ranch while she travels abroad.

He figured the worst he'd have to deal with would be the meddlesome goats, some repairs and an errant spirit or two. That is, until the gorgeous Cowboy next door makes his presence known.

🍂 Reduce Me To A Pleading Cry (Break The Skin and Tantalize) by @taggiecb [E, 37k, bdsm]

Harry is a broody submissive boss, Louis is a natural dom who works in the mail room at Styles & Styles, Niall is a matchmaking oracle, and a slender, dark haired man stands mute at the coffee stand encouraging others to spill their secrets.

🍂 Colorful Hearts by @larrysmomfics [M, 20k, crack fic]

In a world where orgasmic emissions change color depending on the person’s mood, Louis Tomlinson’s semen has only ever been blue. At the recommendation of his doctor he attends a support group for people with similar conditions. The leader of Colorful Hearts, a therapist named Harry, is positively swoonworthy and sets Louis at ease right away. Needless to say that Louis isn’t aware yet that so much more than the color of his spunk is about to change.

🍂 Black Leather, Blue Lace by @insightfulinsomniac [E, 8k, soulmates, exhibitionism]

Two weeks ago, Louis met his soulmate on the way to his sister's birthday brunch. Now, it's finally time to introduce his - self proclaimed - "city girl" partner to his best friends and fellow farmhands. What better way to spend a summer evening with the people he loves than by hosting a bonfire, complete with s'mores and hayrides?

It's even better when your soulmate is an exhibitonist who agrees to fuck on the hayride under a blanket in front of all of your oldest friends.

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When Harry Met Louis

by @disgruntledkittenface for @girldirectionfest

The first time Harry and Louis met, they hated each other. The second time they met, Louis didn’t even remember Harry. The third time they met, they became friends. They were friends for a long time. And then they weren’t.

Girl Direction | Mature | 45k

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