A fic rec of One Direction fics that include sports other than soccer/football 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
🏊♂️ sunshine, baby! by staybeautiful / @harruandlou
(E, 106k, swimming) Louis is in his first year of law school, Harry is a junior on the swim team dreaming of the Olympics, and they both agree that they don't have time for anything more than friends with benefits... right?
⛸️ On the Edge by zanni_scaramouche / @zanniscaramouche
(E, 47k, Olympics) Figure skating is as vital to Louis’ identity as his DNA, so when his skates go missing right before the last Olympics of his career there may be a meltdown only vanilla bath salts can fix. Well, that and the stupidly charming hockey player he met on the plane.
🏒 The Sidelines by RedRidingStiles
(E, 47k, hockey) Harry and Louis play hockey for Penn state and can't stand one another, since they can't keep their hatred off the ice their coach and team do what they can to keep their hard earned spot in the playoffs and their two star players from killing each other
🥍 Swallow My Words (series) by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf
(E, 41k, lacrosse) Senior year is stressful. On top of balancing school work, family, and friends, Harry's lacrosse team is vying to win the state championship, he's not sure where he's going to college yet, and he has a secret boyfriend that no one can know about.
⚾ Just Tell Me the Song and I'll Sing It by myownspark / @myownsparknow
(NR, 39k, baseball) Louis is an architecture student who can only think about the future. Harry is a baseball player who can only think about right now. Both are lonely for different reasons. Boybands bring them together.
🥊 Small Doses (Loving You It's Explosive) by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird
(E, 38k, boxing) Louis and Harry continue to clash all while Harry is trying to move his way up the ranks in Manchester's amateur boxing circuit, but they can't seem to stay away from each other.
⛳ Be My Little Good Luck Charm by 100percentsassy
(E, 34k, golf) In which Harry is a promising amateur golfer making his debut at the PGA Championship, and Louis is a Sky Sports anchor who would really rather be commentating on footie.
🏀 All the Right Moves by @cherrystreet
(E, 32k, basketball) This is the third game in a row that Harry has been distracted by the noisy boy in the stands, five rows back. There’s really no reason that he should feel compelled to stare into the audience as frequently as he is, but he can’t help it. This boy is a nuisance.
🏄 Has the Ocean Lost Its Way by @kingsofeverything
(E, 28k, surfing) Louis and Liam are professional surfers who have been traveling the world together for years. Louis wonders if his nomadic lifestyle will keep him single indefinitely or if there’s someone out there who’ll fit in with his little makeshift family.
🎾 Player by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom
(E, 28k, tennis) the one where Louis is Harry’s highly strung publicist and has a thing for his client, Harry is an international sports star and has a thing for his publicist, Liam and Zayn have a thing for each other, and Niall wishes everyone would just get their shit together.
🏊♂️ Oh Glory by @alivingfire
(E, 21k, Olympics) Harry Styles is Team Great Britain's newest swimmer, and has spent his whole life training for this moment, a chance at the gold medal in the Rio 2016 Olympics. All his training, hard work, and dedication to no distractions is tested when he's assigned to the same Rio apartment as Louis Tomlinson, British gymnast and Harry's childhood crush.
⛸️ something in the way you move makes me feel like i can’t live without you by orphan_account
(M, 21k, Olympics) au. harry and louis are figure skating partners in the sochi 2014 winter olympics.
🏒 On Thin Ice by @neondiamond
(E, 16k, olympics) As the goaltender for one of the best hockey teams in the world, Harry never expected participating in his second winter Olympics would be so eventful. His hidden long-term relationship with the captain of their biggest rival team may have something to do with it.
🏂 Save Some Luck For Me by @jaerie
(E, 10k, Olympics) Louis arrives at the 2018 Winter Olympics to make history as the first omega to win a gold medal at the games. Harry, his oiled up crush from the Summer Olympics, just happens to show up to sabotage him, but maybe helps him win in the end.
🏒 sensitive to pressure by momentofclarity / @gaycousinlarry
(E, 4k, hockey) Harry’s breath stutters on its way up his throat, his cheeks heating more with each step as Louis gets closer and Harry can’t move. Feet stuck to the carpet, heavy and unwilling, unable to shuffle away or take control, stuck in place and waiting.
🏊♂️ Baby Just Dive Right In (Follow My Lead) by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove
(T, 1k, Olympics) Harry and Louis compete together in the men's 10m synchronized platform diving. They also live together. They also are together. Not as many people know that last part -- though not because Harry and Louis are hiding anything. They're just not showing it off.
🤸 'til I let go of this moment by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed
(M, 3k, Zayn/Liam) Zayn and his terrible horrible no good Olympics. Where he wins gold and Liam’s heart. Featuring Liam’s unfortunate big penis
