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[hlficlibrary]

hi, do you guys know any breakup canon fic where they break up because of pressure/modest? i remember reading a fic like that a while ago, but honestly anything similar would be ok :)

Hi, anon! Here are some fics that I think fit what you're looking for...

Also, you might enjoy these recs as well: ✤ Canon Exes to Lovers / Part 2

You’ve Got My Devotion (Hate You Sometimes) by auburnstargazer

Harry was in the biggest boy band in the world. He was also one half of the best (or worst, depends on who you ask) kept secret relationship in the music industry.

Now, almost five years on, after One Direction has broken up, and Harry and Louis' relationship has as well, a video threatens to put everything at risk.

One determined Irishman, a massive publicity stunt and two begrudging exes are all it takes to bring One Direction back to life and maybe, just maybe, Harry and Louis' mangled love life too.

Or: Harry and Louis are forced to fake-date after an old video from when they were dating emerges.

One More Time Again by orphan_account

Harry looks down to where Louis is cradling his hand between his own. Louis' hands are slender, the bones delicate, the nails bitten short. The 2-8 on the backs of his fingers is gone, but the faded scar from a skateboarding mishap in Year 7 is still there.

Harry's hand is awkward, knobby-boned and naked, no rings, no tattoos. It's too big for his wrist and his wrist too big for his arm. Yet it still somehow fits in Louis' in the painfully perfect way it always did.

He blinks back the sting in his eyes.

On the morning of his second sold-out performance at Madison Square Garden, Harry wakes up to find that he's sixteen years old, on The X Factor, and that he has a chance to make things right.

A canon-compliant fix-it fic (sort of).

tomorrow you won’t be mine by darlingfilms

Louis and Harry were larry, until they broke up and weren’t. Years into the hiatus Louis finds himself in Philadelphia for a music festival, completely unaware that Harry has a show that night there too until fans start to freak out online. Louis has things to get off of his chest about their break up all those years ago and turns up to Harry’s concert without notice, leaving Harry in complete shock. Feelings overwhelm them both, leading to a night where they realise just how much they missed eachother...

[allwaswell16]

A fic rec of canon One Direction fics that take place post-hiatus as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

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🧡  Given a Chance by Fabby / @fabby1d

(E, 173k, small town) Five years after One Direction took their last tour, the last thing Louis Tomlinson ever expected to happen while on a tea run at the local Piggly Wiggly was to run into his ex-boyfriend and ex-bandmate Harry Styles.

🧡 The Greatest Thing by @infinitelymint

(E, 163k, fake relationship) Harry and Louis haven’t spoken since the band broke up when a dangerous combination of Niall Horan, tequila, and an ordained Elvis impersonator means that the two of them have to embark on their biggest publicity stunt to date - together.

🧡 You’ve Got My Devotion (Hate You Sometimes) by auburnstargazer / @harryrainbows

(E, 95k, fake relationship) Harry and Louis are forced to fake-date after an old video from when they were dating emerges.

🧡 Stranger Than Larry Fiction by @larrysmomfics

(M, 90k, friends to lovers) A canon-divergent AU where Louis and Harry read Larry Stylinson fanfiction.

🧡 10 Years Later by Harriet1dfan

(E, 79k, friends to lovers) In the 10 years since One Directions' shock split in February 2015, Louis has been living a quiet life in Doncaster, trying to forget he was ever 1/5 of the world's biggest boyband. Until of course there is a televised reunion and tour.

🧡 Need So Much of You by @lululawrence

(NR, 46k, fwb) the would-have-been canon compliant, fake relationship, friends with benefits, friends to lovers fic where Louis wonders if this thing going on with Harry is going to break him or change everything for the better.

🧡  Roses & Violets by sincewewereeighteen

(M, 43k, Dunkirk set) Louis would’ve known beforehand that Harry was hurting and wouldn’t have let it get to this point in the first place. But then again, a little over a year ago Harry hadn’t broken up with him, so, there’s that.

🧡 What If I’m Someone You Won’t Talk About...? by Ioudloudlove

(E, 40k, exes) The one where Harry and Louis come face to face with each other after a painful break up six years earlier. They relive their memories in the build up to seeing each other and come to conclusions about the way things ended. 

🧡 Late Late by @taggiecb

(M, 29k, friends to lovers) 5 Years after Louis becomes a father, and the band takes a permanent hiatus, Louis Tomlinson finds himself hosting his first episode of The Late Late Show.

🧡 Baby, You Were the Love of My Life by therogueskimo / @bravetemptation

(NR, 24k, exes) He asks Liam if he can use his country house and set up a studio in his front room, and Liam agrees. Little does Harry know that Liam has an unplanned guest staying in that house - someone who saved him and ruined him in equal measure.

🧡 Tuca Tuca (ILikeYouILikeYouILikeYou) by @persephoneflouwers

(E, 4k, established relationship) The San Francisco getaway AU, where Harry is needy and Louis has a flight to LA in a few hours.

🧡 seven hours behind by @justanothershadeofblue

(E, 4k, established relationship) Louis's got a post-show buzz to work off, and a lover across the ocean who's just waking up for the day.

🧡  Finally Their Time by lightswoodmagic / @lightwoodsmagic

(NR, 4k, Met Gala) Harry and Louis attend the Met Gala together, and suddenly the whole world knows

🧡 Second Time's A Charm by The_Dizzy_Pixie

(M, 4k, injury) The one where Harry finds out Louis broke his arm. For the second time in one year.

🧡 Let Me Taste Your Silhouette by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 4k, phone sex) the one where Harry accidentally posts a picture to his main Instagram story instead of only to his close friends, and he just happens to be wearing a 28 Official Programme shirt. Louis happens to notice

🧡 Let Me Take Care Of You by @tommokat

(M, 2k, hurt/comfort) Louis' in Poland with a fractured elbow and Harry's in California, but all he wants is to take care of him.

🧡 a mega fish butty by trackfive

(G, 1k, established relationship) louis is notoriously bad in the kitchen, but he figured a fish finger sandwich wouldn't be all too hard. what he didn't account for was the disruptive, half-naked cameraman who refused to help him slice a tomato.

🧡 Wading in Your Warmth by @insightfulinsomniac

(E, 1k, established relationship) The boys, in love and basking in the LA sun, share a private moment in the pool. aka a fic based on Louis’ recent Instagram story.

- Rare Pairs -

🧡 Kissing in the Rain by Writcraft / @writsgrimmyblog

(E, 93k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) It starts at a party with shitty cocktails, a DJ that's definitely not as good as Nick and some 'that only happens in the movies' kissing in the rain.

🧡 Live a Thousand Lifetimes by Layne Faire / @laynefaire

(E, 57k, Zayn/Liam) After secretly writing and producing their first album in ten years, One Direction is weeks away from releasing their first new single and announcing a world tour.

[auburnstargazer]

Not Strong Enough by auburnstargazer

In the aftermath of a failed revenge quest, Ellie condemns herself to a life of solitude. But when she gets word from Jackson that Tommy is dying, she knows she must make the long trek across the country to say her final goodbyes. Returning home proves more difficult than she anticipated. The people of Jackson revile her. Dina, Ellie’s lost love, cannot meet her in the eyes. Joel haunts every street corner, plaguing Ellie's every thought. She is a stranger in the only place she ever called home. In order to rekindle her relationship with Dina and rebuild her family, Ellie must learn to face her grief head on or risk losing everything for good.

Complete on Ao3!

[adhdprincess]

WIP Wednesday ✍️

Thanks for tagging me @wordspinning! This is from a post ep. 8 fic I'm abandoning(maybe). It's set a few hours into their walk in the snow. TW: panic attack

No presh tags: @roselees @wyked-ao3 @auburnstargazer @ketchupchipsaregross @paigegonerogue @sixhours @blessedcrow @oliviassunrise @seethesunny

[jacksonscouts]

A TLOU rec-list from the Jackson Scouts!

We've got a buffet of fics to choose from: Try some fluffy cakes, angsty cookies, and beautifully-crafted pies!

Take a slice of our homemade self-recs!

looking for the light - 700 words, Starting with the smallest, this is a beautifully written fic about Joel taking care of baby Sarah. It's very slice-of-life🍰 By: @sixhours Not Strong Enough (WIP) - 4k words, Ellie has avoided returning to Jackson until she hears that Tommy's dying. This has a Dellie exes-to-lovers plotline!! By: @auburnstargazer Sierra Nevada (WIP) - 11k words, Ellie and Abby cross paths again and put aside their differences to take care of Lev. You could cut the tension with a knife! By: @punkassfrance

There’s No Road That Will Lead Us Back - 20k words, A Tess Lives AU where Ellie and Joel are savage as hell to each other on the road to Wyoming. By: @adhdprincess Skin (TW: referenced rape/noncon)- 40k words, Ellie and Joel meet at Silver Lake instead of Boston. This story was an absolute emotional rollercoaster with the most satisfying ending!! By: @paigegonerogue Dark Shades of Innocence Lost (Explicit, Minors DNI) - 56k words, You meet Joel Miller, the owner of Club Inferno, and he hits on you with a southern drawl so heavy, it makes you fold in minutes. By: @mermaidgirl30 Blood runs thicker than water (WIP) - 230k words, Joel and Tess get Ellie when she’s a baby and raise her themselves. Joel is so in character that I have to remind myself he didn’t write this. By: @roselees

Taste these homemade cookies from friends!

mend - 800 words, A short, sweet fic about Ellie working up the courage to come out to Joel. This is told in a Joel x Reader format from Joel’s POV. By: @goodwithcheese, rec'd by @sixhours spots of bother - 8k words, In Jackson, Ellie gets chicken pox, and infects Joel and Tommy. We love a classic sick fic! By: noah_swan, rec'd by @roselees strange highs and strange lows (WIP) - 11k words, Joel gets Infected. Luckily for him, Ellie's immunity is more easily shared than first thought. By: @consultingzoologist, rec'd by @roselees The girl in the grit - 20k words, Joel meets Ellie several years early while working at the FEDRA orphanage. “feels like a love letter to canon with its own original twist.” - roselees By: @boopernatural , rec'd by @roselees Wasteland, Baby! (WIP) - 44k words, An Ellie x Reader fic that takes place post-TLOU2 where you and Ellie learn to heal from each other. “it’s imperative that people read it’s life changing” - ellstronaut By: @cherriesxinthespring , rec'd by @ellstronaut The Stars Incline Us (WIP) - 240k words, A poetic long fic that starts with Ellie and Joel settling in Jackson and develops into a thought-provoking conflict where Ellie has to protect Jackson. By: @wordspinning , rec'd by @adhdprincess

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[roselees]

🌹New Year, New Wip Game 🌹

'the rules: list all your wips (or as many as you feel comfortable sharing), and open your ask box for people to inquire! share the ideas you had, any plans for it, a snip if you're feeling generous! whatever makes your lil heart happy.'

Thank you for the tag @paigegonerogue ♥️ gonna tag a few people below, as always no pressure!

In no particular order:

Duplicity (Criminal Minds / Supernatural, destiel, FBI!Dean and Journalist!Castiel, alternate universe - no supernatural, loosely follows the arc of the first four seasons without any actual supernatural creatures as insane as that sounds; the 'yellow eyed' demon from season one is in this verse a serial killer the BAU are hunting down after he comes out of hiding after twenty two years lying dormant, while Castiel is a true crime journalist looking for his big break)

Twenty First Century Survival Blues (The Last of Us, Sarah!Lives, tessjoel endgame, cross between a romcom and an angst-fueled drama)

Snowed In (working title, The Last of Us, Jackson!Era, Ellie's first patrol goes wrong / Joel is a total mother hen, canon adjacent)

Reap What You Sow (The Last of Us, Hunger Games AU)

The Ache of Everything Unsaid (sequel to Blood Runs Thicker Than Water)

Villain!Tess fic that loosely follows the proposed outline of the first game before it was scrapped in favour of the current plot

Tags: @adhdprincess @consultingzoologist @sixhours @auburnstargazer

[becomethesun]

☀️ WIP Wednesday ☀️

Thanks for the tag, @march-flowerr! I’ve been venturing back into the moldfic universe this week! 🐢

Tagging: @renegadeknight @liketherest @consultingzoologist @auburnstargazer @paigegonerogue 🤍

[wicked--loving--lies]

🍀 Get to Know Me Tag 🍀

rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get know better and/or catch up with! (Haha 9 people, that’s cute, I do what I want.)

Thanks for the tag, @auburnstargazer !

favorite color - right now? Jungle green, but it often changes.

last song - Sailor Song (First Aid Kit)

currently reading - The Road by Cormac McCarthy (so bleak, but worth a read if you like post-apocalyptic shit)

currently watching - a Gears 3 playthrough

coffee or tea - definitely coffee. I make a mean oat milk latte.

zero pressure tags (sorry if you already did this and I missed it!): @inherstars @sixhours @adhdprincess @abigails-gf @ameerawrites

[randomgirlreading]

Get to Know Me Tag 🌿

rules: answer + tag 9 people you want to get know better and/or catch up with! (bold assumption I know nine people but we'll make it work!)

(I was tagged by @auburnstargazer ❤️ thank u!)

favorite color - minty greenish (kind of a greenish blue color but not too blue and not too green either)

last song -Lie by NF

currently reading - Can’t Spell Teason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

currently watching - Dimension 20’s Neverafter.

coffee or tea - Coffee (have it every morning)

Tagging: @derangedfirefly @thedreadslayer @inherstars

[hlficlibrary]

hiii, could you rec some canon fics where they break up during 1d? like around 2013-2014 or smth? if it includes specific canon events it'd be perfect <3

Hi, anon! So here are some canon fics with a breakup in them. I tried to find ones that take place during that time period in some way...

ETA: also take a look at this rec for more you might like... ✤ Canon Exes to Lovers

the breaking of your soul (upon my lips) by becauselarry

The one in which One Direction in 2015 still includes Zayn, and nothing has been right between Harry and Louis for a long time now. Louis is certain that the situation he finds himself in won't change anything at all - he doesn't want it to, if he is honest with himself, as he doesn't want this situation to be a situation in the first place.

It Goes, It's Golden by auburnstargazer

The chaos Zayn left in his wake wouldn't feel so disastrous if Harry had Louis. But everything between them crashed and burned a long time ago. All Harry is left with is a hopeless longing and a fear that the band's current disarray will set in for good.

... And then he finds himself stuck on a sixteen hour plane trip with Louis Tomlinson.

This could either be the most awkward flight of Harry's life, or the beginning of an atonement he's been dreaming of since 2013.

Canon Compliant AU in which Harry and Louis broke under the strain of it all and now, years on, there's a chance to put all the pieces back together. Set in early April 2015 all the way through to October. Written in Harry and Louis' perspectives, alternating every chapter.

Given a Chance by Fabby

Five years after One Direction took their last tour, the last thing Louis Tomlinson ever expected to happen while on a tea run at the local Piggly Wiggly was to run into his ex-boyfriend and ex-bandmate Harry Styles.

The odds of them ever running into each other again had to be super slim, right?

Wrong.

What happens when you mix ex-boyfriends with a large serving of Small Town America? Will Louis and Harry be able to set aside their differences, or will Louis be able to stay breezy as fuck in the wake of Harry’s arrival?

(or, the one where Louis and Harry run into each other five years after One Direction ends and learn how to love each other again. Featuring: Reggie as the overweight labrador, Niall as Louis’ last grip on reality, and Nowheresville, North Carolina as the setting for Louis’ worst nightmare to come true.)

burn to ash by bethaboo

Harry is sitting there, so fucking casual, and Louis realizes in a split second he was not ready. When Harry walked out in Detroit and never looked back, he was a boy verging on a man, still only twenty years old, but there's a man in his place now. Hard and resolute, yes, but still, for the first time in a long time, Louis can kind of see the old Harry in him. The soft, directness of his gaze, the hesitant smile he gives to Lou, the way he wrings his ridiculously large hands in his lap.

He's a little bit the eager sixteen year old puppy dog again, his innocence and sweetness resurrected miraculously, and Louis freezes in place. He was prepared to face the asshole Harry. He was prepared to meet a whole new Harry.

Louis is not prepared to meet one of the old incarnations of Harry, and it absolutely tears him up.

Or the fic where Harry spirals out of control, the band breaks up, and then he shows back up, five years later.

[hlficlibrary]

Heyyy, happy new year!! Do you know any fic that’s canon-compliant and has a plot similar to And Then A Bit by infinitelymint? Like, something where they’re not together anymore, but then everything gets leaked, and they have to deal with it? Or maybe a story about one of them coming out to the media, and everyone starts speculating again about what they had?

Thank you sooo much!! Hope your end of year was amazing! 🎀

Hi, anon! Happy new year to you, too! So here are some fics that I think fit what you're looking for...

You’ve Got My Devotion (Hate You Sometimes) by auburnstargazer

Harry was in the biggest boy band in the world. He was also one half of the best (or worst, depends on who you ask) kept secret relationship in the music industry.

Now, almost five years on, after One Direction has broken up, and Harry and Louis' relationship has as well, a video threatens to put everything at risk.

One determined Irishman, a massive publicity stunt and two begrudging exes are all it takes to bring One Direction back to life and maybe, just maybe, Harry and Louis' mangled love life too.

Or: Harry and Louis are forced to fake-date after an old video from when they were dating emerges.

Need So Much of You by @lululawrence

“Alright, I’m just going to get right down to it,” Jess said. “We were contacted yesterday by Harry Styles’ team with some information regarding his own schedule and promotion that is going to have some bearing on Louis.”

“Me specifically or all former members of the band?” Louis asked, confused.

“You specifically,” Jess said, looking at Louis with a heavy gaze. “Harry’s going to start his own promo for his second album in the coming months, which is going to include a coming out.”

“That’s great,” he said, nodding. “Is that it? Or is there more?”

Mark shifted in his seat and Louis watched his expression change. “We’ve discussed it and we think it would be best if you came out as well and had a promotional relationship with Harry for the album drop through both of your tours next year.”

Louis started laughing in surprise, but no one else joined in. Shit, they were serious.

Or the would-have-been canon compliant, fake relationship, friends with benefits, friends to lovers fic where Louis wonders if this thing going on with Harry is going to break him or change everything for the better.

The Greatest Thing by @infinitelymint

“What’s that on your finger?” Louis asks, his voice higher than usual, slightly panicked as though he’s realised something that Harry hasn’t even begun to comprehend.

Harry looks down on his right hand then, sees nothing and moves on to the left, and—

Oh.

A ring.

Or, Harry and Louis haven’t spoken since the band broke up when a dangerous combination of Niall Horan, tequila, and an ordained Elvis impersonator means that the two of them have to embark on their biggest publicity stunt to date - together.

(aka the semi-canon accidentally married in Vegas fic that has been seven years in the making)

[adhdprincess]

⚡️Last Line Tag Game ⚡️

Thanks for the tags @march-flowerr and @paigegonerogue!!

Like the dead, the abandoned town came to life again, changed, untrusting and violent when approached by outsiders.

@bumblepony @auburnstargazer @ketchupchipsaregross @logan178 @wicked--loving--lies @inherstars

[jacksonscouts]

I'd like to give a HUGE congratulations to @auburnstargazer for sharing her first TLOU fic with us!! 🎉 You worked on this story for over a year. That's fucking awesome.

Check out Not Strong Enough on Ao3. If you enjoy, consider leaving a comment!

Ellie is seriously going through it! The setting you picked to start the story is so cool and your descriptions of the city immersed me right into the scenes. I like that Ellie starts as this lone-wolf, hard-edged survivor like she was in the Santa Barbara parts of TLOU2, but then she has an opportunity to help people and can’t stop herself from trying. It’s a great way to portray her true nature. 

I could picture every detail during the action scene and my mouth fell open at the end of that scene. Big oof. Also, please let Ellie have that dog, I’m on my knees begging you. Let. Her. Have. The. Dog. (I’m guessing this is happening based on the tags, but if not, it’s no big deal!)

Ellie’s guilt is threaded throughout this chapter almost in a dejected manner, like it’s a grave she’s decided to lay in. I can’t wait to see how her perception of herself transforms once she goes back to Jackson. Also, Maria staying in contact with Ellie is so sweet. I know it’ll be even sweeter when all the characters reunite with each other. 

Phrases I loved: 

Ellie felt the vice around her heart loosen for a moment.

The park was a lush bouquet of umber, rust and sage amongst the decaying infrastructure.

The incessant dog barks, the screaming child and the Infected screeches created a cacophony inside Ellie’s head.

Yet another reminder that she should be dead. (This was such a punch-to-the-gut line!)

The familiar sensation of panic crawled across her skin.

 Joel swam to the forefront of her mind, fingers poised to strum a guitar, turning to look at Ellie one more time. (WHAT IF I CRIED?? WHAT THEN?)

Thank you so much for sharing your debut TLOU fic. I hope you're proud of how much work you put into this!

[adhdprincess]

✨️✍️WIP Wednesday!✍️✨️

Thanks for the tag, @roselees!

[Context: This is set in Jackson. Joel's sitting the edge of Ellie's bed in a scene called: Bedtime Story]

Tagging: @paigegonerogue @ketchupchipsaregross @wyked-ao3 @elliesspacewalker @auburnstargazer @wordspinning @wicked--loving--lies

[wicked--loving--lies]

Favorite Movies

Rules: list your five all time favorite films and have people vote on which one matches your vibe

Thanks for the tags, @ameerawrites and @inherstars

Zero pressure tags: @auburnstargazer @sotvtaughtmehowtofeel @seethesunny @the-blind-assassin-12 @iceviolet11

[wicked--loving--lies]

Top 5 Albums

Rules: List your top 5 albums from 5 different artists on a poll, so your followers can vote which album they think captures your vibe best.

Tagged by: @ameerawrites & @mihstar (thank you!)

Zero pressure tags (sorry if you already were, I did not check): @the-blind-assassin-12 @tinytinymenace @auburnstargazer @abigails-gf @adhdprincess @inherstars