#he gets THREE. THREE. lovers. a big happy family full of adopted children. a bunch of cats

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actually no. M.Eddie time.

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Monthly Reads | May 2019

Happy 28th! If you want to promote your fic or your artwork head on over to @kingsofeverything and send Lauren a message! She’s doing self recs - fics and art - today. Thank you to all of you amazing authors who brighten my world with your words ♥ Here are all the fics I read and loved this month:

Let Our Hearts Collide || crinkle-eyed-boo (KimmieRocks) || While You Were Sleeping AU - 90s - mistaken identity - fake/pretend relationship - coma - amnesia - pining - grief - 76k When Harry, a lonely transit worker, saves the life of the handsome commuter he's been secretly pining for, an innocent mistake results in Liam Payne's family believing that Harry is engaged to their son. In the Paynes, Harry finds the big family he's always longed for...and a love he never saw coming.

Can't Help Falling || Anonymous || open ending - 15k The one where Harry's a workaholic, until best mates Liam and Niall drag him away for a holiday to Ibiza.

24K Magic || Justalittlelouislove || famous/not famous - drug use - 32k A fic based on 24k Magic by Bruno Mars, in which Harry's a mess and famous, Louis is a mess and not, Liam and Zayn are probably hiding something, and Niall is a horrible flatmate.

For You I'd Bleed Myself Dry || amomentoflove || vampires - past abuse - slow burn - angst - depression - anxiety - 50k Harry is cold. His bones ache. Every movement draws a whimper from his cracked lips. The stone underneath him is practically like ice. He’s numb, but can clearly feel the sharp pains on his neck every timeHe visits him. Below the icy cold, the achy bones, and the pain on his neck, Harry Styles is pissed. There’s a fire burning in his mind and the anger for the man who keeps him imprisoned is the fuel. He despises him, the man who feeds from him and is a daily reminder that Harry’s suffering won’t end. The man who keeps Harry so weak that he can barely move most days. Harry’s waiting for the day when his owner will go too far and finally kill him. Death must be better than this cold hell he is in. It won’t happen, though. He has a way of keeping Harry’s heart beating. So for now, all Harry can do is wait for death to come. He’s been waiting for years.

Consequences || allwaswell16 || amnesia - exes to lovers - getting back together - injury recovery - angst - 74k 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.

The Fire and the Fate || dimpled_halo || A Star Is Born AU - depression - alcohol abuse/alcoholism - addiction - drug abuse - famous/not famous - angst - hurt/comfort - break up - post-break up - getting back together - 56k An A Star is born au with a happy ending. Harry is a troubled musician about to reach the end of his rope when he finds Louis singing in a club one night. He’s instantly mesmerised by the man with blue eyes and breathtaking voice.

And That's The Tea || 2tiedships2 || a/b/o - soulmates - strangers to lovers - friends to lovers - 27k The one where Louis loses his soulmate before even getting the chance to meet them, and he is in no way prepared for the kind of distraction his new friend Harry proves to be.

I Must Confess (I Still Believe) || objectlesson || High School - Catholic School - Girl Direction - coming of age - self-discovery - self-doubt - self-acceptance - angst - pining - slow burn - internalized homophobia - 44k Harry is the new girl at an all girl Catholic Girl's School, and Louis is the unattainable, dashing senior who changes her forever.

Like A Siren In The Night || whoknows || a/b/o - light dom/sub - 24k “There is an infestation in my home,” Louis hisses, righting himself quickly and pushing his way past Harry, heading directly for the kitchen. He’s rather haphazardly dressed himself, a coat thrown on over a loose flannel shirt and black pants, slippers on his feet. Harry resists the urge to sigh, closing the door and trailing behind him slowly. “What kind of infestation?” For all he knows, Louis is going to claim that there’s a ghost infestation. Harry has no idea what the end game is here – all he knows is that Louis has found at least three complaints a week to bring up since he’s been living on Harry’s property, and he’s been living here for six months. It’s way too many fucking complaints, is what Harry is saying. Especially when most of them are ridiculous to start with.

Let Me (Be Your Girl) || dimpled_halo || Girl Direction - cheating - pwp - 6k Louis hires Harry to help her find out things about her husband. What she doesn't expect is to discover some things about herself in the process.

Come together || bottomlinsons || college/university - One Night Stands - miscommunication - angst - pining - 11k Harry and Louis slept together three weeks ago, and haven't talked. Their coming group project is gonna change that.

Tonight's not over (come over and stay) || louistomlinsons || famous/not famous - fluff - 17k Harry is a famous singer and louis is a student who just wants to write his novel

Born Ready For You || taggiecb || Sequel to That's What I'm Here For - children - adoption - family drama - 2k Harry and Louis' life gets turned upside down once again with an unexpected visitor.

Getting high in mine || bottomlinsons || meet-cute - drug use - 4k Getting home from a festival is miserable by any method, but a three-hour train ride is truly the bottom of the barrel. This time, though, with the help of the cute guy sitting on the floor, it might not be so bad.

The Daddiest Place on Earth || lovelarry10 || Social Media - Disney World & Disneyland - strangers to lovers - 23k Louis. Harry. Instagram. A whole lot of confusion and a whole lot of laughs...

I Won't Give Up So Come And Get Me || runaway_train || strangers to lovers - Blind Date - 15k The one where Louis meets Harry and it all just seems too good to be true...

Picking Up The Pieces || Halos_Boat || strangers to friends to lovers - angst - slow burn - emotional hurt/comfort - 72k Harry just signed his second set of divorce papers. He felt like his life was over, like he had nothing left. Then he meets Louis.

Ready, baby? || jaerie || pain kink - rope bondage - earrings - 1k Harry gets an earring. Louis is the one to do it. Or a pain kink drabble.

Impress Me || lightswoodmagic (sarah_writes) || Chefs - homelessness - fluff - 5k Harry's a new chef who can't cook to save himself, but when he meets Louis, he learns more than he thought possible

Drunk in Love (last thing I remember) || MrsStylinson || fluff - pining - banter - 22k The one where Louis wakes up, naked, in a stranger's bed and has no idea how he got there. Maybe it's foul play. Maybe it's just the kindness of a handsome stranger amused by his drunken antics.

Take The Bitter With The Sweet || rainbowslovehl (Larrymateforlife) || Coffe Shops - fluff - pining - 7k Liam recruits Louis to spy on the 'rival cafe', which Louis is less than enthusiastic about but it does lead him Harry, the pretty barista who works there.

Harry Poppins || jacaranda_bloom || strangers to lovers - kid fic - hurt/comfort - past character death - fluff - 32k When Louis’ best friends pass away he finds himself with an instant family. Maddie and Thomas are wonderful children but take an immediate dislike to every nanny that sets foot inside their house. After nanny number six is summarily dismissed Louis is at his wit’s end, that is until an unusual man arrives on their doorstep. Harry Styles is like nothing any of them have ever encountered before, and perhaps, exactly what they’ve been looking for all along.

You Bring Me Home || reminiscingintherain || Saving Mr Banks AU - fluff - 22k The one where Louis wants to turn Harry's book into a film, and Harry's very picky about what happens.

Big, Bright World || || pining - jealousy - slow burn - cheating - miscommunication - 35k It really was just a little crush in the beginning, nothing to be worried about. Louis had never really liked anyone he'd worked with in the past, but he was sure he could control himself. Little did he know that over time his 'little crush' would develop into a blazing inferno of Hell-fire proportions. Every day, Louis' feelings became more intense, more immediate, each little smile and gesture and silly flirtation mounting up into something palpable, with a life of its own. Louis felt it every moment they were together. The only problem? Harry was engaged to someone else and had been from the moment Louis started working at Visionary.

Barren Souls || Snowy38 || Dystopian - mpreg - angst - emotional hurt/comfort - 37k It's 2907 and things are different. Organic men and women are no longer fertile and only genetically modified humans are permitted to procreate. The sexes have equalled, men are able to give birth in these dire times and roles have been created to both sire children ('Stud') and carry them ('Provider'). Public displays of affection are a criminal offence and the procreators cannot get emotionally attached without severe consequences. Harry has hit 19, the legal age to bear children. He's looking forward to producing babies for his host family and he's just had his placement confirmed. All that's left now is to meet the Stud who'll impregnate him. It might tug at his heartstrings thinking about the beautiful babies he'll be carrying who he'll have to let go but he's trained for this. He's spent his whole life preparing. Being a Provider is a special job and Harry's one of the chosen.

In a sky full of stars, be my Northern lights || Anonymous || strangers to lovers - fluff - travel - 13k It's one of those nights there's nothing on the telly that Louis absently scrolls through Tinder. After swiping left on a bunch of profiles he comes face to face with a picture that stops him in his tracks. The picture is..almost sweet. It’s a boy with brown curly hair, wearing a very low cut yellow blouse, paired with a black jacket. He’s got a smile on his face and his tongue sticking out, but it’s not in any way lewd or suggestive. He just looks like he’s having a good time, and something about the innocence of it has him swiping right rather than left. He’s barely checked the other pictures on the boy's profile before Tinder confirms that he’s got a match. The shots are so different from the pictures Louis is used to on Tinder - half naked boys who are smoldering at the camera - that he can’t help but smile. It quickly turns into a frown when he opens up the message he’s just received. Harry: Hello! Harry: Thank you for swiping right Harry: I have a proposition for you

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Tara/Willow/Oz polyvee

Ahh good, my poly kids

General:

Rate the Ship -  Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs - sorta? my buffyverse otp is probably Buffy/Willow/Oz, but this is a good second

How long will they last? - I think I’ve spoken before about how I think Oz would help ground Willow when she’s getting lost in her magic, or be a more reasonable head to turn to, and bring her back down. So, barring a stray bullet, I think they could be in it for the long haul

How quickly did/will they fall in love? - For Oz, love at first sight. And Willow fell for him without realizing it, but it was fast because she was young. For Tara and Willow, there was a spark at first touch, when the magic flowed between them. But it was “Family” when they really fell in love, I think.

How was their first kiss? - Willow and Oz’s first kiss was sudden and long overdue and passionate but sweet and tender, and it left them both breathless. Willow and Tara’s was nervous, and hesitant. Willow didn’t know what she was doing, and Tara didn’t want to assume. But it quickly turned much more passionate.

Wedding:

Who proposed? - I think it was something they’d talked about between the three of them, but then when it came to actually making a gesture to cement the intentions, Willow picked out a simple ring, possibly from Oz’s family, and a ring with some sort of witchy/magical significance, and proposed to the both of them with a dorky, rambling speech that ends in both of them laughing (through tears) and kissing her to cut her off

Who is the best man/men? - I imagine a poly ceremony where Willow waits at the ‘alter’ and Oz and Tara each walk down opposite aisles. Xander is Willow’s best man, Oz calls in Angel since Xander is taken (maybe Riley? the bandmate? but we don’t hear about him much)

Who is the braid’s maid(s)? - Buffy is Willow’s maid of honor (the three main scoobies, standing at the front), meanwhile Tara’s is Dawn

Who did the most planning? - Tara and Willow did about an equal amount, but Buffy actually did the most planning. She doesn’t think she’ll ever get a wedding, and Willow is more than happy to let Buffy deal with picking out decorations and color schemes and things. Oz doesn’t have much of an opinion outside of his tux and the food

Who stressed the most? - Willow, she can’t help it, she gets anxious. and this is big! she just wants it all to be perfect with these two people she’s in love with

How fancy was the ceremony? - Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big. - Again, I don’t think it’s a traditional wedding. No church, no preacher, but their own combinations of Jewish traditions and Wicca traditions and modern twists to incorporate the polyvee element, and it’s a small ceremony with the Scoobies, and maybe Oz’s family and a couple other friends

Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? - Tara’s family

Sex:

Who is on top? - I think Willow tends to top Oz, but Tara tops her?

Who is the one to instigate things? - It depends. Magic tends to put Willow and Tara in the mood, so either of them will start it after they’ve been working on a spell or something. Meanwhile Willow is always down to jump Oz’s bones post a full-moon, or during once he can control it. They no longer have to pay attention to the full moon, but her hormones somehow sense it and get extra horny. Plus, it tends to make Oz’s hormones wonky too

How healthy is their sex life? - Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now

How kinky are they? - Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some butt stuff and toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head - they all strike me as being really down to try things

How long do they normally last? - I’d say they’ve all got pretty good stamina. Oz tends to wear out faster when it’s a full moon, because, consciously or not, he’s fighting his wolf. Otherwise, there have been plenty of times Buffy has thrown a shoe at the wall to tell them to quiet down because she got back from slaying and needs some sleep, and Willow is going at it in her room with somebody

Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? - I think they’re much more about pleasing their partner, worshipping their body, and making sure both parties are feeling good, that they don’t turn it into a competition. The end goal isn’t orgasm necessarily, just having a good sex

How rough are they in bed? -Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it. - Willow tends to be rougher with Oz, but sometimes it’s the opposite, and she and Tara are rough, and she and Oz are soft

How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? - No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory. - Willow is always on somebody’s lap. Sometimes she manages to be on both of their laps at once. Post-sex cuddling is a necessity - she’ll pout if they try to leave, and neither of them can resist a Willow pout. Oz is losing his cool, unaffected reputation because he has a ginger cuddled into him half the time he’s out in public. 

Children:

How many children will they have naturally? - I don’t think they would? Tara/Willow can’t, and it’s never explained, but if Oz would pass on the werewolf-ness, a baby couldn’t control it, and I think that’s not something they’d want to confine their kid to - being in a cage a couple nights a month.

How many children will they adopt? - I can, however, see them adopting two or three kids, when they’re older and have trained the new slayers and life has, relatively, calmed down a bit. I think one is with Oz, and two with Tara, but parenting gets a bit mixed up with all of the polyness, and one of Tara’s is a tomboy, who bonds with Oz more than expected, so they basically all three split parenting on that one

Who gets stuck with the most diapers? - Tara

Who is the stricter parent? - Willow or Tara, depending on the situation. Willow goes from too chill, to freaking out about a minor thing. Meanwhile Tara tries to be cool and understanding, but is very strict about rules about magic

Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? - Tara. Oz is probably the one who gave the kid the idea (or uncle Xander)

Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? - Willow

Who is the more loved parent? - I think each kid has a different favorite. Tara’s tomboy loves Oz the most, even though he wasn’t meant to be an official parent to that one. Oz’s is into magic and bonds the most with Willow. Tara’s other kid takes after his mother’s kind heart (but also loves training to fight with aunt Buffy)

Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? Tara

Who cried the most at graduation? - Willow. Tara didn’t want to embarass the kid, but Willow was an emotional mess. (It was a much less deadly/nearly-world-ending graduation than hers)

Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? - Tara. Half the time, Willow and/or Oz are in there with them (Oz taught the kids punk, Willow taught them to protest)

Cooking:

Who does the most cooking? - I feel like they’re all good cooks? Tara’s better at breakfast, they split dinner duties

Who is the most picky in their food choice? - Willow!!

Who does the grocery shopping? - Tara - Willow will get a bunch of dessert, Oz will get salty junk food

How often do they bake desserts? - There’s usually some sort of dessert in the house, because they try not to eat it all at once. And with Buffy and Dawn living there too (assuming at least Willow lives in the Summer household), it doesn’t go bad. So about once a week or so. Sort of a Sunday dinner with dessert that then lasts the week

Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? - Tara prefers salad - she’s not vegetarian, just likes salad. The other two are big meat eaters

Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? - Oz is most likely to plan a surprise romantic night for Willow (he gives Tara a heads up - he doesn’t want her to feel like it’s a competition or he’s trying to ‘out-do’ her)

Who is more likely to suggest going out? - Willow - Tara and Oz are more likely to prefer staying in

Who is more likely to burn the house down accidently while cooking? - Willow, but that’s because she’ll get distracted and then get super focused on the other thing she’s doing

Chores:

Who cleans the room? - Oz and Tara are better at keeping it clean or cleaning it regularly. Willow will let it become an absolute mess, and not care at all, until she gets stressed and randomly cleans everything in an hour

Who is really against chores? - Willow

Who cleans up after the pets? - Tara

Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? - Oz

Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? - Usually Tara, though occasionally Willow, depending on the guests

Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? - Oz, always Oz

Misc:

Who takes the longer showers/baths? - Willow

Who takes the dog out for a walk? - Willow takes Oz on walks :P No, I’m not sure they’d ever get a dog? Willow and Tara are cat people. Oz makes jokes about not getting along with the cat, but will play with it when no one’s looking

How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? - Buffy decorate the Summers house for Christmas and Halloween and Easter, but Willow decorates for Hanukkah and the like

What are their goals for the relationship? - To be grounding forces for each other? To constantly challenge each other to be honest and be their best selves, and hopefully always grow within the relationship, but to be honest if they ever grow out of it, rather than fall into old habits (cheating or magic)

Who is most likely to sleep till noon? - Oz!

Who plays the most pranks? - Oz plays the most, but Tara’s are the best, because nobody ever sees hers coming