#larry stylinson i fear

[shaunashpmn]

every fandom has that one ship thats not legally canon but is the most canon shit youve ever seen in your life that no fanfic or fanart could possibly be more romantic than the source material

[anisangeldust]

Does the little one with the cheekbones know the prince is in love with him?

[notlivys]

#we always talk about louis' attitude and gesture before the hug but let's take a moment to appreciate harry's I MEAN right after he hugs liam he goes immediately to louis so very SURE of it. like. harry looks in his direction and louis is standing there waiting for him so he proceeds to go to him with nothing more than assurance. while louis gestures at him like they should forget everything else harry is already walking right into his arms like is the place he fucking belongs. and then the whole arena shakes at their contact which means they hug and felt everything shake. that's on how to hug your mate who you respect and respects you back and serve history at the same time.

x

[rabidwordjumbles]

This might be like hitting a hornets nest (right idiom?) but Gaylor is just as crazy and weird as Larry Stylinson was. How are you guys making gay people out of thin air when there’re actual queer artists RIGHT THERE

[ao3feed-larry]

This Time I Fear There's No One To Save Me (Larry version)

by jetblackromance

Louis works as a stripper and sex worker at a club. Enter Harry, a young man with too many scars. They fall in love.

Warning: This is a very, very angsty fic. There's also some cute and funny moments, I guess, but overall it's rather depressing. So read the trigger warnings if you need them and stay safe <3

Trigger warnings for the whole story that contain spoilers: physical pain, scars, surgeries, hospitals, blood, doctors, panic attacks, ptsd, depression, suicidal thoughts, other mental illnesses in that category, low self esteem, mentioned past abuse, mentioned rape, past underage sex, kind of non consensual sex but also not really?, rough sex

Words: 56361, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson

Additional Tags: Hurt No Comfort, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Smut, lots of smut, don't read this if smut makes you uncomfortable, sex worker Louis, Traumatized Harry Styles, Trauma, PTSD, Trigger Warnings, Scars, Developing Relationship, Failed Relationship, Toxic Relationship, Past Underage, Flashbacks, Panic Attacks, Mental Health Issues, Hurt/Comfort, Comfort/Angst

via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' https://ift.tt/5BE82hK

[meangirls-imagines]

Welcome to the Poly!Plasticsverse!

collab with: @yungpoetfics (my fav bubs in the world)

Regina George

@queenbgina/@callmereginald (she/her)

North Shore's Queen Bee

Soft for her girlfriends

The mom of the group

Basically a sugar mommy for her girls

Lifehack Geek

TikTok hater

Has rational fear of werewolves

Will fight a bitch

Victoria's Secret girly

Female rapper stan (Doja, Cardi, Megan, etc.)

Gryffindor

Lesbian

Gretchen Wieners

@thegretchenw/@greatgretsby (she/her/it (only if ur special))

The second mom of the group

Softest human

Loves playing with her girlfriends hair

#1 Twilight hater

Has a letterboxd account just to leave bad reviews

The level headed one usually, but will snap when she needs

Cuddly as fuck

Loves Fleur du Mal lingerie

Stubborn as Fuck

Wine drinker/expert

Loves vintage music (Elvis, Elton John, etc.)

Hufflepuff

Bisexual

Karen Shetty

@karebearz/@karensheetty (any pronouns)

Ambidextrous™️

Loves Spongebob

Plant Parent

Knows Britney Spears and Lady Gaga choreo

Kpop girly (Blackpink, BTS, etc.)

Lettering expert

Has Funko Pop collection

Squishmallow lover

Ravenclaw

Pansexual

Cady Heron

@cady_heron/@defnotcaddy (she/her)

The third mom of the group

Whispers when angry

Carries bandaids at all times

Always has snacks

Lactose Intolerant (but LOVES cheese)

Cries at Rom-Coms

LOVES hugs

Cannot handle spicy food

Sleeps with a teddy bear

Happy to be here

Friends with everyone's parents

Token vanilla of the group

Has diary (with a heart shaped lock)

Bisexual

Aaron Samuels

@aaronsammy/@atomicaaron (he/him) or (ho/mie)

1/3 of Terror Trio

Y/N's best friend

North Shore's resident Himbo

Will do anything if someone says "I dare you"

Impulsive buyer

Has one brain cell (shares it with Y/N)

Overuses 💪 emoji

Usually confused

1/2 Golden Retriever duo

Can skateboard

Uses Axe body spray

Co-founder of Stuntmares

Dreams of grabbing a teddy in a claw machine (bucket list item)

Ass man

Owns too many grey sweatpants

Kisses his homies (homiesexual)

Has never watched Harry Potter

Watches lifestyle coaches on YT

Can play the ukulele (really badly)

Loves Eminem and Harry Styles (would fuck Harry Styles)

Writes Larry Stylinson fanfics

Kissed Y/N once (regretted immediately)

Bisexual

Damian Hubbard

@hubbarddamian/@damianishubby (he/him/they)

Learned how to sew from Janis

Does drag and has a YT channel (Anita Dick)

Huge Adore Delano stan

Will fight anyone who hurts Janis

Doesn't like Rupaul as a person, but is a religious Drag Race fan

#1 Poly!Plastics fan

Has an 8 step skincare routine

Cameraman for Stuntmares

Earlybird

Lies about having curfew to go to sleep early

Ravenclaw

(Lowkey wishes he was a Slytherin bc it's the "cuntiest house"

Him and Karen watch The Bachelor

Fav movie is Dirty Dancing (did the lift with Janis)

Learned how to twerk from Y/N

Gay

Janis Imi'Ike

@janiisimiike/@imiikenough (she/they)

Secret Barbie girly(live action and animated movies)

Will go straight for Ryan Gosling

Feral chihuahua of the group

Hozier stan

HATES THE KARDASHIANS

Pain in Regina's ass

Anger Issues™️

Secretly loves Olivia Rodrigo

Mentally Ill friend

Emotional Drunk

Karaoke Queen

Tits girly

Leather Jacket lesbian

Getting piercings > therapy

Has a suit collection

Thrifter

Loves her friends

Dog person (secretly)

Quotes niche memes

Kinky af

Middle Child

Lesbian

Y/N Y/L/N (FC: Chrissy Costanza)

@thisbeyn/@reginaslefttit (she/he/they/it)

2/3 Terror Trio

2/2 Golden Retriever duo

Has matching fried egg tattoo with Aaron.

Co-Founder of Stuntmares

"Hi, I'm Y/N and welcome to Stuntmares" *jumps off roof into pool*

Cuts her own hair

Blooper Reel Queen

North Shore's resident stoner

AUDHD (autistic + ADHD)

Playlists range from Beethoven to ashnikko

"IT'S NOT A PHASE. IT'S A LIFESTYLE."

Demisexual

Plays electric guitar

Has slight speech impediment

Gremlin of the group

D&D Dungeon Master

ALWAYS falls asleep during movie night

Power Nap Addict™️

Insomniac

Monster Energy Drink Enthusiast (collects the cans)

Oddly good at Origami

Tweets everything she thinks

Has been banned from Fortnite and Roblox

Married to Gretchen on The Sims (regina and karen were sad)

Anger issues

✨Spicy✨ Latina (do not fuck with her people)

Matching rings with her gfs

Def had one night stand with Cady

Shane Oman

@shaneomann/@omantastic (he/him) or (dumb/hoe)

Loves Old School Rap (Biggie, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, etc.)

Hates Y/N at first but comes to love her like a sister.

Only person who can outsmoke Y/N.

Has a dropped truck with red LED lights under it.

Blasts music walking down the halls.

Always has the zoomies.

Orange cat friend.

Has elevator music playing in his head 24/7.

Challenged Damian to a dance off. (He lost. But he had girls simping over him)

Posts thirst traps on TikTok. (Regina's mom is his #1 follower)

Has a frying pan tattooed to match Aaron and Y/N.

Always on Stuntmares trying to create new world records.

Or eating a bunch of weird combos.

"Oman! Not again!" *proceeds to eat a marshmallow and spam sandwich*

Ralph Lauren man

Whenever the polycule argues, he's a "fuck this shit, I'm out" person.

Professional party crasher

Dine and Dash expert

Has nipple piercings (Aaron and Y/N dared him to get them)

Curses like a fucking sailor (Half of his lines on Stuntmares are just censor beeps)

Talks way too fast.

Knows Italian and Spanish (Him and Y/N talk shit in Spanish)

His ringtone for Aaron and Y/N is the remix of the Windows error sound

Loves t-shirts with offensive prints (Regina tries to make him dress normally)

Has gc with Aaron and Y/N called "Hoemies"

Would fuck Aaron

TICKLISH

Major gossip (Him and Gretchen meet once a week to talk shit)

[notlivys]

i've always thought there's no one who can describe you as beautiful as the person who loves you is able to, and sweet creature is a perfect example as it is a wonderful definition of the complex yet lovely person louis is. the perfect description of every real side of him mixed up. call it flamboyant, delicate, a tease or sassy – and lemme add, even his more 'laddy' side (in its normal measure not the extreme he sometimes tends to exaggerate if you want to call it so).

sweet creature sums this man up so perfectly well and the song itself describes their relationship so well too.#sometimes it surprises me honestly.

but then i remember we are listening about louis from the lips of the man who loves him. we are looking at louis from the eyes of the man who loves him. and i think that's beautiful <3

And then there’s you, sweet creature…

[jeanmoreaue]

Hi diffrent anon here👋🏼

I really really like your rankings. Can you rank aftg ships from the public eye. Like who would fans ship the most It doesnt have to be canon ships

THANK YOU i love you i think popular ships would be rather inaccurate so here’s top 5 lol:

1. Riko/Kevin - i fear this is the Larry Stylinson of the exy world. even once the truth about Riko being a bitch comes out there will still be Kevriko truthers who say it’s Riko slander

2. Kevin/Jeremy - Kevin is hot, Jeremy is hot and openly gay. i don’t think jeremy/jean will be openly together bc of the Jean rumors so Jeremy and Kevin are both fair game for fans lmao and they openly joke about Kevin being a huge usc fanboy

3. Jeremy/Jean - again they’re two hot people so fans are likely to ship them together + unfortunately with the rumors about sleeping around, people might already think that Jean would be sleeping w his captain. and then i think on the opposite side of that others would be like actually this is cute Jeremy risking his usc reputation for Jean they’re so hades/persephone coded <3 (i was trying to think of a popular sunshine/moody ship w the hades/persephone lmao)

4. Kevin/Thea - this one goes out to the straights. in my mind it’s like the opposition to Kevin/Riko (the Louis Tomlinson/Eleanor to Larry if you will 😔)

5. Jeremy/Neil - okay i’m biased bc i just think this one is so funny bc in actuality they lowkey can’t stand each other. it would only be popular if Neil got outted somehow and since Jeremy is openly gay, it’d be like putting the two openly lgbt players tg. they both hear about this and are like 🤢 (Jean thinks it’s funny but it lowkey pisses him off too)

[vicaliciouz]

RIPTIDE - vance joy feels like..

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It never leaves you

[sweet-but-vicious]

Alright folks get your tin hats on and your delulu glasses ready because I've had some thoughts about the Kiwi music video!

Hello, I don't think we've met. My name is Cass and I have been bestowed with all the letters of the alphabet and my psych meds are messed up this week so you get to be dragged into my barely medicated current hyperfixation fugue, i.e. Larry Stylinson.

Run away now those who fear the truth!

I take that back this is literally my opinion.

It's also not strictly romantic Larry, this could easily also be platonic Larry.

I had some possible realizations about the Kiwi MV and decided I needed to share with the class...

Ok, so first off, I'm of the opinion that Louis had some, if not a LOT of involvement in the writing of the song Kiwi or that H wrote it from his perspective and in his style. We saw it being worked on while 1D was still together and I think it was either meant for the band or was written for Harry to sing but about/from the mindset of Louis. All my future thoughts are based on this premise so if you disagree I'm sorry you wasted a click.

I know L isn't credited but that doesn't mean he wasn't involved. Kiwi just sounds so much more like Louis than Haz, add in the fact that L would NOT have been allowed to release anything close to those lyrics nor would it suit L's voice, and we get what we have now, H releasing a banger that shows off his voice but doesn't quite fit in with the rest of his album. I think lyrically it's a proper mix of H's metaphors and L's candor while musically it has L's percussive driven vibe and very long stretches of singing on a single breath that are super common in L's music. So either L helped or H wrote it to sound like L.

OK, so now that we've established the basis for my theory let's move on to the video...

The video is 3:03 min long, and H is not seen until 2:12.

Now because of the matching suits and the hair, we have all assumed that the main young lady is supposed to represent Harry, but what if the girl is supposed to be the writer of the song i.e. Louis?

For the sake of this essay(lol), I'm going to refer to the girl as Lou from here on out.

We first see Lou enter an institutional building holding a plastic box of cupcakes. From the box and the look of the cupcakes we can infer that they are brought from home.

In other words, young child Lou entered the the building/music industry with assets/talents/gifts she already had before she arrived. Also supporting this is the fact that the frosting on the fairy cakes is Louis blue and rustic, implying untrained raw talent compaired to the fancily decorated cakes we see piled in the middle of the room possibly representing all the songs and music or other resources the studio had to offer.

Next we see all the other children/talent/musicians each with their own personal weapon/song/gift getting ready to fight.

For what? Space in the industry? A place on the album? Money? Success? All of the above? We never really see what they are fighting for, just that they are being pitted against each other.

Next we get this spectacular child;

He and this shot are truly amazing. Now the video has a look and a feel that is not super modern, but this child above and beyond the others has a 60's vibe. The clothes and the hair are giving early Beatles while the toothpick is giving gangster. So a "boss" from the 60s? Someone older who is in charge perhalps? Also, note that this child never throws or even HOLDS any cake, and after the initial stage of the battle, he is never seen again.

He quite obviously is challenged by Lou but he doesn't actually throw anything, nor does Lou fire the first shot. We don't actually see what starts the battle but we do see his obvious glee at shots being fired.

Next we see shots of the battlefeild, children throwing cake at each other as well as a few just quietly consuming their own cake which I take to mean that they perhalps gave up and decided not to partake in the fight at all.

Lou Then looks down to find her ammunition depleted, which could be interpretted as being used up or burnt out, and runs to the center pile of cake to grab an armful and crawl back out, she is the first to pull from the pile. Perhalps, she is too tired to walk or is attempting to sneak away with a piece of the "pie"?

At this point Harry finally enters the video, holding a puppy.

So I believe that Harry is playing himself and that the puppies are the fans. Harry has opened the door to the industry and hand carried the fans inside. Then with an epic war cry he unleashes(heh) hell! Sending in a brigade of puppies right when Lou was on the ground looking ready to give up!

The dogs/fans all come running into the room and begin consuming all of the cake/music that has been strewn all over the floor, one going right up to Lou and eating directly out of her hand.

This could be the doorway the boys always tried to give us into how they were treated and what they wanted to do vs what they were told they had to do.

Some of the puppies/fans find other children/musicians and stay protected with them while Harry, Lou, and one puppy hide behind a chair baricade. Harry, like the boss, does not throw any cake. Instead, he hands a cake to Lou for her to throw as a grenade while Harry protects the puppy.

So H is being supportive and helpful while protecting what matters, and allowing Lou to fight for herself. Like maybe releasing a song of words that L would never be able to say himself? Telling the fans the truth in the only way they could?

Next we see more carnage including this genius shot of a presumably dead child being mourned by a friend.

Casualties of the fight? Two boys who appear to be important to each other not surviving the industry?

Finally we end on this;

The survivors, battered(heh) but not broken, standing proud and together after the fight. Harry with his little smirk.

Now I may be streching here but H is a very expressive person and having seen many of his smirks I feel like this one is giving a little fuck you I just did that and no one could stop me vibe. I definitely see a whiff of "come at me bro" in that smile.

What do you think? Did I just manage to make sense out of one of the most chaotic videos of all time or am I a whackadoodle?

Nevermind, I know the answer lol

PS Did you know that kiwi birds mate for life and that the males incubate the eggs? Just some trivia for you... obviously doesn't mean anything... obviously...

[a-larry-retrospective-blog]

No bc it's like. They don't even use fire imagery THAT much as songwriters. Which tbh it's even weird considering that it's a very versatile simile and a staple for writers everywhere. Fire is usually the perfect simile for passion, for sex, for love; but also pain and fleeting relationships, as they burn out; it can be a symbol of home (the hearth around which we gather) and destruction.

If we pretend for a second that they're not That Skilled, and their recurring use of metaphor and imagery is just a coincidence because they're naive in their writing and they're able to apply only those few images to anything they write about without them being linked thematically, one would assume that fire would be every-fucking-where.

But the element of fire (or being immune to it) is actually... Pretty limited. Like yes, there are references in passing to heat/fire being linked to passion, but the Most we get, especially back in 1D days, it's actually fire as a synonym to adversities in the relationship. Even more: it's fire as public scrutiny.

Love truly is a church of burnt romances, isn't it?

(On read more bc I went full Unhinged on the fire imagery)

And the thing is. The thing is. As it very often happens with these two, the best image that can explain the relationship between their writing is the relationship between the I can't change tattoo and the quote tattoo: both could have meaning alone, but one gives you additional context to fully understand the other. We don't understand completely what Louis is getting at in his writing unless we take into account Harry's own. It is as beautiful as it is maddening.

The fire imagery starts as early as Story of my life (in which they ALL have writing credits), where they say

And I'll be gone, gone tonight The fire beneath my feet is burning bright The way that I've been holding on so tight With nothing in between

Now, story of my life is a song about a relationship ending, right? I think we can all agree on that. It's also a story about a heart that feels caged even thought it's set free. Right now we won't get into the song analysis because for one, I'm on a time crunch, and second: i feel like a headache incoming because too many people put their hands on these lyrics and you can physically feel it when you read them.

But I urge you to look at the position of the fire. The fire is beneath the writer's feet. He's walking in the path of it, but it's not as much hurting as it's lighting the way (towards the muse?). This isn't (yet) highlighting the very real sacrifice of walking through fire for someone you love, the fire is low on the ground. It's bearable. It's even a guide. This has Louis Tomlinson written all over it. We don't know what the fire represents yet.

There's a mention of "lighting the fire in your eyes" in Diana but I do feel like we can easily write that off as inconsequential because... That's your average metaphor for passion/zest of life.

And then! We get the key to this puzzle! Harry Styles' own Happily. Here, the fire is evoked through the chorus of "we're on fire". As we've said, fire could be Anything: could be passion, could be destruction, could be pain, could be the safety of home. We were standing with fire beneath our feet just a few songs ago, now we're on fire. Completely.

And the thing about happily is that it's truly an interesting song: right off the bat, it's about a relationship not being able to continue despite being "meant to be" because a "twist of fate" made them unable to work out. Fire is a destructive force, coming from the outside, that is burning the both of them. They had to walk away BECAUSE they ARE on fire. Still, even after they supposedly walked away. The fire here is both linked as the reason of their split, and to the very next lines, which feel like an admission: "I don't care what people say when we're together / you know I want to be the one to hold you when you sleep". So, they're on fire and he says he doesn't care about people's opinions and he wants to leave everything to be with the muse. Fire is painful, and leaving seems to be the solution to its extinction.

Fire is the public scrutiny, right? Right?

Now, whether you interpret this song as about miss swift of our homeboy, it's up to you, but... there are still people who would Die to have Haylor back (I'm one of them, bc if anything they seem to be actually civil w/ each other and ANYTHING would be better than another ratty healy). Like. I don't care what people say when we're together??? The fuck were they saying that was so disagreeable to YOU about America's sweetheart hooking up with the hot one of 1D? Babyboy??? Also the idea of miss Americana herself wanting to leave the industry... Don't make me laugh. I'm not saying she didn't bear the brunt of whatever stunt they were pulling bc boy SHE DID, but that woman wouldn't leave her place in the music industry for ANYTHING. I love her but as much as she might sometimes yearn a regular life now, I don't believe for ONE fucking second she would actually leave. And I don't believe for one fucking second that her in 2012, when she was starting to go big Big, would actually express the desire to leave. Not miss "will you still love me when I'm nothing new".

You know who actually mentions finally being ready to leave with his lover? One guess, if you didn't think of Mr Ready to Run himself, you're out.

So. Fire, to Harry in between 2012 and 2013, is public scrutiny. It's living in the spotlight. If we didn't live in the spotlight, we would be able to stay together and you wouldn't need to be with that other person who probably doesn't know I touched your skin (which, if we believe this is about Haylor, it's doubly funny. Who the FUCK didn't know about the two of them. We were BOMBARDED). It's something that will consume the author and the muse, that has already caused damage to them and they should try to escape.

This idea of fire meaning public scrutiny, meaning being in the spotlight, retroactively could give more meaning to the story of my life line, because that same fire that was burning bright, the same existence of the spotlight, guided the author to his muse. If it weren't for the fire illuminating the way, they wouldn't be able to be together.

Interesting.

Then we get to Through the dark. Oh Louis Tomlinson you absolute unit of a man I love how optimistic you are. Because reading H's lyrics is always like the most apocalyptic pov you could imagine, and then L's are like "ok this is the same situation but fucks sake put a positive spin on it". This is very much a conversation. It's the most compelling thing ever I think we should have full writing analysis courses on it.

I'm not gonna do a full writing analysis on it, bc while this one is more linear than story of my life, I still am on a time crunch and i want to get this out before i have to go, but, yeah. The muse is sad and ashamed and running away, which does ring some bells, and the author is gently telling them:

But don't burn out Even if you scream and shout It'll come back to you And I'll be here for you

Oh. Is the muse perhaps... On fire? While being ashamed, which is a very public-oriented emotion? While screaming, perhaps something that's close to "I don't care what people say when we're together"? I don't know, just checking!

The song goes on to say:

Oh, I would carry you over fire and water for your love And I will hold you closer, hope your heart is strong enough When the night is coming down on you We will find a way through the dark

Let's just ignore the way that this mirrors and completes the scenario of "I just want to be the one who holds you when you sleep" and focus on the fire. Yes, this is a very classic and average love declaration - I love them but using the elements this way is not groundbreaking - but it's interesting anyway.

First of all: once again, fire is an external danger that accompanies the relationship. It's not related to the passion, which is SO strange to me because love being linked to fire would be pretty par for the course, but is always, always, something external that attacks the author and the muse. Here, the author is begging the muse not to let the fire, the threat of the public scrutiny, consume them (the muse) completely. From this it would seem that only the muse is on fire, but the chorus tells us otherwise: it's the author offering to carry them over the fire. This implies, a. the fire is a temporary threat, and b. They're both touched by it. They're both on fire, even if apparently unburned (...yeah, we'll get to that later). This also goes on to tell us that, to L, the fire is the same fire of Story of my life, it is the fire beneath their feet. It is still originating from the path they walk on, and while in Happily the perception is that they have caught fire with the contact to the road they're walking on, L seems more ambiguous: by carrying the muse over the fire, he seems to imply that this would shield them from it, leaving the author as the only one touched by the fire (being scrutinised by the public).

The water mention IS interesting but I fear I haven't done enough of a deep dive to have a good grasp on its meaning. Because oh boi, I'm sure it has meaning. Don't worry for a second I don't doubt Mr Compass and Rope and Mr ship and anchor have a very deep and complex relationship with water and bodies of water. I just feel like it doesn't represent the hardships of the relationship in here as consistently as fire does.

Little white lies starts with a nice "if the room was burning I wouldn't even notice" but I'm sorry I don't feel like this is as relevant to the trend. It's too much of a figure of speech.

Same goes for No Control which, in their 1D days, it's literally the only outlier we have re: "they don't use fire to indicate passionate love". It's also SO blink and you miss it I usually wouldn't even think about it.

And now, onto our queen Fireproof!

The thing about homegirl (pun absolutely intended) here is that you simply... Would not get it if you didn't have the context from all the other queens here. There's a fucking clear development in the concept of what being on fire means. And the thing is: most of these songs were penned by Mr Tomlinson himself, which would make you think this is simply self-referential and thus we know nothing about the muse. But the key of interpretation, the one that makes it all make sense, comes from Mr Styles himself. If we didn't have happily, we wouldn't know why the fuck these people are fireproof. Like, we could try to imagine, but we wouldn't know! The only reason why it makes sense for them to be fireproof in 2014, after "so long", is because they have been on fire since late 2012!

Because, for a song that has its chorus about being immune to fire, one would think the rest of Fireproof would describe said fire that attacked the relationship. Y'know, to be coherent to the theme and everything.

Except it's not. Fireproof, as a song, has nothing to do with fire. If there's a natural element dominating the song, it's wind and, even more, currents. (Y'know, those things ships have to ride to sail the sea.)

One could argue that there are references to fire to build up to the chorus, specifically in the second verse:

I'm feeling something deep inside,

Hotter than a jet stream burning up,

I got a feeling deep inside,

It's taking, it's taking all I got, yeah,

It's taking, it's taking all I got.

Except... Jet streams are wind currents. Interestingly, they can be either very hot like this one, or very cold, which is presumably what comes out later.

They're not directly linked with fires and flames and being on fire, which brings us back to the fact that there's absolutely no lead up in the song to the fact that author and muse have withstood the fire for so long they must be fireproof. Also, it wouldn't make sense for the jet stream burning up to be linked to the fire imagery, because fire is always external for them.

This one here, this hot current is internal, which makes me think that it has something to do with internal states and feelings and will. It is something intangible that has a force on itself and could change something of their fate, but only if aided by luck. Also, it is both tied to fire, as we see here, and water and bodies of water (as we also see here!) Interestingly, the act of rolling itself could both be tied to the movement of currents and the roll of the dice. (Note to self: Oh god, I have to track even wind now. I hate my brain. We'll come back to this at some point.)

Wind is an interesting element to pair with fire, because it can either fan the flame or extinguish it.

Here, we see both: the current goes at first to fan the flame and make it reach a greater height (I roll and I roll till I'm out of luck, the jet stream is burning up) and then to dim the fire:

I think I'm gonna win this time,

Riding on the wind and I won't give up,

I think I'm gonna win this time,

I roll and I roll, 'til I change my luck, yeah,

I roll and I roll, 'til I change my luck

First of all: as I said before, y'know, to set sails on a ship you need the right wind. Which, Mr My hand your hand tied up like two ships, maybe did not know that! Who knows! Here it's not stated that the wind is actually dimming the fire, but the opposing way this goes from the first two verses makes it easy to guess. The wind changes, maybe temperature, maybe direction, and something changes for the state of the fire.

But that doesn't actually matter, because they're fireproof. They've survived the test of fire, which, at this point, poses more as an inescapable existential condition: sure, the wind can reduce or maximize the intensity, but it cannot alone turn off a fire this big. They've been under public scrutiny for so long, nothing will actually take them off of it. But they've gotten used to it, and it didn't burn them, because they are fireproof.

And, once again, we COULD grasp a lil bit of what it means to be "fireproof" from the chorus and common sense, but the context is, still, residing within Happily. You could NOT have the full context without that song confirming it for you. I hate it here.

I would love to finish off here but we have two more songs with the fire imagery from MITAM. Which are both interesting in the evolution of the fire and what it means for them, because once again: none of these songs view fire as a positive force or a sign of good passion.

Honourable mention to my good friend End of the day bc it goes

I said you're on fire babe then down came the lightning on me Love can be frightening for sure

which is an interesting callback to the fact that they're both on fire, since... Y'know, one thing you can rely on is the fact that a person who is struck by lighting will catch fire. There's no indication of what the fire actually means here, it seems at the start to be something with a positive connotation, maybe related to passion, but also, like, three verses later

All I know at the end of the day Is you want what you want and you say what you say And you'll follow your heart even though it'll break Sometimes All I know at the end of the day Is you love who you love, there ain't no other way

I'm sorry, is this 1D's "you can want who you want, boys and boys and girls and girls"? Here the element of public scrutiny tied to fame is dimmed, but it's very highlighted another element: the same scrutiny would come even without fame being an element of it.

The priest thinks it's the devil, my mum thinks it's the flu But girl it's only you

Okay Catholic guilt! (I'm not even sure he's Catholic but like...) Okay being punished by a higher power for loving who you love! I guess! I get that mr no control is apparently insatiable (I did NOT need to know), but give me a good fucking reason why the priest would think it's the DEVIL.

And even here, the fire is Not that much explained.

If you want me to be reaching, I could easily say that the existential condition to the fire is deepened in this: not only is it public scrutiny that haunts them, the idea of what the public would say follows them even when they're completely alone (they're supposed to be on the roof alone). It is haunting them, even at their happiest, but the author doesn't care (they're still fireproof):

If there's something I've learnt from a million mistakes You're the one that I want at the end of the day

Our last stop is, sadly, Long way down. Long way down is the actual outlier in their 1D production because it's the first time they actually burn. I would love nothing more than to think that it was written before End of the day, but I know Nothing and the track list goes like this, so.

We made a fire Went down in the flames We sailed an ocean And drowned in a wave Built a cathedral But we never prayed We had it all, yeah And we walked away

Oh boy. I wish I could point this to Mr Tomlinson and compare it to my good friend Only for the brave. Just. I'm sorry babes. A

Anyway, we're still talking fire here and I feel like it's interesting that it's still something external to the people in the relationship, but also it's something they're taking ownership of: we made this fire. We decided to become this. We wanted the fame and the public eye on us, and that was what destroyed us.

It's depressing, but it ties to the author asking in Through the dark for the muse not to burn out.

In the end, they both did. They both went down.

Want to end this on a nice note, because even thought I haven't finished with their solo albums analysis, what struck me as amazing is how the one who goes back to the fire metaphor is not even Louis (if we don't count the fucking church of burnt romances), but H, when in Adore you goes:

I'd walk through fire for you

Just let me adore you

Which. Is insane. Not even for the fire imagery bc that's... Kinda average. Walking through fire for someone is the kind of imagery Every songwriter has used at least once. But it's so moving the idea that he doesn't do it for the muse's love (like, two verses before he says "you don't have to say you love me"), but just for the chance of being able to love. To love as an action, to love as a gift for both the giver and the receiver.

The fire is still scary, is still present, but it's also something you can go through, something that some day will end and will lead H to his muse. We're back to the fire beneath the author's feet, the one that is burning brightly and might guide him towards his muse. To the idea first presented to us by Through the dark, that you will go through something as painful as a path of fire just for the one you love, possibly shielding them (here it seems like the author is offering to be the one going through the fire while the muse stays put).

This is me freeballing here bc I haven't run the numbers yet (BC yknow...... I don't have that much free time) but I think there's something to be said about the main metaphor for the adversity in the relationship shifting from fire to water. I don't know yet what it says, but I feel like there is something there

[neondiamond]

🌻 Recently Read Fics - September 2023 🌻

These are all the amazing fics I read over the past month (from shortest to longest). Don’t forget to leave kudos and comments to show the authors your appreciation if you read any of these! 💛

🌻 I Want To Sea by @tommokat (198, G)

Dorks in love being dorks in love, featuring two bad pick up lines and one good one.

🌻 Stable and Steady by @tommokat (496, G)

A tutoring lesson about stability with Tutor Marcel and his crush, Louis.

🌻 Team Gaelic FTW by @lululawrence (611, NR)

Just another Scrabble Game Night at the Stylinson House...

🌻 It’s a rush inside I can’t control by @beardyboyzx (764, G)

Wind is hitting him in the face as Louis runs, freely and carelessly, through the woods.

There’s no one chasing him for once, and he’s got all the time in the world to enjoy how the soil feels under his feet.

🌻 Glasgow by @hellolovers13 (859, T)

Louis' first moments with his newborn daughter.

🌻 I’ll Run (Run To You) by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed (1k, M)

What do people need after running a marathon?

Louis remembers the first time he Googled that, about 2.8 minutes after saying goodbye to Harry during a round of speed dating. It was probably a bit of a dickish move, considering he was already sat opposite another, presumably lovely, boy, but all it had taken was one look at Harry and he'd known.

🌻 Orange Blossoms by @red-pandaaa (1k, T)

Louis runs Harry a bath

🌻 It’s human to break, it’s human to fall by @larry-hiatus (1k, T)

A wobbly ladder and a stubborn Louis don’t make for a good combination, and now he’s left to deal with the painful consequences. His boyfriend Harry can’t help but be annoyed that Louis didn’t listen to him, but he quickly puts aside his irritation when he realizes something else is wrong.

🌻 Enemies to Lovers by @londonfoginacup (1k, G)

There's something happening

at Styles' place.

Louis can sense it. He's good like that.

🌻 Fly To You by @babyhoneyheslt (1k, G)

On the way to their honeymoon, Harry and Louis find out the pilot is ill. With Louis being a pilot, he offers to fly the plane there, and it turns out to make the start of their honeymoon extra special.

🌻 Were You There On That Christmas Night? By @lululawrence (2k, NR)

the one where Harry has some fears regarding the animals present in the school's nativity play.

🌻 Accomodate This by @londonfoginacup (2k, T)

Harry's a professor just trying to get proper accommodations.

🌻 Eyes So Blue, Shorts So Red by @absoloutenonsense (2k, G)

Harry isn't like any roommate Louis has had before. For one, he doesn't know what a poem is (or skee-ball, for that matter), but luckily for him, Louis doesn't mind answering any and all of his questions.

Or Alien Harry discovers poetry.

🌻 No (Birth) Control by @haztobegood (2k, E)

An unfortunate situation left Harry without contraceptives a day before his heat.

🌻 Love Is In The Air by @justahappycloud (3k, G)

When Louis gets stuck in an airport during a snow storm, he mentally prepared for his already bad day to turn into something even worse.

What he wasn't counting on was a certain green-eyed boy who would come to light candles in the dark of his bad mood.

🌻 there his charming nest doth lay series by @bottomhaztoplou (3k, T)

Louis reads poetry to Harry, his upset mate, as he nests in their bed.

🌻 Stand Not in Front or Behind by @londonfoginacup (4k, NR)

Harry Styles always knew his purpose in life was to be a pawn in an arranged marriage to assure allegiances.

He never actually put much thought into his future partner.

🌻 The Doppel Effect by @uhoh-but-yeah-alright (6k, T)

In a future where the rich and famous can use lifelike android doppelgangers to increase their reach and expand their fortunes, unauthorized use of the technology by enterprising criminals results in a sub-class of doppelgangers referred to as Forgeries.

Harry Styles lives a simple life, far from the luxurious and nefarious worlds occupied by Dops and Forgeries. At least, he's never had a reason to think otherwise. Until a mysterious stranger shows up and threatens to turn Harry's world upside down.

🌻 like a bridge over troubled water (I will lay me down) by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed (6k, T)

Zayn loves all of his friends. He just might love Liam in a different way.

Or: a love letter from Zayn to his friends, written in 4+1.

🌻 Sink Through Your Skin by @ireallysawanangel (6k, M)

It’s tough work being a detective. Long hours on the job, grueling cases that keep you up at night, but it’s especially hard to be a detective when you’re married to a serial killer.

🌻 To A Higher Place by @ireallysawanangel (8k, E)

Louis arrives home during his break from tour just in time for Harry’s rut.

🌻 Ace of Hearts by @allwaswell16 (10k, E)

Louis Tomlinson, the alpha Duke of Yorkshire, had returned to England to stay now that he’d married and mated. But since his husband was also the omega he’d once held captive aboard his half-brother’s pirate ship, he held back from pushing Harry into parenthood.

With the Ace of Spades now docked in London, Harry spent time with his friends from the crew and remained a bit oblivious to his alpha’s deepest desires. What he was aware of was his best friend’s hurt and his mother-in-law’s wish for more than friendship with her oldest friend.

A sequel to Ace of Spades

🌻 The Princess and the Pea by @absoloutenonsense (12k, NR)

A brutal storm finds Harry and Niall seeking shelter at the nearest place they can find - a rather grand manor, with some peculiar people of the house. At least Harry has made a friend in one of the servants there.

[christmassavestheyear]

⋆⋅welcome⋅⋆ call me ellis. he/him pronouns. trans, pansexual. fanboy. chronically online, i write fanfics and poetry. i stand with palestine. ambiverted infp-t. type six. sagittarius. gmt +9:30. founding fuck. just a jolly little fella tryna get by. i run @onedirectionandblank, the @bemyvalentinechallenge, and @thecornerwehaunt - please check them out.

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fandom list, fic masterpost, requests, asks, tags beneath the cut

⋆⋅fandoms⋅⋆

one direction/solo - this is my main fandom. i rb all sorts, i discuss music, and i write fanfics. my main 1d fic atm is on hiatus. will be a few months before i return to it.

hamilton - this is my other main fandom. i rb my mutuals fics, and the occasional fanart. i discuss the songs and write fanfics. my main wip atm, watch the sun rise, is being updated as regularly as i can make work!

5sos - side fandom. i dont fic around here, but i *do* talk about their music a little bit (and calum. because like. calum.)

marauders - side fandom. i write fanfics (predominantly wolfstar) - all linked below.

rwrb - side fandom. i write fanfics, again, linked below.

heartstopper - side fandom. currently only wip fanfics, but hoping to get some out soon! mostly tara&darcy.

nevermoor - side fandom. currently only wips - mostly morrigan&cadence or hawthorne&___ fics atm.

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hozier

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conan gray

billie eilish + finneas

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doctor who

taylor swift

⋆⋅complete works⋅⋆

1d:

underneath the mistletoe - larry stylinson christmas au

tear away my tattoos - larry stylinson break-up au

just for a moment - larry stylinson break-up au

grey hairs - larry stylinson old age au

greatest fear - larry stylinson 1D reunion au

hold on - larry stylinson mental health au

orange juice - larry stylinson break-up au

gone - zayn's death au

they're singing deck the halls - larry stylinson advent calendar fic

challenge collections (including wolfstar, firstprince, 1d, hamilton)

whumptober 2023 - masterpost.

whumpcember 2023

whumpuary 2024 - masterpost

⋆⋅ongoing works⋅⋆

1d:

caffeine factor - ziam mayne coffee shop au - on hiatus.

letters from my bedroom floor - poetry compilation

hamilton:

watch the sun rise - fic post

⋆⋅coming soon⋅⋆

forever - fic post coming soon

2011 - fic post coming soon

painkillers series - series + fic posts coming soon

⋆⋅requests⋅⋆

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(i am at some point going to assign you all like. emojis or tags or something. it is just 1:18am and im delirious so not right now.) (also this is absolutely everyone i follow who follows me back. i would like to get closer to a lot of these people, as i dont talk much to most of them. i also am always up for meeting new mutuals but im socially awkward so you gotta reach out lmao.)

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[thereadinggeek]

LARRY STYLINSON A/B/O FANFICTIONS- PERSONAL FAVORITES!!

tastes like summer, smiles like may (47519 words) by outropeace

Chapters: 1/1, Alpha Harry

Is this true?” Harry grabbed the beta by the shoulders. “Bryce, where did you hear that?”

“There’s rumors going around the castle,” he smirked. “stories about his beauty and his cold attitude. They know he is an omega only because of his scent, but he has never had a heat.”

“Do you know what this means?”

Bryce smirk grew into a big smile. “He can’t give you an heir.”

A cold prince, an alpha with nothing left to lose and a kingdom with a secret.

Lunar Waltz (56795 words) by outropeace

Chapters: 1/1, Alpha Harry (must reads!!)

“You want me to seduce an alpha,” Louis hissed.

“I want you to marry an alpha. It’s the only way I could ever get back on my feet. You didn’t think a few dances at a ball would do anything to Alastair’s reputation or mine...”

“And what if Alastair comes back? Have you thought about him in all of this? You’re going to marry him to an alpha he doesn’t even know!”

“Oh he does know him, in fact... he’d be ecstatic to know he got to marry him.”

Louis’ blood ran cold, already suspecting who was the alpha the earl was talking about.

“Who is he?” he asked anyways, hating how fragile and almost scared his voice sounded.

“Lord Harry Styles.”

Louis' stomach dropped, the words came smelling like danger, sending a bolt of fear down his spine, the Earl wanted Louis to seduce The Duke of Death.

Or Louis has to replace his (missing) twin brother and marry one of the most dangerous alphas of the kingdom.

holding onto heartache (105775 words) by likelarry

Chapters: 10/10, Alpha Louis

Harry and Louis' relationship start off as something causal as Louis finalizes breaking his bond and marriage to his Omega.

Harry develops feelings for Louis and thinks Louis might feel the same but when Louis tells Harry he wants to give his marriage a try again, Harry doesn't reveal how he feels.

Nor does he tell Louis that he is pregnant with his kid.

They happen to meet again a few years later and Harry can't seem to run away anymore, even from his feelings.

Get Nesting & Soft Knots (5717 words) by ishiplouis

Chapters: 1/1, Alpha Harry

AU where Omega Louis who runs a nesting materials Youtube channel meets Alpha Harry who knits his own blankets

I Like You, Say It Back (43624 words) by ishiplouis

Chapters: 1/1, Alpha louis

Lou, this is Harry,” Niall says, making Louis pivot straight away to look at Niall with round eyes. “Yes, that Harry,” his friend smirks.

“Hi, who are you? Niall didn’t tell me we were waiting for someone.” Harry says to Niall with a pointed look.

“I’m,” he stutters, “I’m very happy to meet you.” He decides to leave out his name and who he really is. He can already imagine the guy’s smile faltering and him leaving the pub as soon as he hears his name. That’s not what he wants, that’s not what his inner Alpha wants either.

OR the one where it takes a lot of time for Harry and Louis to figure it out. But they do, they always do, don't they?

I've Got Demons, You've Got Scars (74742 words) by mission2feelike

Chapters: 18/39 -regular updates, Alpha Louis  (must read!!)

Harry’s life has been ruined twice. Once, the first time his alpha raised his fist four years ago, and then again today when his job discovered that he is an omega in a world where omegas, especially bonded omegas, have no rights. Now, he’s stuck trying to figure out how he’s going to take care of his four-year-old daughter, Mia. Just when it’s looking completely hopeless, a possible job arises. Someone is looking for an omega to help an alpha in need. The only problem is that the alpha has been diagnosed with Alpha Rage, a crippling disease that causes an alpha to become feral, making them succumb to their most instinctual, primal versions of themselves.

A story of an omega that’s been broken, an alpha that can’t trust himself, and their unlikely relationship.

Lovingly known as 'The Feral Louis Fic'.

Every heart but mine (17291 words) by rainblou

 Chapters: 3/3, Alpha Louis

In the years leading up to his presentation, Harry hoped that his soulmark would appear, that his soulmate would present first and Harry would have irrevocable proof that his other half was out there, waiting for him.

Years later, he's given up on waiting and with a heat coming up, his eyes are set on Louis Tomlinson to help him through it.

Noble Intentions (43023 words) by Speechless

Chapters: 3/3,  Alpha Harry

"I could have you banished." he's saying, striking that arrogant note in his soft voice. "I could-" he pants, taking a moment to swallow dry. "Ruin you."

"Still," Harry replies, letting him catch his breath. "Here you are, letting me lick into your mouth like you already belong to me."

Louis is a beautiful omega prince impatient to lose his virginity. Harry is desperately in love with him and only wants to mate him if and when Louis agrees to marry him.

The Pure Omega (94682 words) by PillowBites

Chapters: 21/56, Alpha Harry, Discontinued (must reads!!)

There was always one strict rule know by all; Hellhounds would never be able to coexist with werewolves.

But Louis Tomlinson always pushed the boundaries.

Only You Can Be My Alpha (212378 words) by wubwubnparmaham

Chapters: 24/24, Alpha Harry (must reads!!)

In a world where one was either an Alpha or an Omega wolf, Louis found himself in a body that could be neither. Born an Omega without the expected characteristics of one, he felt broken, choosing to live as Alpha a lifestyle as he could. Harboring a serious lack of respect for Alphas and their authority complexes, Louis managed to get himself banished from his home, forced to wander the unforgiving woods for years, facing the elements and fighting enemy rogues each time they arose.

Unbeknownst to Louis, in a tribe to the southwest of his home, there lived a dysfunctional Alpha, the orphaned pack leader Harry, who had never felt satisfied enough with anyone to settle down and continue his royal line. Living their lives apart thus far, the both of them assumed that they might be alone forever, making the best of things despite this even though it hurt.

Chance, luck, or maybe fate brings Louis to this tribe when he’d least expected to receive kindness and shelter from a stranger, and when he arrives, something in his soul pulls him to Harry like a raging river current. The two don’t get off to a good start, but everyone around them can sense the chemistry—and in time they do too.

Queen of Arizella (277919 words) by seducedbycurls

Chapters: 43/43, Alpha Harry (must reads!!)

Stealing from Royalty is punishable by death.

Louis starts over, doing his best to keep his hands at his sides but he is hungry and he tries stealing from the wrong Royal.

Harry is King of Arizella, he needs a Queen and who better than an omega on the run from death? Louis will learn to become the perfect Queen -the perfect fake Queen, but only for a few months.

A fake lover, a fake Queen, but a real bond.

You Smell Like (185369 words) by mystic_believexx

Chapters: 24/24, Alpha Harry

For her part, Jay took everything in her stride, barely batting an eyelid when Louis came into the kitchen the night Harry left and said, “I seem to have accidentally become the pack’s Alpha”.

Ever since Harry left town, Louis’ found himself with the role of pack Alpha, despite being human. So he can’t wait to hand over the reins when Harry returns. Except, it’s not quite that simple…

OR The one where Louis is the Alpha’s mate and everyone is aware of it except for Louis and Harry. Go figure!

[luvforrgnf]

I fear that Dnf is going to be the next Larry Stylinson and that thought is making me want to off myself 😀

[420pogpills]

i get around it by just not posting anything about any kind of shipping at all.

because i'm just super uninterested in it. i have no desire to know anything about other peoples' private lives.

hey, saves me from being blocked so i can share all the pretty art :)

well i mean that's one way to go about it haha! but also i just wanna rant about shipping for a second (sorry anon this essay is not directed at you, you just happened to be the chosen one </3)

shipping doesn't have to have anything to do with real people's private lives. i feel like because of some past shipping situations that got completely out of hand (larry stylinson, septiplier, etc) shipping has gone from 'something fun that happens within fandoms', to now being considered a super controversial opinion or an invasion of privacy/breaking of boundaries. to the point where shipping is one of the first things most creators mention when announcing their boundaries, because too many people have taken it too far and they fear getting involved in it..

it feels like 9 times out of 10 shipping is the main cause of divide in fandoms - it's got such a preconceived notion attached to it now that people actually fear speaking about who they ship, and others will act like they literally have to choose sides like 'either you're a crazy toxic shipper or you're not a shipper at all!!!'

it just makes me sad that shipping has been turned into this seemingly evil thing when in reality all it should have ever been... was just people enjoying the idea of romance between their favourite creators/singers/characters/etc. when i say i ship dnf, all i mean is that the idea of romance between george and dream is very sweet to me and i am going to enjoy content surrounding this idea.

everyone is free to enjoy the content they want to enjoy and ignore the content they don't enjoy. there is no superior content, no superior ship - because there can't be superiority when the topic is completely subjective. your favourite things are someone else's most hated things, and vice versa.. and there's literally nothing wrong with that. i just wish more people would keep that in mind - that they are allowed to continue enjoying things even if other people don't :) and the people who don't should focus on their own positive things

call me naive if you must but i genuinely do think it's really just that simple :')