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hi! how are you? i'm looking for a fic so much I could live for I could die by louisnights but it got deleted from ao3. do you maybe by any chance have it as a pdf? have a nice day :)

Hi sweetheart. I’m afraid I don’t have this one.

Does anyone have this fic? @justalarryblog @londonfoginacup @fundamental-blue @leah3477sblog Anyone?

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Author Spotlight: louisnights

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solid as a stone (when everything is gone)

Words: 20k

“Why’d you take me with you?”

Louis startles at the question, the car almost swerving off the road in the process. He holds his breath as he waits for the twins to wake up and start wailing, but they don’t. They keep sleeping on peacefully, covered in the family blanket.

Harry’s looking at him with an unreadable expression.

Louis takes a minute, mulling it over. He answers quietly. “I hate to say it, but as much as we hate each other, I can’t bear to leave you alone to deal with this whole thing all by yourself.” and I wouldn’t be able to bear it if you died, he adds in his mind.  

or, it's the zombie apocalypse and Louis is stuck with Harry, with whom he shares a complicated relationship with.

Taste on my tongue

Words: 3.2k

Louis is a 30-year-old Omega, whose past boyfriends never went down on him, and Harry's the Omega who's about to change that. 

smokey vanilla

Words: 25k

Louis is the sole guardian to his younger siblings, and he's fallen pregnant. A new neighbor moves in next door, Harry, and they become good friends. Harry is kind and beautiful. Louis can't help but fall for him. 

Bare Essentials

Words: 14k

Harry works at Bare Essentials as a stripper, but when he loses his first job, he decides to start doing the VIP's, which is how he meets Louis, who is as mysterious as he is fascinating. 

scarcely can speak for my thinking (what you’d do to me tonight)

Words: 21k

He sat down against the door, breath heaving. “That was literally the hottest thing that’s ever happened to me. Ever.”

Louis sat down next to him. “Yeah, me too.”

Harry took a deep breath to brave himself and then decided to just go for it. “So we should do this again, yeah? And not in a public bathroom while I’m at work. I sort of need the money.”

Louis nodded. “Yeah. Although, I have to tell you: I’m not looking for a relationship right now; I’m traveling a lot for work.”

Harry could live with that. “Yeah, that’s understandable. So we gonna be fuck buddies?”

Louis laughed. “Something like that, yeah.”

The Sacrifice

Words: 3.2k

It’s almost time to find out who Westgold’s yearly sacrifice will be. Louis is beyond nervous, and scared about his best friend. He doesn’t ever want to lose him, especially for some dumb yearly tradition. He’s always hated it. It’s always haunted his dreams ever since that day when he was twelve, when he was finally old enough to understand and see what the Sacrifice really was.

Or every year the town of Westgold sacrifices an Omega to Coatlicue, the goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth.

All Shook Up

Words: 23k

Louis is a mechanic who's always worked for his uncle during the summer, this one's no different. One night after work he goes out to a bar, where he meets Harry. The curly haired boy with the most alluring voice that brings forwards all those desires he's always tried to hide. 

a prince albert

Words: 5.2k

Louis loses a bet and has to go on the show Naked Attraction. 

scars make us beautiful

Words: 1k

Harry's model for his photo shoot drops out at the last minute, so he asks his best friend to fill in. The thing is, it's a naked photo shoot. 

my solitude ain’t the same no more

Words: 10k

Louis is a traveling homicide detective who goes to the small town of Holmes Chapel to investigate the murder of a young woman.

married at first sight

Words: 10k

Louis and Harry meet at the altar, ready to embark on the journey of marriage. There's just one catch: they've never met before. 

(Last update: 16/09-20)

welcome to the floor show

Words: 5k

Louis gets the lead in his uni's production of Rocky Horror. 

so much I could live for I could die

Words: 14k

“Sometimes I wonder what’s out there,” Louis confesses, tucking into his second biscuit. “I wonder if what they’re saying is true, about the Thieves, about the other compounds. Why are we not allowed to leave? Go to other compounds?”

Lottie gets up, letting out a sigh as she squeezes his shoulder. “You shouldn’t think like that, Lou, it will get you killed.”

“They can’t take away my thoughts,” Louis answers defiantly. Lottie pats his shoulder before she disappears to her room, closing the door behind her with a quiet click.

or: Louis is a transgender man who escapes his compound after extenuating circumstances, and meets the Thieves, who show him what freedom really is.

the ghosts all come at night, and I’m not scared, I have you

Words: 6.6k

Louis is a hunter. He starts investigating a case, where he meets Harry, family of the victim and also a fellow hunter. 

Twink of March

Words: 8.7k

On the night that Harry and his boyfriend of two years, Louis, plan to have sex for the first time, Harry falls into a coma. Four years later, Harry wakes up and discovers that his boyfriend is now a model for a gay erotic magazine, Bold Arva. Together with his best friend Liam, Harry embarks on a journey to the Bold Arva Mansion to win back Louis.

or, it's the Miss March au that no one asked for.

killing for a living

Words: 4.3k

Harry is a contract killer hired to kill Louis' abusive stepfather while Louis stands trial for a crime she committed in self defence.

featuring Zayn as Louis' lawyer, Niall as Harry's hacker and best friend, and barely featuring Liam as Louis' best friend.

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so much i could live for i could die by @onlyforthebravee (14k)

“Sometimes I wonder what’s out there,” Louis confesses, tucking into his second biscuit. “I wonder if what they’re saying is true, about the Thieves, about the other compounds. Why are we not allowed to leave? Go to other compounds?”

Lottie gets up, letting out a sigh as she squeezes his shoulder. “You shouldn’t think like that, Lou, it will get you killed.”

“They can’t take away my thoughts,” Louis answers defiantly. Lottie pats his shoulder before she disappears to her room, closing the door behind her with a quiet click.

or: Louis is a transgender man who escapes his compound after extenuating circumstances, and meets the Thieves, who show him what freedom really is.

for the @hldystopianficfest round 2.

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Smokey Vanilla by louisnights

Smokey Vanilla by @defencelesslouie (louisnights)

Words: 25,880 Rating: Mature

(mpreg Louis)

Louis is the sole guardian to his younger siblings, and he's fallen pregnant. A new neighbor moves in next door, Harry, and they become good friends. Harry is kind and beautiful. Louis can't help but fall for him.

Read now on Ao3.

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                              Author Spotlight : louisnights

solid as a stone (when everything is gone) 

Words: 20k

“Why’d you take me with you?”

Louis startles at the question, the car almost swerving off the road in the process. He holds his breath as he waits for the twins to wake up and start wailing, but they don’t. They keep sleeping on peacefully, covered in the family blanket.

Harry’s looking at him with an unreadable expression.

Louis takes a minute, mulling it over. He answers quietly. “I hate to say it, but as much as we hate each other, I can’t bear to leave you alone to deal with this whole thing all by yourself.” and I wouldn’t be able to bear it if you died, he adds in his mind.

or, it's the zombie apocalypse and Louis is stuck with Harry, with whom he shares a complicated relationship with.

Taste on my tongue

Words: 3k

Louis is a 30-year-old Omega, whose past boyfriends never went down on him, and Harry's the Omega who's about to change that.

smokey vanilla 

Words: 25k

Louis is the sole guardian to his younger siblings, and he's fallen pregnant. A new neighbor moves in next door, Harry, and they become good friends. Harry is kind and beautiful. Louis can't help but fall for him.

credit to the owner of the manip

tumblr: @defencelesslouie

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Flowerthief

by louisnights

The one where Louis' been stealing flower from harry's garden and Harry finds out.

Words: 1138, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson

via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' https://ift.tt/2JGxbnM

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Monthly Reads | September 2020

Happy 28th! All the love for all the authors in this fandom. Thank you for making my days better with your work! ♥ Here are all the fics I read and loved this month: 🍂 Remember Me Fondly | kiddle | enemies to friends to lovers - 1990s - historical - angst - humor - closets - 74k “You’ve told the beginning of the story so many times. I want to hear the end.” Louis laughed, scratching at his chin. “I can’t say I really know when the end happened.” “How about the tour of ninety-five?” “Alright.” Louis took a deep breath. “But it took a few steps to get there. What would you like to know?” Penny cleared her throat. “How did you first meet Harry Styles?” Grunge legends Fearless Doe topped the rock charts in the ‘90s, but they spent the decade kicking Smudge off their heels. From lawsuits to jaw-dropping scandals and a surprising joint world tour, the two bands share a complicated history. Twenty-five years later, frontmen Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles are finally ready to sit down and tell the world their two sides of the same story. Truth may vary.

🍂 you came into my life | disgruntledkittenface | Queer Eye AU - american AU - closeted character - Coming Out - pining - fluff - angst - implied/referenced homophobia - 57k They stand around talking for a minute and then Jonathan starts to ramble, “Has there ever been, like, an unrequited gay love story in here? Like a Brokeback Mountain moment where, like, someone just fell in love and they didn’t mean to?” Louis feels bile rise in his throat as Jonathan’s eyes sparkle, pleading for a yes. He manages to look around and see thoughtful looks on his coworkers’ faces before their heads shake no. “Not here,” Liam says finally. When the Queer Eye cast and crew sweep into Louis’ small town and fire station to make over his best friend and coworker Liam, Louis’ carefully constructed walls start to fall down and he has to face his fears – and the only guy he’s ever been able to see a future with.

🍂 Everything I need I get from you | jaerie | a/b/o - mpreg - strangers to lovers - emotional/ psychological abuse - sexism - unplanned pregnancy - 10k In a world where music and sound are just as vital to health as food, Harry is stuck in a town that thinks professional music is a scam and a relationship he never wanted. One chance event changes his life.

🍂 at last, at last | suspendrs | post-apocalypse - dystopia - cult - mentions of violence - mentions of death - homophobia - internalized homophobia - 41k “Come with us,” Tommo says, stopping at the other end of the gymnasium, near the doors. “Don’t let them make you suffer any longer. Come with us, and be human.” Before Harry has even finished thinking it through, he’s on his feet, gaining the attention of every single person in the gymnasium. What has he got to lose, anyway? Or, Harry is born into a cult in a post-apocalyptic world, and Louis is the leader of the rebel group tasked with the mission of shutting them down. Together, they make a rather effective team.

🍂 give me love | falsegoodnight and soldouthaz | a/b/o - past relationship trauma - past abusive relationship - slow burn - touch deprivation - touch starvation - nesting - angst - fluff - 41k Despite being an omega, Louis’ always had a blatant dislike of alphas. - Or, Louis doesn't feel like a good omega, Harry doesn't remember how to be an alpha, and they figure it out together.

🍂 You, Who Never Arrived | abrighteryellow | Only You AU - strangers to lovers - 90s AU - world travel - soulmates - fluff - angst - Fate & Destiny - 42k “That was him, Niall.” He claps a hand over a disbelieving laugh. “My soulmate – the person I’ve been waiting for since I was nine years old. That was him on the other end of the phone.” “But it can’t–” Niall stutters, unsure of what to do, how to put a stop to this. “That wasn’t real.” “Wasn’t it?” Louis rushes past him, zipping up his fly. He grabs a black denim jacket from a hook near the door. “Then who did I just talk to?” “Where are you going?” Niall demands as Louis pockets his keys and swings his front door open. “I just have to get a look at him. I just have to see, that’s all!” “You’re not serious. Louis, it’s already late.” “He’s at the airport. Fifteen years I’ve been expecting him around every corner, and now he’s half an hour away. I can’t just sit here.” “Bu–” “I’m not going to do anything crazy, I promise. I just–I have to see him. This is my chance. Maybe my only chance.” Louis Tomlinson is days away from marrying a perfectly nice podiatrist when he gets a phone call that changes everything. Or, the Only You AU in which Louis has a soulmate and it's definitely not Harry Styles.

🍂 Shall we sleep, my love? | givelourrylove | angst - emotional hurt/comfort - kid fic - 15k There is so much sincerity in Harry’s voice. So much that says you, Louis, I look forward to seeing you, you and your soft eyes and your petite body, just you, you, you, but Louis forces himself to ignore that. To gulp it down again, sizing up the lump that had formed beneath his lungs, possibly reappearing any time and choking him with everything he decided not to think about for the past year. or Louis loses his job as a teacher, has to move out and find somewhere to live. A certain someone named Harry offers his home to Louis and his son. Pining, crying and reading bedtime stories involved.

🍂 so much I could live for I could die | louisnights | dystopia - trans character - sexual harrassment - friends to lovers - strangers to friends to lovers - no smut - 15k “Sometimes I wonder what’s out there,” Louis confesses, tucking into his second biscuit. “I wonder if what they’re saying is true, about the Thieves, about the other compounds. Why are we not allowed to leave? Go to other compounds?” Lottie gets up, letting out a sigh as she squeezes his shoulder. “You shouldn’t think like that, Lou, it will get you killed.” “They can’t take away my thoughts,” Louis answers defiantly. Lottie pats his shoulder before she disappears to her room, closing the door behind her with a quiet click. or: Louis is a transgender man who escapes his compound after extenuating circumstances, and meets the Thieves, who show him what freedom really is.

🍂 A Road To Hope | he_wants_to_write | historical - World War II - 1940s - farm/ranch - PTSD - emotional hurt - hurt/comfort - angst - mental instability - internalized homophobia - 18k “We’re far from the people and their issues, don’t hold back. Please.” It’s true. They are far away from anything that could stop them, the middle of nowhere being the safest place on Earth for them to fall in love. The sacred land where sacred love is created. However, Louis is certain that even if they weren’t safe, he wouldn’t resist the sight of Harry, his pleading eyes, his warm skin beneath his touch. or In the heat of April, 1944, an escapee soldier lost in a dirt-road stumbles upon a small farm and finds himself recovering from the traumas of World War II in the simplicity of a frugal life, with the help of a little boy's innocent soul, and a farmer's hopeful green eyes.

🍂 With Love's Light Wings | 4ureyesonly28 and reminiscingintherain | Rome and Juliet AU - a/b/o - 1920s - marriage proposals - 12k Two households, both alike in dignity, / In fair London town, where we lay our scene... — Or something like that, anyway. On either side of the River Thames live Louis Montague and Harry Capulet, their noble packs entangled in a feud so old, nobody even remembers what caused it. As fate will have it, against all odds, they fall in love. Harder than the bricks that make up their families’ estates and faster than a Duesenberg car. AKA The 1920s ABO Romeo & Juliet AU that we desperately wanted to write.

🍂 The Very First Words of a Lifelong Love Letter | LiveLaughLoveLarry | first meetings - friends to lovers - weddings - no smut - 9.5k The prompt I picked was (lightly edited): "Harry and Louis have been best friends ever since they met through fandom (I picked Critical Role) twitter. Person A (I picked Louis) lives in New York City and Person B (Harry) lives in the UK. They’ve never met in person but they FaceTime and text daily. Person B’s cousin is getting married to a rich American who’s paying for the entire family to travel to The Hamptons for a summer wedding. Are Harry and Louis ready to meet?" ~*~ Harry thought he was just imagining things when the flower girl looked like one of the twins, but -- he’s almost certain that groomsman is Louis. The pictures he's seen haven't been the best quality, granted, but he knows Louis. He does. Harry stares wide-eyed as he walks down the aisle in step with the bridesmaid, taking their places on either side of the stage. As they turn to look out into the audience, Harry’s strong suspicion solidifies into certainty. That’s Louis. He’d bet his life on it. But Louis doesn’t look at him, and it’s not like Harry can wave. He can only stare, mouth still hanging half-open. Suddenly, as much as he loves weddings, he can’t wait for this one to be over.

🍂 promise you'll remember (when the sky is grey) | Anonymous | american AU - summer - 33k "Once you come to this town, you find that it's not so easy to leave," Niall spoke with a fond tone in his voice. "Canyon isn't a place that one leaves behind easily." "I guess we'll be able to test your theory come August," Harry spoke with a small grin, "because I'm set to leave on the twenty-ninth to get back to work in LA." Niall smirked back in reply, "I guess we will, but mark my words, you'll end up finding something to make you stay. We all did." Harry laughed, surprised at the man’s unwavering confidence in his statement. "We'll see." - a summer spent in small town Maine, filled with trips to the farmer’s market, lemonade tailgating, taylor swift, and falling in love at quite possibly the most inconvenient time ever (not necessarily in that order).

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August Fic Rec

hi! some of the fics I read this month. enjoy! :)

***PLEASE ALWAYS READ THE TAGS FOR POSSIBLE TRIGGERS***

an island without waves by tofiveohfive | 5k 

Louis feels unreasonable. Less than a month ago, his consciousness was clean, not a hitch in his step. However, since the day the smallest seed of doubt planted itself in his mind, Louis keeps second-guessing himself and his choices. Every time he turns a corner, there’s some variation of Harry’s essence waiting to haunt him. A smell, a sound, a flavor, a color. Something Harry had mindlessly left behind. Something Louis is certain Harry would love if he could show him. Harry is in everything. He’s everywhere.

An AU inspired by Niall Horan's songs: Everywhere | San Francisco | Still

smell the sea, feel the sky by lightswoodmagic (sarah_writes) | 16k

They’d been planning this beach trip for months, stressing around work schedules and engagement parties, trying to find the perfect place to stay in and a time where there wouldn’t be families everywhere but the weather still perfect. Louis had spent what felt like hours researching and planning, dinners with Zayn and his boyfriend at their house that just ended in looking at places and sending them to Niall. He’d been looking forward to it for weeks, getting away from his job and his bullshit neighbours and the noise of the city.

It seemed ridiculous, really, that in all that time, Zayn hadn’t mentioned once that Harry was coming.

Or, Louis doesn't know how he's going to spend a week with the one person he wants and can't have. Harry proves him wrong.

You Might Want to Marry My Husband by Rearviewdreamer | 24k

When Harry’s husband dies, he asks one thing of him; to find love and happiness again without him. It’s a request that Harry is happy to disregard, until he meets the one person who is impossible to ignore.

When The Wolf Comes Out (like a bullet in the dark) by Anonymous | 9k

So Dad was a..." Harry rolls the word around on his tongue, trying it out. "A werewolf?"

"In a sense, you could say that," Anne says. "It's certainly a more correct term than that vampire myth." She looks to Nick. "Grimshaw. Would you please explain exactly what the Madness entails?"

Nick nods. Harry has never been on the receiving end of his business face before, and finds he's more than a little intimidated. “Right, well the first thing you need to know is that, except with freak mutations, the madness only actively infects one individual at a time. Since your grandfather’s death, your father has been dealing with it. Now that he’s gone, it’s presumably moved to you.”

Quiet People Have the Loudest Minds by 2tiedships2 | 38k

Broadway shows were one of the few things that could keep Louis’ attention for a full two hours without needing to move about. But not tonight.

The alpha next to him was both infuriating him and practically turning him on at the same time. He needed to leave. The alpha, that is. Louis was staying.

Or the one where Louis is a nonverbal omega who has accepted the fact that he will never find an alpha that will treat him as an equal. On the other hand, he’s never met anyone like Harry.

an honest mistake by disgruntledkittenface | 2k

“You look different when you’re not covered in come,” he blurts out, immediately regretting each and every life choice that has led to this exact moment. Elevator Guy is going to hate him.

Louis has ridden the elevator with his neighbor all week. The first time they speak, there’s a misunderstanding. Based on this prompt.

a perpetual sunrise by moonshinelouis | 31k

Louis Tomlinson lives the archetype of a successful man: he has a big white house, a gorgeous wife, and adorable daughters. Happiness is a superfluity, really. And his daughters' dimpled piano teacher is nothing more than a sinful distraction.

1950s AU.

Down On the Farm by kingsofeverything | 5k

Every Friday night there's a steady cloud of dust

That leads back to a field filled with pickup trucks

Got old Hank crankin', way up loud

Got coolers in the back, tailgates down

There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed

It's just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm

— “Down On the Farm” by Tim McGraw

six feet beneath the moon by starseas | 25k

AU. takes place over one night. harry and louis meet at a going away party.

my solitude ain't the same no more by louisnights | 10k

Louis is a traveling homicide detective who goes to the small town of Holmes Chapel to investigate the murder of a young woman.

Tied to Fate by littlelouishiccups | 52k

After his estranged father’s death, Harry inherits a castle in England that has belonged to his family for generations and he knows nothing about. When he breaks up with his boyfriend, Harry decides England is the perfect place for a small vacation. He isn’t prepared to meet Louis Tomlinson, a ghost who once lived in the castle and has haunted it for over five hundred years. He’s even more unprepared to fall in love with him.

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hey! have you got any fic recommendations for less popular fics you think people should try reading?

hi anon 💞 i know i’ve read way more than these but this is what i could find rn 😣

every universe but ours (49k) by 28finelines

louis and harry have been friends with benefits for going on nine years, until a woman claiming to be louis’ fairy godmother decides to send him into a variety of alternate universes to help him find his soulmate.

what my heart wants to say (11k) by snowy38

Louis has loved Harry since they were fourteen. Harry has maybe loved Louis too but he has been unable to express his emotions. Louis knew Harry was more than worth waiting for even though he doesn't feel he deserves him. Friends to Lovers fic.

through our days and most of nights (12k) by cupcakentea

Louis is then met with the view that first lured him in, but bigger, more detailed. He stares at the pale skin, the strong jaw framed with long chocolate curls, and the wet sheen that shines on the plump mouth, as if whoever it belongs to licked it mere seconds before recording. Then, the lips part:

"Hi everyone, this is Hazza ASMR"

Harry is the cure to Louis's insomnia

home (it’s you) (28k) by sunniskies

When Louis left his high-powered life in the city to settle down in the suburbs, he had hoped to one day fall in love and start a family. He certainly didn’t expect to meet the omega of his dreams within five minutes of moving in.

He also didn’t expect the love of his life to hate him so much.

Or, Louis and Harry are neighbors who can't seem to get along...until they fall in love.

definition of beauty (6k) by zanni_scaramouche

“Your book is upside down.” Harry nods at Louis’ book, his history text now that he sees it too.

“I’d rather study you.”

They both blink, startled by the slip.

“With you. Study with you,” Louis rushes to say. “Liam says I’m shite at history, can you help?”

Louis’ caught off guard by an omega he nearly takes out with an errant footie ball. It’s not that Louis’ never seen Harry before, it’s that he can’t stop looking, and he’s desperate to figure him out.

in comes the rain (7k) by beforeeternity

Louis glared down at the calendar notification on his phone, as if by the power of his gaze alone, he could make time skip forward. He just really did not want to deal with this.

Stupid fucking heat. Stupid fucking biology.

He knew it was dumb how worked up he got about it. It was far from his first time having to deal with it and it would be far from his last. And yet.

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Being ace and an omega had never been Louis' favourite combination. Even less so when his heat is involved. Unfortunately, it's not something he can avoid forever. Harry makes it all a bit better.

like real people do (9k) by alienfic

“Getting to know you feels a lot more like remembering than learning, like we’ve collided before, exploded in space as stars, in the sky as birds and on the ground a thousand times before this lifetime. Like I just forget that you exist, but I’m supposed to meet you each time I do.”

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Louis might not know what to do with their feelings and Harry might not know what to do with Louis, but being honest is a good way to start figuring it out.

no love like your love (43k) by rearviewdreamer

When it comes to saving the world from itself and convincing rich CEOs of environmentally harmful companies to go green, there's nobody better than Harry Styles. That is, until Louis Tomlinson, his ex and former Alpha, is involved.

just for tonight (i can be yours) (42k) by sadaveniren

Harry, prince of Cestrescir, has been betrothed to Ludvic, prince of Yorvik, since birth. He'd accepted a loveless marriage as his duty to his country, until an accident threw him in the path of a gentle alpha

solid as a stone (when everything is gone) (20k) by louisnights

“Why’d you take me with you?”

Louis startles at the question, the car almost swerving off the road in the process. He holds his breath as he waits for the twins to wake up and start wailing, but they don’t. They keep sleeping on peacefully, covered in the family blanket.

Harry’s looking at him with an unreadable expression.

Louis takes a minute, mulling it over. He answers quietly. “I hate to say it, but as much as we hate each other, I can’t bear to leave you alone to deal with this whole thing all by yourself.” and I wouldn’t be able to bear it if you died, he adds in his mind.

or, it's the zombie apocalypse and Louis is stuck with Harry, with whom he shares a complicated relationship with.

flawless (25k) by throwthemflowers

After a debilitating surgery, former concert pianist Harry Styles isn't able to come to terms with his new reality. Sundered from his high standards of performance, Harry can't seem to feel anything anymore, except perhaps interest in his favorite coffee shop's barista, a man who seems wholly unsuited for the job and whose blue eyes hold in them the same pain that Harry struggles with every day. When fate renders them more than mere acquaintances, Harry is forced to deal with the insecurities of his condition and his stubborn pride. Louis wants to love him, but Harry can't accept that, because he can't accept himself. And besides, he's never loved. He doesn't know how. He just wants to be able to play his piano like before, because it was safe, because at its keys he could control the roiling of his heart and funnel it into music. With love, things are much too risky. Why would he ever take such a chance?

i want to be with you everywhere (30k) by haztobegood

A Seed from the Cherished Tree

A Cloud from the Mighty Summit

A Flower from the Perpetual Volcano

A Pearl from the Perceptive Lake

A Love across the Faery Realms

Fae Proposals were a rare and ancient ritual. The presentation of the four Tokens to one’s mate would initiate a lifelong, inter-realm bond between their souls. But the Tokens could only be gathered if the lover could overcome the elements of all four Faery Realm Trials.

The Trials were dangerous, deadly even. But for Harry, Louis would risk it all.

oh we’re in love aren’t we (20k) by delsicle

Louis is trying to get through his second year of university while dealing with his three stupidly loud and stupidly in love roommates, a series of boring classes, and his job working the graveyard shift at his campus’s favorite drunk food shop. Harry is new to town and looking for somewhere to live when he finds a long-abandoned apartment that brings him right to Louis’s doorstep.

Or, a soft 19/19 university AU in which Harry is getting a fresh start, Louis isn’t subtle, no one does their homework and 3 AM is an excellent time to fall in love.

show me devotion (1.4k) by mercutionotromeo

A ray of sunlight falls across Harry’s face, illuminating the halo of curls spread out on the pillow.

“Jesus, I love you,” Louis murmurs and pats his husband’s chest.

Harry grins wide, nodding to return the feelings. They share a moment of breathless smiles, still head over heels after all these years.

Still 16 and 18 at heart.

Then Louis feels Harry’s cock twitch underneath him, and he gets back to work.

mirror touch (58k) by pinky_heaven19

“You know I can see colors in sounds, right?”

Harry nods, confused as Louis knew he would be.

“Well, I have another type of synesthesia, called mirror-touch. Have you heard of it?”

Harry shakes his head, and Louis can feel the tenseness in his shoulders and jaws slacking a little at the unexpected topic.

“It means I feel what other people feel. Literally, all the time.”

OR the one where Harry owns a second-hand clothing store, and Louis is a radio host. Louis has mirror-touch synesthesia, which makes him experience what people around him feel. He feels a lot around Harry.

i got a heart (but i don't got a soul) (19k) by tempolarriefics

“We’re soulmates.”

Louis’ eyes flick from the tattoo back to Harry’s face, where his eyes are shining with excitement. Louis wonders if he is supposed to feel excited, too. He’s supposed to feel something, surely, besides his usual bitterness for Harry. He thinks back to how Lottie had described meeting Sam, how she had known in her heart that he was meant for her even before he said his phrase.

He can’t help but wonder if he would be feeling differently if he hadn’t gone and sold his soul.

Or, the one where louis sells his soul before meeting his soulmate, harry is a popstar with a heart of gold, niall is inadvertently responsible for harry's boners, liam is a meddling angel, and zayn is a demon who made a mistake

(twenty minutes later) wound up in the hospital (5k) by callmelover

“Baby, I think a quick trip to A&E might do you some good, hm?” Louis keeps his voice as calm as possible. He doesn't want to startle Harry or make him scared, but he knows that Harry’s fever is too high and he can't risk Harry choking himself into another attack when he's so poorly.

He hears a sharp intake of breath come for Harry and he knows Harry is starting to panic. Louis moves his hand from Harry's hair to his back, rubbing circles into his sweat-soaked shirt.

“No, no. Shh, don't worry, darling. Everything is okay, you’ll be okay. I just know that the doctors will be able to make you feel much better much sooner than I can...Just want you to get healthy as soon as possible, okay?”

-

or the one where harry has the flu and louis is a protective, nervous-wreck of a boyfriend

homecoming queen? (2k) by armadillosunset

Hey homecoming queen,

How’s things at home?

Are you walking on eggshells

When that curtain’s closed?

—

Louis is at his breaking point.

And, sometimes, all anyone needs is for someone to care.

—

Inspired by the song ‘Homecoming Queen?’ by Kelsea Ballerini

it’s oh so still (12k) by b0yfriendsinl0ve

Harry doesn’t say much but Louis makes him want to try.

nobody knows like me (3k) by enbyharry

Harry does his best to cope with a secret life in the summer of '74.

and i’m shamelessly plugging my own fic in because i can

i’ve kissed honey lips (felt the healing in the fingertips) (36k) by loveroflou

Carefully, Zayn starts, “You do know Niall wasn’t joking about him being unstable, right?” Louis opens his mouth to cut him off, but Zayn continues, “He might not have done anything yet, but that doesn’t mean he can’t, or won’t.”

“You don’t know him,” Louis tries, because it’s true. The only problem is that Louis doesn’t really know Harry, either.

or, the raisin cookie fic

[lululawrence]

lululawrence’s April 2020 (QUARANTINE!) Fic List

Click here for previous months’ fic lists.

I read some truly incredible fics this month and I’m so excited to share them with you! There is once again no associated podcast this month (I can’t wait for the quarantine to end so I can once again rave on the podcast about how amazing these fics are), but I still put together the list of everything I read this month. 

Please remember to always leave kudos and nice comments for the authors to show your appreciation!

tall stories on the page by @soldouthaz / soldouthaz (6k, T, Harry/Louis, Famous/Non-Famous, Meet Cute, No Smut, Super cute short fic)

And Then, You by @all-these-larrythings / Rearviewdreamer (26k, M, Harry/Louis, Royalty AU, Girl Direction, Falling in Love, Self Discovery, Secret Relationship, I loved how this progressed and resolved itself very much a lot)

i hope that you won't slip away in the night by @adoredontour / louistomlinsons (14k, E, Harry/Louis, Royalty AU, Famous/Famous, Coming Out, There are scenes of this fic that i am STILL thinking about and I read it weeks ago)

The Prince and The YouTuber by @haztobegood / haztobegood (12k, E, Harry/Louis, Royalty AU, Famous/Famous, kind of, YouTube, Cats (ft a honking cat!!!), This really is just a super fun read)

come on over, we've got something to share by @jaerie / jaerie (13k, E, Harry/Louis, A/B/O, Unbonded Omega Harry, Lactation Kink, Accidental Pregnancy, Accidental Bonding, Friends with Benefits to Lovers, Jenna just threw a bunch of kinky and hot shit together with some of my favorite plot points, and gave us a masterpiece lol)

Nothing But You On My Mind by @absoloutenonsense / nonsensedarling (84k, E, Harry/Louis, Royalty AU, Famous/Non-Famous, Enemies to Lovers, Misunderstandings, but like purposeful ones?, The Biggest Plot Twist I Never Saw Coming, I had to capitalize all that cause I’m so for real, this fic blew me away)

Falling Down For You by @louisdaffodil / theweightofmywords (15k, E, Harry/Louis, Royalty AU, A/B/O, Arranged Marriage, Misunderstandings, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Implied/Referenced Cheating but No Actual Cheating, This fic broke my heart and repaired it again)

you and me, baby by checkthemargins (11k, E, Nick/Louis, A/B/O, Snowed In, Bed Sharing, Enemies to Lovers, Banter, Hurt/Comfort, to an extent, I really enjoyed this one)

Bare Essentials by @onlyforthebravee / louisnights (14k, E, Harry/Louis, Stripper Harry, BDSM, Lawyer Louis, There are some dark elements in this one, so please read the tags and author’s note, keep safe everyone)

when the air ran out and we both started running wild  by darlingjustdont (48k, M, Nick/Louis, Werewolves, Alpha Wolf Louis, Angst, Past Abuse, Nightmares, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, I loved this fic so much, It had such interesting world building, And amazing dynamics with everyone)

her only hope is what she did she'll soon forget by @jaerie / jaerie (2k, E, Harry/Louis, Male Lactation, Lactation Kink, Roommates, Friends with Benefits, Hurt/Comfort, This fic was super well done and painful, but defo not for everyone, please read tags)

Under your skin, Over the moon by @goldbootsandvans / messofgorgeouschaos (35k, E, Harry/Louis, Royalty AU, Princess Diaries AU, It pulls heavily from the second movie which is my fav hehe, Enemies to Lovers, This was just a really fun fic I enjoyed)

Something Like a Masterpiece by Hllangel (4k, T, Nick/Louis, Canon Compliant, Hurt/Comfort, Secret Relationship, Even from the boys, This entire fic is so soft and lovely, I adored it)

Have a Nice Trip by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie) (6k, E, Harry/Louis, Butthole Series, lmao, Recreational Drug Use, Roommates, Mutual Pining, Harry legit thinks he sees Jesus in Louis’ butthole, This entire fic is comedic gold lol, And she somehow got plot in there too, Magical)

Missed Connection by @littlelouishiccups / littlelouishiccups (40k, E, Harry/Louis, Soulmates, Soulmarks, Mutual Pining, Angst with a Happy Ending, Nurse Louis, Musician Harry, This fic was worth reading as a WIP so just think of me and the pain I went through waiting for updates as you read this in one fell swoop)

Opposites Attract by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie) (7k, E, Harry/Louis, Tiny Penis fic, Also Ridiculously Large Penis, lol, Friends to Lovers, Pining, Flirting, I loved how this all worked out in the end)

If Tomorrow Never Comes (We Had Last Night) by @fallinglikethis and @all-these-larrythings / FallingLikeThis and Rearviewdreamer (15k, M, Harry/Louis, Strangers to Lovers, Meet Ugly, Kinda haha, Wrong Number turned Right, Hysterical and cuuuuuute, I loved it)

A Distant Hazy Light by @greenfeelings / green_feelings (77k, M, Harry/Louis, A/B/O, Record Exec Louis, Uni Student Harry, Harry is kind of a sex worker, True Mates, Open Ending, but it’s okay because this is part 1 of 3, Once again this was fab and defo worth reading as a WIP, but when you read it all in one go and wanna strangle Shai think of me)

[manchesterau]

What are your favorite new-ish fics?

hello! down below are some links to some new(ish) fics that I have really enjoyed reading!

fearless by suspendrs

Under the Yellow Roof by kiddle

Whoever, However by Brooklyn_Babylon

into joy i’m sailing by hereforlou

Bare Essentials by louisnights 

it's all for you, everything i do by moonshinelouis

Tudor Rose by casuallyhl

pretty in pink by hereforlou

(just let me love you) when your heart is tired by twentybiqueen

Not That Gone by abrighteryellow

[loveonwallstour]

hellooo! i’m not officially in quarantine, but self-isolation list sounds so lame. i’ve been reading a lot of fics during this time, and i wanted a place to keep track of them (plus maybe there are some new fic recs in here?)!

so, here they are: the fics i’ve read during this first week of self-isolation xo

strip that down by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10​ - 7.5k - college au Offering to wax his legs as part of a bet wasn’t one of Harry's finer ideas, but if it has Louis ogling his thighs, who is he to complain?

a short cute and smutty fic, i really enjoyed it and thought it was very well written (check out this author’s other fics!)

i forget (but i remember you) by honey_beeing - 3k - amnesia Where Harry has anterograde amnesia and needs Louis's help sometimes.

this was a reread for me, but i love this fic so much. it captures harry’s thoughts about louis very well and i just think it’s a very sweet fic

a prince albert by louisnights / @onlyforthebravee​ - 5.3k - naked attraction au Louis loses a bet and has to go on the show Naked Attraction.

i always find the show naked attraction so so cringy, but i thought this fic was a very funny take on it and i loved the ‘twist’ in it

In My Place by kassio / @fakedeepplantjerker - 97.5k - royalty au Prince Louis has it all. He's wealthy, privileged, famous, and handsome, with a loving family and a world of opportunities. There's only one problem: he isn't actually the queen's son.

Harry and Niall Horan don't have much, but they have a dream: to win the X Factor and achieve something more than their normal middle-class life.

Two dreams collide and two very different paths come together when Louis requests to meet with Harry after seeing him on the X Factor.

another reread! i love royalty au and i think this plot is so so original and it’s so well written!

Madeleine by @yourpricelessadvice​​ - 3.3k - girl direction Harry Styles has always been like a dog with a bone once she has mind set on something; from her gold gymnastics medals as a teenager to her First degree to the beautiful blue eyed girl in her sociology lectures that she now has the privilege of calling her wife.

Today, however, it isn’t a pristine bill of education or sporting finesse that she’s after; all she wants is to paint her toe nails. It should be simple enough, if it weren’t for the fact that Harry is thirty nine weeks pregnant.

i’m a sucker for girl direction and mpreg harry, so this was right up my street. just a short, very cute fic.

Love You A Latte by @1diamondinthesun​- 16k - girl direction The coffee shop AU featuring girl direction, creative espresso, and a professor and a barista falling in love in one beautiful autumn.

again, i’m a sucker for girl direction and i loved this one so much. i also loved the classic misunderstanding and them being ‘awkward’ lesbians in the beginning

As Time Goes By by @1diamondinthesun​ - 6.4k - girl direction Wow. Louis needed to get a grip. They hadn’t even opened the wine yet, and Louis was already fantasizing about cuddling Harry.

guess who got sucked into a girl direction hole at this point! me! i thought the whole disaster-date and then louis and harry having a lovely date was very fun and their relationship was very cute

another lovesick afternoon by @jupiter-lou​ - 2.3k - girl direction A coffee shop au where harry pines and can't say no to a dare

very cute fic with awkward harry

My Kind Of Girl by flowercrownfemme / @flower-crown-femme - 4.4k - girl direction A girl direction AU ft. lots of dogs, pining and shaved heads

i very much enjoyed the way it was written and the shampoo part made me laugh out loud

fearless by @suspendrs - 97k - friends to lovers to enemies to lovers Harry left home without a word after high school, and a lot can change in ten years.

this fic will stay with me for a very long time. i’m a big big sucker for angst and i thought the plot was so interesting and the emotions of the characters were so well written (also check out this author’s other fics!)

i hope that you won’t slip away in the night by louistomlinsons / @adoredontour​- established relationship (kind of?) The one where louis is a prince and harry is a popstar

this was lovely! i love royalty au and popstar harry was a fun bonus. very well written and i loved their relationship

Reconnected by @star55 - 1.5k - girl direction Years later, that band’s all back together.

i love this author’s girl direction fics and this was no exception. very short but cute fic

You Watched Me Sink by bananasandboots / @anylessreal - 38k - semi-established relationship The one where Harry teaches Sex Ed and sneaks around with the drama teacher, and doesn't realize how out of tune he is with his true feelings until everyone else figures it out for him.

this was also a reread for me. i loved the way harry and louis mess with niall every time and the miscommunication was quite funny to read (soz)

[alarriefantasy]

So it’s FANFIC WRITER APPRECIATION DAY! To honor it, I’m going to link all the wonderful authors I’ve spotlighted over the past few years. But also, I have a few words I want to say, too!

I appreciate you - the authors that have 1000+ kudos and the authors that have 10. I appreciate you - the authors that are working on their next great story and the authors that haven’t posted in years. I appreciate you - the authors that have been here for years and the authors that had never written before. In some for or another, you all have dedicated your time to bringing joy and entertainment to this fandom, and we recognize your hard work and effort in providing us with such amazing content! 

So again, we appreciate you, all of you! 🖤

                                            AUTHORS

AFangirlFantasy

Velvetoscar

theboyfriendstagram

TheCellarDoor

Dolce_Piccante

whoknows

stylinsoncity

isthatyoularry

zarah5

sacredheart

LoadedGunn

missandrogyny

MediaWhore

larrymylove

iwillpaintasongforlou

mystic_believexx

togetherwecouldbealright

hilourry

kiwikero

100precentsassy & gloria_andrews

PumpkinspiceLou

cherrystreet

orphan_account

wildestdreams

tomorrows

littlelouishiccups

lourryalrightee

eravain

scagnetism

supernope

FallingLikeThis

lizzieemariee

Rearviewdreamer

Wankerville

AngKeats

FeelsForBreakfast

rainbow_kings

jacinth

aclosetlarryshipper

robpatFF

bottomlinsons

paladincoolcats

harrystylesandstuff

tvshows_addict & anhcor

fondleeds

green_feelings

vashtaneradas

dangerbears

MrsStylinson

whydontiknow1

LittleLostPieces

Tomlinsontoes

sweetkisses

imsosorry

ballsdeepinjesus

IlluminateTheSparks

alex4968

Larry_Darling0124

ItsLivvvy

thoughtlessblogger

seducedbycurls

leighbot

sweaterpawstyles

Awriterwrites

Taayjaay

thecheshirepussycat

D1ona30

someonethatsfunny

asphodelknox

indiaalphawhiskey

haloeverlasting

rhuubarb

deLILAH

shitucute

brownheadedstranger

justaboat

allwaswell16

suspendrs

NiamJenn1994

turnyourankle

arrowtomyheart

Dont_Stop_Larry

louisandthealien

darkerwings

brainwaves

LadyLondonderry

eversincewefellapart

ziamslarry

CalamityK

eyesofshinigami

fackinglouis

bottomlinsons

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crimsontheory

colazitron

starseas

bravefortheboys

amory

CompassedShip

infinitelymint

dimpled_halo

thewherethefislouisface

taggiecb

lululawrence

QuickedWeen

xxPayne

larry_love13

nothing_but

Thelonelycoast

swallowsmateforlife

larrytale

dinosaursmate

zimriya

Bearandleonardwrite

Star55

crybaby

dea_liberty

Love_someone_special

sincewewereeighteen

objectlesson

larriebane

1Diamondinthesun

jaerie

SexyAsswoMan

Jennifer_Kaid

lovelarry10

gettingaphdinlarry

graceling_in_a_suit

Hazloveshisboo

HelloAmHere

literato

elsi_bee

chaoticallyyours

ishiplouis

yoursongonmyheart

Tita

we_are_the_same

13ways

itsprobablylarry

cheekiestcheeky

pointerbrother

slashter

alienharry

binarysunsets

LiveLaughLoveLarry

icedwaters

pinky_heaven19

photo41

disgruntledkittenface

yourpricelessadvice

HappyPrincess

lorinhazuzu

PwoperNinjaElf

mybeanieandme

audreyhheart

reminiscingintherain

beautlouis

twoshipstiedup

DontLetHimGo

hipboned

homosociallyyours

hereforlou

louistomlinsons

writtensoul

reveries_passions

writingstylinson

tator

flyinghome21

louisnights

insufferablelovebirds

kingsofeverything

jacaranda_bloom

larrrystlinson

angelichl

captainsftlouis

flowercrownefemme

you_explode

Alice_Novelland

scrunchyharry

JamieJam93

SadaVeniren

YesIsAWorld

justgotowisharder

sarcasticfluentry

larryent

ishiplarry79

casuallyhl

Throwthemflowers

larrycaring

emma1234

Toomanytears

thoughtsickles

amomentoflove

smittenwithlouis

lightswoodmagic

4ureyeonly28

larryshares

[blouisparadise]

Smokey Vanilla by louisnights has transLouis and is omegaverse!

Thank you for the rec! Everyone check out:

Smokey Vanilla

- BLP 🍑

[directionlesspodcast]

Episode One: Why 1D

In our first full-length episode, we discuss the elephant in the room: why are we even making a podcast about One Direction in 2020? We talk about how we each got into the fandom in the first place, our observations about how the fandom has changed, and why we think the fandom has remained so active in a post-hiatus world. 

Listening links: 

📻Listen now on Soundcloud 

📻 Listen now on Spotify 

📻 Listen on Google 

Fics featured in our fic spotlight: 

When Tomorrow Comes by Anonymous

No Friends and An Empty Heart by Maelstorm_Roots (tw: suicide)

so much I could live for I could die by louisnights ( @onlyforthebravee​ )

Hungry Eyes by seducedbycurls 

Blue Lotus by thedeathchamber