#to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck)

[twopoppies]

have you read to lure a humming bird? it's soo good

Hi, sugar. No, I haven't! But it looks good.

to lure a hummingbird (you had me at moonstruck) by brokenbeaks (E, 81K)

Before the dawn of their first proper interaction, Louis William Tomlinson doesn’t know the impact of the starlit atmosphere. He doesn’t know that snails can sleep for years on end, nor that an octopus has a pulse that triples the human beat. He doesn’t know any of that, because he’s yet to dive into the enigmatic, limitless mind of Harry Edward Styles. And when he finally knows, he doesn’t ever want to go back. Or: An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken lift.

[allwaswell16]

A fic rec of One Direction fics where they're neighbors as requested in this ask. If you like the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

—Louis/Harry—

✦ so let's cross the lines we lost by thecoloursneverfade

(E, 165k, uni au) Harry and Louis have a complicated past, Niall throws too many parties, Zayn is definitely not pining, and Liam just wants everyone to get along

✦ Speaking of Marvels by navigator, quitter

(E, 100k, nanny au) AU. Louis is a nanny in suburban New Jersey, and the neighbors' son is home from college for the summer. It was supposed to be a fling.

✦ Light My Fire, Blow My Flame by @softfonds

(E, 98k, adaptation) the One Where…. Louis is a Broadway actor, Harry is a newly graduated lawyer, Liam is a radio DJ, Zayn is an English Professor at NYU, and Niall is a music producer. A Friends AU.

✦ to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by brokenbeaks / @broken-beaks

(E, 81k, trapped au) An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken lift.

✦ Little by Little by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense

(E, 65k, omega/omega) Harry discovers figuring out who you are is more complicated than a potato metaphor.

✦ Enchanted by @brightgolden

(E, 25k, kid fic) Where Louis finally meets his neighbour. After a few conversations, he begins to realise he is too weak to resist the charms of the new mother and his six month old daughter.

✦ In Dreams by dolce_piccante / @haydolce

(M, 23k, secret admirer) AU. When Harry moves to a new city, his new flat come with a number of sweet, anonymous gifts and surprises that brighten his days.

✦ That's How I Know by @allwaswell16

(E, 19k, parrot fic) the one where Harry’s African grey parrot spills his dirty secrets to his very hot neighbor.

✦ please don't be in love with someone else by wildestdreams / @thelavendrhaze

(E, 18k, friends to lovers) the one where Harry and Louis are neighbors and there's a lot of overthinking, misunderstandings, Backstreet Boys sing-alongs, embarrassing moments in the hallway, and pining. They somehow still make it work.

✦ Cut to The Feeling by ishiplouis / @pocketsunshineharry

(E, 16k, fluff and smut) AU where Louis is a ghostwriter working from home, and Harry is his firefighter neighbour who happens to have the cutest dog on Earth.

✦ come on over, we've got something to share by @jaerie

(E, 12k, a/b/o) Even as an unbonded omega with a four year old, Harry had everything he needed. 

✦ A Real Work of Art by @lululawrence

(NR, 11k, makeover au) the one where Harry calls on an old friend, the super popular Louis Tomlinson, to help him change his look to capture the heart of Logan. Things only mostly go as planned.

✦ You and Me and the Devil Makes Three by moodlighting

(M, 10k, bed sharing) AU. Louis moves in next door to Harry. Louis has a ghost, Harry has an extra futon and a crush.

✦ Just Your Jinx by @larryatendoftheday

(T, 10k, witch Harry) Harry Styles may or may not have accidentally jinxed his extremely fit new neighbor, and it's not so easy to make things right.

✦ Wanted: Dog Walker by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

(G, 6k, silver fox Louis) Louis needs a dog walker. Harry answers the ad.

✦ I'll Keep You Warm by @parmahamlarrie

(T, 6k, snow storm) Louis is the kind of guy who keeps his head down and minds his own business. He’s lived on the same street for years and barely would recognize the buildings, let alone his neighbours. 

✦ Love Mail by @neondiamond

(G, 5k, strangers to lovers) the one where Harry and Louis keep mistakingly receiving each other’s mail (and also fall in love)

✦ Through the Wall (Through the Wall) by @taggiecb

(M, 5k, humor) "We live in adjacent apartment and one day I accidentally knocked a hole in the wall and into your living room. I'm really sorry oh my God you're naked" AU 

✦ Unplant by @hellolovers13

(M, 4k, trans Harry) Louis should've looked where he was going, then he wouldn't have to desperately try to save a little flower now.

✦ Heels Over Head by @kingsofeverything

(E, 3k, famous/famous) Louis Tomlinson returns from tour to find that his new next door neighbor doesn't realize his backyard is not completely private.

✦ an honest mistake by @disgruntledkittenface

(NR, 2k, humor) Louis has ridden the elevator with his neighbor all week. The first time they speak, there’s a misunderstanding.

—Rare Pairs—

✦ Now that you're here, I never want you to leave by WeAreTheLuckyOnes

(E, 17k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) the one where Louis's a drummer, Nick's a radio DJ, and Louis's dogs are menaces.

✦ Kind of Tough to Tell a Scruff (Stand and Deliver) by sunsetmog / @magicalrocketships

(M, 4k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) In which Nick moves north and Louis lives next door.

✦ Take a Piece of My Heart by cherrylarry / @beelou

(G, 4k, Niall/Shawn Mendes) The one where Niall invites his neighbor Shawn to a Valentine’s Day get together with his friends and maybe it’s a mistake.

[broken-beaks]

OUT NOW: “a cycle of recycled revenge”

hello beautiful people of tumblr! i published this fic last night and it means quite a lot to me, so feel free to check it out!

i also wrote “to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck)”, so if you’ve read that and liked it, my guess is you will like this, too.

[orangerainforest]

drop your fav fics everrrr

*gasp* ANON ! okay i have so many but since you didnt give me a number and a category i'll just list down the ones that come to mind right at this moment.

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by @broken-beaks

Or: An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken lift.

any thrill will do by @star55

It’s a Tuesday when Harry’s motorbike stops working. This is a catalyst for her entire life changing forever. She just doesn’t know it yet.

say something by @kingsofeverything

At fifty years old and recently divorced, Omega Harry Styles isn't interested in dating. When his doctor suggests a heat and rut matching service, he signs up out of necessity. It’s the only use he has for an Alpha in his life. Twenty-eight-year-old Alpha Louis Tomlinson aims to change that.

the changer and the changed by @homosociallyyours

It’s the spring of 1977 and Harry Styles has just moved to New York City after graduating college. She knows she’s a lesbian. She just needs to figure out how to meet other lesbians. Louis Tomlinson works at a popular women’s bookstore in the Lower East Side, Womon’s Direction, where she spends her days reading feminist literature, writing poetry, exchanging friendly barbs with her boss Niall, and dreaming of finding someone to love.

keep me closer by @zanniscaramouche

Louis expects Harry to react poorly, maybe even file a formal complaint and that’s gonna suck ass but Louis won’t say shit cause he knows he deserves it, so he prepares an apology before Harry’s even turned around. What he doesn’t expect is Harry to fucking drop.

lightning strikes twice by @dinosaursmate

Rock star Harry Styles was nineteen when he met Louis, a groupie with a huge heart that Harry couldn’t quite shake from his mind. Fate granted him a second chance at the age of sixty, his washed up and lonely existence being transformed by a widower with a bookshop.

bleeding love by @gaycousinlarry

Louis is an animal rights activist who throws red paint at fur coat wearing it-girl Harry Styles. Then there's a crack in the surface and something new starts bleeding through.

love in the dark by @brightgolden

Where Louis is an ambitious Advisor Council that is reluctant to find a mate, and his father takes the matter into his hand while Harry is the valedictorian in his kingdom destined for better things than an arranged marriage.

divinely blessed by @thinlinez

Alpha Harry prides himself on having the bravest and most caring omega who might or might not just fulfill his sudden curiosity.

soul of the sea by vurdoc

Louis lives a nomadic lifestyle. Never settling down in one place for long, he finds himself caught in a storm, as he’s passing through a small Scottish seaside town. Everywhere is full, except the old B&B perched up on an isolated hill near the coastline, where the recluse owner isn’t what he seems.

no chance at all by @lululawrence

Or the one where Louis just wants to drink good coffee and work on his homework in peace, but the alpha barista is charming to everyone but him, and that just pisses him off.

[theficpusher]

Delicate by FallingLikeThis | T | 1492 They say opposites attract. Maybe that’s why nerdy, shy Harry Styles has such a huge crush on rough, brash Louis Tomlinson. And now, he's stuck in a lift with him.

an honest mistake by disgruntledkittenface | nr | 2048 “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.

No Matter What by fallenflowercrowns | T | 2416 Two Englishmen (and two Germans) in New York. Or, a chance meeting.

Lift by threeturn | E | 3940 Liam and Louis try to get to the fifth floor.

Theory of Evolution by YesIsAWorld | G | 4652 Louis has never backed down from a dare and isn’t about to start now.

Lovin' It Up by letsjustsee | nr | 6986 What did Niall know? This had nothing to do with the few times (okay, countless times) Louis had pined over the idea of Hot Neighbor while drinking. Nothing at all. So what if he had perfect lips and long legs and the cutest little curls around his ears? Certainly not Louis. He continued to scribble away, most of his words indiscernible except for one written in large letters at the very top of the napkin: REVENGE Or, a neighbors AU in which Louis vows to get revenge on the guy who didn't hold the elevator for him - no matter how ridiculously attractive he may be.

I Can Feel Your Heart Inside of Mine by flyinghome21 | E | 8336 When you're within one mile/kilometer of your soulmate, your soulmate's first name will beat out in Morse code by your heartbeat and pulse in your wrist. It poses a problem because it's just the first name, and if you mess up translating the Morse code, you can go about thinking or looking for the wrong soulmate. Harry Styles heard the name of his soulmate when he was fifteen. The only problem? He missed most of it. Nearly ten years later, he's all but given up hope in finding his soulmate when he gets stuck in an elevator with a beautiful man....

Wearing Nothing But Your Kiss by dinosaursmate | E | 10017 The lift stopped and Harry sighed, picking up the shopping bag and looking up. They weren’t at his floor; in fact, they were at no floor. The lift seemed to have lost power, the lights flickering off and he was plunged into the relative darkness of a dim emergency light. “Great.” The man in the lift with Harry sighed, then quickly crossed the small space and pressed the alarm button to no response. Harry watched him with dull curiosity before… shit. It was that guy! Something Tomlinson, and if Harry wasn’t mistaken, he’d just been nominated for an Oscar. He dropped the shopping bag to the floor, his palms sweating. --- Harry gets stuck in a lift with that actor with the incredible arse and tries to remember how to function as a human being.

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by brokenbeaks | E | 81439 Before the dawn of their first proper interaction, Louis William Tomlinson doesn't know the impact of the starlit atmosphere. He doesn't know that snails can sleep for three entire years, nor that an octopus' heart rate is tripled due to its inheritance of three cardiac organs. He doesn't know, because he's yet to dive into the enigmatic, limitless mind of Harry Edward Styles. And when he finally knows, he doesn't ever want to go back. Or: An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken lift.

[ao3feed-larry]

To Lure a Hummingbird (You Had Me Moonstruck)

by justlikelouis

Before the dawn of their first proper interaction, Louis William Tomlinson doesn't know the impact of the starlit atmosphere. He doesn't know that snails can sleep for three entire years, nor that an octopus' heart rate is tripled due to its inheritance of three cardiac organs. He doesn't know, because he's yet to dive into the enigmatic, limitless mind of Harry Edward Styles.

And when he finally knows, he doesn't ever want to go back.

Words: 5051, Chapters: 1/10, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

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

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik/Liam Payne

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Harry Styles & Louis Tomlinson are Neighbours, Trapped In Elevator, Smut, Kissing, Making Out, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Rimming, Blow Jobs, Photographer Harry, Athlete Louis, Musician Louis, Full Moon, Stargazing, Fluff and Humor, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Enemies to Lovers, Plot Twists

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

[thelarriefics]

MUSICIAN FIC REC: Below you’ll find fics where Harry and/or Louis are in a band, have their own music careers, or are songwriters. 

📖 Empty Skies by @greenfeelings (134k)

For three years, Harry has been running from his past. Now, he is moving to London and pledges to fulfil his only dream -- making it big in the music industry. Not everyone has a place, though, and the competition is tough. As is his past catching up on him.

Louis is part of the biggest boy band of the world, and getting there had meant a lot of hard work, as well as sacrificing parts of his heart and soul. He's still happy. Maybe not as happy as he could be, but who is he to complain?

Featuring Perrie as Harry's adorable flatmate, Niall as his manager, and Liam and Zayn as Louis' bandmates.

📖 Tired Tired Sea by @mediawhorefics (113k)

As a B&B owner on the most remote of all the British Isles, Louis Tomlinson is used to spending the coldest half of the year in complete isolation, with his dog and the sea as sole companions. Until, one day, a mysterious stranger on a quest to rebuild himself rents a room for the winter.

📖 babydoll blues by @thedevilinmybrain (111k)

Louis is a high profile, filthy rich label executive who has the world at his feet - a music god.. Harry is the sugar baby trying to make a name for himself singing in shady bars and hanging off the arm of Louis' biggest rival. What Louis wants, Louis gets. But what if the game gets too hot and hits a little too close to the heart?

📖 For Reasons Wretched and Divine by @indiaalphawhiskey (94k)

An AU in two parts. Two boys, two stories, and hopefully, two chances at love.

📖 to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by @broken-beaks (81k)

An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken lift.

📖 These Sparks We Light by @becomeawendybird (62k)

Life takes many twists and turns, but eventually, everyone ends up exactly where they belong.

📖 Frankly My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn by @mizzhydes (45k)

It felt almost impossible how swiftly and powerfully love had hit him when he finally had found the person to fall into it with. It was never meant to be like this. Three more days and Louis would be gone; out of his life almost as soon as he had appeared. From the beginning there had been this silent agreement about how their relationship would be and it had always come with an expiration date and at the time Harry had figured that it was better than nothing from Louis at all.

But now, after his realisation, he wasn’t ready to give up so quickly. Harry decided in that moment there must be a way to change their trajectory.

📖 Under the Yellow Roof by @bluejeanlouis (42k)

Colorado, 1972: Louis is a gifted musician spending his days on the wrong side of a drive-thru window. Harry is the lead singer of a band in need of a little talent. Their big break is a thousand miles away.

Colorado, 1962: First day of middle school.

A lot can happen in ten years.

📖 Without you it's a season I ain't needing by @perfectdagger (38k)

A long distance relationship au in which Harry is away for a year and Louis is left to pick up the pieces.

📖 Only by @allwaswell16 (33k)

Although Louis Tomlinson lived most of his life on the most remote island in the world, now he’s ready to leave home, attend university, and maybe have a chance at finding his soulmate. Prince Harry Styles reluctantly leaves London for yet another diplomatic visit, this time to the tiny island of Tristan da Cunha.

Or the one where the electric touch of Louis’ soulmate isn’t enough to discount that he's a bit of a dickhead.

📖 My Kind of Rain by @lululawrence (30k)

the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill AU where Louis is Tim, Harry is Faith, and just when Louis thinks he is going to get some rest, his entire world turns upside down thanks to the man with curly hair and the voice that seems to sing right to Louis' heart.

📖 i'll be your new favourite tune by @kingonafiftymetreroad (22k)

Louis is the Pop Punk King of our dreams, and Harry is the cute associate at the rescue who helps him adopt a cat.

📖 I Just Want To Start a Flame in your Heart by @peachbootylouis (21k)

Harry’s impending album release meant promo season was in full swing. While at an industry party with his manager, a harp player catches his eye and Harry is instantly bewitched.

📖 You Know It's Christmas (My Heart Is Open Wide) by @softfonds (21k)

In which Louis is a cast member at Saturday Night Live, and a past airport encounter comes back to haunt him before their Christmas episode.

📖 i can be the motor (you'll be the gasoline) by @icanhazzalou (7k)

Harry is a British pop star living in LA. While trying to escape his reality of publicity stunts and record sales, his Harley breaks down. Stranded in the mountains, Harry has no choice but to call for help.

And, somehow, a fit tow truck driver with the ocean in his eyes might end up fixing more than just Harry's bike.

📖 Flirting In a Sushi Restaurant by @littleroverlouis (2k)

sushi model Harry flirts with hungry Louis.

[ssimay]

what are ur fave fanfics

hi baby <3 first of all, I'M SO SORRY FOR ANSWERING SO LATE 😭 i forget things so easily </3

My Top 30 HL Fics In No Particular Order:

To Lure a Hummingbird (You Had Me Moonstruck)

got the sunshine on my shoulders

Our Lives, Non-Fiction

Escapade

cupid's defence

Shake Me Down

For As Long As I Can Remember (It's Been December)

Pull Me Under

Faking It

Paint Me In A Million Dreams

Have Love, Will Travel

i’ll be your new favourite tune

Until That Day

Seeing Blind

Tired Tired Sea

Turning Page

Resist Everything Except Temptation

run away home

Nothing But You On My Mind

Walk That Mile

Here In The Afterglow

The Second Hand Unwinds

Wear It Like A Crown

Learning to Breathe

Truth Be Told (I Never Was Yours)

These Inconvenient Fireworks

all we can do is keep breathing

Swim In The Smoke

if my heart was a compass, you'd be north

hush.

there's obviously a lot that i left out but i think this is a pretty decent list <3

[lwthesfic]

❀ “to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck)” by brokenbeaks (81k)

❀ “mine would be you” by crinkle-eyed-boo (114k)

❀ “do not go gentle” by afirethatcannotdie (70k)

❀ “light, spark and fire” by green_feelings (216k)

❀ “the night sky is changing overhead” by orphan_account (124k)

❀ “learning to breathe” by youcomecrash (110k)

[alarriefantasy]

Hi! I hope you are having a good day so far! Do you have some fics you can recommend where one of them is a photographer? It’s a bonus if there’s smut but it’s not a must :D thank you so much! <3

Here you go, darling! I hope you’re having a good day too by the way! 

                                          Photography Fics

Omega Shoe Repair by musketrois (B_kate)

Words: 6k

“Can I help you with anything?” The worker asked.

Heat spread across Harry’s cheeks as he realized he had been silently staring.

“Yes!” Harry scrambled to find the words he needed when all he wanted to do was continue admiring his surroundings, the man included.

The man’s smile didn’t falter as Harry gathered himself, continuing, “I had some questions.”

Harry walked closer and placed his warm hands on the edge of the counter. “My favorite pair of boots need resoled but I wanted to check if you’d be willing to do that for me.”

or Harry needs to get his favorite pair of boots fixed.

I Long For You by PinkSeelie

Words: 6k

(Harry gets hit in the head by various objects and falls for a boy with blue eyes.)

Don't Unplug Me Or Shut Me Down by slashter

Words: 7k

Basically, Louis is a self-proclaimed nerd who fixes things and Harry seems too perfect to keep breaking as many things as he does.

Roses Are Red by underthesunlight 

Words: 8k

or the one where Harry dreams about writing and Louis is just out there, wearing flower-crowns and being awfully inspiring.

say that you can see me (i'll speak up i swear) by coffeelouis (streamtpwk)

Words: 20k

[or, the liberal arts COLLEGE AU where Harry knows Louis as the best friend of the boy he has been hopelessly in love with for years now and Louis knows Harry as the boy he wished would look away from Zayn long enough to notice him.]

We keep this love in a photograph. by saccharinesea

Words: 22k

When 23-year-old Louis finally finds a job as a photographer for the new Burberry charity fashion campaign after the roughest year of his life, he feels like his life has a meaning again.

When America's sweetheart Harry Styles understands that he needs to clear his image after scandalous pictures involving drugs, male strippers and radio host Nick Grimshaw, he will do anything to start from scratch.

Whipped Cream by writingstylinson

Words: 24k

[Harry is a deaf photographer in charge of taking Lottie's wedding pictures. Louis is determined for Harry to be his plus one.]

hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss by icedwaters

Words: 27k

(or louis is a 22 year old photographer in his third year of uni, and harry is his 19 year old cat-loving neighbor.)

blind from this sweet, sweet craving by missandrogyny

Words: 31k

There are definitely worse ways to spend the weekend than pretending to be engaged to his best friend.

You're the Light by allwaswell16 

Words: 31k

Before beginning a new graduate school in the fall, Louis Tomlinson decides to spend the summer working in Chicago as an editor’s assistant for the Chicago Tribune newspaper and staying with his old college roommate. What he finds on his first day of work is a tall, gorgeous editor named Harry who has the most beautiful green eyes he’s ever seen—and who also happens to be his new boss.

feels like home to me by tippytoetomlinstyles

Words: 34k

or the one where Harry is the quarterback who wants to be a photographer, Louis is the piano prodigy who like being a wallflower, and it's a roller coaster of a life but they're along for the ride.

Just Breathe by LittleLostPieces

Words: 35k

As a photographer, 18-year-old Harry loves a good snapshot, a well-preserved moment in time. He also likes kids an awful lot, has always wanted to raise a family with a loving and supportive partner of his own. Meeting Louis, a 25-year-old father of two, after a night out seems like the perfect realization of all of Harry's dreams really.

Louis, however, knows that one photograph can't begin to tell an accurate story of parenthood, of the joys and challenges of constantly living with wonderful, yet sometimes incredibly odd and frustrating, little humans. He's already had a partner who couldn't handle the pressures, one who left Louis with a mountain of doubt that anyone else will ever want to join his cracked family.

Falling in love is as easy as releasing the shutter. Developing the entire picture may take a little more time and effort than either of them expected.

I Would Take a Whisper (If That's All You Had To Give) by FallingLikeThis 

Words: 40k

Louis is a photographer. Harry is a boy who wears flower crowns. Sounds like a match made in heaven, right? Louis thinks so, too. Unfortunately, Harry has a boyfriend. Can Louis steal his heart despite the fact that it's already supposed to be taken?

Hidden Gardens by pinky_heaven19

Words: 41k

OR the one where Louis owns a pub and Harry is a photographer who needs his help for a project. Louis is grumpy, Harry is not. Louis has a secret. There is some pining and a lot of fluff.

We'll Be Seamless by dinosaursmate

Words: 52k

Louis spends all his spare time scrolling arty nude blogs on Tumblr but amongst them all, Green is his favourite.

baby we could be enough (i'll make this feel like home) by orphan_account

Words: 52k

[harry is a photographer who's trying to find his place. louis is a single father with a smile that feels like home.]

Every Story Has Its Scars, Ours Is a Brand New Start by Rearviewdreamer 

Words: 62k

Life as a devoted husband and an amazing father turned out to be a little different than Louis had expected. Everyone tells him it doesn't have to be that way; that he's worth more and that he's so much stronger than any one person trying to keep him down. It's all just words though until he meets the one person who makes him truly believe it.

Picking Up The Pieces by Halos_Boat

Words: 72k

Harry just signed his second set of divorce papers. He felt like his life was over, like he had nothing left.

Then he meets Louis.

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by brokenbeaks

Words: 81k

Or: An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken lift.

Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow by 1Diamondinthesun

Words: 84k

Harry spends most of his time in an empty house or a lonely darkroom, dreaming of leaving his small town for art school. He's invisible to most people. And then Louis Tomlinson sees him. Life will never be the same.

Or, the American high school AU loosely inspired by She's All That.

Where You Lay by HamPalpert

Words: 86k

When Louis's upcoming heat threatens his success at his new dream job, he asks the best (and only) person he can think of to help him through it: his best mates' best mate, Harry Styles. Harry reluctantly accepts, and together the two navigate a strange friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns complicated.

Through Eerie Chaos by MediaWhore

Words: 102k

The Ghost Hunter AU where Niall lives to prove ghosts are real, Zayn is a skeptical librarian and Harry gets caught up in a century-old mystery and catches feeling in the process.

We The Fireworks by happilylarreh (AfterJenny)

Words: 103k

The AU where Louis needs saving and Harry wants to save him but doesn’t want to admit that maybe he needs saving a little bit too.

Now In A Minute by thealmightyavocado

Words: 150k

Or the 13 going on 30 au that should have been done years ago.

He kissed my lips, I taste your mouth by MrsStylinson

Words: 290k

When Louis moves into the flat next to Harry's, neither of them thinks it will change their lives. Louis is stuck in a relationship with his controlling and overly possessive boyfriend who he loves too much to break up with. Harry is content, seeking refuge from the snobby world he grew up in and forging a new path for himself. He does happen to have a habit of wanting to fix people though and when he meets Louis, the gorgeous man with a prat of a boyfriend, he finds himself trying to do just that. While Harry tries to avoid getting tangled in a messy situation, Louis tries to deny that there's a niggling voice in the back of his head that prefers Harry to his own boyfriend. While both determinedly refuse to let change come, they fail to notice that exact force wrapping around them and pulling them tighter together until there just might be no escape from the feelings brewing within.

♡ credit to the owner of the manip

♡ past themed recs here

[polaroidlouis]

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by brokenbeaks @broken-beaks

Before the dawn of their first proper interaction, Louis William Tomlinson doesn't know the impact of the starlit atmosphere. He doesn't know that snails can sleep for three entire years, nor that an octopus' heart rate is tripled due to its inheritance of three cardiac organs. He doesn't know, because he's yet to dive into the enigmatic, limitless mind of Harry Edward Styles.

And when he finally knows, he doesn't ever want to go back.

an enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken elevator.

[torinia]

after going through ALL my history on ao3, this is the result. welcome.... the treacherously put together collection of my favorite l & h fics.

280k - 150k

All I Want by LHStylinson (289k) 

Collision by itjustkindahappened (225k)

There’s No Fair In Farewell by we_are_the_same  (220k) 

Shake Me Down by AGreatPerhaps12 (208k)

Love Endless by wubwubnparmaham (852k) 

1DMagic by darcie (187k) 

You Smell Like by mystic_believexx (185k) 

my heart is breathing for this moment in time by usedtothebeach (159k) 

strawberry milk fic by Wankerville (158k) 

The Original Mpreg!Harry by chelseafrew (150k) 

amaryllis by hattalove (146k)

149k - 80k 

Unbelievers by isthatyoularry (136k) 

Soft Hands, Fast Feet, Can't Lose by dolce_piccante (118k) 

Into The Blue by zarah5 (117k)

All of Me by kiwikero (116k) 

Mine Would Be You by crinkle-eyed-boo (KimmieRocks) (114k) 

Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore (113k)

Through Erie Chaos by MediaWhore (102k) 

Swim In The Smoke by whoknows (101k) 

Deaf!Harry 'Verse by chelseafrew (101k) 

Red Brick Heart by hazmesentir (98k) 

Them Butterflies by momentofclarity (97k) 

Black with Autumn Rain by whimsicule  (93k) 

Wanted Housemates by crypticfangirl (90k)

Nothing But You On My Mind by nonsensedarling (83k)

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by justlikelouis (81k) 

technicolor by creamcoffeelou (81k)

79k - 50k 

Follow Your Arrow by bitter_leaf (78k) 

adjudication by bottomlinsons (75k) 

i’m still learning how to love by literato (74k) 

All Things Hidden by anewyorklovely (68k) 

Royal Desires by reader_chic_2 (66k) 

the impossible now by stylinsoncity (64k)

like cabbages and kings by you_explode (60k) 

Brasswood Boys by Tomlinsontoes (59k) 

If We Could Only Have This Life For One More Day (If We Could Only Turn Back Time) by girlmadeofstars (55k) 

Standing On The Edge Of Forever by EllaO (55k)

If You're Out There (I'll Find You Somehow) by jacaranda_bloom (55k) 

Never Settle For Less by gravityinglass (54k) 

Love's On The Line, Is That Your Final Answer? by PearlyDewdrops (53k) 

Tied to Fate by littlelouishiccups (52k) 

Time After Time by kingsofeverything (51k) 

Loyal Knight and True by rainbowninja167 (51k) 

just call me inspiration by hereforlou (51k) 

49k - 20k 

haunted by the ghost of you by missandrogyny (49k) 

Won't sleep by orphan_account (48k) 

The Flatmates by Centa0592 (48k) 

The Fairy Ring by thedeathchamber (46k) 

fae by whoknows  (46k) 

somewhere only we know by bethaboo (44k)

Bittersweet and Strange only has this pdf copy remaining (41k) 

Play Pretend, Find a Friend? by angelichl (40k) 

alien harry by suspendrs (36k) 

Close to Nowhere by angelichl (34k) 

Needing You More and More, Let’s Give Love A Try by supernope (33k)

When You’re With Me by dimpled_halo (33k)

Pretty Boy by iwillpaintasongforlou (32k) 

The Haunting of Louis Tomlinson by HelloAmHere (31k) 

counting the stars behind the clouds by simplestardust (28k)  

we are the greatest pretenders by chillpills (27k) 

Them. by orphan_account (27k) 

Ever Since I Tried Your Way by flowercrownfemme (25k) 

Dog Teeth by rubyspice (24k)

written in the stars (that's you and me) by fackinglouis (22k) 

for the first time by mixedfandomfics (22k) 

Alone in a Sea of Stars by panda_bear21 (21k)

Out of the Wild by jaerie (21k) 

long hair don't care by ballsdeepinjesus (20k) 

All the small things by kitundercover (20k) 

19k <

falling for your hallelujah by whiskeyinthejar (19k) 

I Wanna Be Alright With My Baby Tonight by graceling_in_a_suit (18k) 

A Moment out of Time by dea_liberty (18k) 

Before You Came Into My Life (I missed you so bad) by downhill_tumble (16k) 

A Run At The Past by hostagesfic (11k)

wild flower, my face of love by orphan_account (11k) 

You Turned Up (Like a Friend of Mine) by lululawrence (10k) 

TW// One Day At A Time by craigtrash (9k) 

only been here one time by alienharry (9k) 

The Truth I Can't Explain (Smoke and Mirrors) by FallingLikeThis (9k) 

Ten Million Ways To Love Somebody by slashter (8k) 

Baby Please Have Mercy On Me. by brooklynbis (2k) (I have asthma too:/)  

[greeneyesfriedrice]

hii this question is totally random but have you read the fic called "to lure a hummingbird (you had me starstuck)?

hi!!

yes i have!!! i totally forgot about that fic, oh my god. it’s so good and definitely a recommend!! (also… enemies to lovers my beloved)

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) by brokenbeaks (E, 81K)

[broken-beaks]

to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck)

length: 81k

@larryfanfiction made this for my fic last year and i’m still blown away by it. i love this in every way possible. thank you so much! :’)

[tomlinsun]

Girl can you please rec me your top 10 fics (larry) ?? I'm feeling nostalgic

ur wish is my command (sorry it literally took a week to answer this lmao)

first things first my fave fic ever in history has its own spot outside the list bc i can: Escapade by @haydolce. words can’t express how much i love that fic ok, i’ve read it so many times i can probs recite it in my sleep.

now on to my top 10 larry fics (in no particular order bc i can’t decide):

✰ walk my days on a wire (38k) ⇢ When actor Louis Tomlinson used to daydream about dating Harry Styles, this is not what he had in mind. (fake pretend relationship)

✰ with your love we could breathe underwater (28k) ⇢ AU where Harry is a mermaid, Louis is a human, and they both discover a lot more than they anticipated.

✰ feel the chemicals burn in my bloodstream (123k) ⇢ Harry is a journalist with a lot of secrets and Louis is the future king of the United Kingdom; they live together for 60 days.

✰ adore you (66k) ⇢ Against his wishes, Harry spends the holidays at his family’s summer estate, and is reluctantly pulled into a courtship he didn’t ask for. Harry doesn’t want to get married, but Louis does. They don’t fit, but then again they really, really do.

✰ say hallelujah, say goodnight (110k) ⇢ Louis is an angel who is just a little too bad to be good, Harry is a demon who is just a little too good to be bad, and they’re both a little too in love to be impartial when angels and demons go to war.

✰ in this light (99k) ⇢ Harry is a wardrobe stylist who likes to live in the moment, and Louis is a popstar who looks dreamy in double breasted jackets. Harry never stood a chance.

✰ to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck) (81k) ⇢An enemies-to-lovers fic where Harry and Louis are neighbours who are forced to get along due to the inconvenience (or convenience) of a broken elevator.

✰ untangle me (103k) ⇢ The one where Harry and Louis finally get it right.

✰ my heart, in deadly rhythm (42k) ⇢ Spies!AU in which Liam is the Wade to Louis’ Kim Possible, Zayn seduces people for intel, Niall is an expert at blowing things up, and Harry is more than a bit famous in his particular field… or infamous, actually. And Louis? Well, Louis just wishes people would quit trying so bloody hard to kill him all the time.

✰ loathly (11k) ⇢ An Arthurian Legend/Faerie AU based on ‘The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle’, wherein Louis is a Knight of the Round Table and Harry is not what he seems.

[louisandthedagger]

sorry, i just saw you replied! may i have the names of both fics pls 🥺🥺

oh!! both!! the ziam one and the larry one

ziam one: permanent (A FAVORITE)

larry one: to lure a hummingbird (you had me moonstruck)