#vashtaneradas

[twopoppies]

The military fic the anon is looking for is Hold Onto Your Stars by vashtaneradas. It has the scene anon mentions, where army officers come to Louis’ apartment with bad news about Harry while Zayn is there hanging out. Harry is in the British army and deployed in Afghanistan, and Zayn and Louis are friends because Zayn’s boyfriend Liam is deployed with Harry. It’s an excellent fic, very powerful. I hope it’s ok to mention — spoiler alert — there’s no major character death. It’s from 2013 and, as was pretty common then, there are basically no tags, so I can imagine skipping it out of fear for that kind of outcome (I personally can’t handle MCD). While it put me through the emotional ringer, it was definitely worth it and ended in a good place.

Thank you, darling. I love that author. I know I’ve read that one, but I must have forgotten to bookmark it. And thank you for the spoiler alert.

hold onto your stars by vashtaneradas (NE, 16K)

au; harry's in the army, louis' back home, and ninety days is a lifetime.

[ladyaj-13]

Spring 2023 - 28th Appreciation

Welcome to my spring 2023 rec list! Covering February to May because time flies and I’ve been distracted. But I think that shows you how much I enjoyed these fics, for them to break through. There are definitely others I enjoyed just as much which I didn’t manage to note down, damn disorganisation.

Featuring what I’m terming OT7, Lilo, Zarry, Stylinshaw and Larry.

Poly (OT…7?)

We Need Nothing More - reminiscingintherain - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] - E, 9k, 2022 - multiple pairings, series, everyone loves Louis including the radio 1 DJs - because of course they do :) One of last year’s Wordplay creations, this series is a delight for a Louis polyamory/multishipper like me.

Lilo

Not the Jealous Type - loudicrous - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] - T, 2k, 2022 - tour shenanigans, OT5 friendship, truth or dare. This is super cute, canon, and oblivious!Liam. WHAT MORE COULD I ASK FOR??

Zarry / Lilo

Heart Skips A Beat - harriet_vane - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] - T, 27k, 2012 - This author is always a safe bet, she has such a particular style which I enjoy so much. Unfortunately (sob!), I think this was the last fic of hers I hadn’t yet gotten around to reading. I’ve put it in a dual category because although Lilo is the first listed relationship, the Zarry is in no way background. 

Stylinshaw

Quite the Pickle - lululawrence - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] @lululawrence - NR, 1k, 2023 - AU, mpreg, meet cute, crack. I’ll read anything Sus writes and new Stylinshaw?! Double win. This is so sweet and funny but also I’m 100% with Harry here, pickles are delicious.

Larry

Maid in the A.M. - Lainy122 - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] - E, 9k, 2015 - AU, famous/non-famous, cleaner Louis. This one is a lot of fun - I love the humour :D

Once The Dark Divides - zanni_scaramouche - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] @zanniscaramouche - E, 14k, 2023 - kink exploration, friends to lovers, AU. Okayyyyy. Hot. Haha, I was tempted to leave it there but this fic is so well-written, and the relationship and bond between Harry and Louis and how it mutates throughout the extended scene is just great. 

Cool Cats - FallingLikeThis - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] @fallinglikethis - 2018, T, 16k - Louis/Marcel, high school AU, hybrids, D&D. This fic is adorable, Marcel is adorable, his tail especially is completely adorable.

like a bastard on the burning sea - vashtaneradas - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] - NR, 22k, 2013 - infidelity, angst, AU. I think almost everyone in the fandom will have read this, but if you’ve been putting it off it’s time to get around to it. It hurts, but it’s beautifully written and if you’re in the right mindset it’s a wonderful read.

all this devotion - princelouisau - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] @princelouisau - E, 38k, 2022 - omegaverse, fake relationship, friends to lovers. I’m such a sucker for pining/platonic sex tropes and this fic has them in spades! 

yeah, he's a looker (but i really think it's guts that matter most) - devilinmybrain (venomedveins) - One Direction (Band) [Archive of Our Own] @thedevilinmybrain - E, 40k, 2022 - outsider (Oli) POV, canon, friendship. Honestly, I completely loved this. So intricate, so well written, so realistic - it tugs at the heartstrings and sweeps you up into it entirely.

[d3adbutstillpr3tty]

What about “harry breaks Louis, Louis breaks everything “? You know I never read any Larry fics but I’ve been so curious to read them . Which ones do you love and hate ?

that’s like a bastard on the burning sea by vashtaneradas. tbh all the popular ones are trash w/ horrible characterizations of louis lmao. u gotta go to BLP/the BLFF for the good recs!! & they have recs with louis/omc or louis/other celebs that are good too.

[theficpusher]

ring around the moon by unwept | T | 5086 Louis leans in, eyes fluttering shut, lashes dark, casting spidery shadows under the March sun. Harry meets him halfway. Here, between the space of their mouths, spring comes alive. or 5 slices where they seek shelter in each other.

beat the darkness by turnyourankle | T | 7754 Harry is a volunteer nurse stationed in Cairo; Louis is one of the patients in his ward.

You Smiled by taggiecb | G | 9053 Just then, the man looks up, and catches Harry's eye. Harry freezes, feeling as though he's the one trapped. The man doesn't smile, just watches Harry watch him, until finally he lifts his eyebrows in question, and Harry somehow manages to release himself from the spell that he feels he's under. -- It's 1758 and on the eve of a battle with the French, Captain Harry Styles of the British army has just begun his appointment as a prison warden in Louisbourgh, Nova Scotia. Harry prepares himself and his guards for their prisoners of war, but nothing could have prepared him for the sight of the most beautiful man he has ever seen- who is now his prisoner.

hold onto your stars by vashtaneradas | nr | 16258 au; harry's in the army, louis' back home, and ninety days is a lifetime.

the dead things we carry by MediaWhore | M | 25316 September ‘49 He hasn’t seen him since that day in France, that horrible muddy day where for one terrifyingly long second, Louis really thought he was going to die. He winces with the phantom pain, the hand not holding his cane going to his stomach automatically, remembering the franticness, the tenderness, of Harry’s hands while Louis was bleeding out. This is the man who saved Louis’ life. For one second, Louis fears Harry won’t recognise him, but his eyes widen when he turns to his left and they meet Louis’. He takes a step forward, reaching for him with a shaky hand before stopping himself. “Louis,’ Harry says with a shudder and Louis doesn’t think his name has ever carried more weight. This is the only man Louis ever thought about kissing for real. “Oh,” Mrs. Padley says, clearly taken aback. “You two know each other?” There are some things people never fully come home from. Until, one day, if they’re lucky, home comes to them.

through chaos as it swirls, it’s us against the world by sweetfairydreams | E | 31728 corporal styles is sent on a suicidal mission, at his hands the lives of hundreds of men that are going straight into a trap. he ends up finding louis, the french and most beautiful boy he ever seen, and a baby, in a basement of a dead city. based on the movie 1917

Letters to June by Larry_you_know | M | 41150 It's 1915, Europe is in the middle of the Great War. Omega Louis decides to join the Letter Home Project to become someone’s penfriend. Through this he meets a lovely soldier who hasn't got anyone else to send a letter to. Along with his letter, comes a picture of the most handsome alpha Louis has ever seen.

fondre ton absence by scrunchyharry | T | 41315 Harry had never really given much thought to the future. He preferred to let life steer him forward and to follow in the footsteps of Louis, his best friend from as far as his memory went, his lover, his everything. Louis knew better than he did what was good for him. It changed drastically when Louis was ripped away from him, drafted and sent to the front to fight in a war that Harry had always been sure would never reach him. Too young and too sickly to follow, Harry was left on his own for the first time in his life. When he thought things could not possibly get worse, Louis went missing at the Somme and was declared dead. While everyone buried and mourned him, Harry never moved on. If Louis were dead, he was sure that he would know it. Their lives were too entwined, he would know if half of his heart had died. Determined to find Louis, Harry did everything he could in his quest to be reunited with him, except prepare for the state Louis might be in. He did not prepare for the harsh truth he would have to face: was love possible without memories?

We're What's Right In This World by BriaMaria | E | 48809 “Why did you talk like that in Brighton? If you weren’t planning on ever telling me?” Louis asked. “Is it because you think you’re going to die?” “It’s war, Lou,” Harry said finally. The words were a knife slipped between his ribs. Everything hurt and he was bleeding. He shifted up, his palms cradling Harry’s jaw, his lips against his boy’s. Not kissing, just resting there, so Louis could feel him. “Promise you’ll come back to me.” Harry’s hands smoothed down the sides of Louis’ body. “You know I can’t do that. I’ll never lie to you.” “Promise me. We’re going to have our cottage. And our dogs. And our breakfast in the garden where nothing grows because of the wind from the sea. Promise me.” “I won’t.” Stubborn as always, his boy. “I’ll promise you, I’ll love you all my life. I’ll promise you, you’ll never leave my thoughts. I’ll promise you, you’re my forever and my always. But promising you something I can’t cheapens the things I can.” ---- Or the World War II AU where Harry goes off to fight and all Louis wants to do is be the boy who brings him home.

[liveforjiley]

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[lyingwithlarryfics]

hold onto your stars

“au; harry's in the army, louis' back home, and ninety days is a lifetime.“

[afirethatcannotdie]

my favorite fics [12/?]

let’s savour what we’re falling over by vashtaneradas [20k]

west wing au (loosely); in other words everyone works in the white house and louis likes getting coffee with the washington post reporter in his briefing room.

[theartsycorgi]

Inktober52 - Week 3 - Shadow Comment Below - What's the first thought that pops into your head when you see an object cast more than one shadow? If you thought, 'more than one light source', there's not much of a point in reading further. I thank you for your time, your 'like' (& comment, hopefully) and bid you farewell. Buuuuuuut - if you thought 'Vashta Nerada', hello, there, fellow Whovian. Pleasure to have made your acquaintance! Doctor Who, at least in its earlier seasons, didn't take itself too seriously and not many episodes had a terror factor to them. Remember Cassandra, that b!tchy trampoline? Or the pilot episode with the ridiculous mannequins? The first truly terrifying DW episode was, for me, the Silence in the Library. The Vashta Nerada are the scariest DW villains, the Weeping Angels a close second. Anywho, after watching said episode, I had recurrent nightmares with the exact image above (sometimes still do), avoided stepping on shadows and I still do a double take whenever I see an object cast more than one shadow. Tell me what your scariest DW episode was in the comments below. --- #doctorwho #superwholock #tardis #drwho #whovian #riversong #silenceinthelibrary #thedoctor #doctorwhofandom #whovians #tenthdoctor #bbcdoctorwho #vashtanerada #scifi #cat #space #digitalart #digitalartist #inktober52 #inktober52shadow #shadow #art #artoninstagram #artistofinstagram #ibispaintx #xppen https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6XrY6vM29/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[azazabus]

Inktober 2021-8 "Hey! Who turned out the lights?" #inktober #doctorwho #silenceinthelibrary #vashtanerada https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxwS6ABCI_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[hestolibrary]

hold a hand for cover by vashtaneradas

they’ve still got all the money in the world, all the big nights and bigger houses, all the people at their doors with singles and album deals and promises of more, they still have all of that, and they will forever. the only thing they’ve burnt through is each other.

or, two years after the band, harry and louis bump into each other for the first time.

Canon Compliant

Words: 26,334 Relationships: Harry+Louis, Harry+OFC Additional Characters: Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Stan Published: 30. June 2013

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[neenah61]

January 2/365 Someone checking for the #vashtanerada lurking in the shadows! #drwho #chickenbone OR they just lazy littering louts https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm5X6AuJR0y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[nathansinart]

Vashta Nerada done in my sketchbook using copic markers. #doctorwho #who #10thdoctor #vashtanerada #copic #copicmarkers #sketchbook #skull #markers #illustration #space #spacesuit https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgk2xMasjBq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegeeknerdfanboy]

Vashta Nerada from Doctor Who by Lin Workman. I picked this up during the St. Jude benefit auction at the @memphiscomicexpo 1st Annual Drink and Draw. #memphiscomicexpo #vashtanerada #drinkanddraw #stjude https://www.instagram.com/p/BpcVid7HO0u/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1mdyi3mwfxbtv

[craftygeekgirls]

If you visit the vendor room at @whoconsandiego this weekend make sure you count the shadows. #sdwhocon2021 #Whovians #whocon #craftygeekgirlsontheroad #crochetfun #ourownpattern #drwho #vashtanerada (at Four Points Sheraton Hotel Aero Dr.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU0eDS9h35o/?utm_medium=tumblr

[theficpusher]

you got what i need by jaerie | E | 3307 Harry loves his husband Louis, but his personal trainer Liam just gives him something he needs to start his day. Turns out Louis needs the same thing. Oddly enough, they get it from the same source.

just hold on, we're going home by gravitycentered | E | 20826 Their foreheads lightly knock together and Zayn leans into her; when Louis opens her eyes, she’s met with Zayn’s looking back, too close for her to see between them clearly. louis has a boyfriend, but she also has zayn.

like a bastard on the burning sea by vashtaneradas | nr | 22181 au; harry breaks louis, louis breaks everything.

we tripped on the urge to feel alive by levelofcharm | nr | 33090 This should feel wrong, honestly. Louis and Harry stumbling into the backseat of Harry’s van, stripping themselves of their clothes, well, Harry’s clothes. Louis had stolen a Rolling Stones shirt from him after the first time they got together in Harry’s flat after a few drinks. And just as quick as it happened, Louis was rushing out to get back to his boyfriend. Boyfriend that wasn’t Harry but that’s besides the point. Or: Harry and Louis have been sneaking around for years and their feelings are finally catching up with them.

Falling by make_this_feel_like_home | M | 38411 Harry had the entire world in his hands and one stupid decision shatters the whole universe. Losing Louis had been the hardest thing he'd been through, and still 14 years later, the echos of pain are present in his chest. Harry had moved on. He'd forgiven his mistakes and he'd made a life in the wreckage. But when he hears Louis' voice come from behind him at Niall's wedding, he realizes he was not prepared to face the person he hurt most in the world. And, that he might still be very much in love with Louis.

Baby, Come Light Me Up by dinosaursmate | E | 50643 Jay sighed. “Louis. Why won’t you ever talk to me?” She watched him carefully. “I can tell that something isn’t right.” “What do you mean?” Louis asked, shoving his hands between his thighs because he could feel them shaking. “It’s fine, Mum.” “Louis, I—” Jay paused and sighed. “I don’t believe you.” “Did you ever think that maybe this is why I didn’t come home?” Louis snapped, hearing and regretting his tone but not being able to stop himself. “Maybe I don’t want to be completely interrogated about my love life.” “No, darling,” Jay said, undeterred and unshaken by Louis’ outburst. “I think you’ve not been coming home because Gareth doesn’t want you to.” You’re wrong, you’re wrong, Louis yelled inside his brain. Another voice; faint, distant, buried, seemed to agree with the horrible, sinking feeling in his gut. “No,” he finally scoffed. --- Life is complicated for Louis Tomlinson. His job sucks, his mum is always mad at him, and his boyfriend is too busy all the time. He gains some perspective when he meets Harry and, suddenly, everything is turned on its head.

You're in my veins by likelarry | M | 53937 Louis cheats on Harry after being married for twelve years. When Louis comes clean and asks to mend their relationship, Harry doesn't think he has it in him to do it, even if he is pregnant again.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by kingsofeverything | E | 109504 Louis’ life is steady and calm, moored by his marriage, and tied to his hometown, but after a chance encounter with another man, it’ll never be the same

Where We Belong by pointerbrother | E | 118701 They had it all. Reasonable flat, reasonable money, (somewhat) reasonable friends and love beyond all reason. They were perfect. Louis thought.

[britishhusbands]

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