Niall gave him a look that made it clear that he overstepped before he turned to the couple, an eager smile on his face. “Well, I am happy for you, Louis. I can’t believe it!”
Harry continued sipping his coffee, hands bunched into fists on his lap as he looked at Louis, desperate to catch his eyes.
“It is crazy, right?” Louis chuckled, his hand coming up to rub subconsciously at his neck. “I guess when you come across the right man, everything just falls into place."
The right man?
Harry wondered if that made him the wrong one.
Or; Prompt #11: Himbo Harry is smitten with stem cell researcher Louis, who only dates smart people.
“Are you asking me on a date?” Louis halts. “That is very forward of you.”
“It is, isn’t it?” Harry chuckles, scratching his neck nervously, “I didn’t mean for it to come out so bluntly, forget I said —”
“No,” Louis blurts out, before he takes a deep breath and repeats, “I mean — yes, I would love to. As a thank you, I mean.”
Harry’s smile deepens, turning playful as his eyes hood slightly. “As a thank you, huh? That’s fine by me. I didn’t expect you to fall as hard and quick as I have for you, anyway,” His words are soft as his hand brushes against Louis’ wrist, “I’ll see you tomorrow at six, Your Highness.” He bows, waving as he runs back to the estate.
Louis waves back. The warm, bitter cocoa scent Harry leaves behind causes his heart to flutter erratically through the whole walk back to the castle.
“Oh, he is going to be a problem.”
Or; Louis can have anyone across any kingdom, but he doesn’t want them. He wants Harry — the mysterious, new stable hand.
For the Bottom Louis Fic Fest 2021, we’re bringing back writing parties!
This year, we decided to do more frequent writing parties to encourage writers to keep working on their fic throughout the writing period. Each writing party will be 2 hours long, though of course you do not need to write the entire time if your schedule doesn’t permit it.
Though you are under no obligation to participate in any or all of the writing parties, this can be a great way to motivate yourself to write over the next five months. It will also provide an opportunity to both give and receive encouragement - and to have solidarity with your fellow writers as you all work on your fics simultaneously. 😊
Here is the writing party schedule, as it currently stands:
Sunday, June 13 at 12PM ET (find in your time zone here)
Saturday, June 26 at 10AM ET (find in your time zone here)
Sunday, July 11 at 12PM ET (find in your time zone here)
Saturday, July 24 at 10AM ET (find in your time zone here)
Sunday, August 8 at 12PM ET (find in your time zone here)
Sunday, August 22 at 10AM ET (find in your time zone here)
Saturday, September 4 at 12PM ET (find in your time zone here)
Sunday, September 19 at 10AM ET (find in your time zone here)
Sunday, October 3 at 12PM ET (find in your time zone here)
Saturday, October 16 at 10AM ET (find in your time zone here)
Each writing party will be posted about in advance, but it might still be helpful to save this list of dates and times as a reminder to yourself. We’ll see you there, writers!
It’s time! We’re excited to announce that sign ups for the Bottom Louis Fic Fest 2021 are officially open - and they will remain open until June 13, 2021 at 10:00AM ET. If you have a prompt you really want, we’d recommend you sign up right away, but if you’re less picky about prompts or if you’re signing up as a beta or a Brit-picker, you can take your time.
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Remember: Prompts will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
After You Sign Up:
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You must respond to our email within 48 hours to accept your assigned prompt.
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You can start writing your fic whenever you’re ready!
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