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A One Direction fic rec of fics that involve cuddling as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

🫂 tangled up in you by @missandrogyny

(E, 45k, famous/not famous) “What did you get me, then?!” Niall must hear the tinge of hysteria in his voice, because he’s pulling himself together, trying to stop himself from laughing. There’s still a big grin on his face, though, when he says, “I got you a professional cuddler.”

🫂 Find You Home by @kingsofeverything

(E, 35k, fake relationship) When Louis lies to his family and says he’ll bring his new boyfriend home for Christmas, his best friend and roommate Harry agrees to play the part. It’s that, or be left alone over the holidays.

🫂 A Cuddle Guide, courtesy of Louis by MyEnglishRose / @lwtisloved

(T, 23k, roommates) Platonic Louis-centric OT5 fluff with side Larry and a lot of cuddles and platonic fun

🫂 Harry You're No Good Alone by lucy_in_the_sky

(E, 16k, uni) Harry struggles with insomnia and loneliness, almost turning to cuddle therapy when his best friend Louis reaches out to lend helping hand.

🫂 We Chase The Stars To Lose Our Shadow by 5secsoflarry

(E, 15k, omegaverse) Insomniac and someone professionally cuddling with them to fall asleep....They fall in love.

🫂 All at once, this is enough by @lunarheslwt

(G, 7k, omegaverse) Harry, overcome with burn out, wants to nest but he has never nested before, doesn’t know how to. Louis, his best friend, is only happy to help him make a nest and be there for him. Along the way, they find something more.

🫂 Just a Minute more by kingofthefridaynight

(NR, 6k, established relationship) a rainy day in bed, where all they do is enjoy each other’s company.

🫂 Every Time We Touch by wabadabadaba / @badger-bear

(G, 5k, omegaverse) the one where Louis is suffering from touch deprivation so he goes to see Harry who is a professional cuddler.

🫂 Lazy Days and Pancakes for Two by Cyantific / @beyondxmeasure

(T, 4k, established relationship) They haven't seen each other in eighteen days. What better way to spend a much-needed tour break than having a lazy day watching shit TV and having breakfast in bed with your husband.

🫂 Cuddle Up A Little Closer by @jaerie

(NR, 3k, hybrid Louis) Harry's therapist suggests that he should get a pet. Liam might have found the perfect one for him.

🫂 Craving Cuddles by red_panda28 / @red-panda-28

(T, 3k, omegaverse) Omega Harry is pining for his best friend and flatmate Omega Louis, there's some cuddling involved and they get there in the end

🫂 Alpha Heater For Sale by stretchmybones / @lookwhatyoumademelou

(T, 3k, omegaverse) Louis tilted his head at the flyer curiously. It read: Alpha heater for sale! Winter weather got you down? Call Harry for your warm, furnace-like needs!

🫂 The Truth is in the Thunderstorms by SinfullyPresent

(NR, 3k, canon) the AU in which Louis is scared shitless of thunderstorms, but doesn't tell Harry until five and a half years after the X Factor.

🫂 living love in slow motion by ashavahishta

(T, 2k, established relationship) Just a typical Sunday morning.

🫂 spoon time by shiptattou / @wecantalktomorrow

(G, 2k, friends to lovers) There was nothing going on between them outside of the normal bro-pal-laddy-dude things every other set of best friends did. All sets of best friends did things like this. You know, hanging out every day, staying up late, and chatting until the wee hours which usually ended up as a sleepover and bed-sharing.

🫂 Smells like heaven, feels like luxury by marshashlands

(G, 2k, omegaverse) one direction are touring, and well, louis gets a habit of making a nest out of his best friends clothes. until he catches him, that is…

🫂 Bubbles on your skin by TeamLouis

(G, 2k, established relationship) the one where a hot bubble bath and Christmas spirit are all Louis and Harry need to relax before the holidays

🫂 rain clouds are gathering in numbers by flicker_album / @niall-official

(G, 1k, established relationship) Harry has a bad day at work. Louis cheers him up. featuring: cuddles, a warm bath, & lots of love

🫂 like the light coming through the windows by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove

(G, 1k, uni) Harry loves to watch the sun rise, but Louis has always been more of a night owl than an early bird. But after Louis spends the night, Harry shows Louis all the beauty he sees in a sunrise.

- Rare Pairs -

🫂 (I Was Broke) You Healed Me by @fallinglikethis

(T, 12k, Niall/Harry) Niall's doctor can at least help him with that part: she prescribes Niall some cuddle sessions. It's only a little weird that the person she's prescribing him is her brother. Or maybe that's actually a little bit perfect.

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hello, hope you're alright!

i was wondering if you could make me a wimbledon fic rec? or maybe tennis in general is fine to me, thank you!

Hi, anon! You're very welcome! I've not read the Wimbledon fics out there, but the ones I found look really good, so I'll put them below for you in addition to a few of the tennis fics I've liked!

Want It Flowing Through My Streams by @screwstyles

Wimbledon ABO AU: Harry has just qualified for his first Grand Slam, and he’s prepared to make the most of it – that is, until his heat unexpectedly hits him only a few days before his first match. And it’s just his luck that Louis Tomlinson, the resident bad boy of British tennis, is the only person around to help him.

will u court me? by @eversincezourry

“Pilates and tennis are great stress relievers.”

“Can I be added to the list?” Louis asks with a cheeky wink.

“Depends.”

“On what?”

“If you can handle it,” Harry grins.

or

Louis Tomlinson, the world’s top tennis player, meets rising star Harry Styles. Set across London, Barcelona, and Berlin, their relationship blossoms into something deeper than friends. A high stakes match at Wimbledon is coming up soon, but how important is it when love is teetering on the very same net that keeps them apart?

Tennis Whites by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

Harry settles himself on the bench, puts his sunglasses on, and focuses his attention on the court. There, in all his glory, is Louis Tomlinson.

Player by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

Louis’ job should be simple. Harry Styles, one of the top ranking tennis players in the world, is every publicist's perfect client. He’s charismatic, enigmatic, and fit as fuck. The darling of the media, a national treasure, and a sponsor's wet dream. He’s also a goofball with the kindest heart, sweet, and polite, and singularly focused on achieving his goals.

There are just two minor problems. Firstly, Louis' debilitating crush on said client. And secondly, Harry has just accidentally Instagrammed a picture of his dick to his 18 million followers. So no, Louis’ job is anything but simple.

OR the one where Louis is Harry’s highly strung publicist and has a thing for his client, Harry is an international sports star and has a thing for his publicist, Liam and Zayn have a thing for each other, and Niall wishes everyone would just get their shit together.

Sticks and Stones by Rearviewdreamer / @all-these-larrythings

Number 134: The pleasure of uninhibited trash talk

"Harry gets in position to set up his serve and his stance looks a lot stronger than last time. That’s better form than Louis has seen from him all day so he braces himself, squatting low in anticipation that he might actually get to play.

His thighs are tensed and set to propel him forward to answer Harry’s serve with a good hit of his own. Unfortunately, Louis doesn’t even have to move from where he’s standing, sighing and straightening up again when Harry sends the ball clear over his head. This one flies so far off course that the fucking leaves rustle as it cuts through the trees.

Louis drops his head and covers his face with his racket even though he knows Harry can still see him through the nylon strings. “Sorry again, babe!” Harry offers."

Or: Harry is awful at playing tennis and Louis is supportive of his relative awkwardness and extreme uncoordination; usually, anyway.

And okay this next one isn't a lot about tennis, but Harry is a tennis pro in it and it's so good so you should read it anyway haha

Suddenly Last Summer by @disgruntledkittenface

Louis is bored, rich and lonely. He has no reason to expect that this summer in the Hamptons with his friends will be different from any other – until he meets Harry. Suddenly he has someone who listens to him and cares about what he thinks. Someone who really sees him. But their happily ever after is forever marred by an incident at a party during Labor Day weekend, and Louis is left with a choice to make.

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Operation: Echo Sate II Kiwiwatermelongrapejuice II E II 55k

It starts with Liam leaving for work. Then Harry and Niall vanish without much prior warning. Left behind, Louis makes a choice—and drags Zayn with him across state lines, chasing answers neither of them are ready for.

In New Orleans, something big is unfolding. Whispers of a secret program. An AI with a mind of its own. Too many secrets. Too many tricks. Too much heat.

Also featuring: – A cat named Beau with too much attitude – Handcuffs, for reasons – A sex sling, also for reasons – And a man named Shiv, who might accidentally save the world

This is not what they planned. But sometimes, life hands you an op. You just have to survive it. Part 4 of the LMMC AU is now complete and ready to be read on AO3, here.

Other works in this series: Legally Married, Morally Confused

Panic! At the Safe House

Heathen Chemistry

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A One Direction fic rec of fics where the main pairing are office rivals as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis/Harry -

💻 I’ve Been Hoping You’d Be Somewhere Better Than This (Advertising AU series) by runaway_train / @runaway-train-works

(E, 68k, advertising) The one where Louis is up for a promotion, he just has one tiny, little problem standing in his way.

📑 this charade (was never going to last) by @scrunchyharry

(E, 68k, fake relationship) As if the whole ‘industrial spy’ business was not stressful enough, Harry found himself in a hatred-at-first-sight relationship with one of his new coworkers, Louis, a man intent on detesting Harry.

📤 Easier Than Lying by @starryhazelou

(NR, 49k, Dom/sub) “Harry, my dear friend, you don’t want to start a war with Louis Tomlinson, trust me,” Niall seemed serious now, shooting Harry a warning look. He simply rolled his eyes at Niall, “So, what? I’m just supposed to put up with Louis’ incessant need to make me miserable? I don’t think he plans to stop anytime soon.”

📠 something along the lines of ‘an office love story at christmas’ by levelofcharm

(E, 43k, one night stand) Harry hadn't planned on seeing Louis again, not after that night. When he finds out his only competition for a very desired promotion is Louis, he spirals into a mess of trying to be a better coworker and person right before Christmas in hopes that he can outdo Louis' effortless effect on his office.

📧 As Per My Last Email by @kiwiwatermelongrapejuice

(E, 32k, secret relationship) the one where Louis works in a mind-numbingly beige office, Harry’s his infuriatingly well-dressed supervisor, and they cope with their mutual hatred the only way that makes sense: by secretly hooking up in supply closets, sending deranged emails, and pretending it isn’t the best part of their day.

📋 Head Over Heels by Sasparella76

(E, 26k, enemies to friends to lovers) Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles are both up and coming editors at Cowell Publishing. Louis thinks Harry is brilliant at his job and beyond gorgeous. It’s just a pity that Harry is also the most annoying man Louis has ever met.

📈 And I’d Marry You Harry (Because You Forced Me) by @2tiedships2

(NR, 24k, fake relationship) The Proposal AU featuring Harry as Sandra Bullock, Louis as Ryan Reynolds, and all the fun a fake relationship and forced engagement can bring.

🗄️ it was all by design ('cause i'm a mastermind) by tempolarriefics / @tempolarriefix

(E, 21k, childhood friends) “Really?” Harry pushes. “You’d work diligently under me with no complaints? You’d do whatever I asked of you?” “That would be my job, so yeah.” Harry shakes his head. “I’d work you so fucking hard,” he says slowly, “that you’d have to quit.”

🗂️ now that we're alone (say you hate me) by 28goldensfics / @28goldens

(E, 18k, vacation) Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson are Co-Project Managers, constantly bickering at work, always finding themselves at odds, and competing to be the best.

🗒️ This is a war between my body and tongue by Romantic_Liar

(E, 17k, exhibitionism) Coworkers AU where Louis and Harry hate each other, until they don't.

📠 fire for a heart by brainwaves

(M, 12k, one night stand) Louis and Harry meet in a club. In the beginning, everything that could go wrong does go wrong.

📊 hate is a strong word by peachloulou

(E, 8k, enemies with benefits) The reason why Harry hates Louis Tomlinson is quite simple: Louis is an asshole. There’s nothing more to it. Well, okay, there might be a bit more to the story.

📂 Blame It On Christmas by Kikiberoski16 / @larrysballetslippers

(E, 7k, office party) Harry is the six-time winner of the yearly Christmas sweater competition, but it all changes when a new coworker shakes up his whole world.

📉 Harmony by @seekforwarmth

(E, 6k, trapped) Alpha Harry and Omega Louis don’t have the most amicable relationship at work. When they get stuck together in an elevator, Harry scents Louis after nothing else works to bring him out of his panicked state.

🖇️ The Gingerbread Show Off by @homosociallyyours

(G, 6k, baking) The Gingerbread Show Off is the biggest event of the year at Harry's still sort of new to him job, and when he's given a spot to compete in it he's beyond excited. When he realizes that he's going to be paired up with Louis, he's understandably frustrated.

📌 just you wait and see by orphan_account

(E, 6k, hotel sex) In which Harry mistakes Louis' flirting as an attempt to steal his job.

🗓️ Stuck in a Hellevator by Stria / @nooradeservedbetter

(T, 1k, trapped) Okay, so Louis might not be the easiest person to be around either. But it’s not his fault Harry from finance was hired around April’s fools, and he had to prank him by attaching that sign that said dumbo on him, it was all in good humour and he didn’t mean anything by it.

📬 Delightful Deepthroating by red_panda28 / @red-panda-28

(E, 2k, Kinktober) Louis hates how much Harry talks until he finds a way to shut him up

- Rare Pairs -

📦 Money Moves by mmaree / @zqua1d

(E, 74k, Zayn/Liam) Fake Engagement AU with Boss!Liam and Secretary!Zayn

🏢 everything i ask for (and just a little bit more) by freshstartfever

(M, 21k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) an AU in which Nick is a fashion editor and Louis is his assistant. it goes about as well as it sounds.

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A fic rec of One Direction fics that include a witch character as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

⋆˚࿔ the school of extraordinary lovers by @stylinsoncity

(M, 191k, enemies to lovers) harry is a third-year witch and violinist at Laitswold, the only magical academy in the UK, with dreams of taking on the world, and hopefully breaking the centuries-old curse on his family while he's at it. he does not dream of facing off against his childhood rival and duet partner

⋆˚࿔ House of The Rising Sun by @itsmotivatingcara

(M, 101k, vampire Louis) Harry despised the nickname Louis had given him when they’d first met nine months prior. Little Lamb to the slaughter, Louis had said mockingly. The Originals AU that no one asked for.

⋆˚࿔ It's a Better Place (Since You Came Along) by @phdmama

(E, 51k, magic) When Harry Styles, a mid-level talent, Finder, and small business owner, sets off on the vacation of a lifetime with his best friend, Niall Horan, he has no idea the changes his life will undergo over the next nine days. What he does not plan for are the new friends, new bonds, or the mystery from his past that comes back to haunt him, and he certainly hasn't planned for Louis.

⋆˚࿔ Call It True by abrighteryellow / @a-brighter-yellow

(E, 48k, witch Louis) With dreams of being a successful novelist, Harry’s been working so hard that he almost doesn’t notice the smoothie shop that just opened down the street. But he can’t miss the mysterious, irresistible boy who works there, nor the strange but entirely positive effect his drinks seem to have. 

⋆˚࿔ hard times in elmsmere by @stylinsoncity

(M, 37k, vampire Louis) he’s struggling enough to adjust to life in the present when an older version of harry magically appears to him and requests his help in the future.

⋆˚࿔ a long way down (to the bottom of the river) by MediaWhore / @mediawhorefics

(M, 24k, Practical Magic au) Harry and his sister accidentally kill her abusive boyfriend with magic and Louis is the D.I working the case.

⋆˚࿔ Spinning Out Waiting for You by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose

(M, 18k, uni) From Halloween night until graduation, matched witches and familiars will have to create a talisman to be a physical representation of their bond. One for the witch and one for the familiar. Most pairings last an entire lifetime.

⋆˚࿔ oh so familiar by @insightfulinsomniac

(E, 13k, enemies to lovers) When Harry transferred to the University of Mestonwood, he hoped that he'd finally fit in. As a witch, he's much less likely to feel isolated on an entirely supernatural campus, right? Wrong.

⋆˚࿔ Far Afield by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(T, 11k, flower shop) Harry Styles is a witch who owns the best flower shop in Manchester. Lottie Tomlinson is planning her wedding, and brings her brother along to her first appointment. Both men have been having a bad day and sparks fly.

⋆˚࿔ Just Your Jinx by @larryatendoftheday

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

⋆˚࿔ I'll Meet You At The Cemetery Gates by flamboyo / @riverswater

(T, 10k, witch Harry) If Louis can’t keep kids out of his cemetery the night of Halloween, then it’s only fair for him and Zayn to prank them and scare them to death. Things don’t go as planned.

⋆˚࿔ Babe, There's Something Lonesome About You by patdkitten / @babyarcanacasey

(M, 8k, meet cute) Louis is a hedge witch, who lives a lonely, solitary life. He's quite happy with his shop in Door County, selling New Age magics to the tourists. But his best friend Liam thinks he needs someone around

⋆˚࿔ Always Darkest before the Sunrise by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(NR, 7k, historical) “Harry Styles, ward of the church no longer, you are under arrest for the use of witchcraft against the innocent townspeople of Salem, Massachusetts.”

⋆˚࿔ Sweetest Poison (series) by @hellolovers13

(E, 7k, dark) Witch Harry finally gets rid of his latest boy toy. Who will be next?

⋆˚࿔ This Is Our Fate (I'm Yours) by @fallinglikethis

(T, 6k, neighbors) In a world that doesn’t think things like witches or soulmates exist, Harry Styles knows that they both do. He is a witch and his familiar has just marked his soulmate as “the one”.

⋆˚࿔ Wish You to Ashes by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 6k, exes)  the one where witch Harry is heartbroken, and resorts to a risky spell to rid him of his ex. It doesn’t exactly go as planned

⋆˚࿔ Skulls and Crossbones by sweetkalachuchi / @neverforpickles

(G, 3k, omegaverse) “Thanks for the tea, mate… but uh, why did the steam turn into a skull and crossbones when you stirred it?”

⋆˚࿔ Salt On My Tongue by @homosociallyyours

(E, 643 words, degradation kink) Harry is a witch who's been dabbling in summoning sex demons for a while now. He's become especially devoted to one incubus in particular, a blue eyed demon called Louis.

⋆˚࿔ Petrichor by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

(G, 100 words, fairy Louis) Spring Drabble Prompt: Nature

- Rare Pairs -

⋆˚࿔ Welcome to My Candy Store by mmaree / @zqua1d

(E, 9k, Zayn/Liam) “This is no ordinary toffee apple,” the woman dressed as a witch tells them. “It's a magic wishing toffee apple.” Liam knows it’s a load of codswallop, just an inventive way to make a sale.

⋆˚࿔ A Spell That Can't Be Broken by orphan_account

(G, 8k, Niall/Harry) Niall's a witch, Harry doesn't know this, and it's all on Niall if this blows up in his face.

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A masterpost of Soccer Aid 2025 One Direction fics for @himynameiszayn and anyone else looking for fics inspired by Soccer Aid! (If other Soccer Aid fics get posted, I'll add to this list.)

⚽ Don't Shoot 'til He Scores by larry_hiatus / @emilarry (E, 9k)

With Louis off playing a charity football game, Harry has been tasked with a little game of his own back in his bed—he gets to touch himself, but only when Louis gets the ball.

⚽ I want him - One Shot by tolovelikelarry (NR, 5k)

At Soccer Aid 2025, football-enthusiast Louis Tomlinson immediately draws the attention of suave entrepreneur Harry Styles. And Louis can’t help but be intrigued in return—there’s something about Harry’s quiet confidence that suggests he wants Louis all to himself. From the moment their hands first met, it was clear: neither was about to let the other slip away. But after that first lingering glance across the pitch, will they actually manage to find each other once the final whistle blows?

⚽ The Gods Wish They Believed In Us by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28 (E, 4k)

Harry smirks, resting his hands on the mat below him and leaning backwards. “I think I know how I could encourage you to get done with your workout a bit quicker.”

Harry’s not wearing a shirt, which isn’t an uncommon occurrence. Just a tiny pair of cherry red gym shorts cling to his muscular hips. Although the term gym might be a bit generous. They’re so small they would barely be appropriate for the beach.

Not that Louis is complaining, mind you. It’s just an observation.

(Or the one where Louis is struggling to find motivation to finish his workout. Harry has an unconventional and effective way to encourage him).

⚽ Off the pitch: Into bed (no rest for the wicked) by Louis_loves_28 (E, 3k)

Tired from footy training, Louis' ready to call it a day and hit the couch.

But Harry - hot under the collar from all the pics flooding the socials of his boy in blue - has other ideas.

Sweaty strips, holding poses, troublesome cramps and no one's even talking about the footy any more...

⚽ desire defined by sunflowersue / @sunflower-sue (E, 2k)

what happens after socceraid

⚽ Oral Support by lyrasbutterfly (M, 2k)

“You said you needed some oral-” Harry laughs and shakes his head at his slip up “I mean moral support and i just wanted to take care of you” Louis huffs out a laugh “you lured me into the locker room for some head” Harry's hand moves closer up Louis’s thigh “Not just head, oral support”

Or Louis goes into the locker room to unwind from Soccer Aid and Harry gives him oral I mean moral support

⚽ they can try but they’ll never touch us by Anonymous (E, 2k)

It’s so hard for Harry to keep Louis off his mind when pictures keep dropping of his husband hot and sweaty on the field.

⚽ Just A Taste by @berzerkshires (E, 1k)

Louis always showered before he and Harry got down & dirty. With Louis at practice for Soccer Aid, Harry planned to catch Louis when he didn't have a chance to get clean.

⚽ Just A Taste - Part 2 by @berzerkshires (E, 1k)

When Louis comes home late after getting back from Soccer Aid, he expects Harry to be sleeping but is pleasantly surprised he isn't.

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Rec List: Movie AUs!

Okay first off let me just say that y'all SHOWED UP for this category and I love you for it. We got 20 amazing submissions, including three of these fics being recced by two separate people -- we love seeing the love!!! I always combine the summaries and comments for those, as I like to showcase multiple perspectives and the different details readers might pick out.

As for the contents of this list, we've got a couple of fics under 20k, but a lot of this list is longer stories -- which makes sense for a longer medium like films. Still, there's plenty of variety, from holidays to histories, romances and comedies and dramas. We've got Teen to Explicit, a girl direction, and a few rare pairs (even an OT5 polyamory)!

Grab your popcorn, grab your tissues, grab your comments and kudos, and show these authors some love.

Now In A Minute by thealmightyavocado/@avocadolouie (150000, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

13 year old Louis gets transported into his 30 year old self. to his horror, he finds his favourite Harry totally missing from his life, and Louis can’t help wondering why a life that seemed so perfect, feels so empty.

Reccer says: it's just amazing watching Louis figure out his future self's life and rekindle the relationship with Harry

Let Our Hearts Collide by crinkle-eyed-boo/@crinkle-eyed-boo (76000, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post Warnings: grief, discussions of grief

When Harry, a lonely transit worker, saves the life of the handsome commuter he's been secretly pining for, an innocent mistake results in Liam Payne's family believing that Harry is engaged to their son. In the Paynes, Harry finds the big family he's always longed for...and a love he never saw coming. A While You Were Sleeping AU

Reccer says: This fic is so heartwarming. The perfect romance, but also such lovely big family Christmas vibes

That Smile and That Midnight Laugh by yeah_alright/@uhoh-but-yeah-alright (50000, Teen, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

A Ferris Bueller's Day Off AU that picks up right where the movie leaves off, and imagines what might happen if Ferris' girlfriend and sister become friends. And maybe something more, too.

Reccer says: It's such a fun premise, and it's so gentle and tender and I love how it explores this friendship that blooms into more

your crimes are quiet, my love by lightswoodmagic/@lightwoodsmagic (97000, Explicit, Zayn Malik/Liam Payne) – fic post Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence

A darker Miss Congeniality AU that follows Zayn and Liam, MI5 agents, partners since training and best friends, as they race to stop a serial killer. When Liam makes a tactical call that backfires and almost gets Zayn killed during a raid, he refuses to let Zayn be the one to put himself at risk when all signs point to an upcoming pageant for the serial killer’s next target. While everyone around them seems to be hiding something and they're forced further apart, Liam and Zayn need to find the person responsible, protect each other with everything they have, and figure out why everything suddenly feels different between them.

Reccer says: This is such a satisfying mystery, which I know is hard to do, and the characters are so well drawn. And bonus PEAK ROMANCE

In The Still Of The Night by jacaranda_bloom/@jacaranda-bloom (68000, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

the Dirty Dancing AU where Louis is a feisty omega who wants to change the world, Harry is an alpha from the wrong side of the tracks, and nobody puts Louis in a corner.

Reccer says: I love how the movie is adapted, making it omegaverse worked so well! There's so much heat and chemistry between Louis and Harry, it definitely holds up against the romance of the movie

Two Roads Diverged by FallingLikeThis/@fallinglikethis (16000, Explicit, Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles) – fic post

Nick is stuck in a job he hates and supporting his writer boyfriend who spends more time at the library doing "research" than he does at home. One fateful day he bumps his head at work and decides to go home early. If he misses the train, he won't catch his boyfriend cheating on him, he'll end up staying in a dead end relationship, and he'll never quit his soul-sucking day job. But what happens if he catches it? A Sliding Doors Au that shows both possible paths.

Reccer says: A sweet and lovely fic! So well written, the altering timelines flowed really well

The World Turned Upside Down by dogslpdi/@dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram (71000, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post Warnings: period-typical homophobia

In September 1984, Harry Styles starts at Manchester Polytechnic with two goals: to take pictures and to join the Lesbian and Gay Society. He’s never paid much attention to the news, but everyone he meets in Manchester supports the miners. He realises how right they are when he meets Louis Tomlinson, a striking miner who flirts with him. A month later they are both at the founding meeting of Manchester Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, trying to bring down the government. Through letters and visits they build a relationship, in a world very much not of their own choosing. Manchester and Doncaster in the 1980s are grim, hopeful and alive. Niall is president of the Young Labour club, Nick Grimshaw is in love with the singer of an up and coming band, Fizzy wants to know more about the women of Greenham Common and Harry and Louis are brave. A Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners/Pride AU.

Reccer says: I was overwhelmed by the world that the author created and I could tell how how much careful research must have gone into this fic, and it takes such skill to use that research and not make the story laborious to get through. I was overcome with emotion at different points, it's just a beautiful story

Sea Asunder by cupcakentea/@cupcakentea (68049, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

A Portrait of a Lady on Fire AU

Reccer says: Such a satisfying slow burn! And it was so atmospheric, this author has such a way with words. I was so wrapped up in this story and I truly fell in love with the characters. It just felt epic, absolutely gorgeous and haunting!

It's Not Personal, It's Business by sweettartine/@sweettartine (16000, Teen, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

The bakery Harry inherited from his grandmother is on the brink of going out of business. The new coffee shop opening up across the street is sure to be the final nail in the coffin. To add insult to injury, the coffee shop general manager is extremely attractive. Harry's only comfort during this nightmare is his internet crush.

Reccer says: SUCH a good adaptation! Such good pacing and build, the arc is just really well done. Right from the beginning, the exposition is smooth and you feel immediately part of this world. And it's so funny and clever, and the author has such a way with opening lines!

All I Want by Kate Monster, sophie_448/ (7000, Teen, Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles)

It's five weeks to Christmas and Nick has just started his dream job as host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Unfortunately, his crush on Harry, the office intern, might just bring the whole thing crashing to the ground. A Love Actually AU of the prime minister/Natalie storyline. Except we couldn't imagine a world in which Nick was the prime minister, so it's set at Radio 1 instead.

Reccer says: so adorable and fluffy and just fun to read!

The Fire and the Fate by dimpled_halo/@comebackassholes (56000, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post Warnings: Depression, Alcohol and Drug Addiction

An A Star is born au with a happy ending. Harry is a troubled musician about to reach the end of his rope when he finds Louis singing in a club one night. He’s instantly mesmerised by the man with blue eyes and breathtaking voice.

Reccer says: Loved it!!! The author definitely captured the spirit of their like intense epic love story from the movie but made it so much better with their changes.

Drain to the Stars by Blooming Rogue/@roguenauticals (28002, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

Louis lived a very quiet life at his inherited book shop in Notting Hill, until Oscar-winner Harry Styles walked through the door.

Reccer says: This one was so delightful and parts of it absolutely broke my heart too, omg. I loved the changes the author made adapting the movie, keeping the spirit and what I love about it while bringing in all of the boys. Really, really well done

Home For The Holiday by Larrysmomfics/@larrysmomfics (25576, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

A "The Holiday" inspired AU where Harry meets Louis after agreeing to swap houses with a stranger on the internet for three weeks over the holidays.

Reccer says: This fic is charming, funny, sweetly romantic, and has the perfect balance of fandom references! Such a wonderful piece, so well-written and really really hilarious.

I Can Feel It Take A Hold by louislittletomlintum/@louislittletomlintum (30000, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

the one where it’s call me by your name but with; developed frontal lobes, oranges instead of peaches, golden by harry styles, and a happy ending

Reccer says: A great film fic from a great author! They’re close enough to the movies without following the exact plot, so it's a familiar story but full of new details and discoveries.

All I’ve Ever Known by haztobegood/@haztobegood (34821, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

The disruption was small, but mighty. It came hitched to the back of a black Dodge Ram pickup truck one sunny spring afternoon. With its shiny metal siding and sparkling windows, it stood out like a sore thumb. It was a Tiny House. The brand new tiny house was delivered to the empty lot at 28 Longbourn Lane, drawing a small crowd around the mailboxes. Gossip was a hot commodity in Princess Park and it had been ages since the neighbors had seen something so novel. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that anybody that wants to live in a tiny home must be lacking in both taste and sense.” —A Pride & Prejudice AU

Reccer says: A super fun contemporary reimagining of P&P!

When Harry Met Louis by disgruntledkittenface/@disgruntledkittenface (45000, Mature, Harry Styles/ Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

The first time Harry and Louis met, they hated each other. The second time they met, Louis didn’t even remember Harry. The third time they met, they became friends. They were friends for a long time. And then they weren’t.

Reccer says: I love the convos about queer marriage—and the almost-too-real incestuous lesbian friend circles

Tell Me Now, Is It So? by louislittletomlintum/@louislittletomlintum (29000, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) – fic post

The one where Harry comes to work on a pirate radio ship in 1966 and gets a lot more experience than he bargained for.

Reccer says: Great historical tidbits, you can't help fall in love with the world this is set in. And a super sweet H&L.

Make It Up As We Go Along by Lululawrence /@lululawrence (52000, Not Rated, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson/Zayn Malik/Liam Payne/Niall Horan) – fic post

By all accounts, roommates and best friends Harry, Zayn, and Niall are living the dream. Life is going pretty well for all of them, but underneath the surface none of them are truly happy. When a baby is left on their doorstep, their lives become the definition of chaos...but maybe that is exactly what they need to see what has been right in front of them all along.

Reccer says: Hilarious! Eventual polyamorous OT5, kidfic, and it’s sweet and tender and very, very nostalgic

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Nesting Fics 🪹 HL Fic Library

Remember to leave kudos and a comment on the fics you enjoyed to show your appreciation! You can find the library's other recs here.

🪢 Pretty Please (With Sugar On Top) by @angelichl {E, 113k}

Harry is a sugar baby omega who cons rich alphas for a living. Louis is a rich alpha with too much self-control.

👚 Wind beneath my wings by @lunarheslwt {E, 93k}

“You shouldn’t be here,” Harry gritted out, wild-eyed. “You should be scared of me.” Louis opened his mouth to speak, to cut him off, to disagree, but Harry was pushing. “I could hurt you.” “You won’t hurt me,” Louis said, simple and assuredly. Calm. “I’m capable of hurting you.” “But you won’t. That’s not who you are, Harry. I trust you,” Louis whispered.

As an omega carer that works at a rescue and rehabilitation centre for feral alphas and omegas, Louis has experienced all sides of ferality. So Harry- a cold, near mute, non-receptive alpha- was a challenging case for everyone at Phoenix Rehab Centre. Louis wasn’t expecting to feel drawn towards an aloof Harry, or to form a slow bond with him. He certainly was not expecting for his entire life to change in unforeseen ways.

👕 Little by Little by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense {E, 65k}

Harry Styles is an omega who works at the London Planetarium, has lived in the same flat for ages, and is happy enough on his own. When he gets home from his first (horrible) attempt at dating in years, a new pregnant neighbor knocks on his door after smelling his cooking. He and Louis quickly become close, but their friendship gets complicated when Harry begins questioning who he is and what he likes.

Or Harry discovers figuring out who you are is more complicated than a potato metaphor.

👖 To you I can admit, I'm just too soft for all of it by starryhaze / @starryhaze28 {NR, 28k}

“Harry?” Louis asks when he hears the frantic crying coming through the speaker. “H, darling what's wrong?”

Concerned, Louis puts on his shoes as he keeps hearing the sobs. It’s the middle of the night and the phone call has definitely pulled Louis out of his deep slumber, but Harry is crying, and Louis has to be with him.

“It’ll be okay, baby, I'm gonna come over, okay? You just- Haz you have to send me your address, yeah? Can you do that for me?” Louis asks, trying to remain as poised as possible as he presses his phone between his ear and shoulder so he can grab his jacket.

“No.” Harry cries out. “It's all wrong, Lou- It’s-” Another sob. “I hate it, Lou, I hate it so, so much, make it stop.”

the nesting shop au

🩳 tread lightly on my ground by fairytalelights / @lookslikefairytale {E, 20k}

No, that's the tragic part of this, the part that makes Harry feel like the universe is playing a cruel joke on him. The father of his baby is exactly right, exactly who he always imagined himself having kids with. He just imagined them married, bonded. Happy. He didn't imagine them barely talking, tip-toeing around each other because neither of them is brave enough to talk about what happened between them. He didn't imagine the father of his child not loving him back.

or, the one where Harry is having Louis' baby, but Louis doesn't know it's his.

🧦 Someone You Couldn’t Lose by @insightfulinsomniac {E, 19k}

For the past three years of university, Harry worked hard to push his romantic feelings for his best friend aside. Now that they’re in their final year of uni, his omega has other plans that slip through the hairpin cracks in his restraint.

Thankfully, Louis readily indulges his incessant and rather out of control nesting behavior. While their closeness doesn’t help Harry with his unrequited feelings, he at least knows that he’s not revealing his deepest secret to the alpha unintentionally. Louis’ genetic lack of a sense of smell allows Harry’s feelings to fly under the radar.

For now.

A uni AU where nesting behavior and a little body oil sparks a much-too-affectionate friends with benefits relationship that has some very unexpected outcomes.

🪹 Empty Nest by @littleroverlouis {E, 16k}

Harry has not felt the desire to nest. The thoughts of where the nest should be, or even what items he planned to scent and arrange, have not even crossed his mind. None of the soft blankets or sweaters they own have triggered any nesting responses. Throughout his career as an OB/GYN nurse, all of his patients have spoken of their nests or how the need thrummed through their veins. There was also the knowledge of all of his omega friends and family members beginning to nest before the end of their first trimester.

Does this mean he isn’t cut out to be a parent? Why isn’t his body preparing him to provide safety and warmth to his pup? Harry fell in love with his pup the moment the pregnancy test result turned up positive, but what is his unfaltering love isn’t enough?

Or pregnant Omega Harry is stressed about a nest.

🎽 Captain Cupid by @2tiedships2 {NR, 15k}

“Right,” Niall started, finally getting the opportunity to unleash his horrible plan. “Well, as you both know, I’m an excellent matchmaker. A human Cupid.The best of the best at finding one's mate. And I’ve decided it’s time to make money doing it.”

“Oh, God no,” Louis groaned, picking up his empty plate and placing it in the sink. He needed to escape as quickly as possible.

Or the one where Niall enlists his friends to help start a speed dating side hustle. Things don't go as planned... or maybe they do?

🪺 Nest To You by @neondiamond {T, 14k}

Everybody knows it’s in an Omega’s nature to nest, and Harry is no different. From the very first nest he builds to comfort himself when feeling homesick to the nest he one day brings his new pups home to, his Alpha Louis is there to witness it all.

Or: Ten different nests Harry builds throughout his relationship with Louis.

🪢 Anything that feels good by bluegreenish / @greenblueish {E, 13k}

A few seconds pass, then Louis suddenly blurts out the last thing Harry expected him to bring up that night.

“Harry, do you want to nest?”

A mixture of distraught coughing and choking escapes Harry's throat. It feels like his lungs have a leak and all the air is flowing out without him being able to do anything about it.

“What do you mean?” he croaks when he finds his voice again. “Alphas don’t nest.”

or, the one where alpha Harry gifts Louis nesting supplies, but the omega doesn’t nest.

👚 When Tomorrow Comes by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom {E, 11k}

When Louis and Niall are partnered up to complete a project on Omega scents and how they effect the nesting behaviours of Alphas, little does Louis know that the course of his life is about to be forever altered.

OR the one where Louis is an Omega who has been keeping himself pure for his Alpha, Harry is a traditional Alpha focusing on his studies while he waits to find his bondmate, and Niall is a sneaky bastard who keeps borrowing Louis’ clothes and never returning them.

👕 Midnight by @kingsofeverything {E, 10k}

“Alphas are for fucking and pheromones,” Louis said during their first conversation, when he was moving into the building and Harry offered to help haul boxes up the stairs. “I’m perfectly capable of carrying my own groceries.”

Louis relented when his Omega friend Zayn intervened and asked if he was also capable of moving his couch by himself. All Harry’d wanted to do was be a good neighbor. Now, here he is, half a year later, balls deep and four months into a no strings attached, sex only situation with the Omega of his dreams. He’s still not sure how it happened. 

👖 always had that heart of mine by @localopa / @voulezloux {M, 7k}

louis is nesting, though he won’t admit to it. between being ill, the stress of uni, and near drops, the only thing keeping him afloat is harry’s scent. the fact they don’t get along is neither here nor there

🩳 When Everything’s Wrong (You Make it Right) by @silverstuff50 {E, 7k}

Written for the Omega Harry Fest 2024

Prompt: There is something wrong with his nest. Harry’s rearranged it a thousand times tonight, even in his foggy state just on the edge of a drop. He’s always been able to take care of himself, able to perfect his nest so that it calms his omega down and keeps him away from that floaty feeling but right now fear is overtaking him as he gets closer and closer to the edge. The thing is, he knows what’s missing. But he can’t exactly go knock on his neighbour’s door and ask “Hey, I know you don’t know me but I’m about to drop and need that purple sweatshirt off of your back for my nest so I can stop it.” Or can he?

🧦 All I Do the Whole Day Through by @lululawrence {NR, 6k}

Louis reached up and grabbed the ridiculously thick jumper that had the planets all over it and slammed the wardrobe doors shut. It was only as he turned around that he realized why Harry’s bedroom door had been shut.

There was a nest on Harry’s bed.

But why was Harry using Louis’ clothes and items that probably smelled like him in his nest?

🪹 when we get intimate by @rainblou {E, 6k}

“When you beg for me, for my touch, and then instantly recoil.. I don’t know if this is real or not.” Louis looked away, shrinking in on himself. “I don’t know if you really want me.”

Harry is asexual. It becomes a problem when his heat arrives and Louis, his alpha, doesn't know.

🎽 The Nestuary by @homosociallyyours {T, 5k}

Louis has never gotten the hang of nesting, so when she gets an Instagram ad for a nest building service, she worries it's too good to be true. It's not, fortunately. She's hooked.

Harry is too, for entirely different yet not unrelated reasons.

🪺 Necessities of Nesting by @haztobegood {G, 5k}

“I know this is a sensitive topic and you probably don’t want to talk about your nest with me. But I have a friend that teaches nesting classes. Maybe they could help.”

“So you agree: my nest sucks and I’m a shit omega.”

🪢 now i'm tracin' all my steps to you by @alwaysxlarrie {T, 5k}

Of all the things Harry was prepared for this summer, Louis Tomlinson and his wonderful, wonderful scent isn't one of them. It probably shouldn't be as shocking as it is that it makes Harry want to nest. There's only one slight problem -- Harry and nesting aren't exactly on familiar terms. At all.

This does not stop Harry from borrowing ("borrowing") Louis' things all throughout summer, though. Oops?

👚 Tastes like Strawberries by @sadaveniren {E, 4k}

I’m stressed. I’m nesting and demand cuddles. Come over

Harry frowned and double checked who the text was from. Yup, it still said Louis - Grad, which meant it was from Louis from his grad school.

aka Louis texts Harry by mistake. It works out

👕 Smells like heaven, feels like luxury by marshashlands {G, 2k}

And that’s when Harry froze.

So did Louis.

The nest was obvious—there was no way to pretend it was anything else. Piles of soft fabric arranged just so, the careful layering of scents, the sheer amount of Harry’s clothes mixed in with Louis’s own. The way it had been perfectly nestled in the corner of the room, near the balcony door where he could smoke from the comfort of his delicately crafted nest. He was aware that Harry wasn’t dumb- Harry most definitely knew he was looking at a nest, and one that smelt of him too.

Oh, Louis is so fucked.

omega verse au where one direction are touring, and well, louis get a habit of making a nest out of his best friends clothes. until he catches him, that is…

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I am having *the* best time worldbuilding for a new fic I'm working on. I don't think I have ever aspired to:

Work in a bakery

Remodel a bakery

Create a hit bakery product

Run a popular instagram account about a bakery

And yet here we are.

@jacaranda-bloom you would be so proud of my worldbuilding. I've taken notes and inspiration from the best in the biz! (No prizes for guessing the setting of the new fic... 👀)

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Thank you to all the incredible authors who participated in this year’s Wankers Day Fic Fest!

Fics are listed in the order they were added to the collection. Authors, please @wankersday in your fic post if you’d like it reblogged.

🥛Come Alive When I Hear Your Voice by louislittletomlintum

🥛Perfect by itsraininginengland

🥛I'll be coming (back) again by NotActuallyMe369

🥛Heathen Chemistry by Kiwiwatermelongrapejuice

🥛Burned by Louis by haztobegood

🥛feels just like a drug (really fuck me up) by we_are_the_same

🥛Dust Off The High (And Go To Sleep) by juniperlightning

🥛knock some (scents) into me by honey_beeing

🥛With a View by 4ureyesonly28

🥛The Gods Wish They Believed In Us by LetTheMusicMoveYou

🥛I Heard You Like Magic... by homosociallyyours

🥛Dank-Wank by berzerkshires

🥛(Do Not) Press Play by nonsensedarling

🥛to be without you is torturous (my yearning keeps burning inside me) by DaddyAlphaLouisBabyOmegaHarry

🥛Lover, you should've come over by Cat_mintee

Please let these wonderful authors know you appreciate them by leaving kudos and comments! ❤️

See you next Wankers Day!

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Murder, They Mumbled II Kiwiwatermelongrapejuice II E II 33k

Five ex-boyband members walk into an Italian villa. One dead billionaire Directioner later, everyone’s pointing fingers, making out in attics, weaponising jam, and absolutely not reuniting the band.

Featuring: – one (1) suspiciously elegant housekeeper – one (1) emotionally feral Harry Styles – one (1) emotionally avoidant Louis Tomlinson – five attempted murders (minimum) – zero successful ones (allegedly) – and a shocking amount of jam.

It’s Cluedo, but gay. It’s a locked-room mystery, but sexy. It’s a love story, but no one wants to talk about it. Except Remy. And he’s dead.

Kind of.

OR

The one where a very rich Directioner invites the five ex-members of One Direction to an Italian villa for a secret reunion, and then promptly ends up dead. Or… maybe not. Find it on AO3 here

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A One Direction fic rec of fics with filthy smut as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

😈 Pastel (series) by @fournipplesau

(E, 44k, daddy kink) the one where Harry distracts Louis while he works and gets the punishment he deserves, and so badly wants.

😈  Reduce Me To A Pleading Cry (Break The Skin and Tantalize) by @taggiecb

(E, 37k, bdsm) Harry is a broody submissive boss, Louis is a natural dom who works in the mail room at Styles & Styles, Niall is a matchmaking oracle, and a slender, dark haired man stands mute at the coffee stand encouraging others to spill their secrets.

😈 Santa Baby Honey by @sadaveniren

(E, 28k, boss/employee) Louis is the CEO of a toy company and Christmas is a stressful time of year so his assistant decides the best way to make him chill out is by getting him laid through a Secret Santa

😈 Stand on Holy Ground (series) by @wishingforloushair

(E, 17k, priest Harry) Louis comes back to confess again, and Harry has an idea of how Louis can show God his devotion. 

😈 Fuck U Betta (series) by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 15k, jealousy) the one where Harry likes the thrill of the chase, Louis likes to be chased, and everyone gets what they need… in the end.

😈 Dom Louis (series) by dimpled_halo / @comebackassholes

(E, 15k, Marcel) Dear Mr. Louis, Hello. I’m Harry. I got your contact from a good friend of mine and was wondering if I can get your services. My 30th birthday is coming up and all I’ve ever wanted is to get spanked, maybe more? If you’re interested, please contact me. I’d love to hear from you. Sincerely, Harry

😈 you're stumbling like the nazarene by sarcasticfluentry

(E, 13k, religion kink) Harry hasn't had an orgasm in six weeks since he gave them up for Lent. On Easter Day, he has five.

😈 touch me baby, put your lips on mine by @insightfulinsomniac

(E, 12k, strangers to lovers) the soft and sweet sex party fic with a dash of dom/sub dynamics and a LOT of public sex.

😈  Watching You Watch Him (Friend to the Undertow) by myownspark / @myownsparknow

(E, 10k, voyeurism) While vacationing in Fiji, Louis and Harry accidentally stumble upon Liam getting edged by Sophia. Then Louis helps Harry find nirvana. There's voyeurism and porn but a character study and lots of fluff too.

😈 Devil in my brain, whispering my name by @lunarheslwt

(E, 9k, purity kink) Louis, a demon, shows Harry, an angel, just how good it can feel to give in to temptation and sin.

😈 lusting for more than just old dreams by mercutionotromeo

(E, 8k, kink discovery) A soft, pretty, delicate fic featuring camboy!Louis, Harry with a desperate crush, and - of course - Daddy taking care of his baby.

😈 like how your hands feel me up and down by ballsdeepinjesus

(E, 7k, uni) louis works in a halloween shop and harry needs a costume

😈 I Can Pull It Together by @louislittletomlintum

(E, 6k, armpit kink) the one where Harry accidentally discovers a new part of Louis he really, really loves.

😈 Body Stay Vicious by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 5k, exhibitionism) the one where Harry is feeling himself in the gym and gets a little carried away. Of course his gym crush just happens to walk in. They work it out

😈 sensitive to pressure by momentofclarity / @gaycousinlarry

(E, 4k, famous/famous au) Harry’s breath stutters on its way up his throat, his cheeks heating more with each step as Louis gets closer and Harry can’t move.

😈 jump in the deep end by istajmaal

(E, 4k, daddy kink) Louis's arse is a sensitive subject, so Harry approaches it gently. With his tongue.

😈 Leave Me Out by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(E, 3k, established relationship) Harry and Louis are spending a nice quiet evening at home when Louis tells Harry he's going to play FIFA with the lads. Harry decides he needs attention, and gets more than he bargained for.

😈 Feel my breath upon your thighs by CuckooTrooke / @larrydoinglaundry

(E, 3k, daddy kink) As Louis proceeds to talk on the phone, Harry gives in to the blinding temptation. He drops down on the floor and crawls between Louis' knees, craning them even further apart with ease.

😈 like animals by sky_reid / @captivekinqs

(E, 3k, canon) it's a good thing they don't do it like this often or louis would've been long dead by now.

😈 Pacify Her by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

(E, 2k, girl direction) Harry's anxiety is acting up. Louis has the only thing that will soothe her.

😈 Into the Woods by @kingsofeverything

(E, 2k, magical realism) Whenever he hikes, Harry keeps an eye out for trees with knots and scars that resemble buttholes. What started as fodder for his silly little Instagram account has become his favorite way to masturbate.

😈 For you i would lose my mind by @dreaminrainbows

(E, 1k, canon) Louis is a total menace on stage and Harry has had enough of it

- Rare Pairs -

😈 hand over by pinkgelpen

(E, 60k, ot5) ‘Twenty one things to try before 21,’ he reads aloud, voice lilting with amusement.

😈 Skin on My Skin by Layne Faire / @laynefaire

(E, 2k, Zayn/Liam) Let me touch you where you like it Let me do it for ya

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A fic rec of my favorite One Direction VERY rare, rare pairs fics as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers. You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

💖 Tell Me It’s The Strongest Shape by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

(E, 73k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw/Elgar Johnson) Nick and Elgar have it all. They’re famous, successful, and engaged to be married—and sometimes they play with others.

💖 To start again by @loretheloner

(E, 27k, Louis/Michael Blackwell) Louis finds himself slowly falling for a bandmate again, despite Oli's warnings against it. Michael finds himself slowly falling for his boss and fighting against the ghost of Louis' past relationship. 

💖 The Cyber Sphere by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 17k, Louis/Dermot O'Leary) As the author of The Cyber Sphere, a series of best-selling books which have spawned seemingly limitless spin-offs, Louis Tomlinson hides away from the world in his fortress-like London penthouse. 

💖 Jump! by @reminiscingintherain

(M, 15k, Louis/Tommy Longhurst (Only the Poets)) He let out a noise of surprise as his arms were suddenly full of a sweaty body, as Tommy threw himself at Louis and held on tightly. “Thank you so fucking much,” he muttered against Louis’ shoulder, squeezing a little.

💖 cut through the static by bellawritess / @clumsyclifford

(T, 14k, Harry/Alex Gaskarth) “Who’s flirting?” Rian asks from the couch, where he's holding Zack’s acoustic guitar and attempting a B minor chord. Before Alex can jump in, Jack says, “Harry Styles, with Alex.”

💖 Wear It Like A Bruise by alexenglish

(M, 10k, Zayn/Deadpool) Five “coincidental” instances of Zayn wearing Wade’s clothes and one completely planned, masterfully executed instance of Wade wearing Zayn’s.

💖 for your eyes only by @muldxr

(M, 9k, Harry/James Bond) While on a dangerous mission, 007 reunites with an old flame.

💖 Hands on Each Other (series) by notverypunkofme / @stylingmrstyles

(E, 7k, Zayn/Niall Breslin) Sometimes, you have to push really hard to get what you want. And what Zayn wants now is a little bit attention from Bressie.

💖 Mangia Tucci by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

(E, 7k, Harry/Stanley Tucci) Harry's on holiday with his friends in Italy when he finds himself at the same restaurant as an older actor he's had a crush on since he was a kid.

💖 must be love by @seekforwarmth

(NR, 6k, Louis/Andrew Garfield) AU where Louis doesn’t know how to approach his neighbour, and Andrew keeps receiving homegrown vegetables at his door.

💖 No More Days Alone by @signofcomfort

(M, 6k, Louis/Isaac Anderson) Isaac finds himself lost amidst the tour but Louis is always there to find him.

💖 i see you (from a different point of view) by @farfromthstars

(T, 5k, Niall/Sam Smith) niall and sam have had a casual friends with benefits situation going on for years. that doesn't have to change...does it?

💖 Use Me Like A Fantasy by @homosociallyyours

(E, 5k, Harry/Rande Gerber/Harry Hamlin) Harry's surprised to awaken to the sounds of foreplay in his friend Rande's isolated cabin in the Canadian woods.

💖 softer than satin by cinnamons / @sunbellylou

(E, 4k, Louis/Joel (The Last of Us)) “Wanna go back to bed,” Louis whispered languidly, voice partly muffled by his boyfriend’s lips on his.

💖 One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor by @kingsofeverything

(E, 3k, Niall/Maggie Rogers) Niall and Maggie come up with a way to get revenge on her annoying neighbors.

💖 it's the summer of our love by localopa / @voulezloux

(G, 3k, Louis/Ryan Ross) ryan is in love with his best friend and gym bro, louis. the problem? ryan is straight.

💖 It's All Come and Go by @haztobegood

(E, 2k, Louis/Orville Peck) “Truck stops are like the original Grindr.” - Orville Peck, Coachella 2022

💖 I regret you all the time by @disgruntledkittenface

(E, 2k, Louis/Prince William) Louis’ friends don’t understand, and they wouldn’t even if he explained. But every time William texts, Louis drops everything to go see him.

💖 it's only for the brave by daomaikeng_07

(M, 2k, Liam/Tom Daley) My love, all I want is to protect you. I gave my heart to you a long time ago and I never got it back. I love you, I adore you, I love who I am when I’m with you.

💖 Don't cry, pretty by @lhhome

(E, 2k, Harry/Chris Pine) Chris helps Harry let go after a difficult few weeks.

💖 'Cause What I Want Came True by @lululawrence

(NR, 1k, Louis/Diego Luna) He’d known Diego was attractive, the few photos he had shared on the dating app had made that clear, but there was something about seeing him in person that made him feel… more.

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HL Fic Library ➳ Inexperienced Character

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➳ Victorian Boy by @audreyhheart {E, 101k}

Victorian AU. Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. When the two dukes come together for the Bilsdale fox hunt in York, Harry finds himself drawn into Louis' bed. But when secrets from Louis' dark past come to light, Harry fears that the fox isn't the only one being hunted.

➳ knock knock, i love you by beautlouis {E, 86k}

“Well,” Louis says, searching for something to relieve this tension. “I think if a bloke gets kicked out of his stats exam for a knock knock joke, he deserves to hear the punchline, yeah?”

“Oh!” Harry says, beaming. “I forgot where we left off, what was it again?” He looks overjoyed to be exchanging a shit joke.

“Ah, you said knock knock, then I said who’s there, and then you said Noah,” Louis supplies helpfully. He hates that he's actually curious about the rest of the joke. “So, Noah who?”

“Oh,” says Harry, in a much different tone, dragging out the syllable. He looks bashful now. Louis cannot keep up with this boy, it's going to kill him. “Right, well.” He shuffles his feet. Fuck, what kind of knock knock joke gets a boy nervous? “Noah a good place we could get something to eat?”

[Harry and Louis get kicked out of a statistics exam for passing a knock knock joke note, and subsequently fall in love. Harry's a virgin, there's a cat, a hot cocoa date, a lot of sex, even more knock knock jokes, and everything is lovely and happy.]

➳ In The Still Of The Night by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom {E, 68k}

In a society where omegas are expected to follow a predetermined path, Louis strives for more; for his voice to be heard, for recognition, for true love.

In a world where your past defines your future, Harry fights against the system; for equality, for a different life, for acceptance.

When their two worlds collide, will they be beaten down by conformity or will they rise up and forge a new path together?

OR the Dirty Dancing AU where Louis is a feisty omega who wants to change the world, Harry is an alpha from the wrong side of the tracks, and nobody puts Louis in a corner.

➳ and i would search the night sky to find you by devilinmybrain / @thedevilinmybrain {E, 56k}

Harry Styles is a high class, well-bred Omega attending Bosworth Academy - a prestigious boarding school looking over the small town on Kinsey. He has his whole life already planned for him, learning his place as the potential mate for an important Alpha, practicing his home making skills, and be obedient above all else.

When he attends a school trip into town though, he meets Louis Tomlinson - a blacksmith and mouthy Alpha who doesn't particularly care for the standards of high society nor for the people in it. But things are not always what they seem and a past grievance may change the lives of everyone involved forever.

➳ lemon eyes by @turnyourankle {E, 50k}

It's not proper for omegas to mess around with alphas before finding their bondmate. But Harry doesn't give a damn what's proper and fully intends on getting as much experience as he can before even trying to find one. As far as he's concerned, the right alpha won't care, and he'll have some fun on the way.

And who better to start with than Louis Tomlinson, the alpha with the worst reputation on campus?

➳ see-through, need you by @holdingontochaos {E, 50k}

Louis has a crush. He’s also a 19 year old virgin. Determined to get some experience before he goes out with his crush he enlists the help of his ex best friend—known in the university to get around, and star football player, Harry.

Harry agrees to help Louis practice and learn, and Louis always has been a good student.

OR the one where himbo Harry helps virgin Louis practice fucking.

➳ No Hold to Hold Onto by @kingsofeverything {E, 47k}

Injured after being thrown from a bronc, Harry doesn’t know if he’ll ever compete again.

His only hope is a man called Tommo, a world champion rider who retired at the top of his game.

When Harry goes looking for help learning a new way to rope and ride, the last thing he expects to find is love.

➳ The Unholy Trinity (series) by wickedarcher_08 / @wicked-archer {E, 40k}

When Harry Styles started acting different after his 26th birthday, Father Louis Tomlinson is the only one that may be able to save his soul. He has successfully performed exorcisms before. This should be easy. Until it isn't. Harry is more than he seems. The battle of wills test every bit of faith Louis has. And Harry? Well, he's just getting started.

"Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak."- Matthew 26:41.

➳ Only by @allwaswell16 {E, 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.

➳ But Why Wonder, Why Wonder? by @100percentsassy {E, 30k}

The one where Marcel Styles has improbably landed a job in the fashion industry, and Louis Tomlinson is the actor-turned-lingerie-designer he’s been infatuated with for years.

➳ dip you in honey by delsicle / @eeveedel {E, 28k}

Princess Harry, the pearl of England, is set to be married to the youngest prince of France in just six months. Anxious about his performance on his wedding night, he enlists the help of his loyal handmaiden Louis to help him practice everything he needs to know

Omega/Omega AU

➳ Ever Since I Tried Your Way by fairytalefemme / @lesbianiconharrystyles {E, 25k}

Harry had been kissed before, but never like this.

He’d shared sweet, curious kisses behind bleachers and in soda shop booths, one or two more daring ones in cars parked on dark suburban streets, but the girls he’d kissed had never filled him with the desperation that erupted from Louis’ touch. He parted his lips and pulled him closer, as though he could breathe Louis straight into his lungs, as if he could swallow him. He wanted to consume Louis the way he consumed the body and blood of Christ. He wanted to place Louis on his tongue and feel him dissolve into a frothy mess of starch and saliva. He wanted to gulp him down until his teeth were stained purple and he was drunk on him. He wanted him in some violent holy way that made his hands shake where they were twisted in Louis’ shirt.

In 1949 Harry left his bride at the altar, running away from the only life he'd known. When a kindhearted farmer offers him a ride in his truck and a place to sleep the two find themselves inexplicably drawn together. Isolated on Louis' farm with nobody but a field of dairy cows to intrude, the men are finally able to explore the parts of themselves they've spent their lives hiding away.

➳ taken by lust’s strange inhumanity by CuckooTrooke / @larrydoinglaundry {E, 20k}

One of the reasons Harry said 'yes' in the first place was because he believed Louis Tomlinson, the campus’ most notorious “bad boy”, would be here.

And much to Harry's triumph and dismay, Louis is here but the last time Harry got a glimpse of him, he had a pretty omega wrapped around him, clinging onto the flaps of his leather jacket while nosing his scent glands.

Maybe that’s just the story of Harry's life; always infatuated with the wrong people.

OR The one with all the jealous snarling, awkward first kisses and one unforgettable night.

➳ Behind Smoke Stained Curtains by @jaerie {E, 19k}

It was a particularly lonely night when Harry walked through his door with a flurry of snow. He was a little rough around the edges with a trucker hat pushed down over untamed long hair. He looked a little greasy, a shower definitely not in his recent past. His tan Carhartt work coat was smudged with dirt and oil and caked with grime, his hands shoved deep in his pockets. The scent was overwhelming as soon as he walked in, unmasked alpha from days on the road stewing in a cab of his own pheromones. Louis was sure it was so deep into the fabric of his coat that no amount of washing would ever truly remove the stench.

The worlds align when Louis meets an alpha from the road with as many secrets as he holds himself.

➳ Just Like a Woman by superglass / @gaymoustache {NR, 16k}

“Hey!”

The man startles up, blinking around before tilting his head up to catch Louis’ gaze. His eyes are wide and innocuous, like a child, and he parts his cherry lips in search of the words on his tongue. In French, jumbled conjugations and a smidge too much of an English accent:  “Oui? Tout va bien?”

He shakes his head. And responds, in English: “Yeah, erm— what are you?”

An even more frightened look in return; even the little old landlord passing through the courtyard glances up at him like he’s gone crazy. “ Est-ce que tout se passe bien, Mr Tomlinson?”

“Oui, oui,” Louis says, waving him off with a flick of his wrist before focusing his attention back on the man and his daughters. Come on, he thinks, I’ve got to get this down before I forget. He repeats himself: “What are you?”

Lips spreading into an amused smile now, something sensational, an unbelievably charming smile. Oh god, Louis thinks. He’s probably too charming for his own good. “I’m… um… a person? Is this a trick question?”

or Louis is a writer living in Paris for the year. Harry is the charming art student and au pair of the family across the courtyard. Paris 1970s au.

➳ In All Its Imperfections by BriaMaria / @briannamarguerite {E, 15k}

From: Louis Tomlinson To: Undisclosed Recipients

Hello!

I’ve asked the front desk and you lovely folks are the ones who are on the same level as me in the car park. I found a to-do list today that looked somewhat important because it has lines of poetry scribbled at the bottom that seemed like they might be for a card project. The stationary has a moose in a canoe at the top of it (and he is quite adorable). Let me know if it’s yours!

Cheers!

“Oh. My. Fucking. God,” Harry whispered, his eyes darting over the sentences again willing them not to make sense. They did, they did make sense. “Oh. My. Bloody. Fucking. God.”

The next thing he knew he was on the floor, staring at the ceiling, with a very concerned Liam hovering over his head.

"What happened, mate?" Liam asked.

Harry just pointed to his computer.

Liam bent over Harry’s desk to read the email. “What? This isn’t bad. Is that your to-do list? Did you finally come up with the inside text for those cards?”

“Leeyum" he groaned. “It’s what’s on the list.”

“Oh,” Liam paused for a beat. “Is it dirty stuff?”

Harry nodded.

There was more silence. And then, “Dirty stuff with Louis?”

➳ Heart Eyes by @snowy38 {E, 10k}

He fidgeted nervously, long fingers pushed through his soft fringe, fingertips lingering on the thick curls that he felt formed there. He hoped his hair looked okay. He hoped he looked okay.

He hoped-

“Oi oi!” Niall’s loud, Irish voice cut into the small space along with the loud chatter of the party; the door assumingly opened. He swallowed.

“Fuck off!” A northern accent complained; the sound of bodies wrestling before it went quiet again; the clunk of the lock confirming to him that his suitor was now locked inside.

Harry knew the voice. He knew. And if he hadn’t known the voice, he would have known the smoky, sweet scent of the boy before him. Seventeen years old, friends since they were eight, and they’d never been pushed into the kissing cupboard together before.

➳ Devil in my brain, whispering my name by @lunarheslwt {E, 9k}

“Tell me, angel, are you curious? To know what it’s like, to be touched…” Louis tapped his lip lightly, “here?” A short, harsh breath fanned across his finger. “Or,” Louis drawled, bringing their hips together with a sharp pull, making Harry gasp once again, louder, “here?” “Louis…” “Or maybe even,” Louis skimmed a taunting hand past the curve of his clothed arse, merely grazing, “here?” Harry shuddered viscerally. “Please.” “So polite, so proper,” Louis mocked, “will you let me taint you just a little, hmm? Let me show you how good it feels to give in to temptation?”

Or, Louis, a demon, shows Harry, an angel, just how good it can feel to give in to temptation and sin.

➳ every day and tomorrow night by @justanothershadeofblue {E, 8k}

Harry stares. The new boy is beautiful, there’s no other word for him. He’s got caramel brown hair in a tousled cut and cheekbones for days, skin that’s tanned a deep gold, and eyes a shade of blue that’s visible even from across the room. He’s standing with his hands on his hips and one knee slightly bent, his thighs thick where they extend past the ragged hem of his denim shorts. His biceps are defined and his hands look small but capable, and Harry’s mouth is quite literally watering.

“What’s his name?” Harry asks, without taking his gaze off the boy in the doorway. He doesn’t want to blink and miss a single moment of eye candy.

Zayn chuckles. “See something you like, then?”

“You know the rule, Z,” Harry answers, still not pulling his eyes away from this unexpected Adonis. “If I lick it, it’s mine.”

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A fic rec of my favorite funny/crack One Direction fics as requested in this ask. You can find part one of this rec here. It's been four years since this last crack fic rec, so I've got lots of newer ones to rec! You can find all my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

🤣 You Ain’t Gotta Feel Fear Just Mingle by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 32k, coworkers) Harry has been at his dream job for less than three months, and he knows two things for sure; first, his project manager doesn't know what he's doing, and second, someone in the office is apparently pure evil, and no one will tell Harry who it is.

🤣 Your Reign is Free (to give along to Santa) by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 28k, established relationship) Harry and Louis have some friends coming by, and some totally normal birthday and Christmas plans. It’s a totally typical totally normal Christmas Eve.

🤣 Colorful Hearts by @larrysmomfics

(M, 20k, therapist Harry) In a world where orgasmic emissions change color depending on the person’s mood, Louis Tomlinson’s semen has only ever been blue. At the recommendation of his doctor he attends a support group for people with similar conditions.

🤣 Man, Deconstructed by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 13k, strangers to lovers) the one where a well-meaning best mate, a sculpture-worthy arse, and a heaping dose of misunderstanding combine to create sheer and utter chaos, and also, maybe, the best thing Harry’s ever found.

🤣 Foolishly Laying Our Hearts On The Table by runaway_train / @runaway-train-works

(E, 11k, friends to lovers) The one where Harry is in love with his best friend Louis but doesn't think he stands a chance until some wisdom teeth and a rather unusual confession might just change his mind.

🤣 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.

🤣 For a day by bluegreenish / @greenblueish

(T, 9k, body swap) the one where Harry wakes up in Louis' body, Louis in Liam's, Liam in Niall's, Niall in Harry's and no one picked Zayn.

🤣 You smile all the time ('cause how can you not show it?) by thebreadvan / @thebreadvansstuff

(E, 9k, dentist Louis) Harry never liked dentists, until now.

🤣 Let the Feeling Last by @allwaswell16

(T, 5k, omegaverse) Omega Harry thinks the alpha at the grocery store buying a cart full of vegetables must be an amazing chef. He doesn't know that Alpha Louis is feeding all those vegetables to his pet pig.

🤣 That’s the way love goes by bella28

(T, 4k, famous/not famous)  In a world, where soulmate geese are sent to the people who can't figure out who their soulmate is, Harry finds himself stuck with a goose when he is attending a concert of his favourite artist Louis Tomlinson.

🤣 Livin' In A Daydream by @lululawrence

(NR, 3k, roommates) Harry originally had thought that the sock he had pulled out was just another one of Louis’ sport socks he left balled up, but when Harry pulled the cuff out, he realized the actual sole of the sock felt… crusty.

🤣 Charm Your Pants Off by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou

(G, 2k, doctor Louis) When Harry hurt himself in front of all of his coworkers, he thought his Christmas Eve couldn’t get any worse. That was, until he ended up in an actual ambulance.

🤣 Into the Woods by @kingsofeverything

(E, 2k, magical realism) Whenever he hikes, Harry keeps an eye out for trees with knots and scars that resemble buttholes. What started as fodder for his silly little Instagram account has become his favorite way to masturbate.

🤣 an honest mistake by @disgruntledkittenface

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

🤣 Stole My Heart by @haztobegood

(NR, 2k, strangers to lovers) I just reached into a box of free samples outside that new chicken restaurant. Only it wasn’t free samples. It was a man. Holding a box of chicken nuggets. His chicken nuggets. I stole this man’s food, Niall!

🤣 like a dream but i wasn't asleep by @alwaysxlarrie

(G, 2k, strangers to lovers) Harry just wants to get into his hotel room and go to bed. It should be a simple task, but it’s made more challenging by his complicated relationship with gravity, a booking mixup, and a really hot guy.

🤣 Eyes so blue, Shorts so red by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense

(G, 2k, alien Harry) Harry isn't like any roommate Louis has had before. For one, he doesn't know what a poem is (or skee-ball, for that matter), but luckily for him, Louis doesn't mind answering any and all of his questions.

🤣 Harry, That Kills People by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 2k, organized crime) If there’s one thing that Harry hates, it’s getting his clothes dirty. If there’s one other thing that Harry hates, it’s murder.

- Rare Pairs -

🤣 I Got the Recipe (And It's Called Black Magic) by @fallinglikethis

(T, 10k, Liam/Louis) Louis needs to believe in love again, and with a little help from Almost-Liam Payne, Harry makes it happen.

🤣 The Duke and the Poor Sods Who Work For Him (series) by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 8k, Zayn/Liam, Louis/Harry, Niall/Lewis Capaldi) “I have decided,” Louis Tomlinson, Duke of Elbany announces as he flounces into the room, “that we must have a hermit for our woods!” Liam Payne, not a Duke of much of anything, is very used to statements like these. They make him tired. “A… hermit, sir?”

🤣 driver's license by wordsnnotes / @quelsentiment

(T, 6k, Zayn/Louis) Louis is taking the exam to get his driver’s licence for the 3rd time (okay, sue him), and the examiner keeps getting under his skin. When they suddenly get stranded in the middle of a snow storm, they have to learn to cooperate.

🤣 With This Wing, I Thee Wed by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13

(T, 4k, Niall/Louis) Niall crosses his arms and pouts, a little line appearing between his eyebrows. “I want Nandos. I like Nandos.” “And I like my dignity,” Louis mutters.

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HL Fic Library 🌊 Fics With Misunderstandings

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🌊 the unfinished game (series) by barchive {M, 240k}

Harry's been engaged to Princess Charlotte of Ryde for as long as he can remember. He's come to know her, to love her, through the letters she's sent him over the past three years.

But when the wedding finally arrives, Harry quickly learns that nothing is as it seems. With his crown and country at stake, Harry must decide who to trust in this strange new land. And the sly Crown Prince of Ryde doesn't seem inclined to make things easy.

🌊 For the Right Reasons by @juliusschmidt {E, 105k}

Harry doesn’t agree to be the Bachelor expecting to find love. He’s just hoping for an exciting jaunt around the world, half a dozen new friends, and, if he’s lucky, an amazing hj or two.

Louis may have signed up to be a contestant on the Bachelor, but he’s not interested a ring or a proposal, not from Harry, not from anyone. He wouldn’t turn down a few more Instagram followers, though.

🌊 Where You Lay by HamPalpert {E, 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.

🌊 The Pros and Cons of Breathing by @hellolovers13 {E, 81k}

Harry wiped the tears from his cheeks. No. He’d not been raised to give up. He’d find a way to survive this. He might be an omega, but he’d never been weak and he wouldn’t start now.

His gaze fell to Louis, who was already asleep, chest rising and falling evenly. Harry would become the perfect omega for him. No matter the disgust he might feel in doing so.

It was his duty, after all.

or Omega Harry has always known he'd be married off someday. It's to be expected, given his station. So his betrothal to Prince Louis comes as no surprise. While he's nervous about leaving his home, and the life and people he knows, he's still hopeful for a good match and a happy marriage.

But when Louis avoids him at all costs, and is downright cruel to him at times, it leaves Harry trying to make sense of his new life alone.

Can he find happiness - and a home - even in a broken marriage?

🌊 The Lone Hydrangea by lightswoodmagic / @lightwoodsmagic {E, 77k}

“Thank you again,” he smiled at Harry as he picked up the arrangement and headed towards the door, and Harry quickly realised he didn’t know the man’s name. “I – wait! Sorry, I just...what’s your name?” At the man’s eyebrow raise, Harry stumbled over his words, “It’s just, if you’re coming back, I thought I should…know.” As the man looked at Harry, his smile only grew, and Harry’s heart thumped in his chest. “My name’s Louis. Louis Tomlinson, and it was so lovely to meet you,” he shot one final grin in Harry’s direction, “I’ll see you next week, Harry.” And then he was gone. “It was lovely to meet you too,” Harry whispered to the empty shop, putting his head on the counter, “Louis”.

Or the post Hogwarts AU where Harry's a florist, Louis' a muggle who edits fantasy books, and they both have no say in how quickly they fall for each other.

🌊 Don't Want Shelter by @kingsofeverything {E, 76k}

Louis and Harry have known each other all their lives. Friends as children, they danced around each other as teenagers, and have spent the last twenty-five years either screaming at each other or not speaking at all. Except for that one time ten years ago…

When Hurricane Nicole threatens the coast, they end up stuck together in their families' old vacation home that they begrudgingly co-own.

During the storm, and in the months after, they’re both forced to reevaluate their history and what they mean to each other.

🌊 Caught In Your Gravity by @lululawrence {NR, 62k}

It felt like the blood froze in Harry’s veins even as he got a bit lightheaded. He hadn’t even made it two practices, only one of which he was remotely in charge of, without giving it all away and now he and Liam were both absolutely fucked.

“Shit,” Harry breathed out. “Who all have you told? Does everyone know? I thought I covered it better than that…”

“No, no,” Louis said quickly. "They’ll figure it out soon enough, though, because they’ll get used to you changing things up, but you’re only going to trip over your so called Americanisms for so long before they realize it’s because you don’t actually know fuck all about football.”

Harry sighed. “Yeah. I figured. I just need to bullshit for long enough to allow Liam to get the situation figured out from his end.”

“Right, which brings me to my entire point. I think we can find a mutually beneficial arrangement with all of this.” Louis leaned forward. “You need to learn the ins and outs of the sport incredibly fast. I can help you with that.”

“What do you want in exchange?”

Or, an AU inspired by a 30 second trailer of Ted Lasso that doesn't actually have much in common with the show at all.

🌊 Here's Your Perfect by @brightgolden {E, 54k}

All finesse tossed aside, Harry yanks the envelope from Miss Eden’s hand. He hears her laugh, bright and cheerful as he tears into the envelope. His eyes skipping over the complimentary paragraph congratulating him for being assigned, settling into the centre of the letter - the name of his future mate.

And suddenly, Harry feels there isn’t enough air in this world for him to inhale as he recites the name in his mind. Louis Tomlinson.

OR In the world where mates are assigned to everyone and deposited to their door when an agreeable partner is found for them, Alpha Louis has recently been given his. However, he is nothing like the type of alpha that the omega academy prepares Harry for.

🌊 Life Was a Song, You Came Along by rainbowninja167 / @rainbowtitania {E, 37k}

It's embarrassing how long it takes Louis to recognize his own song. Niall had sung it as a bright, hopeful love song, and that’s honestly how Louis had always assumed it should sound. But this new voice, slow and rough, stripped of any backing instrument, has infused the lyrics with just the tumultuous mix of fear and defiance that Louis can remember so clearly from the night he wrote them.  It’s not a comfortable thing, to feel like someone is singing all your secrets back to you.  

Louis is a songwriter trapped in a lie that could ruin his best friend's career. Harry owns a record store, distrusts everyone in the music industry on principle, but loves Niall Horan's newest album. A modern retelling of Singin' in the Rain.

🌊 I Just Want You to Stay by @sadaveniren {E, 34k}

“Remember the vet job up in Edinburgh I interviewed for right before your rut?” Louis nodded. “She just called me back. I got the job. I start next year.” Harry let out a shriek as he said the word year and he clapped his hands in delight. “Isn’t that great! Full time vet job! New animals to meet! A new environment!” He settled his eyes back on Louis, who was still standing there in front of him with wide eyes. “Isn’t it great, Lou?”

That seemed to jolt Louis out of his thoughts and he nodded immediately, opening his arms up for Harry to dive into. “Holy shit, yes. Congratulations. Come here,” he wrapped his arms around Harry and cuddled him close, pressing his nose into Harry’s neck. “Holy shit,” he whispered.

aka Louis and Harry have been roommates for four years, comfortable in their routine and their relationship. But all of that is about to change.

🌊 Only by @allwaswell16 {E, 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.

🌊 And That's The Tea by @2tiedships2 {M, 27k}

I’d like an Earl Grey with milk and sugar, please.

Louis had the phrase memorized, even though it had disappeared off its place on his upper arm over thirteen years ago now.

At fourteen he didn’t understand. Soulmarks don’t just disappear. Not unless…

Unless one of them dies.

Or, the one where Louis loses his soulmate before even getting the chance to meet them, and he is in no way prepared for the kind of distraction his new friend Harry proves to be.

🌊 tread lightly on my ground by fairytalelights / @lookslikefairytale {E, 20k}

No, that's the tragic part of this, the part that makes Harry feel like the universe is playing a cruel joke on him. The father of his baby is exactly right, exactly who he always imagined himself having kids with. He just imagined them married, bonded. Happy. He didn't imagine them barely talking, tip-toeing around each other because neither of them is brave enough to talk about what happened between them. He didn't imagine the father of his child not loving him back.

or, the one where Harry is having Louis' baby, but Louis doesn't know it's his.

🌊 please don't be in love with someone else by wildestdreams / @thelavendrhaze {E, 18k}

Harry ran after Niall, out the door, pausing at the doorway, realizing he was only in his boxer briefs, and yelled out, “Niall! You forgot your lunch.”

Just as Niall paused from all the way down the hall, the door opposite theirs opened and the hottest boy Harry had ever seen walked out, eyes widening when he spotted a half-naked Harry.

Harry was so fixated upon the boy across from him, who was staring right back with his mouth now hanging open, he’d missed it when Niall bounded back towards him and grabbed the lunch before popping a kiss on his cheek and leaving again. The kiss snapped Harry out of his daze and he let out a breathy laugh as the pretty boy walked out furthermore, closing his door behind him. He gave Harry a small smile back, raising his eyebrows in amusement while looking down past Harry’s waist and then back up.

or 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.

🌊 Saw It In Your Eyes by @taggiecb {E, 15k}

Harry Styles counts himself extremely lucky that he has landed such a great roommate. It doesn’t bother him at all that his new roommate is gay. In fact, they get along so well that they have formed an extremely close friendship that takes up pretty much all his free time. When Louis starts bringing a new guy home with him, Harry is surprised by how much it bothers him. Is he not as okay as he thought he was with Louis’ sexuality?

Or the one where Harry is an oblivious walnut.

🌊 Man, Deconstructed by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom {E, 13k}

Harry doesn’t need help getting laid and he certainly doesn’t need Niall to hire a professional to ‘sort him out’.

But when a gorgeous man turns up on his doorstep on his birthday to ‘lay some pipe’ in the back garden (who just happens to have the best arse Harry’s ever seen), his world is upended.

OR the one where a well-meaning best mate, a sculpture-worthy arse, and a heaping dose of misunderstanding combine to create sheer and utter chaos, and also, maybe, the best thing Harry’s ever found.

🌊 Ain't My Fault by @afirethatcannotdie {E, 6k}

“Liam, M4M is for sex! You posted in a sex forum about your missing jacket.”

“It is not for sex!”

“It is. Trust me.”

“Well, if it helps me find my jacket then I don’t really see why it matters. Besides, someone already texted me about it. This Styles guy’s coming over in a bit to get it.”

“You invited the avocado man to come get his jacket at our flat after posting on a sex forum. Do you see where this is going?”

“I really don’t.” 

“Someone is going to have to have sex with the avocado man!” Louis screeches, and Liam covers his ears.

AU. Liam posts an ad on the wrong section of Craigslist, Louis is pretty sure they’re gonna get murdered as a result, and Harry’s missing an avocado.

🌊 All The Way Home I'll Be Warm by @justanothershadeofblue {T, 3k,}

Harry & Louis jokingly send out holiday cards together as friends, and now everyone is congratulating them for finally getting together. A 5+1 fic, for Christmas.

🌊 an honest mistake by @disgruntledkittenface {NR, 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.

🌊 On the Go by @phdmama {T, 2k}

From this post because I could not resist: ok so i saw a truck today and i thought it said MANSCAPE but it actually said MAINSCAPE and it was a landscaping company. but then i thought LARRY AU. where louis owns a landscaping company called MANSCAPE and harry thinks it’s some sort of in-home pubic hair grooming company, so he calls to make an appointment, there’s some discussion of whether he wants his bushes trimmed as well, and then when it’s time for the appointment, harry’s like half-naked waiting around in a robe or something and louis shows up with lawnmowers. 

[jacaranda-bloom]

A fic rec of One Direction fics in which one of the characters catches another masturbating as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fic, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

🍌 Longing like a Searchlight by Cyantific / @beyondxmeasure

(E, 27k, chef Harry) The Five times Louis almost gets caught during a salacious moment of self care and the one time he did...a roommates to lovers fic with lots of feels.

🍌 Instant Pleasure by @100percentsassy

(E, 25k, uni) This fic has everything! College Roommates! Mario Kart! Julie Andrews! Demonstrative Pronouns! Flamboyant Dom Louis! Premature Ejaculation! Niall!

🍌 Peeping by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 16k, roommates) Louis has a thing for his housemate, Harry is under the impression that clothing around the house is an optional extra, and neither of them seem to be able to stop wanking long enough to get their shit together and admit their true feelings.

🍌 See Clearly Now by Awriterwrites / @a-writerwrites

(M, 11k, uni) a five-times fic where two guys, one college dorm room and a faulty door lead to a few embarrassing situations and finding out more about themselves and each other than they ever bargained for.

🍌 Hands, Face and a total lack of personal Space by SchwarzwalderKirschtorte

(M, 10k, roommates) Harry and Louis quarantining together - only one way that's going to end.

🍌 You Give Me Fever (What A Lovely Way To Burn) by my_fandom_OTPs

(E, 10k, pwp) Louis walks in on Harry jerking off in the shower. What happens after is just… Impulsive and spontaneous.

🍌 Body Stay Vicious by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 5k, pwp)  the one where Harry is feeling himself in the gym and gets a little carried away. Of course his gym crush just happens to walk in. They work it out

🍌 Ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby by @kingsofeverything

(E, 4k, crack) There are millions of ways to get off. Harry tries something new.

🍌 Early Bird Gets The Worm by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove

(E, 2k, neighbors) Harry uses his binoculars to watch the hot neighbor boy jerk off but it's not his fault really.

🍌 Eat, Drink, and Be Cherry by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense

(E, 2k, girl direction) Harry explores a new way to pleasure herself. Unfortunately, her roommate comes home at the worst time... or is it the best?

🍌 Fingertips Putting on a Show by cherrylarry / @beelou

(E, 2k, girl direction) Harry just wants a relaxing self love session in the bathtub when she gets interrupted by a knock on her door.

🍌 Zero Day by @haztobegood

(E, 1k, hotel) Harry and Louis are thru-hikers on the PCT.

🍌 Hear My Train A-Comin' by @fallinglikethis

(E, 1k, public sex) While Harry’s having a wank in the club restroom, he soon finds he's not the only one. He's okay with that.

🍌 whoops by @jaerie

(M, 1k, accidental voyeurism) Louis was just trying to get revenge on Niall for the prank he pulled a few months ago. He didn't mean to find himself trapped in the closet while Niall's roommate, Harry, decides it's a self-love kind of night.

- Rare Pairs -

🍌 Frozen in Place by Justonebreathx

(E, 1k, Zayn/Liam) Liam can see Zayn perfectly, completely lost in the way his hand was bringing him pleasure. Then, so softly, Zayn moans Liam's name and it completely freezes in him place.

🍌 All Day Naked by @purpleeyestelllies

(E, 1k, Liam/Harry) Harry and Liam are neighbors that can see straight into each other's flats. When Harry gets caught in the middle of a wank session, they sort of just go with it.