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Be My Valentine - 2

When I'm Fat and Old

(G) 750 words

Louis Tomlinson x Harry Styles

“I’m just in awe. And we’re only just getting older, but we’re not even that old, yet. And I just- we’ve still got so so much to do. No one I’d rather do it with,”

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Louis shares his dreams of them growing old together <3

No warnings!

A/N : Once again, Thank you Akeyla for these amazing prompts and this fest! Shoutout to the lovely people in the 1DLibrary server for helping me figure not only this, but all the fics out and sprinting with me!

Title from 1D’s ‘Act My Age’

“You’re such a soppy fool,” Harry giggled, lightly swatting Louis’ bicep.

“I mean it,” the older man said sincerely, forehead furrowed with how intensely he was staring at him.

When he had sat down with Louis at 5pm, the latter saying he just wanted to watch the sunset, Harry had known what was on his mind. 

Or he thought he did.

He hadn’t expected for Louis to be 3 drinks in, not even properly drunk yet, but making statements that rivaled those he had made cuddled up in their bunk beds at the X factor house.

“Haz,” Louis whined, pinching the chub by his hips as he draped his arm over him, chin on his shoulder, “I really do mean it. We’ll be… what was that song- we’ll be fat and old, yeah.” He hummed, nose brushing over Harry’s skin, lips trailing kisses. “You’ll be fat, and old and so will I. And we’ll still sit here, and I’ll still watch the sun wash over you, and I’ll still have a drink in hand, and I’ll still tell you how much I love you.”

Louis did his best to hide the slight tremor in his voice, but after all these years, he might as well have just not bothered. 

“I love you too, Lou. But where’s all of this coming from, so suddenly?” Harry’s voice was low and soft, laced with concern, all traces of teasing long gone.

Louis was silent, looking up at Harry, head still resting on his shoulder and he was a bit surprised when he saw his blue eyes shining, tears pooling in them. 

“Baby,” Harry coaxed gently, lacing his fingers with Louis’, pressing a kiss to the top of his head, “What’s on your mind? Y’know you can tell me anything, Lou. If there’s anything you know, these many years later, it’s that,”

Louis chuckled weakly, “ ‘M not sad, love,” he offered Harry a watery smile, “But that’s just it. It’s been so long and sometimes I look at you- at us and I’m just…” His tongue quickly darted out across his bottom lip, and he sat up, crossing his legs as he faced Harry. 

“I’m just in awe. And we’re only just getting older, but we’re not even that old, yet. And I just- we’ve still got so so much to do. No one I’d rather do it with,” he squeezed Harry’s hand, tracing the tattoos up his arm and resting it on his shoulder, leaning in for a kiss.

“It gets a little overwhelming, sometimes. I just wonder how I got this lucky,” he breathed out when he pulled back, eyes tracing over Harry’s shirtless figure. 

Harry felt his tears prickling as he smiled back at his husband not bothering to blink them away, a comfortable silence settling in. He folded his knees, hugging them to his chest, eyes tracing over the contours of Louis’ face as he had been for well over a decade now. Not yet and knowing that he never would tire of it, no matter how many mornings he woke up next to him.

“I wonder about that too, trust me,” He tried to hide the sniffle that escaped him but Louis was quick on the uptake, brushing Harry’s hand away from his face and smiling gently, nodding at him to continue.

“If someone had told me- 16-year-old me- that this is where we would end up-” he laughed through his nose, tilting his head back against the couch. “You’re going to make fun of me,” he said, bashfully glancing at the man sitting beside him.

“When have I ever?” Louis quipped, biting his lip

Harry rolled his eyes fondly, moving closer to him nonetheless. “He would probably have said we were soulmates,” he paused, waiting for Louis’ reaction. There was none, and he smiled to himself before continuing. 

“It’s like those cheesy quotes I used to read on pinterest.” he said tentatively, “In every world, you’d have been mine. And I’d have been yours. Even if we hadn’t placed third- even if we hadn’t even auditioned; we would have ended up here. Or some version of here. But we would still be us, growing old together,”

Harry heard light sniffles and quickly turned to meet Louis’ gaze. 

“Who’s the soppy fool now?”

A/N: Reblogs are always appreciated 💕

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we're gonna make it now

written by @timecanalwayshealyou for @bemyvalentinechallenge

He has a habit of immediately crushing romantic feelings by reminding himself that Love Isn’t Real. Knowing his mother’s first marriage had fallen apart irreparably and left him without a dad, had put those doubts in his mind. Watching his mum divorce her second husband, the man Louis considered his real father, had just about confirmed it. Locked it in; love is fake, St Valentine sucked, and flowers are for wankers.

Louis isn’t a believer in true love, let alone soulmates. But forever with Harry doesn’t sound so bad.

G | HS/LT | moodboard by me

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The Be My Valentine Challenge 2024

An event from @timecanalwayshealyou

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The Be My Valentine Challenge is a challenge for writers, artists, and just any kind of creator, from the first of February to the 14th!

The idea is to create thirteen smaller, lead-up pieces based on the prompts; for example, ficlets/drabbles/one-shots, couplets, small artworks, individual gifs, et. cetera - and finish the challenge with a larger work; a fic, a full poem, a gifset, a big artwork, whatever sparks for you!

They can be a series or separate, and you're free to change mediums or fandoms for different days. If you'd rather create fourteen small works, or all large ones, or a combination of both, that's completely up to you! Prompts can be used after the event, combined, just do whatever! Only "properly" used prompts will be reblogged to this page, however.

The catch; it's all romance prompts, in the spirit of Valentine's Day and because everyone on this site is single and lonely.

Each day has a quote from an iconic or relevant romance film (The Notebook, Red, White and Royal Blue, The Fault In Our Stars, Pride And Prejudice, etc.), an iconic love song, and a romantic cliché, act, or item.

This account will be reblogging a few works (art, drabbles, ficposts, etc.) from the event tag (bemyvalentine2024) each day. Full tagging rules, the transcribed prompt list, and other event details are under the cut. If you're unsure about anything, send in an ask! Happy Creating!

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There will be an ao3 collection open from the first of February to the fourteenth for submission. Artworks, gifsets, etc. posted to tumblr should be tagged appropriately to be seen as part of the event.

The official spotify playlist for the event can be found here.

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Anyone who completes this event is considered a Valentine, and anyone who participates is a Lover. At the end of the event, a form will be put out, so if you wish to be tagged in a masterpost, keep an eye out! I won't be fact-checking, it's an honour system, so please be honest.

There will be completion and participation badges, too! They're in the works as we speak!

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Tagging System:

event tag - #bemyvalentine2024

prompt tag - #bemyvalentineno1, #bemyvalentineno2, etc.

(Or #bemyvalentinealt1, #bemyvalentinealt2, if you use alt promtps)

the theme or specific prompt/s you chose - #love poems, #quote, etc.

fandom or oc - #stranger things, #original content, etc.

any trigger warnings/nsfw tags if needed

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Only works tagged correctly will be reblogged to this page, so please take note!

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Transcribed Prompt List:

Day 1: "But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion | Love Poems

Day 2: "I want all of you, forever. You and me. Every day." A Thousand Years, Christina Perri | Growing Old Together

Day 3: "I fell in love with a world through her eyes." Ocean Eyes, Billie Eilish | Love at First Sight

Day 4: "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you." Marry Me, Train | Wedding Vows

Day 5: "My love will keep me from being a lonely spirit." When I Look At You, Miley Cyrus | Long Distance

Day 6: "People do belong to each other, because that's the only chance that anyone's got for true happiness." Home, Edward Sharpe | First Love

Day 7: "It's so nice when you can sit with someone and not have to talk." Sweater Weather, The Neighbourhood | Snowed In

Day 8: "I never wish to be parted from you from this day on." Say You Won't Let Go, James Arthur | Love Letter

Day 9: "You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful." Lay Me Down, Sam Smith | Widowed

Day 10: "Hold on, are you writing a song?" I Want To Write You A Song, One Direction | Love Songs

Day 11: "To me, you are perfect." Perfect, Ed Sheeran | Kissing in the Rain

Day 12: "History, huh? Bet we could make some." Love Story, Taylor Swift | Historical Romance

Day 13: "I wish I knew how to quit you." All of Me, John Legend | Making Up

Day 14: "You don't step in love, you fall in. Head over heels." I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston | Valentine's Day

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