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[hlficlibrary]

HL Fic Library 🟠 1980's Fics

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.

⭐ We Were Such Fools by kiddle / @bluejeanlouis (M, 98k)

Rule #1: The Rewind Machine cannot be used to change the past, only to experience it. History will reset itself to the original timeline every 24 hours.

On his fiftieth birthday, two things are consuming Harry’s mind: what he’s going to make the kids for dinner tonight, and the fact that his marriage is crumbling at his feet.

So, when his best friend gifts him the trip of a lifetime, Harry chooses to venture off to the summer that set his life on its course—all the way back in 1987, California.

It only took him one summer to fall in love with his husband the first time around. How hard could starting all over really be?

⭐ modern love by prettyoddnjh (T, 72k)

It's August 9th, 1985. "Shout" by Tears for Fears is the top song on the Billboard charts, Back to the Future has been the #1 film in the country for five weeks straight, and Harry has just moved to what he thinks is probably the shittiest town in the Midwest.

Louis has been wasting away in East Chicago for over five years, Harry is the most exciting thing that's ever happened to him, and both of them are hiding a dangerous secret from their best friend: they're, like, totally sprung on each other.

⭐ The World Turned Upside Down by dogslpdi / @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram (E, 71k)

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.

⭐ Among Lavender Fields by @homosociallyyours (E, 70k)

At twenty-one, Louis Tomlinson is more than ready to shed the girl next door image that's been with her since her entry into film in her childhood, but with a mother and father steeped in Hollywood tradition it's felt impossible. Meanwhile, Harry Styles is a young, struggling musician new to London, friendless yet eager for the next phase of her life to begin.

When French director Marie Coutard casts the two of them in her film, it's a chance for both to break away from the people they've been. Together, they struggle through an acting process that's new and unfamiliar for both of them, learning more than they could've imagined about themselves along the way. As they spend long days picking lavender and long nights sharing the things they've never been able to tell anyone else, their love blooms.

Will the flower fade, or will the love they make among lavender fields be one they carry with them to the end?

⭐ HL 80s nyc verse (series) by superglass (M, 51k)

He expects his usual warm welcome from Sue, always drying off a glass or cleaning the taps with a dirty rag. Instead, to his shock, a man is behind the bar, pouring a Whiskey Sour for a regular Harry always sees at this time of night. He’s no doubt his age; he can tell by the smoothness of his skin, the muscles in his biceps, the way his hair is swept back in a style not unlike a young James Dean, exemplifying the cut of his cheekbones and the sharpness at his jaw.

As he approaches the bar, quietly since he’s not wearing his shoes, he blurts it out— “Where’s Sue? Is she alright? She’s not dead, is she?”

The barkeep, wide-eyed at first but quickly growing amused, smiles at him, eyeing his dress, tousled wet hair and smudged makeup with a curl in his lip. “Darling,” he says, completely ignoring his question, “a leather jacket with a dress like that? Are you mad?”

or In the midst of the AIDS crisis, Harry meets Louis after coming home from a drag ball. 80s NYC au.

⭐ what this world is about by isntrio / @bloubird (E, 34k)

An eighties American high school AU; there are first times, football games, and feelings.

Alternatively titled: the beginning.

⭐ What Happened to 'Never Say Die'? by kiddle / @bluejeanlouis (T, 28k)

The ‘80s were one of the best decades to be a teenager in America. Just ask anyone who's seen a John Hughes movie. Louis would beg to differ. At least today he would, while he was stuck cleaning out his family's basement - part of his grounding after a senior prank gone wrong. But when he finds a box containing details of the biggest unsolved crime in Luna Hills, he and his friends decide to sneak out for one last adventure before they're all off to college. That is, as long as the mayor, who also happens to be Louis' mother, doesn't stop them before they discover the truth.

Or, a coming of age American AU inspired by classic ‘80s movies like The Goonies and Stand By Me where everyone has a secret and no one wants to get caught.

⭐ Never Meant to Be So Bad to You by harriblou (M, 27k)

Louis hated Harry and his stupid confidence and his handsome face and his deep voice and his stupid jeans and his stupid smile and his stupid existence. He hated Harry, always had and always will. They’d never gotten along and Louis wasn’t sure how it started, but he knows that Harry was put onto this earth to bug the hell out of Louis. Being trapped inside of an arcade with him was hell and it hadn't been a full minute.

or the 80's Arcade AU that no one asked for about how louis and harry hate each other (not really) and have an intense rivalry over video games. featuring liam niall and zayn as the friends who help them sort themselves out.

⭐ Lean On My Shoulder (I See Myself With You) by Jennifer_Kaid / @poetsreprieve (E, 19k)

Speaking of the views, there was someone on his balcony. The sun was still setting, making this person look even more ethereal. They seemed to be at content at being alone. Harry watched as they watered the plants, they certainly didn't look like they were amongst the help.

Curiosity got the best of him and he decided to invade this stranger's quiet time; the Prince could be selfish sometimes.

"When you love something, you help them grow."

⭐ enter exit (enter) by @louisandthealien (M, 17k)

When he’s finally in the hotel, crammed into the tiny phone booth, all he can do is stare at the faded paper sign glaring down at him from the wall.

1 Minute = 11.82 USD Mexico --> United States

He has less than a minute to break his boyfriend’s heart, and it’s going to cost him twelve bucks to do it.

There’s sand under his fingernails as he dials the number.

⭐ after hours by @muldxr (E, 16k)

Harry moves like lightning as he slides the books off the shelves into the open, waiting abyss of his bag. Then, as Louis clears the other end of the exhibit just as quickly, he moves on to the display case next to it and the one after that. One flimsy book practically flies open as he picks it up, the paper held together by feeble strings on the spine. He leaves it behind. Not worth selling.

Or, a crime au set in 1980s Chicago.

⭐ honey, honey by resurrectdead / @artxghoul (E, 13k)

It just feels weird to not be able to tell his own mum about how nervous yet over the fucking moon happy he is right now, because this tape isn’t for neither Niall nor Liam. It’s for, well.It’s for Harry bloody Styles. The boy that makes his insides feel like sunshine.

Or: It’s 1988, and Louis has to make a mixtape for Harry

⭐ Haunting Beauty by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou (G, 6k)

It’s 1988. Harry has just finished his first year of teaching English and looks forward to a relaxed break. Louis is a poltergeist and has different plans for Harry’s summer.

⭐ the sound of my heart needs the sound of another heart by momentofclarity / @gaycousinlarry (G, 2k)

In the summer of '83, Louis is fifteen years old and in love.

⭐ Glad to be Gay by Stria / @nooradeservedbetter (T, 2k)

It's the same old story all over the world When a boy meets a boy and a girl meets a girl We all come together cos we're happy to say It's a natural fact that it's good to be gay

[Or, it's the 80s. Harry and Louis are together.]

[thelarryficrecplace]

So do you know of, like, any fanfics that have a v unique plot? Like a plot that is you thinking “how the fuck did the author even think of this plot?” But like it’s so good and so unique??? Idk man I jut want a weird plot, and a good storyline, and a nicely written story.

Here’s some of my favs, hope this is what you are looking for:

You’ll Be My Resolution by embro:

Summary: Louis is severely agoraphobic and Harry is the phone sex operator who gives him that little bit of sanity.

Word count: 24,590

tangled up in you by missandrogyny:

Summary: Harry blinks once. And blinks again. And says, his voice dangerous: “Niall, did you get me a mail-order bride?”

Because what the actual fuck. It kind of looks like Niall’s just purchased a person. For Harry.

Niall blinks back at him for a few moments, before throwing his head back and howling with laughter. Harry throws a pillow at him. Hard. “No, what the fuck, Harry.”

“A prostitute then?” Harry also doesn’t want a prostitute.

“Of course not!”

“A stripper?”

“No!”

Damn, he’s running out of ideas. He settles for launching another pillow at Niall’s head. Niall bats it away easily, still laughing. “Stop!”

“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.”

A professional…what. “What?”

Word count: 25,152

once upon a dream by thedeathchamber:

Summary: Louis is psychic and gets caught in the middle of a murder investigation led by FBI Special Agent Harry Styles.

Word count: 33,319

Be with me so happily by BriaMaria:

Summary: Louis is the director of the Styles Elephant Sanctuary and really doesn’t want to babysit his funder’s spoiled lay-about son for two months.

Word count: 42,733

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast by dancesongsoul, lookatyourchoices:

Summary: Or a Survivor All-Stars AU in which Harry and Louis are just in this game to win the million dollars, but they end up with something better.

Word count: 60,924

The World Turned Upside Down by dogslpdi:

Summary: 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.

Word count: 71,633

[atruththatyoudeny]

I’m in absolute awe of the authors in this fandom. Thank you so much for all your hard work and for sharing your stories with us! There were so many amazing fics this year that I couldn’t even pic my favourite ten (or even twenty). These fics are in no particular order and were completed in 2017. Here’s to 2018… and many more fics, I hope! 💙💚

The Afterlife Fic (The Best I Ever Had in My Entire Life… Or Death) 

by LovingCup | Afterlife | 490k

Got the sunshine on my shoulders

by hattalove | breakup | getting back together | angst | 124k

The World Turned Upside Down

by dogslpdi | 1980s AU | Miner’s strike | Coming Out | 71k

Don’t Want Shelter

by FullOnLarrie | hate to love | enemies to lovers | friends with benefits | fake/pretend relationship | 76k

Love Endless (The Road to Recollection)

by wubwubnparmaham | Part 1 of the Love Endless series | Vampire Harry | 1970s| Ancient Roman!Harry | homophobia | abuse | bullying| mystery | 171k

Back To You And Tennessee

by rippedgloves | Walk The Line AU | angst | 1950s | 1960s | drug addiction | alcoholism | homophobia | violence | 57k

Through Erie Chaos

by MediaWhore | ghost hunters | fantasy | 1920s | supernatural elements | 102k

The wonderlands

by stylinsoncity | 150k

Pray for some sweet simplicity

by delsicle | a/b/o | enemies to lovers | 237k

Eyes Turned Skyward

by elizamackenzie  | travel | pining | 17k

Walk That Mile

by purpledaisy | Road Trip | strangers to enemies to friends to lovers | 141k

No One Like You

by myownspark | historical | friends to lovers | art history | slow burn| 19k

You Might Want to Marry My Husband

by Rearviewdreamer | friends to lovers | minor character death | 24k

(Take Me Home) Country Roads

by Awriterwrites | Northern Exposure AU | natural medicine | modern medicine | enemies to friends to lovers | angst | emotional hurt/comfort | 86k

Cold Little Heart

by seducedbycurls | a/b/o | abuse | domestic abuse | kid fic | 194k

Staring Across the Room

by allwaswell16 | hate to love | enemies to lovers | mutual pining | humour | 26k

Feels Like Coming Home

by phdmama | exes to lovers | alcohol abuse & recovery | trauma | mental health | 60k

Black With Autumn Rain

by whimsicule | thriller | crime | magical realism | 93k

Tangled up in you

by missandrogyny | professional cuddler fic | famous/non-famous | 45k

Perfect Storm

by cherrystreet | fake relationship | 80k

Them Butterflies

by momentofclarity | First Love | homophobic language & harassment | 68k

Looking Through You

by allwaswell16  | famous/non-famous | friends to lovers | 42k

But Please, Don’t Bite

by shyserious | werewolves | alpha/beta/omega dynamics | emotional hurt/comfort | 122k

Falling For Me Won’t Be A Mistake

by Rearviewdreamer | Mpreg | 58k

I’m On The Hunt Now (I’m After You)

by AFangirlFantasy | a/b/o | Alpha Harry | Omega Louis | 56k

That’s How I Know

by allwaswell16 | enemies to lovers | hate to love | 17k

Chasing Empty Spaces

by domesticharry | historical AU | 1930s | 79k

We’ll Be Seamless

by dinosaursmate | Tumblr AU | pining | exhibitionism | voyeurism | 52k

Given a Chance

by Fabby | Future Fic | canon compliant | slow burn | coming back together | anxiety attacks| 173k

(And Things Will Be) Hard At Times

by lululawrence | mpreg | panick attacks | 34k

Where the lights are beautiful

by twoshipsdrifting | a/b/o | accidental bonding | 31k

Like One of Your French Girls

by elsi_bee | friends to lovers | 46k

We’re What’s Right In This World

by BriaMaria  | World War II | PTSD | blind Louis | soldier Harry | period-typical homophobia | 48k

Frankincense-ational

by LadyLondonderry | christmas | fluff | humour | 31k

[2tiedships2]

AO3 Larrie boycott author rec list

In an attempt at remaining a neutral blog I feel it my duty to tweak a ‘recent’ boycott post.  While I was able to reblog a list of suggested Larrie authors to boycott, many people were not able to do so as they found themselves blocked by the OP.  I feel it only fair that everyone has the chance to see and reblog this list.  While I do not condone boycotting people for their beliefs I will send my appreciation to the OP of the boycott list for their work towards finding Larrie authors on AO3 and full credit of this list goes to them.  In my own edition of this post I have provided you links to the authors AO3 page for your convenience.  Happy reading!

Boycotted Larrie authors

0GVButterworth0

100percentsassy

13ways

1Diamondinthesun

5sexualhomos

absolutelynot

aclosetlarryshipper

afirethatcannotdie

alex4968

alivingfire

allwaswell16

allyasavedtheday

andthensusays

Awriterwrites

banana_louis

bandshirtedboybanders

beautlouis

bethaboo

BeyondxLawliet

bottomlinsons (grimgrace)

camiii (reblogging from some toxic larries)

capriciouslouis

Chelsea Frew (chelseafrew)

clicheanna

Conscious_ramblings

crimsontheory

darkerwings

dea_liberty

delsicle

dogslpdi

duchesskitty16

EllaO

embodied

emma1234

eyesofshinigami

FallingLikeThis (Zayniam)

FullOnLarrie

gayporn

gloria_andrews

Gotthisniallthang

grapenight

green_feelings

hattalove

Haydolce

hilourry

infinitelymint

istajmaal

isthatyoularry

iwillpaintasongforlou

Jackstylinson  dimpled_halo

jaerie

juliusschmidt

jwdish98

karamelised

kikikryslee

kenziexo

kiwikero

kotabear24

KrisStylinson

LadyLondonderry

Lainy122

larryandgaystuff (cnd8544)

larrybabes03

larryistakingcontrol

larryslove

larrytale

leavingonatrain

letsjustsee

lewieandharrie (thoseshadowsalmostkilled)

lilacsweaters_ivorylilies

Lis (domesticharry)

littlelouishiccups

LiveLaughLoveLarry

LoadedGunn

louisandthealien

louissincerely

louisxharry1

loupiter

lovemylarry

LucyStarkid

lululawrence

luminescents

Madalynn_Bohemia

MediaWhore

metencephalon

midnights

millionlittletings

Mie1412

millionlittletings

NiamJenn1994

nodibs

nooelgallagher

nouiiam

objectlesson

ohsailor

OhSlashy

otpwhatever

patdkitten

phdmama

pliantlouis

purpleeyestelllies

QuickedWeen

Rearviewdreamer

RedOrchid

rippedgloves

say_thanks

scagnetism

snowingwhite

Star55

stylinsoncity

summerwine

sunshiner

supernope

suspendrs

sweaterpawstyles

sweetkisses

TableForThree

taggiecb

teaandtumblr

TellMeThisIsNotLove

Teumessian

thealmightyavocado

TheCellarDoor

theboyfriendstagram

thecheshirepussycat

thedeathchamber

thepriestthinksitsthedevil (stubliminalmessaging)

Thingssicant

tilthesundies

togetherwecouldbealright

Tomlinsontoes

turnyourankle - also known as peach_passion, sugardares

Typosmyown

tvshows-addict

twinks

twoshipsdrifting

Velvetoscar

Wankerville

waytoomanypeopleintheaddisonlee

weddingbells

whimsicule

whisperingwind

whoknows

wildestdreams

wubwubnparmaham

xxSterre

you_explode

youcomecrash

yoursongonmyheart

zarah5

If you were not fortunate enough to make it on this list and would like to be added please let me know.  

Disclaimer: I did not take time to research the authors of this list for their current beliefs.  If I saw they had a H/L relationship in a fic I linked them.  This is merely for fun and to assist with finding new works to read.  

[maleksrami]

archiveofourown(*)org/works/10697652 It's called The World Turned Upside Down by dogslpdi in case that gets lost in translation! Perfect read for Pride month!! Enjoy! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈☺️

Ooooh thank you for the rec!! The World Turned Upside Down :)))

[ificouldflymp3]

24 & 25 😘

Brilliant! Thanks x

24. Have you ever tried writing a fic?

Hmm yes I did write a quite long (by 16 year old Nina standards) Queer as Folk fic. I also wrote an Arwen and Aragorn canon post-LOTR fic, before I knew what a fic was. I was maybe 13 then. But I never published anything online. Except a QAF poem lol

25. Is there a fic that you think deserves more love?

Maybe The World Turned Upside Down by dogslpdi 

Also there was this fic that I think about sometimes and seemingly only I enjoyed, because only I mourned its loss when it disappeared from ao3. It was called “recluse and the crutch” where Louis was this hermit writer who had a physical disability jaw thing and Harry was his assistant. I don’t know, feels like only I knew of it and loved it.

Ask me fic asks if you want

[yessoupy]

AO3 tinhat boycott list

here is a list of authors on ao3 who are also conspiracy theorists. for the uninitiated: there is a significant portion of the content-creators in the 1D fandom who believe that their ship, harry/louis (larry stylinson or larry) is real. they are called larries and should be differentiated from larry shippers (those who engage in normal fandom behavior and know their fictional ship is not real). larries are conspiracy theorists, and you will see them referred to as tinhatters. **13 feb 2018** i’ve changed the title from larrie to tinhat and i’m adding more tinhat authors as i find them in other fandoms.

want to blacklist them? here’s a tutorial on using ao3 savior. that link also contains more information about the reasons behind the list and how an author is put on the list or why they are left off. [n.b. the script is case sensitive, use case of name present on the current list.]

wondering if an author is a larrie but they aren’t on the list? send me an ask! i’ll do my best to sort it out.

methodology: i sorted 1D fics on AO3 by h/l and with most kudos first (to prioritize with the fic that would most likely be read by a new reader), english, and completed only, and clicked through. if i couldn’t prove they were larries (no other SM linked to pseud OR nothing glaringly larrie on linked SM) i’ve left them off the list. this is definitely not complete. it is a work in progress. all names are the AO3 pseud, and earlier versions of the list contained additional information about what i found to put them on the list. i have removed that information for streamlining, but if you’re curious, inbox me and i can provide it. 

CT = conspiracy theorist

1d big bang round 5 running list of fics written by larries

larries made a list of larrie authors (and made my job easy).

larries (CT’s who believe the larry ship is real)

0GVButterworth0

100percentsassy

13ways

1Diamondinthesun

5sexualhomos

absolutelynot

aclosetlarryshipper

afirethatcannotdie

alex4968

alivingfire

allwaswell16

allyasavedtheday

andthensusays

Awriterwrites

banana_louis

bandshirtedboybanders

beautlouis

bethaboo

BeyondxLawliet

bottomlinsons (grimgrace)

camiii (reblogging from some toxic larries)

capriciouslouis

Chelsea Frew (chelseafrew)

clicheanna

Conscious_ramblings

crimsontheory

darkerwings

dea_liberty

delsicle

dinosaursmate

dogslpdi

eli_ssabeth

EllaO

elsi_bee

embodied

emma1234

eyesofshinigami

FallingLikeThis (Zayniam)

ForAWhileWePretended (Zayniam)

freetheankles

FullOnLarrie

gayporn

gloria_andrews

glowstickLarry

Gotthisniallthang

grapenight

green_feelings

hattalove

Hibkei

hilourry

infinitelymint

istajmaal

isthatyoularry

iwillpaintasongforlou

Jackstylinson

jaerie

juliusschmidt

jwdish98

karamelised

kikikryslee

kittytbh

kenziexo

kiwikero

kotabear24

KrisStylinson

LadyLondonderry

Lainy122

larryandgaystuff (cnd8544)

larrybabes03

larryistakingcontrol

larryslove

larrytale

LasciviousLarry

leavingonatrain

lesbianharrie

letsjustsee

lewieandharrie (thoseshadowsalmostkilled)

lilacsweaters_ivorylilies

Lis (domesticharry)

littlelouishiccups

LoadedGunn

louisandthealien

louisxharry1

loupiter

LucyStarkid

lululawrence

luminescents

Madalynn_Bohemia

makesmewannatsss

MediaWhore

metal_eye

metencephalon

midnights

Mie1412

millionlittletings

NiamJenn1994

nodibs

nooelgallagher

nouiiam

objectlesson

ohsailor

OhSlashy

otpwhatever

patdkitten

phdmama

pliantlouis

purpleeyestelllies

RealityBetterThanFiction

RedOrchid

rippedgloves

rougeandtonic

SadaVeniren

say_thanks

sheawaldenbecks (styleztomlinson)

snowingwhite

Star_Henderson

Star55

stylinsoncity

summerwine

sunshiner

supernope

suspendrs

sweaterpawstyles

sweetkisses

TableForThree

taggiecb

teaandtumblr

TellMeThisIsNotLove

Teumessian

thealmightyavocado

TheCellarDoor

theboyfriendstagram

thecheshirepussycat

thedeathchamber

thepriestthinksitsthedevil (stubliminalmessaging)

Thingssicant

tilthesundies

togetherwecouldbealright

Tomlinsontoes

turnyourankle - also known as peach_passion, sugardares

goodmorningtoyouuniverse 

tvshows-addict

twinks

twoshipsdrifting

Velvetoscar

veronicahague

Wankerville

weddingbells

whimsicule

whisperingwind

whoknows

wildestdreams

wreckingtomlinson (nicknameking)

wubwubnparmaham

xxSterre

you_explode

youcomecrash

yourpricelessadvice

yoursongonmyheart

zarah5

ziam conspiracy theorists

eternallyunleashed

phlochte conspiracy theorists (swimming)

jeahwriting

agape_eternal

if anyone on this list feels they have been added in error, or want it known that they have since rejected conspiracy theorism, send me an ask off anon and we can chat! if you have any authors you think should be added to this list (i don’t care if the author is only a little larrie, conspiracy theorism is the ONLY qualification), message me or send me an ask on or off anon. i am prioritizing the more popular authors first, but eventually i plan to have them all listed. 

this list should not be used for targeted harassment. it exists merely to make it easier for people to avoid reading and providing kudos to people who engage in conspiracy theorism. 

[larryspecificrecs]

2017.05.02

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

we've got to get away from here by suspendrs | @suspendrs [?, 23.4k]

Louis is an FBI agent who likes to think himself a paranormal expert, and Harry is alien that somehow ended up in his office.  Alien (H), agent (L) | POV: L

Fest/Exchange

The World Turned Upside Down by dogslpdi | @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram​ [E, 71.6k] — art by @birdstattoo

for One Direction Big Bang: Round Five || @1dbigbang 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. [...] Historical, photographer (H), Pride march | POV: both | switching

[jlf23tumble]

I will be sitting for ten hours almost straight tomorrow. Do you have any longggg 1d fic recs that you love? ♥️

Oh, wow, ten hours!!!! I'm a known lover of short shorts, so I don't have a tremendous amount of longer ones, but fortunately, I *have* answered this one before, so I stand by this list!! (Only one of them is no longer available--and that's because it literally stole from one of the other ones, but that's drama for another day.) Not listed there but equally beloved, here are some others!

Tied Down, @ham-palpert, 48k. One of my very faves for plot twists, it just reads like a movie I'd actually want to see. The first chapter might seem "scary" or whatever, but stick with it!

Truly, Madly, Deeply (10 Things I Hate about You), sunsetmog, 54k. I know I've talk a LOT about this author’s ongoing (???) wip, Harry Styles Cooks… (which is phenomenal, and it's also good and long), but this one? Angst city, Harry auditions for XFUK without telling his boyfriend/friends, becomes a success, then comes home.

Burnt, objectlesson, 57k. I just rec'd this one recently, and I'll rec it always, I was there for its birth and the weirdness around its suppression, but I'm so glad it's out in this world!

Time Passed, coffinofachimera/ @belialsmiracles, 66k. For every fic rec list I make, I always have at least one fic where I say, if you read nothing else, read this one, AND THIS IS IT, all categories, it’s simply astounding, life-changing, world-ending, and it kills me that more people haven’t left comments, but if it keeps shitty comments away, I’m all for it, I’ll protect this author/fic with my life. I can’t even begin to describe it, but if you want to know what the songs Fine Line or She are about, here you go! AIMH, Tokyo Harry!

The World Turned Upside Down, dogslpdi/ @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram, 71k. I’m really iffy on historical fics, but this fic! This fic nails it! The detail and the emotion, the way you can feel the effects of the strike in so many ways, but also how HIV/AIDS is not that far off on the horizon, it’s just so well done. Plus, I adore Ralph’s humor and the way she tagged this both “minor angst” and “miner angst,” and if I can’t end an angst rec on a light note, what more can I do?

You were a beam of light, lit up my broken sky, CuckooTrooke/ @larrydoinglaundry, 84k. I just read this one last week, and I LOVED IT, all about kink discovery and exploration, but with a lot of humor and reality, it's just so good!

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea, @kingsofeverything, 109k. I'm not the hugest fan of cheater fics, but this one just works? Louis, late in life, discovering he's not straight, and the way it all goes down--nice! Lauren's written a lot of other longer fic that I'd definitely rec, too.

Our Lives, Non-Fiction, @indiaalphawhiskey, 113k. I'm a tremendous fan of Marcel, always, and this version of him, chef's kiss! Author Louis as well!

Of Mates and Men, bananaheathen, 231k. This one's a wip, but don't let that or the word count scare you! The author updates every two weeks or so, a lovely 10k gift that has been building over time. The softest, coziest sweater--the build up! The warmth!

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Hey Jen. I think you’re superb like in a (not to quote anyone but) you can sit and kind of admire what you’re like kind of way. So thanks for being awesome and enjoyable to this internet stranger. In unrelated matter, do you have any angst filled fics? I mostly read HL but I’ll dive into whatever as long as the pain is there. (If I can give a preference, I’m not so much into magic, fantasy, wolves, and sorts.) In these unprecedented times, I think I’d still need a happy ending though after the characters suffer terribly lol. If you find time to put something together for little old moi, I’d appreciate it very much. Thanks! Keep on keeping on! You’re wonderful!

<bryan_cranston_me_question_mark.gif> !!!!!!!!!! This is so incredibly kind, I think you’re pretty wonderful, too! I feel like I’m probably going to let you down here, though, because I generally don’t go too hard for angst (for one, it usually translates into longer fics, for two, some areas of true angst are just things I don’t really want to read for pleasure, like messy cheating aftermaths, abuse, character death, etc., and for three, I get lost in the sauce if I try too hard to dissect if something actually IS major angst versus, say, intense pining), but I’ll do my best! I’m going to give my dirty dozen here--my top 12 for hl--then I’ll dive deeper under the cut, with authors I love who write so much angst it’s tough to pick just one, plus other fandoms, too, in case you want to dive deeper.

Fertile Ground, Blake, 4.4k. Okay, in truth, so much of what Blake writes has gorgeous lashings of angst, so definitely read all of their fic (every fandom), but this one?? HOLY MOLY, it deserves to be separated and celebrated, Harry’s angst about fertility, howwwwww is this 4.4k, I ask, constantly?

sensitive to pressure, momentofclarity/ @gaycousinlarry, 4.4k. Hockey players and pubes and scent kinks, and yet there’s still this current of angst that thrums underneath, man oh man, would I read everything in this universe.

Everything You Do, jishler/ @jishlerfics, 6.6k. The third part of a stunning series, this one focusing on Harry’s gender identity and the Dunkirk haircut, and if you saw those recent gifsets with him wearing the beanie during training, yeah, this fic is alllll about it

i’m a captain on a jealous sea, devilinmybrain/ @thedevilinmybrain, 15k. A lot of jealousy on Louis’s part about all things Gryles, both real and imagined, I’m loving the vibes this author brings to it all.

taking tips and getting stoned, alison, 24k. I don’t think I can sum this one up quickly, but taxi driver Louis comes across singer Harry, and a lot of things change after that? God, that’s bad, but this fic is not!

hard to confess, @hereforlou, 24k. I adore Maggie’s writing so much, and she’s another one where I could rec at least three more here, but the one where Harry hides that he’s pregnant until the very last second? It’ll forever be the scorpio of mpreg fics, and I say that with the highest praise.

Maybe I Miss You series, 13ways, 28k. THIS SERIES, ooooooooffffff, the angstometer is off the chart, and then the last installment? Harry in makeup? This after all the sexting and boxing and hate sex and finally they figure their shit out? All of it is so good, and I’m eternally sad the author moved on (but jesus, I get it).

hush., Wankerville, 41k. Easily in my top five fics of any fandom, the softness and the cruelty, the growth and the real-life feels, an American high school AU that is still stunning and must have blown doors off back in that particular day (I’d also rec this author’s other work, esp. for angst).

every universe but ours, 28finelines, 49k. Okay, so this one has a little bit of magic that might annoy you, but it’s mostly in a multiverse way, like you’re reading a ton of AUs, but the theme itself has an angsty core, fwiw!

Truly, Madly, Deeply (10 Things I Hate about You), sunsetmog, 54k. I know I talk a LOT about this author’s ongoing wip, Harry Styles Cooks... (which is phenomenal, please do yourself a favor if you haven’t already), but this one? Angst ahoy, Harry auditions for XFUK without telling his boyfriend/friends, becomes a success, then comes home.

Time Passed, coffinofachimera/ @belialsmiracles, 66k. For every fic rec list I make, I always have at least one fic where I say, if you read nothing else, read this one, AND THIS IS IT, all categories, it’s simply astounding, life-changing, world-ending, and it kills me that more people haven’t left comments, but if it keeps shitty comments away, I’m all for it, I’ll protect this author/fic with my life. I can’t even begin to describe it, but if you want to know what the songs Fine Line or She are about, here you go! AIMH, Tokyo Harry!

The World Turned Upside Down, dogslpdi/ @dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram, 71k. I’m really iffy on historical fics, but this fic! This fic nails it! The detail and the emotion, the way you can feel the effects of the strike in so many ways, but also how HIV/AIDS is not that far off on the horizon, it’s just so well done. Plus, I adore Ralph’s humor and the way she tagged this both “minor angst” and “miner angst,” and if I can’t end an angst rec on a light note, what more can I do?

Let’s start with things beyond hl...lately, I’ve been reading a LOT of Untamed fic, and I feel like I should just point you to Liv’s masterlists because they are angst city (and fun city, too), plus she’s done a really good job of labeling them accordingly (right now, my fave angst is from chunk no. 2, Fire in the Blood, which is a case fic, but oof, I can’t wait to read even more in these parts).

I’m also just now getting into Merlin and reading a lot in that fandom, but it’s a bit scattershot at this stage (I haven’t finished the show yet, and I’m still working my way through one author who wrote 100+ fics, all of which are incredible; if you’re curious for something recent from over there, Phoenix wrote a short, angsty one that’s good and ouchy, this tangled thicket).

Speaking of Phoenix, EVERYTHING she has written for Cars (Lightning/Doc) is incredibly angsty, usually with that happy ending finale--I’d rec my current fave, but it’s a wip, so no happy ending yet, wahhh. Check out this link to the rest of them, though, I rec ‘em all!

I still have to watch the source material, but everything anyone’s sent me from Cobra Kai is INCREDIBLY angsty and so, so good, so I’m gonna bet there’s a fair bit of fix-it fic in my future, but we shall see! 

Now onto the hl angst, ideally things you haven’t already read a million times before. Like I said earlier, this one’s kind of tough because I’m not into intense angst (major character/close family member death, messy cheating aftermath--though @kingsofeverything’s Devil and the Deep Blue Sea is fantastic, if you’re into that [messy cheating aftermath, not death]; actually, a lot of Lauren’s longer fics have a dose of angst, so dive away!)

Speaking of authors who regularly deliver angst, I have quite a few that I would say just go check out their works because almost every single thing they’ve done has it in varying degrees, you won’t be disappointed! These authors primarily write the hl pairing, and I definitely rec ‘em all: HappyPrincess, got2ghost, mediaville, and sedfierisentio. Authors I love who write Harry/other characters and do it in a hella angsty way include vondrostes, sulkingroom, radiodurans, and wishforwishes (I swear, I still think about call me anything you like at least once a month).

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big bang AO3 larrie list

with the fifth round of the 1d big bang postings happening, there are a lot of new LONG fics to sink our teeth into. for anyone who’s like me and wants to avoid supporting larries in any way, here’s the running list of larrie authors who’ve posted fic. I’ll include the day, week, pairing, and title of the fic, and will update as often as I can.

each of these authors will be added (if they’re not already on it!) to the AO3 larrie boycott list as well. (bold indicates new to AO3 list.)

4/20 - week 1 - before we evaporate, crimsontheory (larry) 4/21 - week 1 - the new romantics, wildestdreams (larry) 4/24 - week 2 - i walk the line, Awriterwrites (larry) 4/25 - week 2 - last day alive, alex4968 (larry) 4/26 - week 2 - my sweetest downfall, kiwikero (larry) 5/1 - week 3 - say hallelujah, say goodnight, alivingfire (larry, niall/bressie) 5/2 - week 3 - atlas at last, louisandthealien (larry) 5/3 - week 3 - the world turned upside down, dogslpdi (larry) 5/4 - week 3 - looking through you, allwaswell16 (larry) 5/6 - week 3 - nocturnal creatures are not so prudent, patdkitten (larry) 5/7 - week 3 - the spicy cologne, millionlittletings (larry) 5/8 - week 4 - far away., Jackstylinson (larry) 5/10 - week 4 - why can’t it be like that, taggiecb (larry) 5/12 - week 4 - how fast you fall, FullOnLarrie (larry) 5/13 - week 4 - i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart), thedeathchamber (larry) 5/15 - week 5 - blue neighbourhood, Thingssicant (larry) 5/17 - week 5 - when worlds collide and days are dark, staybeautiful, darkmanburning (larry) 5/18 - week 5 - show me how the fire works, turnyourankle (larry) 5/23 - week 6 - rivers ‘til i reach you, embodied (larry) 5/23 - week 6 - got the sunshine on my shoulders, hattalove (larry) 5/24 - week 6 - end game, alex4968 (larry) 5/24 - week 6 - where the lights are beautiful, twoshipsdrifting (larry) 6/1 - week 7 - lonesome when you go, 13ways (larry) 6/1 - week 7 - if i had three wishes (they’d all be for you), phdmama (larry) 6/4 - week 7 - do not go gentle, afirethatcannotdie (larry) 6/4 - week 7 - love is the right place, Chelsea Frew (chelseafrew) (larry) 6/15 - week 7 - through eerie chaos, MediaWhore (larry) 6/15 - week 7 - through a mirror dimly, LadyLondonderry (larry) 6/15 - week 7 - back to you and tennessee, rippedgloves (larry) 6/16 - week 7 - if it kills me, you_explode (larry)

N.B. This list is not to be used to harass. It exists to enable readers to make more informed decisions about what they read and which authors they support.

Shipping vs. Tinhatting Shipping is a normal fandom behavior, where one enjoys the idea of a pairing and writes (or draws/paints) fictive scenes about the pairing, but understands that what they’re writing is not real. (People who are Larry shippers are not on this list.)

Tinhatting is believing a fictional pairing is real, even in the face of irrefutable evidence to the contrary (including denials by the individuals in the pairings). Tinhatting is typically accompanied by abusive and harassing behaviors. If your instinct is to say “but not all larries!” you’ve missed the point. All larries are conspiracy theorists who believe that Louis is lying about every aspect of his life. (Larries, tinhatters in the Larry ship, are on this list.)