#harry styles bbc radio1

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

Maybe Louis has to go into the BBC studios to physically press the button play his music on radio1 or has to clean the keyboard on the typewriter of critics for them to review his music.

Unfortunately his broken arm 🥹… solo Louies are such CUNTS for suggesting that Louis break INTO THE BBC studios, press the mOTherfuckING bUttons with his goddamn GRAVY-injected marshmallow fingers, so he can have ONE SPIN, ONE FUCKING SPIN OMG WHY DO Louies WANT HIM TO BE HARRY STYLES SO Fucking bAD 😫😫😫 y’all know not everyone needs a RaDi🤪 hit FFS, or for him to sneak into Pitchfork headquarters on his left-thumb-enabled SCOOTER to type that 3.5-star review hIMSELf.

[wellthatwasaletdown]

How do you know how often he hangs out with those people?

Grimmy mentioned on his show a few months back that he still speaks to Harry regularly, he made a comment about his insane his schedule is. We’ve seen him twice with Niall in 8 years but he as also said he speaks to him regularly. My point is, just because you don’t see him with these people, doesn’t mean there not a relationship and if shows he can be private

Again, you have people namedropping Harry Edward Styles with no proof that they actually are in contact with him at all.

When Grimmy hosted the BBC Radio1 Breakfast show, Harry Edward Styles was all over him--he even premiered both his debut single and album on his show. As soon as Grimmy was demoted to the drive time show (and couldn't advance his career), you never saw them together again. He was in London during the pandemic and hanging out with friends. Where was the Grimmy hangout then?

Same with Niall. He is literally the only one who is still friendly with all his former bandmates. They all claim to still talk, and we've seen Niall hang out with Harry a couple of times. We've also seen Niall with Louis and Liam. That doesn't mean Harry and Niall are hanging out all the time. Niall was promoting an album and needed the 1D fans.

[pochinumaki]

For all of you harries - here’s your new alarm. Enjoy :>

[tortyrov]

OMG! Lana Del Rey! Sam Fender! And “many more to be announced”! Could it be Harry?? Please!!!

[tamararary]

Who is Mr. Harry Styles

~ британский, как зубные протезы королевы

~ немедленно  завораживает всех, кто когда либо встречал его

~ рок у него в крови

~ считает важным писать песни самостоятельно, и быть честным в творчестве

~ играл в школьной группе под названием White Eskimo

~ дошел до финала британского Х-фактора в 16 лет

~ носит перстни на обеих руках, каждое из которых символизирует что-то или кого-то

~ любит татуировки, их на нем уже более 50

~ может внезапно начать раздеваться, ибо любит ходить голеньким

~ любит боксировать и бегать

~ снимался в военном фильме Кристофера мать его Нолана

~ в подростковом возрасте работал в пекарне

~ любит ретро машины и полночную езду с опущенными стёклами

~ считает детей чудом и с удовольствием  играет и нянчится с ними

~ против курения

~ может одеть на себя какую-нибудь херь и ходить с важным видом

~ всегда палит камеру, что скрыто снимает его

~ вежливый и хорошо воспитанный

~ эстет

~ готов скупить весь чертов магазин Gucci, собственно, это он и делает

~ любит антиквариат

~ дарит друзьям упоротые подарки

~ очень добр с фанатами и пропагандирует лозунг "treat people with kindness"

~ всеми способами поддерживает ЛГБТ- сообщество и прочие меньшинства

~ кормит фанатов пиццей и киви

~ выступал против Брексита и разъединения людей

~ женат на ботинках челси

~ фанат "Дневников Памяти" и прочих романтических историй Николаса Спаркса

~ раздает друзьям свою одежду

~ любит петь поздравления для фанатов на своих концертах 

~ трогательно любит и оберегает маму и старшую сестру

~ организовывает пин-понг турниры и сам в них выигрывает

~ вспомнит ваше имя даже после короткой встречи 100500 лет назад

~ концерты и работа в студии - его любимая часть деятельности

~ пишет ему одному понятные твиты и посты в инстаграм

~ может заставить заткнуться одним своим хмурым взглядом

~ один из тех друзей, что просит недельку  перекантоваться у вас дома, а останется на год

~ любит устраивать сюрпризы и радовать людей вокруг

~ пытается убедить фанатов, что его концерты - семейное шоу (нет)

~ невероятным образом завоевывает дружбу, любовь и уважение людей гораздо старше него

~ считает, что мужчинам не зазорно плакать

~ дохуя загадочный

~ вместе с тем, он невероятно доброе солнышко, которое освещает это мир и транслирует любовь

[taylorswiftlyricsinpictures]

TAYLOR & HARRY: TRACK THE STORY

HOW THEY MET:

March 31, 2012:

They met at the backstage of the Kids Choice Awards.

Taylor was seen dancing 1D performance, as declare herself fan of the band.

April 01, 2012:

Liam joke about Harry meting Taylor “I thought Harry might have went to the bathroom just a little bit when we met her.” 

Harry post a tweet.

April 05, 2012:

Justin Bieber invited both Taylor and One Direction to his LA mansion, where they swam and “just hung out”. Bieber told Britain’s Daily Mirror that “one of the biggest artists in the world thinks Harry is so hot, but I have been sworn to secrecy.”

April 06, 2012:

On SNL Appearence MTV tease Harry about Taylor there.

April 08, 2012:

Taylor was seen in NYC when 1D was around. 

Someone claimed that she was in the Russian Military Museum with Harry.

Same day Taylor was seen at Bowery Hotel

April 10, 2012:

1D flies to Australia.

April 11, 2012: 

Taylor post a pic in the studio, but the pic was really taken on 8th April. She ad the captation "Recording for the next album. So happy."

April 16, 2012:

Harry reveal in true or false that "We meet in America" when they asked if he was texting her.

April 23, 2012:

Aparently they weren't exclusive, but Harry want to make it official before he left the US.

Harry was photographed kissing model Emma Ostilly during a night out in Auckland, New Zealand.

"He ask her be exclusive. But Taylor woke up one morning to confusing text messages from him, begging for a chance to explain and telling her not to believe everything she reads. She immediately googled Harry and found all the pics of him kissing Emma."

Same day that pics came out, Taylor went out for shopping with friends

They abruptly cooled down.

April 25, 2012:

Taylor post this picture on Instagram, and sneakily adding a playlist – ‘Screaming Infidelities’ by Joanna Pacitti. The song lyrics hints about missing a lover who ‘cheated’.

April 27, 2012:

Taylor went for a lunch with a friend, and she keeps out and abouts for a while, just hang out with friends.

(HERE IS WHEN HER STORY WITH CONNOR CROSSOVERS - TO READ THIS STORY HERE-)

September 06, 2012:

Popstar magazine reported that Styles and his bandmates watched Swift's final MTV Video Music Awards rehearsal. After this, they went to Katsuya restaurant with a group, that included, their mutual friend Ed Sheeran and Swift's bandmates.

October 04, 2012:

Both in London for BBC Radio 1 Awards (Taylor is in promo for RED).

Harry tweet in reference "Paper airplanes" (in reference to thenecklace that after, he give to her).

October 05, 2012:

Taylor appears on Nick Grimshaw Radio Show and plenty appaereances in London for promo.

October 06, 2012:

Harry's do the same and they talk about Taylor 4 min straight.

Taylor hinting "good looking boyfriend" in Jonathan Ross Show.

October 07, 2012:

At the BBC Radio1 Teen Awards in London, they spent so much time together at the backstage, that the radio hosts Aled Jones to start to speculate on-air about the romantic situation of them.

The Sun reported that Taylor and a “mystery” member of 1D had arranged to have dinner at the upmarket Luton Hoo Hotel after the concert. nut when the columnist received a tip ,the meal was suddenly cancelled.

October:

Harry name her as one of his celebritie crushes in Seventeen November Issue.

October 12, 2012:

According to the jourals that she published for lover, Taylor Wrote "This love" this exact day in LA.

October 22, 2012:

RED was release and some song are speculated to be from Harry.

October 23, 2012:

Niall hinted us with the word "Swifty" when the colaborators ask him about his reputation with the ladies.

Same day Taylor talks about her favourite movie being ‘About Last Night’ because she likes how the girl gets back with her ex in the movie.               -remember This Love that she wrote same month-

October 30, 2012:

Harry was wearing the Airplane Necklace while leaving his Management’s office with the rest of One direction before leaving for Spain the next day.

November 04, 2012:

At UK Cosmopolitan Issue , Harry talks about dating with someone that is not his type, but is really ambitious and he likes that.

November 07, 2012:

Taylor is photographed outside her London Hotel wearing Harry’s paper airplane necklace.

November 08, 2012:

Taylor is photography again wearing the necklace in France's NRJ Radio Station.

November 14, 2012:

One Direction head back to London due to a scheduled appearance for BBC Children in Need in London on Nov. 16, 2012 but Harry instead of flying to London, he gets on another plane, flies back to LA to see Taylor (extra 6 hours in air).

November 15, 2012:

Harry watches Taylor during her X Factor rehearsals in LA. 

Offical Tweets are posted.

November 16, 2012:

Mario Lopez (X Factor presenter) confirms on radio that Harry came to see Taylor during her X Factor Rehearsal on his radio station. He mentioned that they walked away holding hands.

November 26, 2012:

Taylor quoted : “I think the one thing about love is that you don’t know anything. It always comes back and surprises you so I don’t have any general theories on love at the moment because they always get proven wrong.”

Same day Harry make his tattoes about “Things I can, things I can’t”

December 02, 2012:

Harry and Taylor were photographed together for the first time while visiting the zoo in Central Park, New York with friends.

That night, they posed for photos with fans after dinner at SoHo’s Bond St. restaurant, where they dined with Ed Sheeran and Harry’s mother and stepfather.

December 03, 2012:

They made an appearance at the Hudson Hotel, as part of 1D, Madison Square Garden after party.

They were joined for karaoke by Ed Sheeran and the rest of One Direction. They sang Dolly Parton’s “Islands In The Stream”, Elton John’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” and the Backstreet Boys” , “I Want It That Way”. 

The "Dirty Dancing picture” born this day.

The pic of both kissing happend that night too.

December 04, 2012:

They arrived at Taylor's Hotel around 4PM

Harry post a tweet next day , maybe hinting a night with Taylor?

Next day, he was seeing leaving her hotel.

At night time, he came back to her hotel again.

December 05, 2012:

Harry left the hotel again

December 06, 2012:

They went together to Emma stone's brithday.

December 07, 2012:

They left the hotel next morning.

Liam and Harry were asked about Taylor.

At Z100’s Jingle Ball, Harry and Taylor watched each other’s performances from side-of-stage, and kissed, hugged and danced backstage while other acts were performing. 

Later they left the event to take a red-eye flight to London on Taylor’s private jet.

December 10, 2012:

Taylor accompanied Harry and the rest of One Direction for their promotional appearance on The X Factor Final in Manchester, England.

December 11, 2012:

Harry and Taylor had dinner at The Rising Inn in Derbyshire, England with Harry’s sister and her boyfriend.

After they were spotted by fans on Tesco, and they asked to Taylor make the pic with them with Harry.

December 12, 2012:

They visited Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District. They stopped into the World of Beatrix Potter store.

At night time they stop at curry house for takeaway.

December 13, 2012:

Harry collected 23 Cupcackes for Taylor's birthday. 

Later they took a drive around countriside. Then drove to a Great Budwirth and stop in George and Dragon Pub for eat. They been there for 1 hour, they were laughing and joking. 

At night time they stopped by Fortune City takeaway restaurant in Harry's hometown of Holmes Chapel.

December 14, 2012:

Harry drove Taylor to Manchester airport where she boarded an international flight to Germany. While there, she told an interviewer she had the "best birthday since I was about six years old."

December 18, 2012:

Taylor accompanied Harry to LA's Shamrock Tattoo Parlour at 1pm where they posed for photos with fans.

December 19, 2012:

Harry and Taylor visited Taylor's mother at her house in LA.

December 21, 2012:

They were photographed on a skiing vacation in Park City, Utah After a day on the slopes, they had dinner with friends at Grappa, an onlooker told that they look "happy and in love". This is the travel that she mention in Out Of The Woods.

December 23, 2012:

They spotted by fans at Park City in Utah, holding hands and in a hot tub.

December 24, 2012:

Harry arrived in England and showed off his injury at a party with friends, this was mentioned in Out Of The Woods song too.

December 28, 2012:

Harry is spotted at the airport in Heathrow taking a flight back to New York to meet Taylor.

December 31, 2012:

Harry and Taylor were photographed by fans kissing at midnight after Taylor's performance in Times Square on New Year's Eve. They were later photographed returning to their hotel.

January 01, 2013:

They left the town on Taylor's private jet early in the morning.

January 03, 2013:

They were having dinner and drinks at Coco Maya while on vacation in the British Virgin Islands's. The trip was a "surprise" for Taylor: "He planned it and whisked her away." 

After dinner, the couple returned to their boat. However, later that night, looks like a drunk Harry "left Taylor on their boat for a few hours without telling her where he was going". 

"When he returned, Taylor was crying and furious. She called him a dick and accused him of running around with girls".

January 04, 2013:

Reports of Taylor and Harry breaking up, Taylor leaves the island to get ready for the People’s Choice Awards.

January 05, 2013:

Taylor tweets: "... 'till you put me down"

January 07, 2013:

Harry returns to London after the split with Taylor.

January 10, 2013:

Taylor attends the People Choice Award’s where she sports what looks like a hickey under her boob.

January 10, 2013:

Taylor tweets “Back in the studio” which later she revealed she recorded All You Had To Do Was Stay which is about her relationship with Harry. 

Later, in an interview with Ryan Adams she revealed AYHTDWS was inspired by a dream she had, "I had a dream that my ex showed up at my door, knocked at my door, and I opened it up, and I was about ready to launch into the perfect thing to say...”

January 26, 2013:

Both attended and avoid each other on the NRJ Awards. Their make the appereance on the red carpet 25 min apart. “It was very carefully timed so they didn’t do the carpet at the same time,” the insider said “Taylor didn’t do any backstage interviews and didn’t use a dressing room. She changed at the hotel because she didn’t want to see Harry at any point. “Things were timed to keep them apart and for it to not become a big media circus.”

Taylor, 23, made eye contact with Harry, 18 (who was in the audience) when she took to the stage to sing her defiant pop hit, We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.

February 10, 2013:

Iconic performance at the grammy's where she change the speech in WANEGBT for "..I'm busy opening at the grammy's and we are never ever getting back together... like never" and ad a really british accent in "I still love you".

February 17, 2013:

They ask to Harry about the performance and about Grammy's performance and he just said that "she is a great performance"

February 20, 2013:

BRIT AWARDS

Both attend to the Brit Awards , Harry reacted when saw her coming and at the end of her performance she staring at him. 

Taylor spend her time in backestage with Tom Odell

February 21, 2013:

Taylor was photographed again with Tom and leaving, Harry's favourite local club in London,"The Groucho Club" in Soho.

April 11, 2013:

During a concert in Little things Louis says Taylor Swift into the mic as Harry is singing his part.

August 25, 2013:

VMA's, both attended and even if they try ,they couldn't ignore enough Harry notive Taylor and Taylor notice Harry, both they were seated closer, and when she did her speech Harry laugh. "Thank to the person who inspired the song cause i got one of these".

During the ceremony , Harry was texting to someone, and looks like Taylor receive a message which makes her (and Selena) look to the direction of where Harry was sitting.

In the after party they took a pic together with Ed too.

November 18, 2013:

Courtney at the BMI Awards in 2016 said Ed, Taylor, Johny McDaid, Gary Lightbody and someone else that she can’t remember, hungout together in 2013/2014.

She followed Ed, Johnny, Taylor and Harry all in the same day.

November 21, 2013 :

Kedall and Harry have their first date.

Same day Taylor tweet

November 24, 2013:

AMA's 2013

Both attended, Fans point out that Taylor is wearing the samedress as Rose Huntington-Whiteley did in One Direction’s Glamour shoot.

December 14, 2013:

Harry posts a picture of himself in Cannes which is the same

room/view Taylor posted before in early 2013.

February 11, 2014:

Taylor post a video of her haircut, after her show in London O2 Arena , in the video you can see a lot of famouse people, Ellie Goulding, Cara delavigne and looks like we can see Harry sitting there

December 02, 2015:

After Taylor's performance for Victoria Secret Fashion Show they met with pals at London Edition Hotel following the Victoria's Secret Show at London's Earls Court, a source told: “All eyes were on Harry and Taylor when they turned up. People were desperate to see how they reacted to one another." after drinking with Ellie Goulding, Taylor headed to the hotel with models Karlie Kloss and Lily Aldridge, while Harry arrived with their mutual pal Ed Sheeran.

January 2015:

They had a cold encounter in a Hollywood Hotel Loby in a birthday party,The boy band member is seen chatting to her pals but she barely acknowledges him and instead focuses on her phone and avoids eye contact.

Stalker Sarah said that they have been on a dinner after the party as casual friends.

March 01, 2014:

Both reunited for the pre oscar party. "They've stayed in touch and were speaking for a while [at the party]. People think they don't talk but they're friends and on good terms. There are no bad feelings between them whatsoever." the source said

March 15, 2021:

Harry went to speak Taylor during commercial break and they have a little talk, we can see that there's not bad blood at all, actually, Taylor was really happy when he win the Grammy for Best Pop Solo Performance.

[hldailyupdate]

For British singer/songwriter Harry Styles, 2020 was a career-defining year, bolstered by the December 2019 release of his GRAMMY-nominated sophomore solo album, 'Fine Line'

Though many people might want to write off 2020 as a year that never existed, for others, it was a year of growth, change and even success. For Harry Styles, 2020 was a career-defining year, which is no easy feat when the entire world is shut down. The pandemic left him no choice but to put his world tour plans on pause and strategize a new way to not just promote his sophomore album, Fine Line, released in December 2019, but also keep fans' attention.

What followed was a bit of a phenomenon.

Styles, who has been a star since his One Direction days, became a bigger star with every passing day. His album went multi-platinum, he got his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single with "Watermelon Sugar," he was named Variety's 2020 Hitmaker of the Year, he landed his first-ever GRAMMY nominations of his career (Best Pop Solo Performance for "Watermelon Sugar," Best Music Video for "Adore You" and Best Pop Vocal Album for Fine Line at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show). And the list goes on.

While these accomplishments would add up to a banner year for any artist, what makes it so unique for the British singer is twofold. For one, he's been in the business for a decade already, gaining fame at just 17 as a member of the huge boy band One Direction. While in the group, which came together in 2010 as part of "The X-Factor," Styles and his bandmates Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik found global success, selling millions of records, performing in sold-out stadiums around the world and winning many awards.

However, despite how massive the band became, they didn't quite crossover to listeners of all ages—they had a hard time shaking the boy band label. While their music evolved into a more mature rock sound over the years, they never got to a place where they were wholly appreciated by the public in a way that their fans knew they deserved.

Once the band went on hiatus in 2015, Styles went to work creating his first solo album, Harry Styles. It was released in 2017 to much fanfare (it also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200), but it wasn't until his second solo album that he really hit his stride. With Fine Line he found his musical voice and shared an album that not only resonated with his core fanbase but also brought him further into the mainstream.

From the first single released off the album ("Lights Up" in October 2019) all the way to the most recent video ("Treat People With Kindness" in January 2021), Fine Line has continued to grow. It was with this album that Styles became a household name, disconnected from his boy band roots in a way like never before. Gone are the days where people refer to him as "Harry Styles from One Direction." Now Styles stands alone, proud of where he came from but boldly moving forward on his own path.

The even more stunning part of Styles' year, though, and the second reason 2020 was so out of this world for him, he largely let his fanbase spread the good word about his art. Fans on social media hosted streaming parties for "Watermelon Sugar" to ensure it hit Billboard's No. 1 spot. They've created and sold their own merchandise to advertise his music. As only a dedicated stan army can do, they've made sure that every single thing he does goes viral. Even though Styles himself has a limited social media presence, he's still one of the most noteworthy internet personalities, simply because his fans have kept him there. In a world where social media reigns supreme, he lets his work speak for itself and trusts in his partnership with his fans to help him succeed.

The impact of Fine Line was substantial. Because of it, he is currently in the running for his first three GRAMMYs--Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Music Video for "Adore You" and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Watermelon Sugar." And the numbers also back up his work. Fine Line is RIAA certified double platinum, has over 4 billion worldwide streams and spawned six songs that cracked the Billboard Top 100 chart.

Before the album's release, to promote "Adore You," Styles and Columbia Records created a mysterious world called Eroda that trended before anyone even knew it was for a music video. "Watermelon Sugar" became one of the songs of the pandemic summer after the video dedicated to human touch—which has over 194 million views on YouTube—was released in May 2020.

Not one to ever let the album get stale, Styles continued to remind listeners of its existence throughout 2020, even though the world had shut down and in-person promo wasn't an option. Before that, though, Styles caused a buzz as he took double duty on "Saturday Night Live" in November 2019 as the host and musical guest, as well as performing in BBC Radio1's Live Lounge the following month. After a few shows in Los Angeles, London, and New York in late 2019 and early 2020, Styles hunkered down amid COVID and let his music videos do the talking. Aside from "Watermelon Sugar," he released a video for "Falling" in February and "Golden" in October. Fans may not have gotten to see Styles on the road in 2020, but he made sure to keep popping up on their screens, including a virtual appearance at iHeart Radio's Jingle Ball in December, one of his only in 2020.

But 2020 wasn't only a great year for Styles' music, he also graced multiple fashion magazine covers, continued his relationship with Gucci, and even landed a second major movie role, in Olivia Wilde's upcoming Don't Worry Darling. Not only was he Vogue's first man to pose on a cover alone, he did it wearing a dress. He's continued to quietly advocate for genderless fashion by wearing what makes him happy, whether it's fishnets for Beauty Papers or his everyday pearl necklace. Though many rock stars before him pushed similar gender-bending trends, he's become that person for his generation.

Styles even influenced countless people in lockdown to take up knitting, simply to recreate the J.W. Anderson rainbow patchwork cardigan he wore during a rehearsal for the "Today" show in February. After a few fans fumbled through knitting a copycat, the fashion house published a pattern that spread like wildfire. Suddenly TikTok was flooded with people knitting "The Sweater," and fans all over the world showed off their matching rainbow cardigans in their Instagram selfies from home.

As much as the phrase has been bandied about in recent months, it still holds true: It's Harry Styles' world and we're all just living in it. Despite all the setbacks and hardships, 2020 defined Styles as an artist—not just a musician, but a whole artist. It seems inevitable that Styles will only continue to grow his star power as he draws in more fans for this journey. For those devoted fans who have been there for him since he was just a teenager singing "What Makes You Beautiful," though, his meteoric rise in 2020 just made sense.

(11 March 2021)

[kingstylesdaily]

How Harry Styles Emerged From Teen Pop Sensation To First-Time GRAMMY Nominee

For British singer/songwriter Harry Styles, 2020 was a career-defining year, bolstered by the December 2019 release of his GRAMMY-nominated sophomore solo album, 'Fine Line'

HEDY PHILLIPS

Though many people might want to write off 2020 as a year that never existed, for others, it was a year of growth, change and even success. For Harry Styles, 2020 was a career-defining year, which is no easy feat when the entire world is shut down. The pandemic left him no choice but to put his world tour plans on pause and strategize a new way to not just promote his sophomore album, Fine Line, released in December 2019, but also keep fans' attention.

What followed was a bit of a phenomenon.

Styles, who has been a star since his One Direction days, became a bigger star with every passing day. His album went multi-platinum, he got his first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single with "Watermelon Sugar," he was named Variety's 2020 Hitmaker of the Year, he landed his first-ever GRAMMY nominations of his career (Best Pop Solo Performance for "Watermelon Sugar," Best Music Video for "Adore You" and Best Pop Vocal Album for Fine Line at the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show). And the list goes on.

While these accomplishments would add up to a banner year for any artist, what makes it so unique for the British singer is twofold. For one, he's been in the business for a decade already, gaining fame at just 17 as a member of the huge boy band One Direction. While in the group, which came together in 2010 as part of "The X-Factor," Styles and his bandmates Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik found global success, selling millions of records, performing in sold-out stadiums around the world and winning many awards.

However, despite how massive the band became, they didn't quite crossover to listeners of all ages—they had a hard time shaking the boy band label. While their music evolved into a more mature rock sound over the years, they never got to a place where they were wholly appreciated by the public in a way that their fans knew they deserved.

Once the band went on hiatus in 2015, Styles went to work creating his first solo album, Harry Styles. It was released in 2017 to much fanfare (it also debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200), but it wasn't until his second solo album that he really hit his stride. With Fine Line he found his musical voice and shared an album that not only resonated with his core fanbase but also brought him further into the mainstream.

From the first single released off the album ("Lights Up" in October 2019) all the way to the most recent video ("Treat People With Kindness" in January 2021), Fine Line has continued to grow. It was with this album that Styles became a household name, disconnected from his boy band roots in a way like never before. Gone are the days where people refer to him as "Harry Styles from One Direction." Now Styles stands alone, proud of where he came from but boldly moving forward on his own path.

The even more stunning part of Styles' year, though, and the second reason 2020 was so out of this world for him, he largely let his fanbase spread the good word about his art. Fans on social media hosted streaming parties for "Watermelon Sugar" to ensure it hit Billboard's No. 1 spot. They've created and sold their own merchandise to advertise his music. As only a dedicated stan army can do, they've made sure that every single thing he does goes viral. Even though Styles himself has a limited social media presence, he's still one of the most noteworthy internet personalities, simply because his fans have kept him there. In a world where social media reigns supreme, he lets his work speak for itself and trusts in his partnership with his fans to help him succeed.

The impact of Fine Line was substantial. Because of it, he is currently in the running for his first three GRAMMYs--Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Music Video for "Adore You" and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Watermelon Sugar." And the numbers also back up his work. Fine Line is RIAA certified double platinum, has over 4 billion worldwide streams and spawned six songs that cracked the Billboard Top 100 chart.

Before the album's release, to promote "Adore You," Styles and Columbia Records created a mysterious world called Eroda that trended before anyone even knew it was for a music video. "Watermelon Sugar" became one of the songs of the pandemic summer after the video dedicated to human touch—which has over 194 million views on YouTube—was released in May 2020.

Not one to ever let the album get stale, Styles continued to remind listeners of its existence throughout 2020, even though the world had shut down and in-person promo wasn't an option. Before that, though, Styles caused a buzz as he took double duty on "Saturday Night Live" in November 2019 as the host and musical guest, as well as performing in BBC Radio1's Live Lounge the following month. After a few shows in Los Angeles, London, and New York in late 2019 and early 2020, Styles hunkered down amid COVID and let his music videos do the talking. Aside from "Watermelon Sugar," he released a video for "Falling" in February and "Golden" in October. Fans may not have gotten to see Styles on the road in 2020, but he made sure to keep popping up on their screens, including a virtual appearance at iHeart Radio's Jingle Ball(opens in a new tab) in December, one of his only in 2020.

But 2020 wasn't only a great year for Styles' music, he also graced multiple fashion magazine covers, continued his relationship with Gucci, and even landed a second major movie role, in Olivia Wilde's upcoming Don't Worry Darling. Not only was he Vogue's first man to pose on a cover alone, he did it wearing a dress. He's continued to quietly advocate for genderless fashion by wearing what makes him happy, whether it's fishnets for Beauty Papers or his everyday pearl necklace. Though many rock stars before him pushed similar gender-bending trends, he's become that person for his generation.

Styles even influenced countless people in lockdown to take up knitting, simply to recreate the J.W. Anderson rainbow patchwork cardigan he wore during a rehearsal for the "Today" show in February. After a few fans fumbled through knitting a copycat, the fashion house published a pattern that spread like wildfire. Suddenly TikTok was flooded with people knitting "The Sweater," and fans all over the world showed off their matching rainbow cardigans in their Instagram selfies from home.

As much as the phrase has been bandied about in recent months, it still holds true: It's Harry Styles' world and we're all just living in it. Despite all the setbacks and hardships, 2020 defined Styles as an artist—not just a musician, but a whole artist. It seems inevitable that Styles will only continue to grow his star power as he draws in more fans for this journey. For those devoted fans who have been there for him since he was just a teenager singing "What Makes You Beautiful," though, his meteoric rise in 2020 just made sense.

via Grammy.com

[stylesnews]

That was some guy called Harry Styles with a song called Adore You

Harry introducing his own song at the BBC radio1 breakfast show

[everythingharryistaken]

Does anyone have the entire full radio1 interview? The one with the vide not just audio?

[august-slipped-away13]

he is so perfect❤️❤️

[summxr-dream]

[lili07posts]

Of course His favourite song of latest Adele's album is a perfect declaration of love. We see you Harry !

[therosecolouredpost]

OKAY..but Harry saying "Good morning" after they start playing Here Comes the Sun is what I need to wake up to every day pls thnx 😭💘

[itstearingatmyheart]

Now they're playing best song ever to torture us...

[missytearex]

To Read List - Tomlinshaw

This list is purely for myself to keep track of everything I still want to read. Its gonna change as I actually read though them and find more stuff to add.

Find fics I’ve already read here.

Tomlinshaw

Getting Good At This by pukeandcry

Nick inherits custody of his baby god-daughter, and (predictably) has no idea what he’s doing; Louis only means to help out a bit, not fall in love with either of them. (A loosely-adapted Life As We Know It AU)

Portions For Foxes by pukeandcry

“You know how Tommo is about dares,” Harry says, laughing once, without any humor.

“An idiot,” Nick supplies, feeling a bit dazed. “But he’s always like that, so.”

Or, Louis injures himself, and somehow Nick winds up taking care of him.

(beginning at the singular beginning of your smile) by alison

Harry has a thing for Nick. Nick has a thing for someone else. That person is Harry’s best friend.

Louis’ life gets a little complicated. He blames science.

Holding Out For A Hero (I Feel Like Chicken Tonight) by sunsetmog

Nick could say no, he could, but he doesn’t. He likes picking up a drunk and sleepy Louis, who pokes through Nick’s music collection and criticises all of it, or demands that they drive to the late night KFC because he needs chicken and then falls asleep holding a bag of chips two minutes out of the drive through lane. He likes making fun of a drunk Louis Tomlinson, and waking him up when he gets home.

He even likes that it’s their secret, that no one else ever knows that this is a thing that happens, a thing that they sometimes do.

The Sky At Night by sunsetmog

There’s a little piece of paper on his bedside table, torn from the bottom of a notepad.

Insomnia Alliance, it says, in Louis’s chicken scratch handwriting. 9pm-7am, then the telephone number.

Or: Louis can’t sleep, and Nick’s the one who answers the phone in the middle of the night.

It’s Only A Beginning by sunsetmog

No, this year was not going better than last year, because last year he was with his friends, and everything was okay, and it wasn’t the case that every single last thing was crap. Last year he wasn’t the stupid sixth former who’d failed his AS levels and had had to move stupid schools to do them again.

In which the only good thing in Louis’s life was the person he talked to on Tumblr every night.

Gave My Heart Out by sunsetmog

“We could give them a home,” he said softly. “It doesn’t need to be a baby, right? Nobody loves those kids and I reckon we could love them.”

“Yeah.” Nick found Louis’s hand. “I reckon we could love them.”

Blanket Forts and Cups of Tea by sunsetmog

“Is knobhead the password?”

“No.”

Or, the one where Louis builds a blanket fort and Nick gets upset about teaspoons.

We Used To Wait by sunsetmog

The BBC Breaking News Twitter just says, One Direction star Louis Tomlinson rushed to hospital after M25 car crash.

or: Louis has an accident, but nobody even knows he and Nick are going out.

Not Your Fault But Mine by sunsetmog

It’s the beginning of Louis’ second year at uni, and he’s sharing a house with his four best friends in the world. This is going to be the best fucking year ever, Louis can just tell. The best fucking year ever.

Wooing for Beginners by sunsetmog

There’s a girl at school Louis is dying to impress, but Louis ends up impressing Nick instead.

A sort-of bookshop/high school/Saturday job AU with extra baking and not enough fish fingers.

This Must Be The Time by sunsetmog

Nick’s never been the kind of boy to have a long-term boyfriend. There’s always been other stuff that’s been more interesting, stuff that’s held his attention more than the boys in his bed. It’s different with Louis.

Or: Louis and Nick come out: featuring flashbacks, goats, a determined Harry Styles and one very wet experience on the log flume.

Tourbox by sunsetmog

On Friday, Harry brings him a packet of pink wafer biscuits and a little plastic net of marbles. “These are for you,” he says, before very politely sitting on Louis’ stairs and taking off his shoes, then hanging his coat over the bannister.

“Cool,” Louis says, which is all you can really say if you’re faced with biscuits that aren’t really biscuits and a bag of marbles. “Do you want tea?”

Nice Everything, I Suppose (Vodka and Tinsel Remix) by sunsetmog

In which Nick and Louis both work for the local radio station, and as junior junior production assistant’s assistant, Louis is charged with organising Cropley FM’s annual Christmas party.

This Is Your Fault (Where Circumference Is Irrelevant, and Length Matters) by sunsetmog

In which Nick wakes up in Louis Tomlinson’s body, Nick and Louis compare dick sizes, and Nick’s fairly sure he can lay the blame firmly at Harry “bloody awful secret wizard” Styles’ door for all of this and more.

I Had Rather Hear My Dog Bark At A Crow by sunsetmog

The first time Louis Tomlinson kisses him, Nick is three sheets to the wind, wearing a pirate hat, and so fucking tired of Louis being a complete and utter knobhead that he’s spent the last ten minutes snapping at him.

The kiss takes him rather by surprise, all things considered.

Or: Nick and Louis don’t like each other, not even a little bit, not even at all.

it’s miserable and magical by estrella30

“Since when do we accept morning drinks from enemy lines?” Nick asks flatly. The coffee cup has rolled toward his foot, and Nick stomps on it with his boot, grinning as the cup splits down the middle.

“Enemy lines. Please.” Matt shakes his head and huffs. “Don’t you think you’re being a bit dramatic, Grimmy?”

“No.” His mobile has finally gone silent, but that’s no better. A quiet Louis Tomlinson is just a Louis Tomlinson who hasn’t figured out how to piss you off again yet. Nick’s figured this out over time. “Not at all.”

OR - Nick is regular Nick on Radio1 but all of 1D are various DJ’s and they all work together. And then Tomlinshaw happens.

light my heart up baby like a matchstick by estrella30

Nick leans back in his seat and watches Louis bounce around the room fiddling with the levels on the soundboard and getting out all the pages for the adverts and links Nick needs for the morning. Louis is humming quietly under his breath, his mouth quirked in a tiny grin and Nick thinks that it would be a whole lot easier to actually hate Louis and everything about him if he weren’t so bloody attractive.

Meant To Crush Your World by alnima

When Nick gets home from his walk with Puppy there’s a note taped to his door, a sheet of paper with messy scrawl on it that reads, sorry for nothing. Nick growls, yanking the paper off the door and crumbling it up, throwing it across the hall towards Louis and Harry’s apartment before he disappears into his own, letting Puppy off her leash and getting to work.

Nick will be damned if he’s going to let an overgrown-monster of a child continue to ruin his life.

Just In Case by alnima

Nick’s convinced she looks like Louis, knows that she can’t, but he’s convinced she has his eyes, and his lips. She’s beautiful, he can see that, but he’s still not sure how this all happened. How Nick Grimshaw, president of the ‘Love Is For Idiots Who Don’t Know How To Have A Good Time And Live Their Own Lives’ club became a devoted boyfriend… and father.

but if you close your eyes by alnima

The four times Nick tries to tell Louis that he loves him and the one time that Louis lets him.

follow the marks you left by carissima

Nick looks up at him in surprise before he settles more comfortably in his chair, letting his pen bounce off the paper he’s been writing on a few times before he grins at Louis. “Hello Louis Tomlinson, fancy seeing you here.”

“It’s my second home, innit?” Louis says easily. He��s not even sure it’s a lie.

“Well it’s certainly becoming mine this year,” Nick says with a roll of his eyes. “Are you here to help Simon then? Should I be fraternising with the enemy?”

The phrasing makes Louis pause, and he idly kicks off his Vans, leaving them sprawled under the desk. “I could go, if you like,” he says, completely insincerely as he leans back in the chair and crosses his arms.

boyfriend material (that’s what you’re made of) by carissima

“What a nice lad,” Pete says, making Nick jump in surprise. He turns to find his parents standing side by side, staring at him with identical smiles on their faces. Nick’s gaze narrows as his eyes dart between his parents.

“Yeah, I mean, I guess he’s alright,” Nick says warily.

“So is he your special someone then?” his mum bursts out, and oh god, she’s actually giddy.

or the one where Nick accidentally tells his parents that he’s dating Louis Tomlinson from One Direction.

lost in the dark by carissima

“Please come get me.”

i’ll come around by carissima

“Grimmy thinks you’re pretty,” Harry says idly.

“Obviously,” Louis scoffs. “Wait. What?”

wait for me to come home by carissima

Nick comes home to find his future husband in bed. It’s a bit of a surprise, all things considered.

Time-travel fic.

it’s a beautiful night (we’re looking for something dumb to do) by carissima

In which Nick ends up in Vegas for Harry’s half-birthday and leaves with a famous popstar husband in tow.

Call Me Curious by carissima

Nick and Louis hate each other. Except there’s also flirty texts.

Not A Fan by carissima

Nick ends up at one of Louis’ charity football matches with Harry. Turns out that Nick’s a bit of a fan, but don’t tell Louis. Side Harry/Liam.

but tonight (you’re on my mind) by allwaswell16

Nick’s friendship with the lead singer of Seventy Eight has come with a new circle of people including an entrancing, blue eyed drummer. But what brings them together can also tear them apart.

Know You Know You Got It Bad by taggiecb

“I heard you on the radio.” Louis says. Okay, definitely not what he expected to hear.

“Yes, I am on five days a week, sometimes more.” Nick replies. Seriously, what is up with this kid?

“No no. That’s not what I meant.” Louis shakes his head and sighs heavily, as though Nick is the one being cryptic. “I heard what you said. To Fifi.” Louis pauses, but Nick takes a cue and stays quiet. He has a feeling that the more he talks, the longer this thing is going to draw out. Suddenly Louis is getting close, really close. Like, so close that Nick is wondering if Louis is about to kiss him. He doesn’t of course, he’s moving to talk into Nick’s ear. Which, Nick isn’t going to lie, affects him almost as much as a kiss might. The boy is fit. “About the chains and whips.”

Now it’s Nick’s turn to blush and fumble

Or Where a glib comment on the radio leads to one very interesting few weeks for Nick.

Do You Smile To Tempt a Lover by allwaswell16

Nick Grimshaw is entranced by Louis, his very beautiful, very cheeky new coworker at The National Portrait Gallery. He watches him day after day, wondering what he’s furiously typing on his laptop over lunch. With a little help from the very bored barista in the gallery cafe, Nick finds himself growing closer to Louis than he ever dreamed possible.

Somebody Hurt You (I Know A Place) by Writcraft

An unexpected encounter brings Nick and Louis together but before they can tell anyone about their relationship an attack on Louis tears them both apart. Nick struggles to deal with the fact Louis no longer remembers their time together as Louis struggles with his injuries and nightmares in the aftermath of the attack. Together they help one another to heal and learn how to love all over again.

The Disgruntled Novelist's Bodacious Pornographer (or, that time Nick and Louis were rival romance writers) by aliferuined

The day Nick releases his latest novel, Velvet Abyss - the very same day - Louis Tomlinson drops an unannounced online novella. It’s called The Pearl of the Pirate’s Booty, and it’s about nudist pirates living on a space station on one of Saturn’s moons.

Once every day your life starts again by blackmustache

Somewhere in a non-specific not-too-distant future, Louis gets a mild case of amnesia and forgets he's dating Nick. Nick has to remind him how the hell that happened.

hold on for one more day by disgruntledkittenface

“Right? Anyway, s’not like he needs to put the reminder, if anyone’s going to fuck up live on air–” “It’d be you,” they say at the same time.

Louis appears on The Breakfast Show to promote Back to You.

All the Silver Moons by YesIsAWorld

Nick wakes up in a strange hotel room and is apparently visiting Louis on tour. Which is really weird, because Louis doesn't like him and they've never hung out without Harry as a buffer. And clearly Louis thinks they're *together* together and Nick hasn't the faintest idea what's going on.

This is different than in the movies! by definitelynotafan

In which Nick's new flat is haunted and the ghost has a weird thing about shoes.

I'll Be Your Pride by YesIsAWorld

Louis needled Nick into riding the Ferris wheel with him so he wouldn't have to ride alone. Of course, they get stuck at the top and Louis has to help Nick through his paralyzing fear of heights.

It’s Like I’m Shootin' With Broken Arrows by Saori

Road trips are fun if you're going with someone you can connect with. Riding on the highway with the radio on, eating junk food, taking selfies and making meaningless conversations, bantering about directions...

That's not exactly the case with Nick and Louis. There might be less connecting and more bickering.

or, Nick and Louis miss the last plane, and they have two days to get to France. Traveling together might be the worst and best decision in their lives.

If This Is To End In Fire by Jiksa

Apocalypse makes it sound a lot more glamorous than it actually is.

your crooked sleep beside me by nicalyse

Louis Tomlinson is unexpected.

In which Louis comes on the Breakfast Show and Nick starts to fall for him.

Go On, I Dare You by PwoperNinjaElf

Nick and Louis are camp counsellors that have spent their past few summers working at an American summer camp, eager for the paid trip abroad, but far less keen on one another. On the final day of camp last summer though, they ended up drunkenly hooking up, but never spoke about it again. Nick's still not entirely sure what went down and why Louis bailed on him, but it's okay. He's just going to ignore it. Ignore Louis, which shouldn't be too hard considering that's what he's been doing for the past few years already anyway. This summer is going to be just like all the others, honestly, nothing's changed...

An American summer camp AU, featuring two stupid boys who keep getting their wires crossed, a host of other familiar faces, all the old school band t-shirts and a camp that should probably keep a better check on their counsellors.

Those Summer Nights by YesIsAWorld

Nick’s whirlwind summer romance ended when he left his dad’s beach house. Now it’s the first day of senior year, and Nick needs to avoid both the most popular boy at school and his friends’ probing questions.

There Now, Steady Love by Jiksa

Nick's just had his heart broken, Louis is surprisingly careful with it.

Or, the one where Nick's a small time radio DJ & Louis's a single dad trying to make it as a musician.

Give Me One More Night With You by EmmyLouWho

Louis turns up at Nick’s door on Saturday night, carrying a bottle of wine that he’d picked out at random at a Sainsburys on the way there.

He’d spent ages trying to figure out what you were supposed to wear when you’re going over to somebody’s house so they can thank you for looking after their dog but really you were effectively keeping their dog hostage and you also think that that person is really cute and you’re trying not to be weird about it. His Google search had been, perhaps unsurprisingly, not very helpful.

Or, the one where Pig turns up on Louis' doorstep one day, and Louis has a crush.

Cigarette in my left hand, whole world in my right hand by wearetheluckyones

Harry's had some really bad ideas before, starting with the time he got pissed and jumped into the Thames stark naked, but this might take the fucking cake. Offering up Louis as a viable option for a model for Nick's last photography project is ludicrous at best and a disaster waiting to happen at worst.

you can't take the sky from me by mrsenjolras

“Alright,” Nick says eventually. “You can stay till our next stop. But it’s not gonna come free.” Louis stiffens. He’s got money, sure, but he’s worried that that’s not the kind of payment Nick is looking for. “Oh, don’t look so scared,” Nick says, though. “We’re not stopping till we’re in the next system. Can you work?”

“Oh,” Louis says, relieved. “Yeah, I can do pretty much anything.”

“Great, well, welcome aboard the Pig Dog,” Nick says, extending a hand out for Louis to shake. Louis takes it, decidedly not thinking about how it’s larger than his own and also very warm and quite soft, and instead cocks his head.

“Wait, your ship is called the Pig Dog?”

[Or: the one where Louis stows away and gets more than he bargained for.]

(no such thing as) ordinary, love by dizzy

Nick is an Uber driver in London and Louis ends up passed out in the back seat of his car.

some velvet morning, years too late by tintedglasses

A better adult probably would have changed their emergency contact information once they had convinced said contact that they wanted nothing to do with them, but Louis had never been very good at proper adult things. Besides, it’s not like he thought he’d ever need it.

Or: Louis wakes up in the hospital with unfinished business at his bedside. Turns out Nick has some unfinished business, too.

Now that you're here, I never want you to leave by wearetheluckyones

“You like him,” He sing-songs, tugging off the pasta container’s lid.

“Go fuck yourself.” Nick tells him as he finds plates, no actual bite behind his words. “Did you get the extra garlic bread? You ate it all last time.”

“You gonna ask him out?” Harry asks, taking the two foil wrapped garlic breads from the bag and putting them on the counter.

“I’m gonna give you the same answer I gave you last time you asked me that.”

“You’re into him, he’s into you, what’s the big deal?” Harry asks, frowning, accepting the plate Nick hands him and dumping half the container of bacon and feta gnocchi onto it, and half the container of penne arrabbiata next to it. “You should just ask him out. There’s no harm in trying.”

-*-*-

Or, the one where Louis's a drummer, Nick's a radio DJ, and Louis's dogs are menaces.

Last Christmas, I gave you my heart. by wrongtree

Louis and Nick buy a Christmas tree and are in love.

i hate cards and card shops: a short story by nightwideopen

Get better right now or else.

An ode to Nick’s frustrations while card shopping.

stuck on you by clairdeloune

“Please tell me you’re joking."

“I’m completely serious,” Nick replies calmly, even as the corner of his mouth twitches.

“I’m not letting you call our dog Stinky,” Louis protests.

nothing hidden in your head by serenityandtea

Nick has a popstar cuddled up in his lap and ITV is showing Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

 “You know,” Louis speaks up a couple minutes later, his hand stroking Stinky’s fur. “I always thought I’d rock a Slytherin tie. What do you reckon?”

“I think you’d look great in-” Nick pauses. Yellow? Purple? “-blue?”

hi hater, kiss kiss by MediaWhore

Nick has had a crush on Louis Tomlinson ever since he first saw him perform on the x-factor. Almost four years later, he's finally accepted that their ongoing, unstoppable feud is the only thing the two of them will ever share. One game of Call or Delete with Niall Horan, however, starts to shake this belief.

Almost Feels Like Nothing's Changed at All (If You Close Your Eyes) by Hllangel

It's a general rule that Nick is never more than about two inches from his phone, but for all the teasing he gets about it from everyone he knows, he's never been more glad about it than he is right now. The tweet went out about two minutes ago, but it's basically blown up his notifications, and probably his life. Shit. Shit.

baby, we're the new romantics by annemari

Louis leans forward and shouts over the whole room, "Hey, Grimmy, what did you do to your hair? Had a fight with a lawn mower?"

Louis has never been very good at volume control.

Or the one where Louis insults Nick's hair, and then tries to apologise. A lot.

Locked In by takhallus

For the prompt 'Louis and Nick wake up handcuffed together'.

Canon compliant.

a boy for all seasons by words_unravel

Over the course of a year, in bits and pieces, Louis and Nick fall in love.

Lean Your Ear This Way by alison

Louis accompanies Harry to the Radio 1 Christmas party.

Here's to the Assholes and the Last Calls by alison

Louis gets drunk and declares his love for Nick. Nick won't kiss him.

Post-It Notes and Everything by takhallus

Louis has a grand plan to explain to Nick how they're not actually enemies and how they should start having sex as soon as possible.

I'd get down on my knees for you by thephysicsofstandingstill

Nick knows that when Louis gets like this, it takes more than a cuddle and a cup of tea to set things right.

different arrangements by weddingbells

louis likes football and sometimes he likes dick, and the world is very aware of one of those things and not the others. and when louis goes to ibiza, he meets a stranger.

We could start over again by Conscious_ramblings

Louis has been with Aiden for six months but it's not working. Aiden is the wrong person at the right time, and it's hard to leave someone who you have twisted your life with. Someone you are shopping for crockery for their Nan in John Lewis with.

An argument over Christmas shopping sends Louis into the hand of another, another who is female and definitely not wanting to buy Louis a cup of tea.

But there is someone else, someone who might be the right person at the right time. Someone happy to buy him tea, and shots, and scotch eggs.

A little christmassy tale of tomlinshaw and blow jobs and smut and kink...

Constantly on the Cusp by shiftylinguini

It’s 5 in the morning, and Nick’s got an alarm going off, an unexpected bed full of pop star, and a nation to wake up.

It’s far too fucking early for this.

less catfishing, more cats by alison

Nick drops his head back, too tired from a long day at the shop to put up a real fight. “I'd rather you used a crap photo. I'd rather this was a joke.”

“Nothing funny about this,” Ian mutters seriously, eyes scanning whatever he's written. Probably something along the lines of almost-but-not-quite fit bloke approaching middle age seeks a warm body to curl up to at night, not picky, terribly lonely and sad.

(Nick's friends sign him up for a dating site against his will. He's going to replace them with cats.)

protective tomlinshaw defcon 10 by ariadne_odair

He also wants to kiss him a lot. That could possibly be a problem. Or a solution. Nick’s brain is a bit fuzzy from the shots.

“Wait a moment,” Nick scowls. “Are you slagging me off because I haven’t been a prick to you?"

Prompt: okay but where is a fic where nick and louis banter endlessly and say rude shit to each other 24/7 but as soon as either of their friends try to do the same it’s protective tomlinshaw defcon 10

To Err is Human, To Rim Divine by Conscious_ramblings

This is the cautionary tale about the mistakes we make that lead to love when we decidedly aren’t looking.

Louis made three errors. Three errors that led him to be tied to a bed, magic 8 ball buttplug firmly inside him, with his sadistic arse of a boyfriend teasing him mercilessly. Three errors that he doesn’t actually regret, not even a little bit, but never tell Nick that.

The only way is up again by becka

Record shop owner Louis is dumped by his long-time boyfriend and wonders if he should resign himself to tedium and dying alone. But there are plenty of people record shop employee Niall can call on to help get Louis back on his feet, including a fit Radio 1 DJ. A (significantly altered) High Fidelity AU.

be my one and only? (aubergine emoji) by hazmesentir

AU. Nick and Louis aren't in a relationship. Definitely not. (And specifically not if Harry asks).

a man on a wire by weddingbells

When Louis can't relax all Harry can do is try to get him to try yoga. So there Louis is, a phone number from Harry supposed to go to a yoga instructor only that it doesn't, because the person on the other end is Nick Grimshaw and things isn't quite going the way they were planned to go. Or...

lost my senses, i'm defenceless by clairdeloune

“You told Nick Grimshaw what?” Louis asks calmly. He can be so calm. He’s the best at being calm, no matter what Liam says. He can match Harry’s calm with his own calm, won’t give him the satisfaction of seeing Louis freak out, no way.

“I told him you’d get papped wearing something from his collection,” Harry repeats and there’s so much fucking glee in his voice, like he’s stupidly proud of coming up with that idea.

Something Personal by checkthemargins

Nick is a young, renown neurosurgeon. Harry is his worker-minion. Liam is Harry's new boyfriend. Louis is Harry's best friend and an absolutely wretched little monster, and Nick is stupidly, stupidly in love with him.

Solo Holiday by colourexplosion

With trembling hands and his pulse rabbiting in his neck, Louis looks at the brochures. SOLO HOLIDAY one of them says in big red letters. The other is a ticket for a twelve day cruise around the Eastern Mediterranean.

(Louis goes on a singles' cruise. He meets Nick.)

War Games by driveinbingo

If Nick had wanted a normal relationship, he probably shouldn't have given his entire heart to professional competitive asshole Louis Tomlinson.

Let's Not Fight in Vegas by YesIsAWorld

Louis really should have told Nick that he was head over heels before Nick and Harry walked down the aisle.

Won't Fall by goseaward

Louis needs a new bartender. Niall finds Nick Grimshaw.

same mistakes by words_unravel

Louis may or may not be attracted to a certain Nick Grimshaw.

Nick Grimshaw may or may not be able to stop thinking about one Louis Tomlinson.

Too bad they each think the other is dating Harry Styles.

Hey, Angel by Writcraft

Nick's a Guardian Angel who finds himself booted down to earth for snogging a demon. The weather is far too hot for rainbow wings, Nick's developed an unexpected allergy to feathers and he's trapped in the Hollywood Hills with a popstar who's driving him absolutely batshit. Is this hell?

One Foot In Your Bedroom & One Foot Out the Door by littlepinkbow

Louis was busy falling in love with Nick and Nick was busy not realising that he and Louis were even in a functioning relationship. Do people celebrate anniversaries of dysfunction?

Or the one where it all starts with a trap remix of Best Song Ever and a few too many drinks.

Not a Bloody Thing by checkthemargins

This thing that Nick has with his intern's friend really isn't a big deal.

on the other side like always by chillpills

Nick, and the rest of the country, realized fairly quickly that living in the zombie apocalypse – the daily, monotonous grind of living – isn’t actually that unbearable. It’s not really the end of the world, anyway. There’s just a fast-spreading disease prevalent among a large percentage of the population and as long as Nick stays out of the way of the infected, he’ll be safe, and when the infection is under control, then life can function as it used to.

At least that’s what Louis told him. And Louis should know, he guesses.

Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better Than You by aliferuined

Basically, Louis and Nick have grumpy sex and ignore their feelings.

The thing is, Nick doesn't do boyfriends.

if a reason is what you're looking for (i'll be yours) by weddingbells

Liam though, the bastard, just fixes the stupid hat he is wearing and swallows another giggle. "You got married! Last night. I believe one of you decided it was Vegas tradition and now here we are." “We did not fucking get married.” Louis deadpans and stares from Liam to Nick. “I did not fucking marry that!” Nick glares back at Louis. “And I did not marry him. I have standards, unlike others.” “Go fuck yourself.” Louis flips him off, but he is also feeling panic rise in his body because what the fuck happened last night and what did they do and if they are naked did he seriously have sex with Nick fucking Grimshaw? And married him?

Louis is in Vegas. When he wakes up he isn’t alone in his bed. And apparently not single either. Thank god annulments are an easy thing to get. Well, that is until your management decides you can’t get one but have to pretend that the whole thing wasn’t a drunken mistake but in fact, an act of love.

giving up this game by annemari

What happened was that around two years ago, after their night time show, Matt Fincham turned to Nick and said, "Hey, you know Louis Tomlinson, right? They want you to do football with him."

To which Nick said, "Do what?"

The one where Nick and Louis do the alternative football commentary and the action isn't only on the field.

get another coal on the fake fire by magneticwave

In Louis’ defense, this had seemed like a smashing idea with high potential for success six weeks ago when he’d first thought of it. // “I get that you’re jealous and all,” Zayn adds, “because—we all get it, yeah? Harry’s got like a million mates now outside of the band and he’s never around when we’re home—but it has never occurred to me that this problem might be solved by one of us sucking Grimmy’s dick.”

missing you is a slow burn by clairdeloune

“Maybe we should talk,” he offers quietly, even though he already knows what the answer will be. So when Louis frantically shakes his head and tries to kiss him again, he takes his face in his hands and strokes his cheek with his thumb, asks, “What do you want, love?”

Louis doesn’t look him in the eye when he whispers, “You.”

So Nick gives him just that.

I'll surrender up my heart (and swap it for yours) by clairdeloune

When Louis got a text from Harry saying ‘hey so I kind of need you to do something for me’ he didn’t expect it would lead him to standing at Nick Grimshaw’s doorstep with a bag full of groceries, medicine and a box of takeaway.

(He didn't expect to fall in love with Nick either.)

Give me touch by Conscious_ramblings

Nick Is slightly obsessed with watching a pretty northern twink wank on camera for hundreds of men.

Harry is slightly obsessed with setting Nick up with his friend Louis.

Louis might also have a slight obsession with one of the men that watches him wank, but he'd never admit it if you asked.

nothing is more fantastic. nothing is more tragic. by alison

after the breakfast show and after one direction, nick and louis find themselves in the same place at the same time.

the place is paris.

Maybe I'm A Liar (But For Tonight I Want To Fall In Love) by usernicole

Louis really has to do something about the crush he has on his fiance.

Love and the Purple Palace by takhallus

Louis is an air steward looking for a quick and easy fling with the handsome new bar manager at his crew hotel. He gets more than he bargained for with Nick Grimshaw.

Leave Your Heart at the Door by justyrae

Nick groans as he puts his head down on his desk as the thought sinks in; he can't possibly have a crush on Louis. It was only one night, after all, and besides, Louis is a prostitute. Nick cannot have a crush on a prostitute.

I Could Stand You One More Night by Hllangel

"Didn't expect to see you," Nick says instead of hello. He's already just in tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt, hair sticking up all over the place, glasses on instead of contacts. Louis stomach lurches weirdly, but he ignores it and pushes past Nick into his flat. He knows he wasn't followed here, but he's uncomfortable standing outside for too long most days.

"Just got back to London," Louis says. "Haven't seen you for a while." He holds out a kebab in the bag.

Or, Louis and Nick have been fucking for ages, but it's definitely not a thing. They don't even like each other.

It's Only A Beginning by sunsetmog

No, this year was not going better than last year, because last year he was with his friends, and everything was okay, and it wasn't the case that every single last thing was crap. Last year he wasn’t the stupid sixth former who’d failed his AS levels and had had to move stupid schools to do them again.

In which the only good thing in Louis's life was the person he talked to on Tumblr every night.

set the pace by flimsy

It's not always easy, but sometimes it's harder than it has to be. --University meets Radio 1 AU

“Do you think,” Nick says, “that we can keep this between us?” He gestures between himself and Louis and gives Louis a crooked smile like this is all explanatory, and Louis’ stomach twists uncomfortably.

“What,” he retorts, raising his brows, “that we shagged? Or that you are an awful snorer?”

start me over by camiii

"Nick’s funny when he’s not being a knob, and has good taste in music and Louis really likes his hands. Not to mention that he’s tall, tall enough to have made Louis spend a minute or two imagining what it would be like to have Nick pin him to a flat surface and snog him senseless. The only thing keeping him from a full grown crush at this point is sheer will and the threat of humiliation.

So, Nick’s a dickhead but unfortunately Louis is kind of into that."

i'll follow you, follow you home by annemari

Nick should be prepared for this. He absolutely should be prepared for this, is sure he's even thought about this moment before. But he didn't sleep that well, and it's a Friday, and he dashed home after the show this morning because Louis said, "Just call me, Nick." Said he'd be waiting up, and he didn't care it was almost three in the morning in LA.

So, yeah. Nick isn't prepared for Harry to answer Louis's phone.

The one where Nick and Louis are in a secret relationship, Louis gets hurt on tour, and they both realise they have some things they need to figure out.

love and kickin' by camiii

When Nick looks up in direction of the pitch he nearly chokes on his mouthful of coffee.

The Arsenal player standing behind the sideline, ball in his hands and number 28 splayed across his back, is fit. Really fit.

In all honesty Nick can only see him from behind, but the first thing he notices is a quite spectacular bum and nicely muscled thighs and, well, football might have its redeeming aspects after all.

Or the fic where Nick has no interest in football but is dragged to a football match, Louis is the Arsenal player that catches his attention, and maybe there are some redeeming qualities to the game after all.

and i refuse to let this go by annemari

Louis needs another smoke. He needs another fucking drink. He's too drunk and too sober all at the same time. His hands are shaking. He digs his nails into his thigh, trying to breathe.

Nick is hurt. He's hurt, and in a coma, and there's a chance he could never wake up, and Louis is halfway across the world.

The one where Louis and Nick are in a secret relationship, Nick loses his memories, and Louis tries to not fall apart.

Kissing in the Rain by Writcraft

It starts at a party with shitty cocktails, a DJ that's definitely not as good as Nick and some 'that only happens in the movies' kissing in the rain.

and i never saw you coming by annemari

The first message said, You're not too bad on the radio, Grimshaw. There was a star glued at the end of the sentence. That was it. That was all it said.

you come around and the armor falls by annemari

Nick is tired. That's the reason. That's why his body is doing—whatever it's doing.

He stares at the broken pieces of the mug he just dropped and swipes at his eyes.

"Nick," Louis says. "Are you crying?"

Press My Face Against the Clouds by Jiksa

Norway has a polar bear population, Nick has a broken heart, and Louis Tomlinson is, unsurprisingly, still a complete fucking wanker.

Buddy System by ohnojamie

He groans and fills his mouth with the majority of the champagne sitting next to him. It might be Zayn’s but Louis thinks he deserves it more. He deserves champagne, new friends, and to not realize he wants to marry his boyfriend while at his best friends wedding.

or Louis proposes in his own roundabout way

Like Rollin' Dice by usernicole

Zayn and Louis make a bet.

Late Night Spaces by usernicole

"they will hook me up to a polygraph and ask me if I love you and I will say no but the needle will jump and sputter exactly how you laugh" It hits Louis in the middle of a show, bathed in lights and the screams of their thousands and thousands of fans. It’s like he’s been kicked in the chest, air punched out of him, and he’s suddenly, overwhelmingly in love with Nick Grimshaw.

take take take by dramaturgicallycorrect

“Abstract art, like. I don’t get it.” Louis tilts his head. “Reckon it’s supremely uncool of me to admit it.”

Nick thumps a hand to his chest. “I, for one, am shocked and appalled.”

Louis squints at the pure black canvas, eyes shifting across the thick swathes of paint that only look like a pattern when you’re squinting at it as close as Louis is. Nick almost wants to tip Louis back so he doesn’t slosh his beer all over the thing.

“Everyone’s always on about that bullshit, right, about like. Poetry shit, like, writing stuff that sounds deep but don’t make any sense. Stuff that you need a bloody degree to understand. Like people who just write like normal people or who, like, I dunno, fucking draw a bowl of fruit are somehow less than.”

Louis’ not exactly standing on a table saying, I sing pop music, you fucks, love me anyway, but. He might has well have done.

[Or some people give give give and some people take take take.]

Three Cheers for Involuntary Attraction by checkthemargins

The one where Nick is accidentally dating Louis.

we are not alone in the dark with our demons by alison

It's a Wednesday when Nick leaves. One too many questions about his feelings for Harry Styles, one too many jokes, one too many laughs. He leaves because he can't anymore, can't pretend that's all it is: a joke. He can't play along anymore, so he walks out of the studio and gets in his car and drives, the destination not seeming important in this moment.

The last person he would expect to find him is Louis.

Taylor Swift Has Probably Written A Song About This Feeling by neerdowellwolf

Nick isn't sure how he ended up fooling around with Louis Tomlinson and he's definitely not sure when he fell in love.

I Melt with You by pillarboxred

Louis is homesick.

That's the only reason he does it in the end.

Not because he’s, like, in love with him or anything, because that’s just ridiculous, but because Louis misses home, and Nick knows enough about how terrible that feeling is to actually want to do something about it.

He’s not in love.

Or, the one where Nick tries cheering Louis up and it goes better than he'd ever expected.

so fill up your lungs and just run by softestlesbian

“I didn’t even know you were pregnant,” Nick murmurs, a little awed. “How didn’t I know?”

“I didn’t tell anyone that didn’t need to know,” and her voice breaks a little.

Nick thinks back about a year ago. She wasn’t dating anyone, not that he knew of. Not after she’d broken up with... “Who’s the dad, then?” he asks, trying to keep his voice even. If this is Louis fucking Tomlinson’s kid, he’s going to have to have some very serious words with Harry.

*

or, Nick becomes the godfather to Louis's baby.

It's a Yes From Me by littlepinkbow

When Nick's nerves about the X Factor got to him the most unexpected person ended up being the one who made him feel okay about everything and maybe Harry doesn't have all the worst ideas.

quo fata ferunt by alison

when louis ends up going on holiday with his girlfriend's best friend's boyfriend, things get very messy.

so impatient when you're not mine by 1dhockeyau

It's easier to sleep at home anyway, but Nick's home is even more welcoming than his own now.

Or, Nick and Louis spend most of their time apart, but it's mostly worth it.

tsunami tides in my eyes by thegoodyouth

The prompt was "You can go anywhere you want with this, but based off the Ed Sheeran song U.N.I." and I just saw a lot of angst.

into your heart i'll beat again (orphan_account)

He asks about her schooling, her plans for the future, her family and friends. He recognized her as a friend of Nick’s as well as Harry’s from the moment he walked in and saw her sat here, but it still catches him off guard when she mentions his name. Suddenly his filter is shattering into a million tiny pieces.

(or: No one knows that Louis is dating Nick and Harry keeps trying to set Louis up on dates.)

A Blueprint In The Sand by iwanna_seeyou_undoit

“What are you doing here?”

“Hello Nick. Thanks for coming by. It’s good to see you.” Nick bloody Grimshaw is standing on Louis’ doorstep.

Or,

Louis is too sick to go to America for a week of press and the only person left to look after him in London is Nick.

Raspberries by silvered_glass

Nick's stuck nursing a broken heart, trying to run a club where he's hard pressed to say what's worse - the interior design or the vodka and to top it all off he's got a second in charge who resents him and is taking self management to new heights. Louis is Nick’s bar manager, he's great at fixing things up and sorting everyone out apart from himself.

Their friends want to see them get over themselves, but they've got nothing in common apart from their shitty club and a new-found interest in flooring.

Nothing at all..

play it just in case by nightwideopen

In which Louis likes Nick but tries to convince himself that he doesn't.

A Shimmering Balance Act (I Think that I Laughed at That) by pillarboxred

Nick's always hated it when things end. And unless something changes, one of those things might be his relationship with Louis.

You and I, We're Intergalactic by freethedoncastertwo

Louis is a cross-planetary traveller; an alien who crash-landed on Earth and has since been masquerading as a human boy-band member. Which is fine. Really. Or it would be, if not for the government-agent-come-radio-DJ who happens to be hot on Louis’ trail.

but tonight i need you to stay by firefall

“We could always fall in love,” Louis mumbles timidly, picking at his pajama pants. He squeezes his eyes shut as soon as the words leave his mouth.

“Yeah,” Nick answers quietly, which is not at all what Louis expected. He opens his eyes again, stunned. Nick just smiles ruefully and offers him a shrug. “I don’t think there’s much else we can do.”

Louis and Nick were enemies long before they were soulmates. It takes a little time to figure it out.

Hi, Hey There, Hello by usernicole

Louis can talk to animals. Nick can't, but he tries anyway. Louis likes that in a guy.

All Of Me Is Broken by fortymaliks

“Honestly, I don't know why I come here.”

“It's because of my excellent advice and counsel.” Nick grins, cheekily. Louis stands up from his chair, tugs his jacket onto his shoulder, laughing while he does it.

“My half-hour's up.”

“Oh,” Nick says, “so it is.”

(An AU in which Nick is a psychiatrist and Louis is one of his patients.)

How Many Ifs Make A Definite? (or, if you squint you see me) by lowi

Niall befriends an entire unit in five days, Harry is awfully sensitive when he's drunk and thinks the world is out to get him, Liam is Captain America, Zayn can't cook but brings lovely casseroles with him anyway.

Or, the one where Louis is in Afghanistan (and falls apart) and Nick is in London (and falls apart).

Been a Long Time Since Before I've Been Touched by nicalyse

Louis nuzzles up under Nick's jaw, pressing a kiss there, trailing his lips up to brush over Nick's earlobe. "Tonight?" he whispers, so soft.

Nick sinks his fingers into the hair at the back of Louis' head, scritching his fingers against Louis' scalp. He hums, brushing a kiss to Louis' temple. "All right." He knows that Louis is talking about the thing that they do now and again, not a game but not something they've given proper name to either. He always says yes when Louis asks; he loves it, too.

but it's better if you do by aliferuined

Louis definitely does not care about Nick's opinion of him. And Nick definitely is not obsessed with Louis.

ive been thinking lots about your mouth by nightwideopen

Nick hears Louis Tomlinson before he sees him.

i’m inside out, you’re underneath by nightwideopen

Nick knows that Louis is beautiful but he hates him anyway.

we're both of us to blame by nightwideopen

Louis is trapped in his hall closet with Nick Grimshaw.

divinely decreed and custom made by nightwideopen

Nick tucks himself into the corner, making himself as small as possible. Meanwhile, Louis kicks his feet up onto the adjacent empty seats, larger than life and reminding Nick how he's everything.

Like Him by dickviolin

“Where’s Sal?” Louis said. “Retired,” the man replied. Just like that, Louis thought. It’s strange how quickly things can change that you thought would always be the same. Or, the story of a long, hot summer and some chaffinches.

Louis is a scholarship student at a boarding school, about to fail his exams, Nick works in the local café and Liam is a birdwatcher.

Whisper in My Ear the Things You Want to Feel by alison

Tonight he's looking for something else, something that has nothing to do with Nick Grimshaw and everything to do with chain smoking alone on the dark, quiet patio.

maybe a little by imsosorry

“Are they starving you now?” Nick asks, frowning, pinching at Louis’s belly where there used to be a bit more meat.

“Don’t be a prat,” Louis says, batting his hand away. “You know they’ve got us working out, like, twice a day now. It’s a nightmare. And Haz completely banned junk food from the bus, because he’s become some new-age health maniac.”

Nick grins at the thought; Louis had fondly complained about Harry’s green-tea-drinking, yoga-doing, headband-wearing, barefoot ways ever since they started the U.S. tour. He blames Nick for turning his best friend into a “total hipster,” which is ridiculous, because Nick would never do yoga.

“Well,” Nick says thoughtfully, “S’long as your bum’s still all there.”

(Or, Louis comes home from America. Nick's waiting.)

i want every other freckle (orphan_account)

Louis Tomlinson is twenty-one years old and is too young to be having a Tinder induced quarter-life crisis over Nick G, 28, aubergine emoji enthusiast, and definitely not his type.

10am gare du nord by achapterends

Nick visits Paris, and he leaves with a promise.

A Waltz For A Night by sunsetmog

"Stop being so nice to me. I'm normally horrible to you. I've been horrible to you the last however many times we've seen each other."

"I just thought that was you flirting," Nick says. "Wasn't it?"

"No. I mean, yes, of course it was, but like, also, no. Oh, fuck. I fancied you rotten. I was trying to hide it."

Or: Louis finds someone who likes every bit of him, and who likes the same things he does. He just hadn't expected that person to be Nick Grimshaw.

It's Just You and I and This TV by secretspeller (actually gen, but I’m just leaving it here)

Nick couldn’t imagine Louis, in all his lionhearted prickly-mischievous pop-stardom, as the object of worry, but Harry sounded genuinely concerned so Nick gave in. “Fine,” he said, “I’ll look in on him after the show.”

always always always by just_in_cases

Louis' an artist, Nick doesn't get it.

We Were The Better Kind by yourpricelessadvice

Louis has everything how he wants it. His job is good, his family is well and he loves sharing a house with his boys: Niall destroys and Liam tidies, Zayn keeps them fed and Harry - well, he jams the plug hole with his long hair and brings his sarcastic, idiotic non-rent paying boss/friend Nick around far too much. But on his own, without an audience to play to, maybe Nick’s not so bad?

(Instead of slowing down, I just shine brighter.) by softly (alexenglish)

I think I’ve got fireflies where my caution should be.

something changed in the atmosphere (i could get used to this) by mrsenjolras

Nick decides to leave The Breakfast Show. Louis is just glad to get a lie in.

Tumblr Cats by aimmyarrowshigh

Dear neighbor,

This might sound ridiculous, but I thought that you should know that my dog is still madly in love with your cat… and has been for nearly a year! She spends all day on the windowseat in my house, looking across the gap to where your cat sits in the windowsill. It is the happiest time that she has.

Now that there are potted plants there, she is heartbroken. But she keeps looking for your cat everywhere. Maybe when he seemed so easy to find, she took him for granted. Not anymore, though.

Maybe your potted plants could move to another window?

Knead You Now by Writcraft

Harry used to be a baker, Louis definitely didn't and Nick just wants to know how the fuck they got into his kitchen.

Lost Boy by Writcraft

Louis is back in England. Nick doesn’t even know he cares until a chance meeting brings them together.

mid-sweet talk by lotts (LottieAnna)

Nick: theres a blow up mattress here Louis: just one? Nick: we thought it’d be over in a few hours!!! Louis: if you spoon greg james im breaking up with you

i'm gonna win this time by stars_on_the_ceiling

There was just breathing on the other end of the phone as Nick tried to get his eyes to focus on the clock by his bed. The number that had called him wasn’t in his contacts, but it was 3 a.m., he’d been dead asleep and he didn’t want to chance missing an emergency.

“Hello?” Nick tried again. His brain was starting to click on and he pulled the phone away to glance at the lit up screen. He didn’t even recognize the area code. Just his luck some prank caller or pervert had gotten his number and was getting their jollies off on waking him up in the middle of the fucking night. He was about to hang up, roll over and forget the whole thing when there was a hitch in the person’s breathing. It was tiny, but noticeable, a swallowed sob.

“Nick.”

The voice was not much more than a whisper. Nick caught an accent, and he almost recognized it. But his brain was still sleep-fogged, slow and lagging three paces behind. He pressed the heel of his hand into his eye and willed himself to blink out of the haze.

“It’s um… It’s…” the voice said and everything within him sharpened, pulled tight. He knew what was coming next. He’d placed the accent. “It’s um Louis. Tomlinson. Louis Tomlinson.”

(modern art is a) disaster area by mozartspiano

an au where louis is a street artist who started off as just a tagger, and tired, over-worked, underpaid cop!nick, who keeps letting louis get away with his art work

The front door's open if you're broken by loveheartlover

Nick is invited back to be a judge for X Factor 2018. He wasn't expecting Louis to be one too.

Or for the closeness being on the same panel brings.

The Underside is Lighter by silvered_glass

“On the radio, proper posh house, won’t let a man find his cross-peen when he leaves it here,” Louis interrupts.

Nick’s watching Louis’ lips move. They are still nicely shaped, that hasn’t changed from the other night. And he smells like cigarettes and shampoo, and fuck. He’s very fit and very close. “I can help you look for your cross-peen,” Nick answers, dazed. Louis’ face lights up and far-too late Nick realises that can’t be a good thing.

⛏

Nick's got a lovely new house and Louis' lost his hammer.

All I've ever had are love songs by icarusinflight

Things are finally coming together for Nick.

Nick is the DJ of his uni's radio stations, and he passively aggressively dedicates a song to Louis.

A Century of Lonely Nights by EmmyLouWho

“I’m a genie, remember,” Louis says, like that explains everything.

Being around Louis makes Nick feel like he’s constantly three steps behind. It’s a dizzying feeling, but not an entirely unpleasant one.

*

Nick was just trying to find Harry a quirky birthday present, but when he buys an antique bottle from a dusty shop, he gets more than he bargained for.

Raspberries by silvered_glass

Nick's stuck nursing a broken heart, trying to run a club where he's hard pressed to say what's worse - the interior design or the vodka and to top it all off he's got a second in charge who resents him and is taking self management to new heights. Louis is Nick’s bar manager, he's great at fixing things up and sorting everyone out apart from himself.

Their friends want to see them get over themselves, but they've got nothing in common apart from their shitty club and a new-found interest in flooring.

Nothing at all..

she's a good girl by 1000_directions

It's Pig's world -- Nick's just living in it.