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this love | h.s | part one

synopsis: harry and y/n were in a secret relationship for years and unfortunately it had to come to an end, but a year after the split they find themselves face to face once again, maybe they can mend what was once broken. 

harry styles x desi!reader  

part one: y/n finds herself in the most unlikely place 

word count: 2.6k

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Y/N L/N couldn’t believe she was standing in the GA line at the Forum for Harry Styles’ 15 night residency. If you had asked her what her plans for October 24 were months prior she probably would have said a glass of wine and her favorite romcom, definitely not her ex-boyfriend’s concert. But her superfan best friends had begged her to come with them and Y/N really could never say no to them. It was her people pleasing nature, she thought she’d be able to fake being sick to get out of it, but none of her usual tricks worked on her friends, so here she was standing in line with hundreds of others waiting to see her ex-boyfriend. 

It all started on May 5th when Harry announced his residency, Y/N’s best friends Quinn and Zoya were Harry superfans, so as soon as the LA residency was announced they had already made plans to go to as many shows as they could. Y/N on the other hand was worried, she hadn’t seen Harry since their breakup back in November of the previous year, and she really didn’t want to see him, she was still nursing her broken heart and didn’t want any reminders of him. Y/N and Harry had thought they would make it to the end, they really were that couple, but once his tour started up again and Y/N started her first year of medical school, a lot of things started going downhill. The distance put a strain their relationship and neither one of them wanted to tell the other to give up on their goals just to salvage the relationship so they decided to call it quits, it honestly was an amicable breakup, but the fact that they were still very much in love and couldn’t be together was what really broke Y/N. She hoped that they could have worked a little harder to try and make it work, but with their schedules it seemed impossible, so she guessed it was the end of them, but she truly wished he was the one. 

Y/N and Harry had met at one of their mutual friend’s dinner party and hit off immediately, Harry fell for the smart and kind girl and Y/N fell for the down to earth musician who had the purest heart. They had decided to keep their relationship as private as they could, Harry didn’t want the public to ruin it for them, he loved her too much. So, only very few people knew they were together, their families and their inner circles. Y/N wasn’t as close with Quinn and Zoya when her and Harry were together, so she had never told them about the relationship, and seeing as they were superfans Y/N really didn’t want to open that can of worms with them. She had only told her family and her childhood best friend and she liked it that way, she liked knowing that their relationship was just their’s. She knew that romance wasn’t dead if they kept it just theirs, it was other people who ruined it. 

Which is why they didn’t even think when they decided to buy Y/N a ticket for one show, they wanted to drag her out, because after her breakup she had become a recluse. They didn’t tell Y/N about how they were all going to the concert until her birthday, which was only a couple weeks before the show. 

“What?” Y/N was dumbstruck as Quinn held out her phone with the ticket code and a boa in the other hand. 

“We’re seeing Harry Styles together!” Quinn grins and Y/N just stared blankly at her best friend. 

Zoya frowned at Y/N’s lack of reaction, “Aren’t you excited? You can finally have a night out and enjoy some of the best live music.”

Y/N quickly composed herself, trying to find the right words to say, “Yeah, I'm just shocked I guess, I didn’t know you guys got me a ticket.” 

Quinn smiled, “We wanted to surprise you, it’s your birthday gift silly, we’re also buying you your outfit for the show, we want you to have fun y/n/n, you’re always staying in nowadays.” 

“I know, I’m just stressed with school and all, and with all the exams coming up, it’s just been a lot.” Y/N tries to explain, she was trying to figure out the best way to let her friends down, cause she honestly didn’t think she’d be able to step foot into the Forum without breaking down into a complete mess. 

“I know, but you work so much y/n/n, you deserve to have fun, I promise we’ll have the best time, his shows are truly incredible and you get to dress up, and we all know you’re a fashion girlie at heart.” Zoya says. 

Y/N falters, she knew her friends meant well, but she just wasn’t ready to see Harry again, “I appreciate it guys, but I don’t know if I can go, I have a huge exam coming up.”

“I promise to study with you every single day until the concert, I’ll do anything, we just really want you to come with us y/n/n.” Quinn says. 

Y/N looked at the pleading looks on her best friends’ faces and caved, she truly couldn’t say no to them, “Fine, but you better study with me every single day Quinn.”

Quinn grinned as she nodded eagerly before pulling Y/N and Zoya into her arms, “Oh this is going to be so fun.” Y/N couldn’t do anything but muster up a weak smile as she hugged her friends. 

True to her word Quinn did study with Y/N every single day, she also dragged Y/N to every single boutique that she could find to find the best outfit for the concert, but it was Zoya who had ultimately found the best dress for Y/N to wear on one of her thrifting trips. It was a simple slip dress with intricate embroidery and lace detailing, she had also found the perfect burgundy boots to go with the dress. 

The night before the concert was when it really started to hit Y/N, she had a bundle of nerves in her stomach and she felt nauseous the entire night, she couldn’t believe she was actually going to see Harry again, it had been almost a year, and she still didn’t think she was ready. 

Quinn and Zoya had showed up to Y/N’s apartment around noonish with their outfits and numbered wristbands in hand, they had gone and camped out to get their place in line, Y/N had politely declined, saying that she was feeling sick--which honestly wasn’t a lie--and wanted to be feeling 100% for the show. The girls had a great time getting ready together. Y/N had missed this part of going out, she loved dressing up, it was the going out part that she didn’t miss as much. Not too long after they were on their way to Forum, Zoya and Quinn were practically jumping off the walls with excitement and Y/N sat in the back of the car with a jumble of nerves in her stomach. 

Though she was utterly terrified of what the night would bring, there was a small tiny part of Y/N that was excited to see Harry again, it truly had been too long, and even though the break up had been amicable, neither one had reached out to the other. She wondered if Harry had moved on, Y/N had tried to, she went on a few dates that Quinn and Zoya set her up on, but none of them compared, no one could ever compare to her Harry, he truly was her match. Y/N quickly shook those thoughts away, her goal for the night was to have fun and pretend that she was just another fan who had come to enjoy the music, not the ex-girlfriend of the popstar. 

Once they got to the Forum that’s when it all started to sink in for Y/N, she felt like throwing up but seeing the joy on Zoya and Quinn’s faces helped her stay calm, she was doing this for them, she hadn’t been the greatest friend to them, she had always stayed in when they invited her out, it wasn’t that she didn’t want to spend time with them, it was just that she hated going out now, all she did on her nights off was drink wine, eat cookies, and ugly cry to her favorite rom coms. So her going to the concert with them was to make up for that, she wanted to see her friends happy, she wanted to be happy with them, so if this concert made them happy, she would do it for them. 

They got in line, they had gotten decent numbers when they had camped out so Y/N knew that they would be pretty close to the stage and she knew that Harry always watched the crowd and he could pick out a face easily, especially a face he knew. Quinn and Zoya conversed with the other fans standing in line while Y/N pulled her phone out to text her little sister for advice, she always gave the best advice simply because she was very blunt. 

y/n: i’ve made a colossal mistake

kiara: what did you do this time, don’t tell me you bought that dior bag, i already told you, you don’t need it 

y/n: no, i did not buy that bag, but now that you mention it 

kiara: no, you don’t need it, just tell me what you did, i swear i’m not covering for you if it’s something that mom and dad will kill you for 

y/n: honestly they might

kiara: you’re scaring me y/n/n, just tell me

y/n: i let quinn and zoya drag me to h’s show 

kiara: YOU DID WHAT!?! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?!?

y/n: i know, i know, it’s bad 

kiara: no you buying the bag would have been bad, this is terrible, why would you agree to this, wasn’t the reason you two broke up because of his tour and now you’re at the show, y/n/n, even i can’t defend this 

y/n: fuck, i know kie, it’s just quinn and zoya were so excited, they bought me the tickets and like it’s all they’ve been looking forward to and i didn’t want to let them down and i’m definitely not ready to tell them about us, so i caved

kiara: you made your bed, you must now lie in it you dumbass

y/n: i’m so stressed kie, what if he sees me, what do i do

kiara: idk, this is new territory for, idk how to deal with exes who are also popstars

y/n: you’re not helping

kiara: okay, just relax, you ended it as friends right

y/n: isn’t that what everyone says

kiara: unfortunately you decided to do this and now you have to deal with it, yes it is gonna be awkward but just forget about your history with him for a night, you listened to the new album right

y/n: yeah, of course i did 

kiara: wait yeah you did, i have videos of you crying to it, i can’t believe you let me listen to it with you, your biggest mistake honestly, i’m using those videos for blackmail, thanks for that by the way

y/n: yeah, yeah, whatever, ok back to the topic, so i just pretend nothing happened between us

kiara: yeah, you clearly did like the album, so just enjoy the music, i don’t think it’ll be that bad

y/n: you’re right, i’m stressing myself out for no reason, i’ve got this, i’m gonna have fun

kiara: perfect, now what are you wearing it better be hot

y/n: hold on, i’ll send you a pic

kiara: ohhh, cute, remind me to borrow that next time you’re home

y/n: yeah not happening

kiara: whatever, anyways if harry does see you, at least you look hot, he won’t be able to take his eyes off of you

y/n: that’s the opposite of what i want 

kiara: what did we just discuss, we’re going to ignore your guys’ past for the night

y/n: yeah, yeah, i’ll keep you updated

kiara: perfect, i can’t wait to see how this trainwreck of a night is going to end 

y/n: you’re so

kiara: have fun, and remember tonight you’re just a fan 

Thankfully it wasn’t too long after her conversation with Kiara ended that it was time for general admission to head in, y/n/n just kept repeating the same thing in her head the entire time they walked to their spots, “you’re just a fan tonight, no history for tonight”. Because of their place in line, the trio were pretty close to the stage, they weren’t barricade, but they were in the 3rd or 4th row, and Y/N’s stomach dropped at how close the stage was, there was no way Harry wouldn’t see her. But then she kept on reminding herself, “I'm just a fan tonight”. 

Y/N had calmed herself down enough to enjoy the openers and she actually was having fun, maybe her friends were right, she did need to go out more. But as soon as the opening set was over and it was time for Harry to come on Y/N felt nauseous again, it wasn’t too late to fake a stomach bug and go home, but before she could make up her mind the crowd started screaming and she looked up to see the Love Band come from backstage. She could feel her eyes water from seeing her old friends, she really did love them, but she couldn’t bare to even think of anything Harry related after the break up, the only person she talked to was Glenn, but that was because Glenn had made it her mission to continue to be Y/N’s friend even after the break up and Y/N admired her persistence. 

Y/N shrunk back into her friends, hoping that none of them had seen her. She was trying to distract herself again repeating her mantra for the night when the crowd started screaming again, she had guessed that meant it was time for Harry to go on and when the Daydreaming intro started to play she quite literally felt her heart stop. 

Harry rose up from under the stage and Y/N fought to keep the tears at bay, she couldn’t start crying, the show had barely started. She stared at Harry, she really hadn’t even tried to look at a picture of him since they broke up, and as much as she hated to say it, he looked good, no he looked fantastic. She knew how much Harry loved performing, it gave him a special glow, that’s why she didn’t push for him to schedule less shows so they could make their relationship easier, she knew this was what he was born to do and she wasn’t going to get in the way of that. 

Once the initial shock of seeing him had passed, she started to dance to the music, she truly did love the music he made, it made her happy. Slowly she felt her worries melt away as she started to groove along to the music, Zoya and Quinn were having the time of their lives and their joy was infectious. 

Harry had this magical ability to truly capture the audience’s hearts and Y/N had fallen victim to it, she forgot about all her worries for the moment and just had fun. 

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[braverytattoos]

Danny Zuco Whalrry

[emmasincenewyrk]

can confirm that he is cute from every angle

[masterofmunson]

listen i know i fell off the face of this app but i went to harry’s last show in la and got BARRICADE!!! i had such a good time oh my god. here are some pics i took of Harry whenever he was near me 🫶🏻🕺🏼

[so-idialed-9]

Kia Forum for Night 15, LA. Venue posted it captioned 'walk in your rainbow paradise'

[purplehammy]

The AMOUNT of angles we have of this lmaooo

[be-with-me-so-happily]

If he sings 'Wet Dream' I am going to fucking die. And I won't even be there! I need a ticket! FML.

[whitemancumslut]

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[driversatellite]

this love | h.s | part two

synopsis: harry and y/n were in a secret relationship for years and unfortunately it had to come to an end, but a year after the split they find themselves face to face once again, maybe they can mend what was once broken.

harry styles x desi!reader  

part two: harry spots a familiar face in the crowd

word count: 2.3k

series masterlist | main masterlist | last part | next part

The Love Band was excited to be playing their first night in LA, they truly loved playing at the Forum, they had a lot of fun there and because they had played there so often they had gotten comfortable there. The fans were great too, the band loved looking around the arena to see the pure happiness and joy in the crowd. 

Mitch was looking around the crowd as Harry was singing the chorus to “Daylight” when he spotted a familiar face, he had to do a double take because he really thought his eyes were deceiving him. There was no way she would come and not tell anyone, Mitch glanced over to Harry to see if he had seen his ex-girlfriend in the crowd, but judging by his carefree dancing Mitch concluded that he hadn’t spotted her yet, but he knew Harry would see her, it was impossible not to, she was close to the stage and it was Y/N, he would 100% be able to spot the girl he still loved in the crowd. Mitch just hoped that Harry wouldn’t react when he spots her, because he knew that wouldn’t end well. 

It was Sarah who spotted Y/N next, Harry was singing the chorus for Satellite when Sarah spotted her old friend. Sarah was shocked to see Y/N in the crowd, she knew there was a possibility of seeing her when they were in LA, but she wasn’t expecting to see her at a show. Sarah glanced over to Mitch who thankfully was already looking at her and the two shared a look, they had both spotted her. Sarah looked to Harry who was on the other side singing to the fans over there, he clearly hadn’t spotted her yet, but once he did, Sarah knew that the debrief after the show was going to be an interesting one. 

Pauli was dancing around, having the time of their life when they saw Y/N, sure Pauli didn’t know her as long as Sarah and Mitch, but they did know her for bit and could pick her out from a crowd, and it was definitely Y/N who was with her friends in the pit. Pauli shot a look to Harry who was having the time of his life dancing along to the music, they were surprised that Harry hadn’t spotted her yet, it was well into the show and Harry loved looking at all the fans, but Pauli didn’t want to be the one to bring it to his attention, cause they didn’t know what would happen once Harry inevitably saw Y/N. 

The dance medley had finished and even though everyone was a bit tired, they were still having the time of their lives, Harry on the other hand was feeling more energized than ever, performing was exhilarating for him. The opening chords for “Love of My Life” started and Harry smiled, he loved this song and he loved hearing the crowd sing along to it. He also loved seeing the crowd sing along, he was taking in the audience, a smile on his face, but the smile was quickly wiped away when he saw a familiar face. Harry swore he felt his heart stop, he blinked a few times, he swore he was hallucinating, because there was no way that she was actually here. He tried to not make it obvious, but he couldn’t help but stare at Y/N, she was actually here, he wasn’t going crazy, Y/N was actually in the same room as him, for the first time in almost a year. 

Harry shot a quick look to the rest of the band, and from the look on his face they could tell that he had spotted what they had seen earlier. None of them knew what to do that could reassure him, they just hoped Harry held it together for the rest of the song, thankfully the encore was next, so he could have a moment away from all the eyes. 

Harry really tried his hardest to not stare at Y/N, he didn’t know how much longer he could hold it together seeing her there, but he couldn’t help it, she looked amazing, she was still stunning. Harry surveyed her, he noticed that she had cut her hair and her make up was done differently than she used to, she was wearing a necklace he didn’t recognize, but she still wore the little pearl studs on her lobes that he had gifted her. He didn’t understand how she could look so familiar but so different, sure she looked fabulous but Harry could tell there was something that was off, but he couldn't put his finger on it. 

Harry’s staring wasn’t subtle and Quinn and Zoya picked up on it, they excitedly jumped up and down, grinning ear from ear.

Quinn shook Y/N with excitement, “Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, Harry’s looking over here.”

Y/N had been doing her best to not look at Harry so Quinn’s statement made her freeze, “What?”

Quinn pointed to the singer who still had his eyes on them, “Look he’s looking over here.” 

Y/N looked up and made direct eye contact with Harry and she felt her heart fall to her stomach, this was what she was hoping would not happen. A million thoughts entered her head, the loudest one saying “I can’t do this, I need to leave”. Y/N looked everywhere but Harry, hoping he would take the hint, but when she looked back, his eyes were still on her. 

She swallowed before looking back to Quinn who was clearly trying her hardest to not freak out, “Umm, I don’t think he’s looking at us, maybe he’s trying to read a sign or something.” There were plenty of people with signs, so it was plausible, that’s how she had stayed hidden so long, whenever she sensed Harry coming towards them, she would position herself behind a sign and it had worked every single time, until now. 

But Quinn shook her head, “No, he’s definitely looking at us.” 

Y/N was so invested in trying to convince Quinn that Harry wasn’t looking at them that she hadn’t noticed Zoya recording everything, Harry spotted the phone and gave a small smile to her and Zoya almost fell to the ground with excitement. Quinn and Zoya excitedly were looking at the video again, while Y/N still had her eyes on Harry. Harry could read Y/N like a book, and from her stance and face he knew she was annoyed, other people were starting to notice Harry staring and it was bringing more attention to her and that was the last thing she wanted. Harry got the message and moved to the other side of the stage and she let out a sigh of relief, deep down she knew that Harry would see her, but she hadn’t expected it to go that way. Thankfully for the both of them, the song was coming to an end and the band was going to take a quick break before finishing the show. 

Harry couldn’t wait to leave the stage, he was still in shock, he was also on the verge of breaking down, but he knew he couldn’t, not before the show ended. 

As soon as they were all down, he turned to look at the band, “Did you see?”

Mitch nodded, while Sarah said, “Yeah.”

Harry took a sip of his water before he started pacing, “I can’t believe she came, how did I not know she was coming? Why didn’t she tell me?” 

“Maybe she didn’t want you to know.” Mitch suggested. 

Harry let out a scoff before burying his face into his hands, “I can’t do this, I can’t go back up there and pretend everything is alright, not when y/n/n’s right there and I can’t say anything to her.” 

“Invite her backstage after.” Sarah suggested. 

Harry shook his head, “She’ll never agree to that, you know how she is.” 

Sarah shrugged, “It doesn’t hurt to try.” 

It was then when Jeff rushed over, he could tell that something was off and wanted to make sure that Harry was okay, “You good H?” 

Harry just let out an exasperated sigh before plopping down on a chair and Jeff looked to the rest of the band in confusion, it was Pauli who broke the silence, “Y/N’s here.” 

Jeff’s eyes widened, “Shit, really?” 

All Harry could do was nod, he didn’t have the energy to think about any of this, he had a show to finish. 

“She didn’t text Glenn about coming here.” Jeff murmured. 

Harry’s head shot up at that, “She texts Glenn?”

Jeff nodded, “Yeah, you know they’re friends.”

“I know, I just didn’t know that they texted regularly still.” Harry said. He knew that Y/N had occasionally texted his friends, wishing them happy birthday or congratulating them on things, but he was surprised to hear that she still texted Glenn regularly, especially cause she knew how close Harry and Glenn were. But then again Harry knew how close Y/N and Glenn were, Glenn was the reason that the couple had met in the first place and it was unfair of Harry to think that Glenn would stop being friends with her because of their break up. 

“I mean they’re really good friends H, she still comes over sometimes and Glenn took her out to dinner for her birthday a couple weeks ago.” Jeff stated. 

Sarah glanced at the digital clock that was their timer and saw that their time was running out, they needed to figure out a solution before then, they needed to figure out if Harry would even be able to finish the show, “Okay we can discuss that later, we need to figure out what to do, what do you want to do H, it’s up to you?” 

Harry glanced at the timer, he knew he was running out of time and had to make a decision fast, “I’ll finish the show, I can’t not finish the show. And after the show I’ll ask her to come backstage to talk.” 

Jeff looked to his best friend apprehensively, “Are you sure you want to do that tonight? You don’t want to wait?” 

Harry nodded, “If I don’t do it tonight, I won’t do it anytime soon, I need to do this tonight.” 

The band and Jeff shared a look, they weren’t sure that either party were ready to have this conversation, but it wasn’t their decision to make. 

“Whatever you decide, we’ll support you H.” Mitch said, patting his friend on the back. 

“Thanks guys,” Harry smiled, and then looked to Jeff, “Get her a pass that will be ready for right after the show and right after I get off stage I’ll text her, hopefully she won’t leave before then.” 

Jeff nodded, “I’ll get the pass ready and I can try and stall the doors opening to buy you a little time, it won’t be a lot, but just to delay them leaving for a few minutes.” 

“Okay, well, let’s finish the show strong.” Harry said and the band nodded and sent encouraging looks to him, they knew this was hard for him, but he was being a trooper. 

Right as Harry got back on stage Y/N could tell he was off, he was rigid and his jaw was tense, this was exactly what she was worried about. She didn’t want to be the reason that the people who came to the show got a sour Harry. Nonetheless she tried her best to ignore that and just enjoy the last few songs, the opening chords of “Sign of the Times” had started and Y/N could feel the tears coming. The song had always been one of her favorites and it never failed to make her cry, especially when Harry sang it live. She willed herself to keep the tears at bay, she had already sobbed to “Matilda” earlier and now that she knew that Harry knew that she was here, she was even more on edge, anything would send her spiraling. But as soon as he got to the bridge all her willpower was gone and the tears rushed down her face, she was truly a mess. Zoya wrapped her arm around her friend and pulled her close, she knew that the song did bring out the ugly cry in people, but she didn’t expect Y/N to be this affected. 

Harry was also teary eyed as he sang, there were so many different emotions hitting him all at the same time, he knew it would be a bad idea to look at Y/N, but he couldn’t help himself, he snuck a glance to where he knew she was standing and saw her sobbing into her friend’s shoulder. He didn’t expect her tears to hurt him as much as they did, he didn’t know what specifically had turned her into a sobbing mess, because before the encore all she looked was agitated. He knew that the song did make her cry, every time he sang it she would shed tears, but never this much. He was starting to backtrack, maybe he wasn’t ready to speak to her, but then he looked at her again, she had stopped sobbing, but there were still some tears falling down her face and she was trying to wipe the tears off, and Harry knew all he wanted to do in that moment was be the one who was wiping her tears away. 

With the motivation to talk to Y/N, Harry finished off the set strong, once Kiwi ended he zoomed off the stage and to backstage where he knew Jeff would be waiting for him with his phone and true that Jeff was stood with Harry’s phone and a backstage pass in hand. Harry grabbed his phone and wrote a short text to her. 

h: hi, come and meet me backstage please, we need to talk

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Harry as Danny Zuco at Harryween!

[emmasincenewyrk]

baby squid holding a baby squid

[causticsunshine]

hi we out here and if you wanna catch me and @justmehernthemoon look for a bitch with bright red hair and a pink velveteen jumpsuit with rhinestone fruits on the back !

[so-idialed-9]

Louis trademarked the 28 Official Programme and told a fan he will be releasing 28 Official Programme merch.

Seeing the trademark art in these two pieces confirms even more Harry's Nov 272021 HSLOT matching clothes in LA. The back and the negative space on the sides matched.

[emiko-matsui]

that haircut was so necessary (im still in love w you)