#in need of a big alpha to whisk away my troubles

[dramaticpeony]

Warnings: mentions of stress,burnout, zoning out/disassociation, sfw but two 2 jokes because it's angel, not proofread and I wrote this while exhausted

They're trying to shut everything out. First, by cleaning around even if everything is already clean.Then they put their headphones on and switch from app to app, craving the stimulation. Something, anything, that will help them relax a bit. Keep their mind off of the looming deadlines.

As per usual, it is of no use.

As per usual, David notices.

His hand is quick to find the small of their back, bringing them closer. He bends so that his forehead meets theirs and Angels ponders on their height difference with fondness, thankful for this new distraction.

The upbeat end-credit music of the video essay has long since ended, so they can hear when he says:

"What's wrong Angel?" In that tone that makes the tension in their body vanish,even muffled by the headphones.

"Overwhelmed" they take in a shaky breath-

"Too much to do,too overwhelmed to start on it, too stressed to properly relax."

His hands run up and down their lower back, the soothing motion gives them a chance to focus; on the size of his hand, the feel of his skin against theirs, the wooden tile under their feet. It's hard at first, to force their mind onto individual singular things.

He breaks contact only to kiss their hairline twice. They follow the movement of his hand, from their back to their belly to their ribcage then his palm to their jaw and his thumb on their lips.

"Okay" He sais, taking his mates face in between his hands. "We can deal with that"

Arm over shoulder he leads them to the kitchen, sits them down and places another kiss, on their cheek this time.

"I'll make you some herbal tea"

"Apple cinnamon?"

He cracks a smile. "Of course."

As he busies himself in the kitchen, they try not to linger on how much better this time could be spent figuring out how to best tackle theor tasks. Maybe trying to break it down? They could send an email. What would it even say? "Sorry I couldn't figure out a way to better organize, can I make it your problem and inconvenience you???? " no, it just wouldn't do. Maybe if they worked a little late tonight? If they started out now then they could be done by-

His hand is on their shoulder, big and warm.

"Angel?" His voice is laced with concern, and his eyes betray him. He is sitting on a chair next to them.

"Overthinking it won't make it better, Angel. Here, it's warm"

And it is. Their hands circle the cup and the pleasant heat demands their attention. They really give it. That is, until they feel David stroking their hair. A smile forms on their lips, and they cannot help the comment;

"I like when you're handsy with me"

His look of surprise gives way to a chukle that blooms into a full hearted fit of laughter. They chuckle too: mirroring him. His joy is their joy. His laughter illuminates everything.

"Ever the fucking menace I see" his hand is cuping their face, they lean into it and shrug.

"I've got a reputation to maintain"

"You've got a health to maintain as well" He tucks a strand of hait behind their ears.

"Ever the mother hen" comes the reply.

"Someone has to take care of you"

His gaze is adoring, warm and it's too much, too much.

"And is that someone you?" It was supposed to come off as teasing, but it's too soft.

He smiles wider, taps their headphones, asking for permission. They nod and he takes them off, places them on the table.

"Of course I'm the one who will take care of you." He kisses them, on the lips this time, it's gentle and drawn out.

"Always"

"Well" they exhale shakily, "Aren't I lucky"

"Good thing you're aware of it. Drink up, before it gets cold"

They nod and drink, slowly, savoring the flavors and the time spent together in comfortable silence.When they are done, he puts the cup in the sink.

"Shower?"

They nod their head no.

"Already tried it".

"Lotion then."

"If you insist-"

"That's not what I meant and you know it" He grumbles cutting them off and making them chuckle.

"We'll go on a walk and take a nap afterwards" He states, guiding them towards their shared bedroom. And their unease springs back up.

"I don't know if I have the time."

"You do." He squeezes their hip. "It's the best way to help you come down. You won't achieve anything in this state. It'll help you clear your mind. "

Their brows are furrowed still.

"Is it urgent? Due tomorrow or this week?"

"No, but still.."

"Then we can handle after you're properly rested" He squeezes body lotion in his hands, massages their left foot.

"Can we work together? If you have work to do that is."

"I always have work to do, and we can use my office. Or a coffee shop. Whatever helps."

They fall silent as they wait for him to finish. He puts the lotion on the nightstand. And smiles at them.They reach out for his hands and squeeze.He squeezes back.

"Thank you" they whisper.

"You're welcome, Angel"

[bgn846]

The Fight

Unable to keep his footing, Ignis could only brace for the impact when the alpha charged at him. It hurt, but he wasn’t down for the count yet. Swinging his legs out briskly sent the alpha down on his back with a thud. The guy barely twitched before he was back up on his feet.  He was persistent, Ignis could give him that.

Groaning at what had been a nice calming break fifteen minutes before, Ignis vaulted himself back up to standing and summoned his pole arm bringing it down on the man’s shoulder. Maybe the asshole would stay down now. No such luck, apparently getting hit with a metal pole merely energized the man. He screamed out some sort of feral battle cry and rushed forward once more.

This had to stop, Ignis was getting tired. His mates were still busy guarding Noct so Ignis was on his own for this fight. The last thing he’d expected was to get attacked by some raging alpha idiot. He’d simply slipped out the back door to get some fresh air. There had been too many alpha’s in a small space, he needed to get away.

They were at a new restaurant for shiva’s sake. A normal eatery in the fancy part of Insomnia that happened to have been constructed entirely with recycled materials, hence, Noct’s visit for the ribbon cutting.  All of that had gone according to plan; it was the celebratory party afterwards that had given Ignis trouble.  All the overbearing scents and raucous laughter were too much. Not to mention the amount of alcohol present.  Why was this party so rowdy?

The excessive drinking was also to blame for Ignis’ current predicament. The one drunk alpha who felt he was entitled to a piece of omega never went well. Ignis could defend himself, he wasn’t without skills. This alpha, however, needed to go away.  Not wanting to outright maim the man Ignis had gone a little easy, now, though as the alpha charged once again, Ignis rethought this tactic. He was already tired and this wasn’t helping.

Raising his weapon Ignis prepared to strike the alpha again. A flash of blue light erupted out of his peripheral causing him to flinch. A second later Noct appeared in front of him and blocked the hit from the larger alpha. The prince moved gracefully and quickly gained the upper hand. Warping from one side to the other helped confuse the other alpha and soon enough Noct had landed several kicks to the man’s abdomen.

Normally Ignis wouldn’t just stand idle when Noct was in danger, but from where he stood panting for breath it seemed as though Noct was doing fine.  He wasn’t left watching alone for long, Prompto appeared by his side a moment later, gun drawn, but pointed downward. Quickly looking back to the fight, Ignis was able to witness the final blow. Noct summoned his father’s sword, the one he’d been gifted on his twenty first birthday, and spun through the air with the precision years of training will offer.

Noct easily connected the pommel with the man’s temple; the alpha crumpled instantly and fell to the ground.  It was only after the assailant stayed down, unmoving, did Ignis dismiss his own weapon. Backing up slightly caused him to bump into Gladio. Ignis hadn’t even been aware his mate was so close. Opting to lean back Ignis let Gladio wrap his arms around his waist.

Ignis caught a glimpse of how enraged Noct was when he turned and stalked over. His magenta colored eye’s were trained on his own.  “Did he hurt you?” Noct seethed as he came to a halt in front of Ignis.

“Nothing that won’t heal in a few days,” Ignis managed in between breaths.

“Who is he?” Noct demanded.

“I believe he’s the driver for one of the developers.”

“He’s getting arrested and charged with assault,” Noct angrily added as he took a deep breath. “Why were you out here?” he asked with a tone that meant he was serious.

“I needed some fresh air, I’m sorry highness, there were too many alp--.”

Noct’s eyes widened and he quickly dropped his hardened expression, “Shit, sorry I’m not mad I just wanted to know all the details. Don’t apologize, you didn’t do anything wrong.”

Before he was able to respond, the door to the building behind them opened, and several other people spilled out into the rear parking lot area. This of course was followed by even more people coming out to investigate. Needless to say, the night ended up dragging on as they waited for things to be dealt with properly. The police came, interviews were given, security footage was reviewed and the man was arrested.  

Turns out he was a known offender that liked having his way with omegas. This time however, he picked on the wrong omega. The adrenaline rush had long since worn off as they all made their way to the limo to go home. Ignis could honestly say he was exhausted. Thankfully, his pack hadn’t left his side since the incident. For once they had a driver as well, which allowed Ignis to nestle in the backseat with Noct and Prompto on either side. Gladio seemed to know he wouldn’t fit and he took the seat opposite and simply watched.  His warm smile was enough to appease Ignis until he could hug his alpha again.

The drive was a blur as they headed back home, Ignis was still amped to sleep so he instead watched the scenery wiz by. They’d be back and out of the public eye soon enough. The only thing left to figure out was what to do when they arrived. A hot shower sounded divine but Ignis wasn’t so sure his mates would let him go it alone. That was the only fault at being the lone omega in the pack, they doted on him and even more so when things like this happened.

Not that Ignis was upset at their clingy behavior, he secretly loved it. However, his energy level was reaching its limits and he needed to rest. It seemed his exhaustion was more obvious than he’d realized when Noct and Prompto both refused to let him go on the walk up to the suite.

“I’m alright,” he tried feebly as they manhandled him into the elevator.

“Don’t even try, we’re not letting go,” Noct pouted as he smashed the button for their floor.

Sighing fondly Ignis let himself be pulled around.  It wasn’t until they’d reached the front door did Ignis realize what Gladio had been doing. His normally very cuddly alpha was working, his eyes scanning every hallway and dark corner. Figures, he was still on guard, Ignis had to work hard not to keen lovingly out loud at the gesture. Ignis knew that once they were safely inside Gladio would loosen up, but for now it was making his inner omega swoon mightily. The moment the door was closed and locked behind them everything changed. Prompto tackled him for a bone crushing hug and wouldn’t let go.

“Ow,” Ignis huffed softly.

“Shit, sorry!” Prompto exclaimed

“Come on, we are all jumping in the shower and then it’s out to the hot tub on the deck,” Gladio proclaimed as he herded them down the hallway and towards the master bathroom.

“The hot tub?! At this hour, surely you’re joking,” Ignis blurted as he was dragged along.

“Why the hell not, we all want to cuddle you and the hot water will help loosen your muscles up.” Gladio offered.

“It’s nearly three am and I’m barely keeping my eyes open.”

“Prompto can you go turn the jets on and get the cover off?” Gladio instructed ignoring his worries. “Iggy, babe, you are allowed to fall asleep in the hot tub ya know that right?”

“Yes, yes, but I’ll get all pruny.”

“Gladio’s right it’ll help you relax, after that fight especially,” Noct added as he stepped forward to help Gladio undress him.  “Besides we can’t all fit in the bath together, the hot tub will be better.”

Ignis had no time to form an argument in favor of sleeping instead. He was whisked away to the shower where all three of his mates, Prompto had returned from his mission by this time, miraculously fit into the shower stall together. The hot water felt so nice and Ignis couldn’t help but pull the nearest body close to lean on.  

“Careful, you’re gonna make me fall over,” Noct whined as he reached out to steady himself.

Humming in response Ignis simply enjoyed the warmth and let Prompto and Gladio wash away the dirt.  He’d all but forgotten that his pale skin was starting to show bruising from the fight, when Noct sighed mournfully.

“I wish we’d been there to help you fight that asshole,” the prince lamented.

“Though based off the footage I saw you were really giving it to him,” Prompto added with a hint of awe. “Like you hit him with a pole arm and he didn’t stop. Plus you kicked him a ton and he still didn’t slow down.”

“He was the true definition of aggressive, I’ll give you that,” Ignis muttered from where he had his nose buried in Noct’s neck.

“Oh but guys, guess what, guess what,” Prompto enthused suddenly, distracting them from talking about the awful alpha.

“Oh no, I know that tone, you’ve done something,” Gladio sighed as he reached out and ruffled Prompto’s wet hair.

“I drew the curtains on the patio so we could jump in naked!” the blond added excitedly.

Noct jumped up a little and Ignis could tell he was smiling. “Nice one buddy!”

“So we ready?” Gladio asked as he leaned over to shut the water off. “We’ve got an omega to cuddle.”

Despite having his eyes closed Ignis rolled them for good measure. Reluctantly pulling away from his prince Ignis barely had time to react when Gladio swept him up off his feet and headed out of the bathroom. “Gladio! You’re still wet!”

“Yeah and what’s the point of drying off when we’ll be jumping in the hot tub?”

“The floor is getting dripped on!” Ignis whined pitifully. Though truthfully it didn’t matter, the floors were all tile and they were all clean.  His only worry was Gladio slipping but he’d already made it out onto the patio and was climbing up over the edge and into the blissfully hot water. Six, Ignis needed this.  

“Hey big guy you gonna share?” Prompto asked as he joined them and waded over to sit next to their alpha.

“I think we should all get turns holding Iggy,” Noct supplied as he climbed in and immediately ducked his head under the water. Coming up a second later he floated closer and wedged himself in between Gladio’s legs and wrapped his arms around Ignis’ waist.  

It didn’t take long and Ignis could feel himself drifting off. Gladio was still cradling him like a baby which didn’t help matters. He always fell asleep when Gladio held him. His remaining waking moments kept occurring when he’d get passed off to one of his mates. First he awoke to Noct hugging him and rubbing all over his scent gland. Unable to keep from giggling, as it tickled, Ignis turned his head and went back to relaxing.

He somehow missed getting out of the hot tub, and his next waking moment was Prompto pulling him close in their stupidly large bed.  Returning the gesture, Ignis hugged his beta tightly. He felt warm and his mind was finally at ease over the evenings events. The hot tub had done the trick, releasing all the tension from his aching muscles.

“Sleep, you’re safe,” Gladio whispered from nearby as the bed dipped.  Soon a strong arm was wrapped around his midsection.

“Wh’s Noct?” Ignis managed as he tried to see in the dark.

“M’here,” came the muffled reply.

Ignis realized that both of his alphas were on the outside edge of the bed. Gladio was behind him and Noct was spooning Prompto. Smiling at the protective behavior Ignis let his mind shut down. Sleep claimed him almost immediately after that. There was nothing left to fret about, he was safe.  

[starfoxrry]

soooo no one tagged me to do this but i’m gonna do it anygays bc :O

1. Big White Lie (263k) by acrayonsmile (ao3)

You’re not running on three hours of sleep.

You don’t have a headache.

You’re not an omega.

You’re Louis Tomlinson: Beta.

Louis has been pretending to be something he’s not for as long as he can remember. Will the pack find out before it’s too late to fix him?

2. Cold Little Heart (194k) by @seduced-by-curls

Louis is a soft omega with an abusive past and an alpha child A few months after getting a divorce, Louis meets Harry, an ex-military alpha wolf that offers him something -odd.

In exchange for teaching him how to cook, Harry will babysit his son, Abraham Louis really could use the help.

3. Now In A Minute (150k) by @avocadolouie

13 feels like yesterday for many people, but for Louis it actually was.

More than anything in the world, Louis Tomlinson dreams of growing up. Simply skipping over all of the awkward, embarrassing years of teenage existence and getting on with life. Real life.

So when thirteen-year-old Louis wakes up in the body of his thirty-year-old self, he expected everything in his adult life to be picture perfect. And maybe it is. He has it all…or so it seems.

Except his favorite person and lifelong best mate, Harry Styles, is totally missing from the equation and Louis doesn’t understand why. He has a lot of catching up to do and as adult life turns out to be more than what he bargained for, Louis can’t help wondering why a life that seemed so perfect, feels so empty.

Or the 13 going on 30 au that should have been done years ago.

4. Apples Always Fall (As I Do For You) (54k) by @rainbowsandgucci​

Louis is staying at his Aunt’s farm in a small town in Minnesota for four months. To deal with the boredom that sets in a week into his stay, he starts working at the local apple orchard, owned by twenty six year old Harry Styles.

Louis quickly finds himself falling in love with the orchard, and he finds a family in Harry’s friends Niall, Liam, and Zayn.

He also starts to fall in love with Harry.

Falling in love with him turns out to be the easy part.

5. Only You Can Be My Alpha (194k) by @wubwubnparmaham

The one where Louis is banished from his tribe, and lands himself in Harry’s instead. The alluring Pack Alpha makes Louis question his nature and he doesn’t know how he feels about that. But you can’t fight destiny.

6. Where You Lay (86k) by @ham-palpert

When Louis’s upcoming heat threatens his success at his new dream job, he asks the best (and only) person he can think of to help him through it: his best mates’ best mate, Harry Styles. Harry reluctantly accepts, and together the two navigate a strange friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns complicated.

7. Tangled Up In You (45k) @missandrogyny​

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

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

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

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

“Of course not!”

“A stripper?”

“No!”

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

“What did you get me, then?!” Niall must hear the tinge of hysteria in his voice, because he’s pulling himself together, trying to stop himself from laughing.

There’s still a big grin on his face, though, when he says, “I got you a professional cuddler.”

A professional…what. “What?”

8. Have You Coming Back Again (31k) by @crazyupsetter 

It’s five o’clock in the morning. Louis has a lecture at half eight. He could be using this time to study or to do his readings or to go to the gym, but - well. He doesn’t have any exams coming up, he’s not going to his seminar today anyway and he hates the gym.

Instead he’s using this time to fuck with Harry Styles’ poor little brain.

Louis jogs across the street and jabs the key into the car door. It opens easily, not that he was expecting anything else. He copied the key for a reason, after all.

He’s got Harry’s schedule memorized, more because the guy keeps following him around than anything, so he doesn’t bother looking around before climbing behind the wheel and setting his bag on the passenger seat. It’s a Monday, which means that Harry doesn’t even get out of bed before noon unless he’s planning on harassing Louis.

9. All The Right Moves (32k) by @cherrystreet​

This is the third game in a row that Harry has been distracted by the noisy boy in the stands, five rows back.

There’s really no reason that he should feel compelled to stare into the audience as frequently as he is, but he can’t help it. This boy is a nuisance. And he’s loud. Even from basketball court with nine other players running by him, shoes squeaking on the shiny hardwood floor, and thousands of cheering college students, Harry can hear this boy nearly shrieking, his laugh more like a cackle than anything.

It’s seriously obnoxious.

10. Worth Dying For (44k) by @crazyupsetter 

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Louis says, leaning back in his chair and crossing his arms over his chest. In the center of the table, a set of three glossy photos stares up at him, mocking him.

“A security detail is non-negotiable, Louis, you know this,” his mum reminds him, tapping the middle photo with two fingers.

Louis doesn’t look back down at the pictures, gesturing towards them wildly, over-dramatically. “This is not a security detail!” he protests. “This is a lanky college student. In what world do you hire someone like this kid to protect me?”

11. Another Day Gettin' Into Trouble (25k) by @crazyupsetter

Harry’s drunk when the idea occurs to him. He’s also a pop star, so sometimes his drunk ideas turn into actual things instead of just ideas. The clone-a-willy kit is one of them.

In Harry’s defense, when he first thinks about it his intention is just to buy the kit and give it to Louis to make his own dildo with, because that’s what he wants anyway, right? To have a penis filling him up?

Then he realizes that it would be weird if Louis made a copy of his own dick to fuck himself with. It’d be super weird. Louis fucking himself? That’s a weird idea. Harry’s pretty sure Louis wouldn’t like that.

Clearly the only solution here is to use his own dick for the mold.

12. A Sea Without Water, A Compass Without Direction (84k) by sincerely_inge (AO3)

”Tell me, Louis,” Captain Styles said, leaning forward a little. ”D’you think I’m an idiot?”

”I—what?” Louis asked, surprised by the blunt question. He had expected something different, something along the lines of how he learned music, or how he ended up as a prisoner on the other ship.

”Do you think I’m an idiot?” The captain repeated, putting emphasis on each word as though Louis couldn’t understand him otherwise.

”Of course not,” Louis said, shaking his head. He’d be a fool for thinking such a thing, and an even bigger fool for saying it out loud. ”Captain.”

Captain Styles nodded slowly, leaning back in his chair and folding his hands in his lap. ”Then why did you lie to me?”

”L-Lie?”

”Out on the deck. You lied to me,” he said. He held up his hand, three fingers up. ”Three lies total. I hate liars.”

13. I Know How To Whisk (But Teach Me Anyway) (32k) by @2tiedships2​

Louis scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. “I don’t understand. Unmated alphas don’t just go into a rut out of nowhere. Unless…”

Louis grabbed onto Niall’s arm in desperation. “Am I a homewrecker? Does Harry have a mate? Oh my God, was he not flirting? Did the change in his scent not have anything to do with my smell yesterday? Did I just make that up!?”

Louis let go of Niall and dropped his face in his hands. “I knew it was too good to be true.”

“You’re an idiot,” Niall stated. Louis looked up to find Niall rolling his eyes. He snapped his laptop closed and moved to stand up. “I need to get some work done. Why don’t you stay here and think back to ABO dynamics 101.”

With that Niall hopped off the couch and headed to his room. He stopped and turned to Louis before he made it to the hall and said, “Oh, and Lou. You may want to reconsider your outlook on soulmates.”

Louis yelled after him. “Soulmates aren’t a thing, Niall!”

Or the one in which banana bread just might make Louis change his mind about soulmates.

14. The Compulsion to Find Love (140k) by @toomanylarrytears​

The most prestigious English third-level institution, Candling University, accepts omega students for the first time and Louis Tomlinson applies with bright eyes and brighter ambitions. There he encounters personal obstacles, traditional mindsets and a beautiful boy who inverts every prejudice Louis has ever known.

15. Let Me Feel Your Heartbeat (34k) by @angelichl​

Harry is 98% sure Louis hates him. So he feels like his bewilderment is justified when the omega offers to help him through his rut.

16. For Reasons Wretched And Divine (94k) by indiaalphawhiskey (AO3)

Ten years ago, Harry Styles was just a nerdy kid with one friend and a debilitating crush on the captain of his school’s football team. He thought the stars were smiling down on him the day he and Louis Tomlinson were paired for their end-of-term Literature project. But because Harry’s life is decidedly not a fairytale, the budding friendship quickly leads to the least happy ending of all time.

Now, Harry Styles is a household name. Barely twenty-seven with two Grammy nominations to his name, the singer-songwriter is poised to take the music industry by storm with his highly anticipated third album. So, what happens when the best producer in the business is also the only person Harry’s vowed never to speak to again?

An AU in two parts. Two boys, two stories, and hopefully, two chances at love.

17. Friendly Neighborhood Spideypool (18k) by @shitucute

“Don’t fuck with me, I’m not in the mood.” Louis’ got the urge to punch him in the face, but he knows deep down that if anything it’ll just add fuel to Harry’s innuendo fire.

“You know I only fuck you, not with you. There’s a difference. It’s slight but still there.” He’s joking, but it’s sincere in a way that only Deadpool could make it. It gives Louis a strange mix of emotions, his body doesn’t know whether to fill with butterflies or to knee Deadpool in the balls again for insinuating them fucking.

or, Harry is Deadpool and Louis is Spider-Man and they’ve got way too much history

18. Strawberries & Cigarettes (74k) by @dimpled-halo

Harry looks up and immediately freezes. Next to Ms. Archie stands the boy from just the other day. The boy with the leather jacket and chipped black nails, that might or might not be sketched in the very book Harry has just placed on the table in front of him. The leather jacket is missing today, probably because they aren’t allowed as part of their required uniform attire, but Harry can still see the fading black nail polish on his nails, and eyeliner around his eyes. Harry’s mouth goes a little dry. This boy is so intriguing to him.

“Ye-yes, Ms. Archie?” Harry tries to play it cool, but he’s almost positive that his cheeks are burning red, and he’s relieved neither of them can tell how fast his heart is beating in his chest.

The boy seems to also recognize Harry, because his lips curve into a knowing smirk.

“Harry is at the top of his class. He’s your best bet at getting familiar with things around here.” She explains.

Louis nods, his smirk still very prominent on his face. “Thank you Ms. Archie. I’ll be sure to take advantage of young Harold here.”

Summary: Two stories, eleven years, and the two boys that never stopped loving each other.

19. Mark my word (we gon’ be alright) (35k) by harioandlouigi

“He’s always known that there would come a time when Harry would bond with some beautiful, quiet omega, and they would have lots of curly-haired pups and live happily ever after.

Knowing it and living it are two very different things, though. Watching the object of your affection desperately search for a mate and completely disregard you as an option is all sorts of painful, but it is what it is, and Louis is just going to have to learn to live with that.”

Or, an A/B/O AU featuring an oblivious Harry as the pack leader, a pining Louis as his second-in-command, and an entourage of friends and family who are a little too good at keeping their mouths shut.

20. Let’s Fall in Love in a Place You Want to Stay (134k) by @harryventura

A George of the Jungle / Tarzan AU where Louis is a model who meets Wild Man Harry in the Congo. He was raised by apes and barely speaks a word of English and turns Louis’ life upside down

21. Why Cant It Be Like That (63k) by @taggiecb

Louis Tomlinson, head of his local hospital’s charity fund, suddenly finds himself in the heart of the Royal family when his mother marries the third son of the reigning monarch. Such an upset in lifestyle brings a lot of changes for Louis, one of them being the need for a stylist.

Enter Harry Styles, a cutting edge fashion stylist who loves his job and prides himself on his passion. The first time he sees Louis Tomlinson on the cover of a tabloid he wants to dress him, style him, make him as beautiful as Harry knows he could be. When he’s hired to do just that, he knows this will be a perfect partnership. That is, until he actually meets the man.

A fashion AU with a royal twist, where Louis doesn’t need a stylist, Harry’s thrilled to have a real life Barbie doll, and they’re both very wrong about each other.

22. blind from this sweet, sweet craving (31k) by @missandrogyny

"So, I guess we'll go?" Louis asks later, when Harry has calmed down and eaten his weight in Chinese food. He plays with this chopsticks, spearing another piece of chicken and pops it in his mouth. "I mean, I wouldn't mind. We could make it an adventure."

Harry observes him, watches him seated across from him on their old living room carpet, with a container of food on his lap. He's fidgeting, avoiding meeting Harry's gaze–he probably knows that Harry's mad at him for ruining the one chance they had to get out of this situation. And he's not wrong, Harry is definitely very mad. Harry wants to strangle him and castrate him and smack him upside the head.

But he's also Harry's best friend, and despite everything, despite all the fuck-ups and the plot twists and everything just not playing out the way it should, he'd still rather be stuck in this situation with Louis than any of the other boys. He's got Harry's back, and in a weird, abstract way, he knows they'll be able to get out of this situation, together.

Harry sighs. "We're going," he says resignedly, his shoulders slumping.

Oh well. There are definitely worse ways to spend the weekend than pretending to be engaged to his best friend.

23. led by your beating heart (29k) by @missandrogyny​

Nick leans over. "Oh," he says, his voice smug. "Who is that?"

Harry just blinks at his phone. "Um," he manages to stammer out.

"Who's that, Harry?" Nick asks again, but this time he raises his eyebrows and smirks. Harry knows Nick is just teasing, and that he's not really looking for new Harry Styles gossip, but, um. He might have found something. Accidentally.

Harry opens his mouth to speak, but all that comes out is another 'um'. He really needs to work on translating his thoughts into words. But then it probably wouldn't be any helpful right now, would it? His mind is as blank as a newly erased etch-a-sketch.

"Oh," Nick says again, this time gleefully, seemingly having picked up on Harry's distress. "Looks like we've got a story here! Are you going to call or delete her number?"

Her number. So Nick thinks it's a girl. Well, Harry can't blame him: 'Lou' is kind of an androgynous nickname. His stylist's name is Lou.

But this Lou, well, Louis, he's kind of, really, really not a girl. He's really pretty though, which, is something.

(Or: AU where Harry's in One Direction, Louis isn't, and they reconnect over a game of 'Call or Delete'.)

24. Queen Of Arizella (197k - wip) by @seduced-by-curls

Stealing from Royalty is punishable by death.

Louis starts over, doing his best to keep his hands at his sides but he is hungry and he tries stealing from the wrong Royal.

Harry is King of Arizella, he needs a Queen and who better than an omega on the run from death? Louis will learn to become the perfect Queen -the perfect fake Queen, but only for a few months.

A fake lover, a fake Queen, but a real bond.

i tag: @bottomlouis @iconichalo @tinytommoson @oioilarrie @chaoticsue @babyy-honey and anyone who wants to do it just say i tag u 

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02/23/2017 DAB Transcript

Leviticus 14:1-57 ~ Mark 6:30-56 ~ Psalm 40:1-10 ~ Proverbs 10:11-12

Today is February 23rd.  Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.  I am Brian and I am ready to go.  It's great to be here with you today for the next step forward in the adventure that we’re on that takes us through the Bible and all of its twists and turns and drama and intrigue and opening of our souls that happens because of it.  So we’re back out to the desert.  The law is being given, how this new culture that is being created out of the dust of the wilderness will actually look and behave.   Leviticus chapter 13, verses 1-57 today, and we’re reading from the God's Word translation this week.

Commentary

So we talked about mold and skin rashes and all of that kind of stuff yesterday. In the book of Leviticus today, we’re kind of seeing here's what you do.  This is the law, so let's take that in context because it is very easy to get lost in the tedium of the law.  That wouldn’t be any different today.  I mean, google a law book or find a law book and start reading and if you’re not a lawyer and enmeshed in all that, well, it's not exactly page turner stuff.  So we are reading the law being given in the Old Testament and we can think the same thing, it's not page turner stuff, but when we understand the greater context, that out of the dust of the wilderness, truly, a people are being formed, a culture, a nation, a holy, set apart people of the God of all things.  He is giving out these customs, rituals, traditions, behaviors.  This is how the culture is supposed to be shaped. We live in cultures and we know the laws that are going to get us in trouble and then we have some social understandings of how we’re supposed to conduct ourselves toward each other to live in unity and harmony.  We have these understandings.  That is what we are watching in the Old Testament.  So maybe not riveting page turning stuff, but important foundational things, just as the foundational, fundamental, deep laws of the nations that we live in form the culture that we live in.  The irony is, in so many places these understandings, these rules and rituals that we just kind of take for granted, that have just always been there, they come from here in the book of Leviticus.  So it is fascinating stuff.  

Let's talk about Jesus for a second.  So in the book of Mark you watch Jesus now becoming a bit of a public figure, a bit of a celebrity.  He can’t really go anywhere inconspicuously and he can’t really get away inconspicuously either.  I mean, there is no black SUV waiting out back for Jesus to jump into so he can be whisked out of town to somewhere that no one knows.  There is no ‘Elvis has left the building.’  They follow Jesus everywhere and sometimes he even gets into boats to get away for a second, even if it is just out on the water for a second. He is trying to go somewhere where he can invest specific time into his disciples, have some specific time between him and the Father and they are everywhere.  So we see a group of 5000 people that have followed him and he feeds them.  Before all of that happened, all he was trying to do was get away for a second with the disciples who had just returned from mission of their own that he had commissioned them to do.  So he wants to just like debrief them and have just some time to talk and spend some time together.  He's trying to get that, but he can’t get that.  People are chasing him.  That is how he feeds the 5000 people.  

After that is all over, he sends the disciples back across the lake and he is just going to chill.  And he does. And he's in a place where he can see the boat on the water and that the wind is against the disciples and he's just going to go ahead and beat them.  Right?  So he starts walking on the water and he walks past them and he's just going to keep on going, but they see him and freak.  

I'm kind of in that camp.  I think that is what I would do in the same situation.  If I am out in a boat in the dark, trying to get across the lake without a motor or anything like that, we’re just rowing, and the wind is blowing and then all of a sudden there is a dark shadow on the water shaped like a person walking, I think I would, I don’t know, probably wet my pants a little bit. And the disciples are doing similarly. Their response when Jesus speaks is fascinating.  “Calm down. It’s me.  Don’t be afraid.”  That right there says a lot to us.  Maybe we’re not out in the dark on a lake trying to cross the sea when a shadowy figure comes, but we have these kinds of situations in our lives all the time where it is dark, where it is as if we are out in the open water and we’re praying, ‘Lord, help rescue me.  Save me.’ And then he comes and we freak out. We’re either afraid or afraid to lose control, afraid to trust, afraid to believe.  And Jesus comes and says, “Calm down, it's me.  Don’t be afraid.”

This was a disrupting thing for the disciples out on the lake that night. It was a disruptive rescue which is so often the way God works in our lives.  He comes crashing in, disrupting what our status quo is because it is not going to get us anywhere, and he comes for us and then we freak out.  And he just says, “Chill out, calm down, settle down. It's me.  There is nothing to be afraid of here.  I’ve got you.  I have got you.”  And then we choose.  We choose to believe that or we keep on rowing against the wind.  

So what is that thing that is your dark lake?  Where are you rowing against the wind?  What if Jesus is coming and you're just spiraling, just thrashing?  He's right there and you’re praying for his presence, but you have a preconceived notion of what that has to look like.  And yet he comes – “Calm down, it's me.  Don’t be afraid.”  

Prayer

Jesus, here we are.  Each of us has this story.  Each of us do, and many of us are out on a dark lake, rowing against the wind now in some sort of way in our lives and so we invite you into that, Jesus.  All this thrashing about it not getting us closer to shore.  All this expended effort is not getting us there.  And here you come.  So we will obey you.  We will calm down.  We will not be afraid.  We are with you.  So come, Holy Spirit.  Come into all of the issues in our lives that are dark and against the wind because we need you in them.  We have an idea of how we would like you to calm the wind and get us to shore, but this doesn’t matter anymore.  We’re letting go of that.  We won't thrash in that.  If we never get to the shore but we are with you, who cares?  This is all we need, you, your presence in everything that we do and say and think.  So come Holy Spirit, you are so welcome and invited here.  We pray this in the name of Jesus, amen.  

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Community Prayer Requests and Praise Reports

May the Lord bless you and keep you.  May the Lord make his face to shine upon you.  I pray he gives you peace and that all that you have will increase and that your blessings will never ever cease and your light be one big gigantic peace. But the truth of the matter is that the road is long and rough.  The battles are hard and tough.  That your best is never good enough and Satan will always call your bluff.  But I know that you can make it.  I know that you can stand.  The Lord will not forsake you and there is not much he’ll demand.  Keep your eyes upon his promises.  Let your vows be firm and true.  Let your friends be in his service.  Let his spirit yours renew.  Don’t be afraid to call his name when problems are too tough.  You might have to do some fasting too when prayer just isn’t enough.  But whatever problems come your way, whatever storms may rise, if you just stay faithful to the Lord, in time you’ll gain the prize.  Honesty and integrity are things you must possess.  If humbly you just ask for strength, he’ll give you all the rest. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you.  I pray that he gives you peace and that all that you have will increase.  May your blessings never ever cease and your light be one big gigantic peace.  Best wishes always, BlindTony1016@gmail.com.  Delta Alpha Foxtrot, David F., where are you, brother?  You still there?  Also Roger G., are you still there too?  Time to check in, y’all.

Good morning Daily Audio Bible.  This is Michael calling from snowy, or not anymore snowy New Hampshire. It is Sunday morning and I am just calling for prayer for my wife who, due to alcoholism, I’ve had to move on from her and get her her own place and could not live with her anymore.  I ask that you pray she is healed by the Lord's touch.  And just as importantly is my son or our son who has been I guess you would say kind of torn apart by all of this and he's been through lots and lots of trials and tribulations, all because of her drinking.  It has been a really, really long road, a long battle these last few years. He spent his first night at her new place last night.  She has been there for about three weeks.  I had a hard time with it and I just pray that he is okay and she takes care of him and doesn’t do any crazy stuff.  It's very scary right now.  Again, I appreciate all your prayers on this.  My son is a faithful prayer warrior himself.  He's only 8.  He's a true believer and is always asking me questions.  It's a great thing, but my wife has totally fallen out of her beliefs within the last year or so and she has had three major deaths in her family and lots of struggles for her.  No excuse. I pray that the Lord releases Satan's grip on her and I just want to say thank you again, Brian, for this life-changing Daily Audio Bible. And thank you everybody.

This is Cynthia in Virginia.  I'm a new listener and have gotten quite a bit out of being part of this community. I'm journaling my Bible as I listen to the lessons each day and it has been quite meaningful.  I want to ask for prayers for my son.  My son has been diagnosed with failure to thrive and has been in the hospital three times in the last six months and if you could pray for him as he journeys on.  He is only 2, but we want him to get better and we look forward to growing and nurturing him as he gets better.  Please pray for him.  Thank you.

Hi family.  This is Biola from Maryland.  I hope you’re all doing well.  Brian and Jill, God bless you.  Jill, you know I'm praying for the More Conference.  Sister, I'm praying for the group as well.  Ladies, if you haven’t registered, I'm still encouraging you.  Register.  Father, I pray that you will put funds in people's hands, in the name of Jesus.  Those who desire to go and do not have the money, Lord, surprise them miraculously, in the name of Jesus.  While I'm on the issue of funds, people, I want to encourage you to also give to this ministry, Daily Audio Bible, because this is a ministry that feeds most of us spiritually in addition to our local churches.  So give, give, give and God will bless you as you do so. God bless you.  Bill B., immediately I heard your prayer request, both of them, as a matter of fact, I prayed for you, man of God.  And I pray that Lord, Jehovah Rapha himself will continue to arise over you with healing in his wings, in the name of Jesus.  That everything that is still left in your body needs to align with the word of God.  I command it to begin to do so, in the name of Jesus, because by the stripes of Jesus Christ, brother, you have been healed.  You know that.  I know that. God bless you.  Victorious Soldier, just as I was thinking about you, on one of the podcasts you came on.  Sister, I want to pray that God would encourage you, God would continue to strengthen you, God would continue to make his face shine upon you, God would give you favor and blessings that you do not know about, in the name of Jesus. Reggie, my brother, my brother in Nairobi, my heart broke when I heard your prayer request and I did pray for you, but I wanted to call in and acknowledge that I prayed for you and I'm praying, brother, that the Lord of heaven, Jehovah Jireh, El Shaddai God, the many breasted one, the one who is more than enough will arise in the name of Jesus and will listen to you and will begin to orchestrate events in Nairobi, Kenya so that people will look at you and go, “We want that man in our company.”  So it shall be.  I begin to decree jobs unto you.  Jobs, open doors, in the name of Jesus.  

Good morning guys.  This is Jen in SoCal, aka Prayer Warrior Princess.  I was listening to the community prayers for this weekend.  Today is the 19th and I stopped after I heard Chante call and share something and I wanted to give you a shout-out, sister.  I go through the same thing almost after every single time I call.  The spiritual battle mentally is merciless.  Sometimes I actually have lost sleep over it, thinking ‘oh, I shouldn’t have called.  I shouldn’t have said that.”  Or “I think I said that wrong” or whatever.  First it leads me to pray against that because I know now.  I'm 50.  I’ve been with the Lord 23 years and I know that is not me.  That is not the Lord.  He is not shame based.  He is not ugly to us like that.  He never talks to us like that.  So I know that is the enemy and his fiery darts.  So I pray through the armor of God for myself and then it always leads me to pray for Brian and his family, because I can’t even imagine.  I hear pastors often talk about the Monday syndrome where they want to die because they are under such spiritual attack after they’ve been preaching over the weekend.  And so I can’t imagine the warfare that Brian and his family go through with him giving us the word and preaching to us every single day.  So anyways, it always leads me to pray for Brian and his family after I have those experiences.  Just know, Chante, you’re not alone.  I believe we’re all getting attacked in that way.  That is a very, very, sadly, common way the enemy tries to get to us and pick us off and alienate us from one another.  So I love you and I'm with you, sister.  Bye.  

Hello Daily Audio Bible family.  This is Jay from New Jersey calling to pray for Alicia from Kansas.  Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of Jesus, God, we thank you now for this miracle that you have provided through sparing Alicia's life.  Father, we thank you for speaking to her through the Holy Spirit in a way that she could hear you to get out of the car so that she would not be struck again by another driver.  Father, we thank you for there only being minimal injuries.  Father, we thank you now for there only being her glasses being lost.  Father, you are an amazing God.  You are great.  You are mighty.  You are powerful.  Father, we thank you.  We thank you. We thank you.  We thank you.  God, now we pray and we know that you will heal Alicia.  We know it, God.  We know it. You saved her life, so we know you will heal her. So Father, we pray that you will just do it in a way that only you know how.  God, we thank you for sparing her life. We thank you for sparing her terrible, terrible injuries.  Father, we ask that you will provide her with a pair of glasses that will be such a miracle that it can only be described as coming from you.  Father, we edify you now.  We praise you now.  We glorify you now, Father, through this thing which we know you have done.  Father, we ask that this will be a testimony to others who are unbelievers so that they can see, so that they can be awestruck and wonder how it is that Alicia survived this accident, so that she may let them know that it was only by the glorious grace of our God.  We thank you now.  In the name of Jesus Christ we pray, amen.  Love you, Alicia.  I'm so happy and so grateful and so blessed that God has spared you in this accident and I'm still praying for you.  God bless.