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Fake Dating Rec List!

List number four is here! I asked (in what I'm sure was a very dignified and reasonable way that did not involve tearing my hair or beating my chest because I love fake dating a completely normal amount) and you guys sure delivered! So below, we have 16 amazing fics (plus one Honorable Mention), ready for your reading pleasure.

It's Fine To Fake It 'Til You Make It ('Til It's True) by Sunflouwerhabit (150960, Not Rated, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

Harry dreads an impending visit to his hometown, where he’ll be forced to reunite with a newly engaged ex-boyfriend, a childhood best friend turned near stranger, and a family who never understood just how desperately he needed to leave. In the midst of it all, a ludicrous Twitter proposition brings him to Louis.

Reccer says: Their characterizations and chemistry in this fic were greats

Sun Means Sky'll Be Blue by Pearlydewdrops (91152, Not Rated, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

As the only singleton under thirty attending his cousin’s five-day wedding, Harry is desperate to find a date, or at least a reason to get people’s questions about his love life off his back. So when Louis, Harry’s old uni roommate and fellow wedding attendee waltzes back into his life, Harry seizes the opportunity, pretending Louis is his ex-boyfriend and that it’s a sore subject not to be mentioned.

Reccer says: I enjoyed the hate to love aspect of this fic, and how they dealt with their feelings. It was also fun to read about all of the dramatics with the wedding and Harry's family.

Escapade by Dolce_piccante (146241, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

CEO Louis / Jack McQueen Harry

Reccer says: Everyone knows Escapade (I hope!) but it's impossible not to mention her. It’s the standard-bearer of fake dating fics!

Mistletoe’s For Two by Crimsontheory (90901, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

Advent fic, Harry and Louis pretend to be boyfriends. Or not...

Reccer says: The perfect advent fic I think, the kind you'd see in a Christmas movie.

The Games We Play by wishingforloushair (50000, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post Warnings: Gun violence, blood, violence in general, a bit of ptsd-like symptoms

Harry and Louis are MI6 agents who have hated each other since basic training but now have to go undercover as a married couple

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keep you like an oath by alnima (18102, Mature, Zayn Malik/Louis Tomlinson)

A supercute Zouis fake dating non-famous American AU with a wild Louis and awkward Zayn!

Reccer says: I love Zouis and this fic gets their relationship dynamics perfectly.

MARRIED FOR A WEEK?! by gravitycentered (20000, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

Louis is a YouTuber, and asks his friend Harry to join him in a "Married For A Week" challenge. Neither of them wants it to end.

Reccer says: I love the depth of the story, the layers to their friendship and their history and their care for each other. There's also a really interesting interplay of Louis' YouTube videos with Harry's photography projects, and the ideas of what to capture or share and what to keep just them, what's posed or acted and what's real.

kiss me on the mouth (and set me free) by tempolarriefics (47000, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

When Harry can't afford to finish his university degree without financial aid, Louis volunteers to marry him in order to help him qualify. Of course, that decision is complicated by the fact that Louis has been secretly in love with Harry for years.

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like a moth into a flame by we_are_the_same (5397, Teen, Zayn Malik/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

A student writes Zayn a sex poem. The only logical conclusion is for Louis and Zayn to fake date.

Reccer says: Everything!! Zayn and Louis' relationship, the whole trope: everything!!

On the Horizon by FitzAndLarry (261051, Mature, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) Warnings: Minor PTSD, Anxiety themes

Pilot Louis meets Doctor Harry on a flight & end up fake dating on a two week cruise

Reccer says: Its just lovely! The way the characters are written, and their interactions with each other are done wonderfully.

The Greatest Thing by infinitelymint (163789, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

semi-cannon accidental marriage in vegas

Reccer says: The highs and the lows are captivating.

For Better, Worse And Mischief (I'm All Yours) by RedOrchid (37513, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

Harry and Louis get married. PR made them do it.

Reccer says: It was a cute read!

Like Candy in My Veins by Littlelouishiccups (31867, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson)

“Um…” Harry said slowly after a moment. “Okay. That’s… this is… Let me get this straight.” He lifted up a hand and swallowed. “You told your family that you have a boyfriend… and my name was the first one you thought of?” “Harry Potter was on TV, alright? It wasn’t that much of a stretch.”

Reccer says: Picture this: two outspoken, stubborn, pining idiots. Record store owner Louis, bakery owner Harry. Christmas, A/B/O, fake dating, too many pies, a “stolen” parking spot, a flooded bathroom, and puns!

Faking It by TheCellarDoor (46173, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

Best friends in Uni, fake dating to escape unwanted advances—it’s perfect.

Reccer says: The fake dating fic I keep coming back to! It’s sweet and hot and so fluffy.

And Then A Bit by Infinitelymint (158824, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

Or, take a parallel universe where Louis and Harry were never together, mix in a two year hiatus and an impending comeback, pour in a dash of lost fans, two tablespoons of strong friendship and a Modest! employee with a good idea. Add a squeeze of pretending to be a couple, lots of kisses and a tattoo or two. Stir. Serve: the mother of all publicity stunts.

Reccer says: One of my all time favorite fics! I just love how genuinely happy they are to spend time together, how sweet and soft they are at the beginning. And it’s lovely to imagine this as the 1D reunion we all want.

Just Pretend by Kingsofeverything (90207, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) - fic post

Divorced dads + teenage daughters = pretending to date to keep their kids happy.

Reccer says: I love older Larry—and kingsofeverything writes them SO WELL.

And our honorable mention -- this fic has been removed from AO3, so I didn't feel comfortable publicly sharing a link outside the writer's control or wishes (though I'm sure folks can find copies if they go looking), but I couldn't not mention this absolute classic which is one of my favorite fake dating fics ever.

Pull Me Under by Zarah5 (140140, Explicit, Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson) Warnings: Homophobia, paparazzi harassment/stalking

Louis is a famous footballer outed against his will, Harry agrees to be his fake boyfriend to quell stereotypes and speculation.

Reccer says: Pining, emotion, beautiful writing... a fandom classic. Watching the delicate dance as they get to know each other and trust each other and learn from each other is beautiful. Zarah always does miscommunication so believably and realistically, where you can see exactly where things went awry but you still want to shake them because OH MY GOD YOU BOTH LOVE EACH OTHER

Read, reblog, kudos, and comment to your heart's content.

New category announcement coming soon!

[glitterblazercalum]

got a river for a soul, and baby, you’re a boat

or:  Oh, fuck. We showed up wearing matching couples’ costumes to this party by accident and now everyone thinks we’re together.” + cashton

hello and happy halloween everyone!! giant thank u to ainslee @ashesonthefloor for putting this event together!! and for forcing me to actually get this fic done, looking it over, and generally being a major source of serotonin in my life. another huge thank u to bella @clumsyclifford for being one of my favorite people and loving frat boys enough that it made me want to write a fic about them to annoy her <3 love you both <3 

here is the link to the event masterpost bc I highly recommend checking out all of the other amazing fics: 

https://ashesonthefloor.tumblr.com/post/633534107120549888/hello-welcome-to-my-halloween-fic-event

warnings: mentions of alcohol

word count: 2,872

without further ado, please enjoy the fic I wrote mostly all last night while looping drag me down for thirteen hours straight :))

Calum doesn’t know what fuckhead came up with the idea of having a joint Halloween party for Sigma Nu and Sigma Pi this year, but he really wants to fight them. He thinks he’d probably have a lot of people on his side, considering how much Sig Nu and and Sig Pi hate each other, so he tucks the idea of interfraternity war away in his head as a contingency plan in case the party goes to shit, as joint parties with any other frat always seem to. And it’s not like it’s a one night thing, because all three days of the “Halloweekend,” as Michael refuses to stop calling it, are supposedly going to be spent with Sig Nu, one party at their own house, and two at the shithole that he assumes is the Sig Nu house, in some deranged attempt at bonding. He’ll be lucky to make it out alive, probably. 

Before college, he really never did anything of his own for Halloween, mainly used to being used as a prop or side character for his sister Mali-Koa’s elaborate costumes, or, after she’d moved out, sticking a pair of fake fangs in his mouth to hand out candy to the few kids who rang the doorbell despite his efforts to keep all the lights in the house off. Last year, as a freshman, he’d gotten roped into a group costume with some of the other Sig Pi pledges, and while his memories are...hazy at best, he vaguely remembers falling asleep in a Teletubbies onesie at the end of the night. 

This year, though, no one has tried to tell him what to dress up as, so it’s now a few hours before the first of the three parties, and Calum still has no ideas for what he should dress up as. A quick Google search for “cheap easy costumes” hadn’t really been all that helpful, so he decides to ignore the problem and take a nap until he actually has to leave. 

A few hours later, Michael barges into the room to drag him out of bed, and looks around for a few seconds before asking, “You don’t have a costume, do you?”

Calum groans, pulling himself out of bed and wracking his brain for an idea that he can plausibly bullshit in the next few seconds, because he can’t let Michael be right and have something to tease him about, so he blurts, “I’m going to be a salt shaker.” 

Michael gapes at him a bit for a few seconds before asking, “What the fuck? What kind of costume is that? What are you even going to wear for that?” 

Calum mentally kicks himself in the shin, as hard as possible, because he really hasn’t thought this through. Why couldn’t he have just said cat or cowboy or something even slightly in the realm of normal Halloween costumes? 

“Uhhh.. y’know that baseball tee I have? The one with the black sleeves and white middle?” 

“I’m pretty sure that’s in my closet, but continue.” 

“What the fuck, dude? Give it back!” 

“You haven’t noticed that it’s missing for like three weeks, I just assumed it was mine now. Tell me what the rest of the costume is,” Michael demands. 

“I’ll just tape a piece of paper with a big ‘S’ on it to the front of my shirt, and then put one of those pots with the holes on my head. Bam! Salt shaker!” Calum says, moderately impressed with his ability to pull stuff out of his ass this quickly. 

“What makes you think we even have a colander?” Michael asks, crossing his arms. 

Calum gives him a blank stare. “A what?” 

“That’s what the pots with the holes are called, you idiot.” 

“You think Harry would live anywhere that didn’t have a fully-stocked kitchen? There’s bound to be one in one of the cabinets or something.” 

“Fine. I’ll go get the shirt while you look for the colander.” Before Calum can object, suggest that he look through Michael’s closet himself and steal back any of his other clothes that have somehow wound up there, Michael’s already halfway down the hallway. 

Sighing, he trudges down the stairs towards the kitchen, where one of the seniors, Niall, is sitting with his head in his hands, dressed as a pirate. 

“Hey, dude, nice costume,” Calum offers as a greeting. “You wouldn’t happen to know where I can find a colander, would you? I know Harry—” 

“Do not talk to me about Harry right now,” Niall says, and Calum stops his search for a moment to send him a concerned look.

“What happ—” 

“That needy-ass motherfucker thinks that just because I didn’t want to do a couples’ costume with him, it means I don’t love him anymore! Never mind the fact that he literally mentioned this idea to me yesterday, well past the point where everyone finalizes their costumes.” 

Calum offers him a sympathetic look and offers, “Couples’ costumes are boring and cheesy anyways. Neither of you are missing out on anything, at least in my opinion.”

Niall lifts his head up from where he’d been repeatedly hitting it on the table to smirk at Calum and ask, “Have a lot of experience with couples’ costumes, do you?” 

Luckily, Calum has finally found the colander, so he opts to ignore the question and just leave the kitchen entirely. 

When he gets back upstairs, Michael’s in his room, unabashedly checking himself out in the mirror that’s on the back of the closet door. “Yeah, yeah, your anime character of the year looks great, now get out and let me get ready.” 

Michael scoffs, “Get ready, as if you’re even doing anything,” but moves towards the door anyway. 

Michael’s right, the costume is ridiculously easy to throw together, and two minutes later, they’re both out the door, walking across Fraternity Row to get to the Sig Nu house, where the music is already blaring and strobe lights throw red, then green, then blue shadows across everyone’s faces. On his way to the kitchen to grab a drink, he sees Niall and Harry walk into the house, holding hands and laughing together, so he assumes that their fight has blown over as quickly as all of their other fights always seem to.

He sees a few different trays of shots and decides he might as well take one to get the night started off right. After, he realizes that he probably shouldn’t grab a beer now, Mali’s rule about sticking to one color of booze for the night ringing in his head, so he settles for filling up a Solo cup with whatever glow in the dark gin concoction is in all the punch bowls. He wouldn’t put it past the Sig Nus to poison the drink on purpose, but it tastes relatively normal, so he grabs another cup for Michael and attempts to leave the kitchen, steering around the couple sloppily making out in the doorway. 

It’s harder to spot Michael than it usually is, considering that at least half the people at the party are wearing some type of wig, but Calum eventually makes his way back over to him. He’s talking to Niall and Harry, and they both offer him a smile before continuing on with the conversation. Once that reaches a lull, Niall leans closer to Calum and says, “Mate, you didn’t need to lie to me about couples’ costumes.” 

Calum has no idea what Niall is talking about, so he shakes his head and asks, “What are you talking about?” 

Niall cackles, and Harry turns to look at him adoringly before going back to talking to Michael, and Calum is more confused than ever. Niall grabs his shoulder and spins him around and points in the direction of a clump of people. “You’re salt and he’s pepper, right? That’s such an obvious couples’ costume, although you two do seem to have a bit of a disconnect on how much effort you put in. That guy really went all out. And dude, why haven’t you told us that you have a boyfriend? You know we’d want to know about that, give him the Sig Pi seal of approval and all that. Wait. Unless he’s a Sig Nu, in which case, I don’t want to know because I’d probably have to kick you out. That’s a joke, by the way.” 

Calum barely has the presence of mind to mumble, “He’s not my boyfriend,” before crossing the room to get to the guy in the hyper-realistic pepper grinder costume. 

The guy smiles as Calum approaches, and despite the costume covering most of his body, Calum can tell that he’s cute. “Why so salty?” Pepper Guy greets, the sunshiney smile still on his face. 

Calum smirks and replies, “Maybe I just need some more spice in my life.” Pepper Guy laughs, and just like everything else about him, it’s cute, and Calum wants to hear it again. “I’m Calum, by the way.”

“Ashton. Nice to meet you, man.” 

Calum leans a little closer so that it’s easier to hold a conversation over the loud music and asks, “What’s the deal with the super realistic pepper grinder costume?” 

Ashton makes a strange noise, somewhere between a laugh and a groan, and says, “I got it off some random sketchy website, but it was supposed to be a chess piece. Something clearly went wrong somewhere in production, and my friend Luke said that I might as well sharpie a “P” onto it and just go with it.” 

Calum makes a noise of agreement, mind stuck on a dumb idea. Before he can reconsider, he sends Michael a quick text that says if u’ve already taken over as dj, can u play that come grind w me song? and a few seconds later, he hears the opening notes and grins. 

“Hey, Ashton?” 

“Yeah?” Ashton replies, as realization slips across his face.

Right in time with the singer’s voice, Calum says, “Come grind with me,” and he laughingly pulls Ashton towards the makeshift dance floor. Neither of them can really dance, so it’s a mess of laughter and limbs flopping around, but Calum feels an unmistakable electricity between them too, and once the song is over, they stay for the next few, enraptured by each other. When they finally exhaust themselves with all the laughing and mock-twerking, Ashton asks Calum if he wants a refill, and when Calum nods, he grabs his hand and starts pulling him towards the kitchen. 

Once they’re there, Calum goes for another serving of the glow in the dark punch, which is steadily dimming as the glow sticks run out of light. Since that’s really the only light source in the kitchen, Calum doesn’t see Ashton until he’s turning around and Ashton is right in front of him, reaching around him for a cup. Calum’s kind of trapped with his back against the counter, Ashton’s pepper grinder costume tall enough to really block out the view of the rest of the party, and the world narrows, all of it contained in where their eyes connect, and then, after Calum has safely set his drink back on the counter, that narrow point expands just a bit to where their mouths land on each other’s. The colander gets knocked off Calum’s head as he lifts himself up to sit on the counter, wrapping his legs around Ashton’s waist to pull him closer, as close as he can possibly get him. 

Ashton’s sucking a mark into Calum’s neck when Calum has his first coherent thought of the past few minutes and pulls back, breathlessly asking “Wait, wait, you’re not a Sig Nu, are you?” fully expecting the answer to be no.

Ashton steps back a little too, and it takes him a second to register the question before he groans, “Of course you’re a fucking Sig Pi, that’s the only explanation that makes sense for me never seeing you anywhere before. You’re too hot for me to not notice otherwise.” 

Calum flushes and mentally curses out whatever idiots had started the rivalry between Sig Nu and Sig Pi before he grabs his stupid colander off the ground and gives Ashton an awkward wave goodbye.  

Once he’s out of the kitchen, he quickly glances around in search of Michael, and when he can’t immediately find him, he just gives up and leaves entirely. Fuck Sig Nu. 

He spends most of the next day bitching about his hangover, and then, a few hours later, bitching about his hangover while helping to set up the house for that night’s party. 

He doesn’t really have much more of a costume for tonight, throwing on a gray shirt and sharpie-ing some whiskers on his face. Michael takes pity on him and makes him a headband with an approximation of what they both think mouse ears are, and Calum is mildly entertained by going up to everyone and saying, “I’m a mouse, duh.” 

His heart’s really not in the right place to party tonight, which is probably breaking the cardinal rule of being in a frat, so he sticks close to Michael, who has taken over the role of DJ, once again. Zayn from Alpha Sig strolls over after about half an hour, devil horns askew, and quietly says to Calum, “Cat and mouse, huh? Didn’t think you had it in you, Hood, that’s proper cute. Not as cute as me and Lou, mind you, but still, I respect the effort.” 

Calum is reluctant to look up and see who he’s accidentally matching with today, because, with his luck, it’s probably another guy from Sig Nu. When he does eventually look up, he immediately makes eye contact with Ashton, who happens to be walking by, dressed in all black and with whiskers sharpie’d onto his face too. Calum wants to bang his head into a wall because the universe clearly hates him if it’s having him match with Ashton again. Even beyond that, Ashton looks so good out of the stupid pepper grinder and in all black that Calum wants to make out with him again. 

Ashton is clearly having similar thoughts when he gestures Calum over and leads them towards a little pocket of quiet space in one of the lesser used hallways. 

Calum really wants to hook his thumb into one of Ashton’s belt loops, so he does, as Ashton looks him up and down a few times. “Is the mouse costume your way of telling me you want me to chase you?” 

Calum murmurs, “Shut up,” before leaning in to kiss him, frat rivalry be damned. It’s just as good as it was the night before, maybe even more so, now that the pepper costume isn’t in their way. At this point, there’s no denying the chemistry. It can’t be blamed on being drunk since Calum’s been nursing the same beer all night, and the part of his brain that’s protesting against being this close to a Sig Nu is getting smaller and smaller as he and Ashton continue to kiss. 

They stay in that hallway for the rest of the night, eventually sliding down to sit on the ground, legs pressed together, sharing stupid stories about their respective frats. Calum’s surprised when the music shuts off because it feels like it’s only been an hour at most, that’s how easy it is to talk to Ashton. Ashton heaves himself up and reaches both hands down to help Calum up, too. 

“I don’t think there’s any way you can match your costume to mine tomorrow, but I’ll come find you anyways,” Ashton says, as he leaves Calum with a kiss on the cheek. 

Calum’s too wired to sleep much, so he opts to help clean up the house instead, and that takes up enough of his day that when nighttime rolls around, he’s stood staring at his closet without a costume idea for the third time in as many days. After ten minutes of consideration, he digs through one of his drawers to pull out the fake vampire fangs that he had somehow remembered to bring with him, and he goes down the hall to ask Jack to put some fake blood on his mouth and neck. Jack always goes all out for Halloween. 

Once he’s at the party, he doesn’t have to wait long to find Ashton, who looks incredibly good in his werewolf costume. There’s fake blood on him too, which is really the only way their costumes could be understood to be matching, or so Calum thinks. Tonight, Jack and Alex are the ones to tease him, “You know what, I agree. Jacob and Edward should have ended up together, Bella was boring as shit.” 

Calum’s really not bothered by the comments at all, so much so that he’s already thinking of couples’ costumes ideas for next year when he finds his way over to Ashton and whispers, “Let’s get out of here.” 

“Are you trying to make a move on me? I’m a respectable Sigma Nu, I don’t know if I can allow that.” 

 Calum laughs and tugs him out the door, “Told you I wanted some more spice in my life.” 

[harrysdimples]

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[alwaysxlarrie]

my fav fics masterlist part 2 (N-Z)

here we are! i genuinely thought this list was going to be slightly shorter than the first one, and i can honestly say that i have no idea if it actually is. again, alphabetical order. hope u find a fic on this list that u end up enjoying :)

needing you more and more, let’s give love a try by supernope (mpreg harry, best friends to lovers, pining, angst, fluff, domestic fluff, protective louis, harry foams at the mouth over louis’ strength & honestly? same, dom/sub undertones, lawyer louis/photographer harry)

no one likes to be alone by @lululawrence (nesting, alpha louis/omega harry, protective louis, getting together, awful disregard for omegas’ safety, distressed harry, strangers to friends to lovers)

never be by @cherrystreet (studying abroad au, strangers to friends to lovers to exes to friends to lovers, slow burn, dom/sub undertones, quite a few heaps of angst, complicated relationships, harry’s obsessed with louis what’s new, minor louis/omc, minor harry/omc, louis is a little shit, american louis/british harry, this fic is gonna make you fight for your life through the angst but you’ll make it out to the happy ending !!)

no bunny but you by @crinkle-eyed-boo (oooo i love this fic!! bartender harry/artist louis, strangers to lovers, bathroom sex, dom/sub undertones, louis is an absolute minx and harry falls in love the moment he lays eyes on him, 

no pressure, no diamonds ‘verse by @karamelised  “there’s so much to say i don’t even know where to start but thief louis/grifter harry, slow burn, complicated relationships, criminal au, strangers to fwb to enemies to lovers -- or something like that LMAO -- eventual getting together, there’s just. a lot. but the suspense is so good!!)

oh glory by @alivingfire (olympics au, swimmer harry/gymnast louis, closeting, mentions of zouis, getting together, dom/sub undertones, slow burn, sexual tension is immaculate, angst)

opulence thrills by @brightgolden (dom/sub undertones, sex club au, auction au, mentions of past relationships gone awry, miscommunication, bsdm elements, slow burn, getting together)

our lives, non-fiction by @indiaalphawhiskey (famous louis/famous marcel, writer louis/fan fic writer marcel, virigin marcel, book tour au, strangers to enemies to fwb to lovers, miscommunication, angst, learning about how to navigate healthy relationships and sex! we love to see it!, fluff, domestic fluff)

one day to believe in you by @mediaville (magic elements, canon elements, friends to lovers, implied getting together, poor louis can’t catch a break, confessions, angst)

only reason by @letsjustsee (fake identity au, stolen identity au, idk it’s one of the two lol, strangers to lovers, conventions, louis makes a fool out of himself in the name of love and harry is endeared)

only thing that can quench my thirst by eyesofshinigami (kink exploration, established relationship, this is written so well in terms of louis’ confusion, denial, uncertainty, harry’s acceptance, and then louis’ acceptance ugh)

our chromosomes in sepia tones by orphan account (sculptor harry, homeless louis, famous harry/non famous louis, angst, guarded louis)

play the odds by @alivingfire (bet au, best friends to lovers, college/university au, lots and lots of kissing, light angst, love confessions, getting together, concerned liam & niall)

plenty of time by @juliusschmidt (alpha louis/omega harry, sexual tension, responsible louis, desperate harry, strangers to lovers, implied getting together)

picture this by @kingsofeverything (bouncer harry, club goer(?) louis, mentions of covid/pandemic, surprise assholes, getting together, misunderstandings, light dom/sub undertones imo)

precious little thing by mercutionotromeo (phone sex operator louis, university/college au, daddy kink, kink exploration, poor harry is just trying his best, bdsm elements, harry is louis’ baby, getting together, light angst)

pulling on your heart to push my luck by mercutionotromeo (ugh i love this fic sm, phone sex operator louis, dom/sub undertones, phone sex, harry is louis’ baby, amazing dirty talk, ambiguous ending)

peppermint and lavender (and coffee) by @2tiedships2 (coffee shop au, alpha louis/omega harry, employee/customer if u wanna get techincal, soulmate au, possessive/protective louis, niall is over louis’ shit, breaks of the fourth wall, getting together)

packed lunches, sticky fingers, and accidental levitation by @londonderrytea (normally i’m not a huge fan of fics that spend 90% of the fic world building and like less than 50% on larry, but i really do love this one so much, witches au, potion maker harry/cultural interpreter louis, single dad harry, kid fic, pixie zayn, the humor/crack in this is pheromonal i love)

renegade by @littlelostpieces (now look acab right however this is fiction so we allow it u feel me anyway, cop harry/criminal louis, louis is a minx, banter, teasing, slow burn, this is so cute i adore it)

ready to fall by @crazyupsetter (minx louis, bathroom sex, acquaintances to fwb to lovers, harry is obsessed w louis & his ass, courting, determined harry, semi phone sex, slow burn kinda)  

right now (in the nick of time) by @nudistyles (skater louis/fan boy harry, he’s not a formal fan but essentially he is, roller derby au, strangers to friends to lovers, competitive louis, car sex, this fic is so cute but funny at the same time, slow burn, sexual tension)

red brick heart by hazmesentir (this fic is a rollercoaster of emotions as are most of this author’s fics lol, sexuality crisis, college/university au, student louis/student harry, mentions of louis/omc, mentions of alcohol, mentions of homophobia, slow burn, eventual happy ending, lots of angst but also lots of fluff and banter)

raise a glass to the four of us by @2tiedships2 (we got each other’s baggage au, is that the formal name idk, strangers to lovers, new york au, omega louis/alpha harry, airplane sex, louis and harry join the mile high club what a time to be alive, the ending is so cute i love)

say i hate you but i always stay by @liltinylouis (enemies to lovers but with a twist, football player louis, teasing/banter/all those things, implied smut, getting together)

set alight my veins by whiskeyinthejar (blind date au, punk louis/nerd harry, crack internal monologue if that’s a thing, mentions/occurrences of bullying, paranoid harry, i do love the author’s note at the end tbh)

say something by @kingsofeverything (alpha louis/omega harry, older harry/younger louis, divorced harry, homie is v much using cognitive dissonance for about 70% of the fic lolol, supportive/protective louis, heat/ruts, heaps of angst, slow burn, kink exploration, pregnancy kink, mpreg harry)

stranger stars by @sunshineandhisrainbows (the sexual tension in this!!!!!, tour guide/leader louis/lawyer/singer/songwriter/photographer harry, travel abroad au, safari au also works i think, mentions of louis/ofc, sexuality crisis, they kinda share that really, complicated relationships, mentions of internalized homophobia, mentions of homophobic laws, slow burn, this is so good & worth the read)

sail across me by @canonlarry (pirate au, prince harry/captain louis, slow burn, protective/posessive louis, they kinda share that really, angst, mentions of violence)

strip that down by @chloehl10 (college/university au, student louis/student harry, thigh fucking, pain kink, hickey kink, idk if that’s a thing but if it’s not it should be, bathroom sex, waxing, mentions of alcohol, implied getting together)

secrets don’t make friends by @thedevilinmybrain (ugh love this fic!! college/university au, student louis/student harry, established relationship, feminization, dom/sub undertones, light angst, implied homophobia, top tier smut & dirty talk)

steal my heart; whatever it takes to get you off by @artxghoul (liiiisten i love this one but the last chapter gives me a run for my money w the angst, dom/sub undertones, office au, coworkers to fwb to lovers, talks about homophobia, coming out, office sex, spanking, bsdm elements, hurt/comfort)

single bells ring by @absoloutenonsense (christmas fic, alpha louis/alpha harry, sexual tension, slow burnish, puns, fluff, implied smut, implied getting together)

sometimes you just know by @2tiedships2 (omega louis/alpha harry, exes to friends to lovers light on the friends tho lol, angst, learning healthy communication, mentions of louis/omc, protective harry, fluff, getting back together)

starbucks lovers by @jaerie (strangers to implied lovers, bathroom hookup, idk what to tag this homie just goes into a starbucks to find a hook up and finds one lol)

sun-kissed hurricane, perfect storm by @canonlarry (high school au, popular louis/nerd harry, tutor harry, lots of poetry, classmates, student harry/student louis, this fic is overall so cute i love the progression of their relationship)

so kiss me by @harryventura (kiss cam au, strangers to lovers, innuendos, football player louis, supportive harry, this is just so cute i cry)

sit next to me by @allwaswell16 (famous harry/famous louis, plot twists, miscommunication, implied getting together, there’s angst but it’s overall a cute and lovely fic)

somewhere only we know by @icanhazzalou (hurt/comfort, desk sex, office sex, implied gettting together, sexual tension, slow burn kinda, i love how their relationship progresses in this one too ugh)

stood up by panda_bear21 (famous louis/famous harry, blind date au kinda, implied smut, mentions of closeting, sexual tension, implied getting together, i love their dynamic in this too ugh!!)

sound like a song by @allwaswell16 (puns so many puns, post high school au, teacher harry/coach louis, getting a second chance au, getting together, idk man just read it i love it)

send me your pillow (the one that you dream on) by flowercrownfemme (omega louis/omega harry, nesting, distressed harry, worried louis, hurt/comfort, established relationship)

stars will align for us by @2tiedships2 (omega harry/alpha louis, courting, college/univeristy au, football player louis, determined/protective/caring louis, getting together) 

somethin’ bout you by @missandrogyny (heist au, thief louis/government agent harry, complicated relationships, enemies to friends to lovers, dom/sub undertones, angst, getting together)

so hot, give me your gasoline by ballsdeepinjesus (actor louis/fanboy harry, implied getting together, semi public sex, virgin harry, top tier smut & dirty talk)

sonic sounds by orphan account (canon fic kinda, x factor era, humiliation kink, kink exploration, under negotiated kink, ambiguous ending)  

smell the sea, feel the sky by @lightwoodsmagic (light angst? kinda?, friends to lovers, spanking, dom/sub undertones, sexual tension, slow burn, getting together)

santa baby honey by @sadaveniren (crack fic, christmas fic, boss/employee, ceo louis/employee harry, slow burn, under negotiated kink exploration, sex club, secret santa au, the sexual tension build up to smut & dirty talk is so good, getting together, light feminization)  

‘sup by @mediawhorefics (divorced harry, anxious harry, cute-meet, coffee shop au kinda, fond louis, implied getting together, i just love how louis reacts to harry uggggh)

save a dolphin, ride a... by @londonderrytea (college/university au, loud louis, distressed harry, look just read it. u won’t regret it)

said i’ll always be a friend by daddylouist  (girl direction, dubious consent in a way, friends to lovers, it’s cute & hot what more do you want)

skip the small talk by @sadaveniren (omega louis/alpha harry, dom/sub undertones, bdsm elements, wax play, spanking, negotiated kink, breeding kink, mating kink, top tier fic !!) 

sing when you’re winning by hazmesentir (football player louis/journalist harry, coming out, mentions of closeting/homophobia in the sports industry, eleanor is louis’ pr manager, angst, slow burn, sexual tension, louis just wants to fuck harry and doesn’t know what to about it LMAO, getting together, uncomfortable work environments)

show me yours and i’ll show you mine by awriterwrites (look i don’t condone cheating but i do love this fic and at least louis cheats with harry & not on harry, office au, coworkers to friends to lovers, angst, coworkers au, getting together, office sex, secret relationships)

the melody you never heard by @anylessreal (mentions of past hook ups, enemies to friends to lovers light on the friends tho lol, camping au, angst, miscommunication, mentions of alcohol, mentions of vomit, getting together, slow burn, boat sex)

them butterflies by @gaycousinlarry (words cannot express how much i love this fic !!!!, graphic designer louis/social worker harry, navigating healthy communication, sexuality crisis although there’s really no crisis tbh, smut as a means to character development iykyk, one homophobic situation, strangers to fwb to lovers, mentions of past louis/omc, dom/sub undertone

the night sky is changing overhead by orphan account (strangers to fwb to lovers, bsdm elements, dom/sub undertones, daddy kink, office sex, desk sex, sex toys, top tier smut & dirty talk, world building, tattoo artist harry/teacher louis, choking, angst, kink negotiation, un negotiated kink, possessive louis, this one has it all tbh 

take me higher than i’ve ever been by @ireallysawanangel (office au, coworkers to friends to lovers, virgin harry, fluff, domestic fluff, harry is louis’ baby, light dom/sub undertones, miscommunication, getting together)

the lonely planet guide to second chances by @1diamondinthesun (travel abroad au, teacher louis/graphic designer harry, exes to friends to lovers, getting back together, light dom/sub undertones, mentions of alcohol/weed, light exhibitionism, angst, learning healthy communication, harry is louis’ baby)

three french hems by 100percentsassy and gloria_andrews (crack fic, designer louis/singer harry, fluff, light angst, coming out, getting together, bathroom sex, louis loves harry’s thighs we been knew)

the brightest lights by @all-these-larrythings (actor louis/actor harry, side niam, mentions of suicide for the movie, tw for james corden, secret relationship, mentions of closeting, coming out, older louis/younger harry, getting together, strangers to coworkers to friends to fwb to lovers, v sweet fic overall)

the sound of your voice from far away by pukeandcry (lots of angst imo, canon fic, friends to fwb to lovers, complicated relationships, road trip au, mentions of closeting, coming out, it’s hard to get through the beginning bc angst but the ending is sweet)

the orchards of jessop by @jaerie (mentions of covid/pandemic, older louis/younger harry, sexuality crisis, smut as a means to character development, miscommunication bc lack of communication, mentions of death in the past, mentions of louis/ofc, getting together, mentions of past homophobic situations)

that boy’s got my heart in a silver cage by orphan account (canon fic, obedience kink, humiliation kink, praise kink, bdsm elements, dom/sub undertones, established relationship, mentions of closeting, light angst, implied coming out)

the shirt you hate by @isthatyoularry (mentions of past toxic relationship, background sophiam, exes to lovers, angst, courting, artist harry/ceo louis, getting a second chance au basically, attempted office sex lol)

this thing upon me (howls like a beast) by @sadaveniren (alpha louis/omega harry, strangers to fwb to lovers, heat/rut, pregnany kink, slow burn, getting together, mentions of danielle - just had a moment of self awareness of how weird it felt to type that when one of my friends was friends with her while she was louis’ beard but such is life lmao - anyway, negotiated kink)

the king and i by @canonlarry (gang au, criminals au, gang leader louis, poor harry’s just trying his best, side niam, office sex, strangers to coworkers(?) to lovers, boss/employee relationship, betrayal, angst, dom/sub undertones)

the lion man by @canonlarry (vampire louis/human harry, med student harry, miscommunication, implied cheating, moral dilemmas, getting together)

the risen by @creamcoffeelou (cult au, dark fic, cult leader louis/journalist harry, omega harry/alpha louis, hypnotism, emotional manipulation, mental manipulation, forced bonding, exhibitionism, public sex, brainwashing, louis’ fuckin good at what he does & he’s so sexy while he does it tho ugh, dom/sub elements, dirty talk imo at least)

the library universe by @allwaswell16 (i! love! this! fic!, librarian harry/installation coordinator louis, slow burn, harry’s in denial, sexual tension, miscommunication, louis is a tease, puns, getting together, niall & harry cook together)

to lure a hummingbird (you had me at moonstruck) by @broken-beaks  (amazing plot twist towards the end, neighbors au, enemies to friends to lovers, personal trainer louis/photographer harry, mentions of alcohol, angst, slow burn, getting together, harry is louis’ baby, hurt/comfort)

take our bodies higher by @littlelouishiccups (phone sex operator harry, student louis/student harry, university/college au, dom/sub elements, secret identity, getting together, healthy communication, negotiated kink) 

then we kiss (all i wanna do is have a good time) by orphan account (boss/employee relationship, writer harry/writer louis, harry is louis’ baby, slow burn, crack fic imo, getting together, office sex, it’s so cute ugh)

the clock strikes christmas by @jacaranda-bloom (homeless harry/rich louis, anxious harry, mentions of abusive past, harry is louis’ baby, kinda sugar baby au, except harry insists on being independent, hurt/comfort)

tastes like strawberries by @sadaveniren (nesting, alpha harry/omega louis, distressed louis, implied getting together, mild hurt/comfort, such a cute lil fic)

the one where harry really doesn’t have ten cats by LoadedGunn (pet sitter harry/actor louis, famous louis/non famous harry, slow burn, puns and innuendos, miscommunication, cats on cats on cats on cats, getting together, implied smut)

tangled up in you (you and i collide) by trustingno1 (mentions of harry/omc, canon fic kinda, famous louis/famous harry, sexual tension, slow burn, pain kink, harry is a minx & louis has had enough™️, mentions of past rejections, implied getting together)

the money mark by @brightgolden (sugar baby au, omega harry/alpha louis, hostile work environments, exes to fwb to lovers but like sugar baby edition, miscommunication, independent harry, i love how like..casually louis progresses their relationship ngl)

taken by the wind by @scrunchyharry (witch harry/human, poor harry is just trying his best once again, neighbor au, halloween au, louis basically stealth courts harry it’s my fav, fond louis, getting together)

to the ends of the earth by @aliensingucci (angst angst anst, flashbacks, exes to fwb to lovers, dom/sub undertones, post hiatus au, mentions of beards and closeting, i looooove the ending of this, learning healthy communication, getting back together)

this is my jam by @disgruntledkittenface (gay bathhouse au, mentions of aids/hiv, ambiguous ending, dom/sub undertones, exhibitionism, possessive louis, harry becomes louis’ baby in 2 seconds we love to see it, implied happy ending, safe sex) 

tell me what you need by @disgruntledkittenface (coffee shop au kinda, barista louis/photographer harry, side ziall, harry is a gay diaster, fond louis, louis is a tease, implied getting together)

talk dirty to me by @briannamarguerite (mutual masturbation, dirty talk, mentions of harry/omc, best friends to lovers, smol lil plot twist at the end, harry is louis’ baby)

there’s always another option by anonymous (dubious consent, discussions of cheating, somnophilia, prefnancy kink, getting together) 

this is not my cat by @londonderrytea (hybrid harry/human louis, crack fic, i love this sm it’s so cute and funny)

the flower that blooms in adversity by @hershelsue (alpha louis/unlabeled harry, camping au, new years eve au, this fic is amazing read it rn, praise kink, pain kink, humiliation kink, pregnancy kink, the dirty talk is top tier)

vampire au by orphan account (vampire au, vampire harry/vampire louis, harry is louis’ baby, dom/sub elements, stubborn harry, scared harry, mentions of abandonment, spanking, getting together)

want it flowing through my streams by @screwstyles (wimbledon au, omega harry/alpha louis, courting, heats, bad boy louis au, harry is louis’ baby, dom/sub elements)

what do you mean he’s coming? by @mediawhorefics (louis is gemma’s best friend au, wedding au, photographer harry/actor louis, famous louis/non famous harry, getting together, this is adorable i’m obsessed)

wasn’t expecting that by @yourpricelessadvice (sexuality crisis, single dad harry, construction worker harry/teacher louis, harry is louis’ baby, angst, hurt/comfort, harry’s trying his best but he figures it out)

watch him as he goes by loadedgunn (police officer louis/photographer harry, mentions of violence/blood, slow burn, sexual tension & innuendos, getting together)

whirlwind by @haydolce (actor harry/football coach louis, famous harry/non famous louis, childhood friends to lovers, this is cute. i love it. read it asap)

we are ghosts amongst these hills by orphan account (this fic makes me miss a 17th century soulmate i don’t have goodbye)

we’re still going, eight in the morning by @nooelgallagher and @yoursongonmyheart (dj louis/baker harry, slow burn, phone sex, fluff, light angst, harry is louis’ baby, read this!!!)

whatever you like by itiswhatitisbutterfly (sugar baby au, dom/sub undertones, getting together, daddy kink, praise kink)

we’re watching a television with no sound by orphan account (kiss cam au, just a cute lil fluff fic, implied getting together)

weigh us down (we’re in love) by orphan account (strangers to best friends to lovers, larry throughout the years, harry is louis’ baby, just overall so much fluff ugh)

whoever, however by @twopoppies (director louis/pornstar harry - to some degree anyway, praise kink, posessive louis, exhibitionism, voyeurism, implied getting together) 

wrapped in light, in life, in love by orphan account (childhood friends to lovers, louis’ gemma’s best friend au, mpreg, doctor louis/teacher harry, harry is louis’ baby, fluff fluff fluff)

welcome back from the friend zone by @2tiedships2 (best friends to lovers, fake marriage au, omega louis/alpha harry, hurt/comfort, fluff, domestic fluff, getting together)

waiting by @allwaswell16 (omega louis/alpha harry, best friends to lovers, louis takes care of harry and then harry takes care of louis, getting together)

waste the night by @wicked-archer (famous louis/non famous harry, one night stand, implied getting together, porn with plot basically)

want you more than a by @donotdialnine (best friend’s brother au, dom/sub undertones, orgasm denial, harry is louis’ baby, nerd harry, occurrences of bullying, hurt/comfort, obsessed with their dynamic in this fic)

you’re my favorite bird by supernope (strangers to lovers, ornithologist harry/camera shop owner louis, world building, i love how their relationship progresses in this too, louis calls harry his baby need i say more????)

yours in fractions by @kingsofeverything (strangers to fwb to lovers, miscommunication, christmas fic, fluff, domestic fluff, getting together)

you’ll breathe me in (you won’t release) by loadedgunn (dom/sub undertones, `bdsm elements, strangers to friends(?) to lovers, moral dilemmas, discussions of power dynamics, pain kink, praise kink, orgasm denial, daddy kink, harry is louis’ baby, older louis/younger harry, overstimulation, there’s too many to tag but i love their dynamic & the smut & dirty talk)

you take me over, you’re the magic in my veins by supernope (magic au, royal au, prince louis/prince harry, forbidden love, arranged marriage, supportive gemma, possessive louis, mpreg harry, sexual tension, world building, marriage proposals, harry is louis’ baby)

you are my favorite place by soleilouis (famous harry/non famous louis, body worship, mentions of closeting & beards, getting together, harry is louis’ baby)

you smile like the sun by softspoken (fluff fluff fluff fluff, marcel au, read this asap)

you come beating like moth’s wings by supernope (travel abroad au, strangers to friends to fwb to lovers, world building, getting together, slow burn, angst, hurt/comfort)

you’ll be home for christmas by @2tiedships2 (omega louis/alpha harry, heats, getting together, louis is in denial what’s new, protective harry, best friends to lovers)

young hearts on the chase by @polaroidlouis (omega harry/alpha louis, courting, fluff, light angst, getting together, valentine’s day fic, this is so cute i cry)

you’re like a sponge (abrasive and colorful) by @londonderrytea (look louis’ just trying his best, coworker au, insults are compliments, getting together, fond harry, crack fic)

you’re stumbling like the nazarene by sarcasticfluentry (porn with plot, priest louis/church goer harry, idk if church goer is a term but it is now, orgasm denial, getting together, fwb to lovers, religious kink, praise kink, dom/sub undertones)

you make the world taste better by @loveislarryislove (fairtyale au, dark fairytale au, plot twists, descriptions of violence & death, getting together, strangers to friends to lovers, bittersweet ending)

you can be the boss by lourries (boss/employee relationship, ceo louis/intern harry, office sex, desk sex, spanking, daddy kink, dom/sub undertones, porn without plot)

there it is !! hopefully there’s little to no mistakes lol. thank you to all of the talented authors for creating such lovely fics !!! if you end up reading any of these fics & like them, let me know! i love hearing what people think about the fics i recommend :)

[djtommotomlinson]

When you know, you know

by yourlionheartx (@djtommotomlinson)

Written for Project OTB

(Larry, minor Ziam, 3.6k)

Prompt: Louis attends pride and sees a young kid (Harry), who is there for the first time. Featuring baby boyfriends, little side Ziam & Zouis being cute besties. All the fluff.

[allwaswell16]

{Recently Read 1D Fics}

August 2021

These are all the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in August. There are 16 recs here in all and are in order by word count and organized by pairing. You can also listen to my podcast to hear me talk about each of these fics as well as an overview of what was posted on ao3 in August including the fics on this month’s fic roundup which you can find here! Please let the writers know if you liked the fics by leaving kudos and comments! Happy reading!

Fanfictional Podcast #28 | ko-fi | fic recs

-Larry-

Memory of a Dream by tomlinvelvet / @afterglowslouis

[E, 64k, Sleeping Beauty au, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, royal, fantasy, fairy tale, dark magic, angst with a happy ending, witches, violence, arranged marriage, hurt/comfort, no smut, wow this was such a cool take on this fairy tale, really enjoyed how the story was adapted and changed]

a Sleeping Beauty AU.

Caught In Your Gravity by @lululawrence

[NR, 62k, footie au, coach Harry, football player Louis, Ted Lasso au kind of, friends to lovers, misunderstandings, secrets, secret relationship, pining, coming out, homophobia, humor, no smut, the footie fic of my dreams]

an AU inspired by a 30 second trailer of Ted Lasso that doesn't actually have much in common with the show at all.

Home Again...Winter Harlow by dandelionfairies

[T, 27k, small town au, chef Harry, holidays, winter, Christmas, injured minor character, strangers to lovers, light angst, a lovely Hallmark-esque movie fic]

While Louis is basking in the glory of the holidays and everything new to him, Harry is walking into everything he once loved but now hates.

I'm Hot for Teacher (series) by phdmama / @phd-mama

[E, 14k, doctor Louis, med student Harry, semi public sex, hand jobs, masturbation, flirting, professional ethics, library sex, office sex, smut, holy shit this was so hot whew]

You cannot fall in love with your professor, Harry admonishes himself sternly as he exits the building and heads home. You just can’t.

Moments by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

[E, 10k, fake exes to lovers au, strangers to lovers, particle physicist Louis, event manager Harry, banter, smut, hand jobs, anal sex, bl, so funny and cute!]

Looking back, Louis should’ve known that the universe likes to fuck with idiots like him who think they’ve got it all sorted.

i know i've grown (but i can't wait to go home) by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove

[T, 7k, royal au, time travel, historical, Prince Harry, time traveler Louis, fantasy, violence, assassination attempt, humor, this plot was so cool]

When Louis falls down a hill behind an old castle, he wakes up and finds the castle new and full of life.

Climbing The Swells by @cyantific

[E, 5k, surfing au, surfer Louis, surfer Harry, California, strangers to enemies to lovers, minor injury, hurt/comfort, smut, so hot and so much fun especially if you love surfer fics like I do!]

The one where a clumsy Harry and a stubborn Louis reconcile their grievances on the beach with a heartfelt apology from Louis on his knees without saying a word.

We Go Together (series) by cherrylarry / @beelou

[G, 3k, Grease au, Harry as Sandy, Louis as Danny, summer romance, high school, such a cute adaptation!]

the movie Grease as a larry au. Louis is still the one that he wants.

As Good As Scone by SunTomato / @sun-tomato

[NR, 3k, meet cute au, baker Harry, Louis can't cook, humor, flirting, first meeting, minor injuries, this was so much fun and I loved the snappy writing and dialogue]

The one where Louis tries and fails to impress a first date. Luckily, there is the 'Sweet Creature' bakery, and they deliver.

Eco-Friendly by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose

[T, 3k, uni au, roommates, pining, green living, humor, this was so cute and funny and relatable lol)

the one where Harry just wants to get through one college year with a good roommate

Thesis Management by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

[T, 2k, werewolf au, wolf Louis, human Harry, grad student Harry, uni, established relationship, crack, humor, full moon, fluff, where does she come up with this stuff? lol]

Harry's got an assignment due and it's the full moon.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by skipper / @skipperxao3

[T, 2k, break up au, angst, drama, saving the world, ouch, this hurt so if you're in the mood for heartbreak this one is it]

the one where Harry wants to save the world but loses sight of who’s been right in front of him all along

Wordplay Poems 2021 by @kingsofeverything

[NR, 381 words, poetry, clumsy Harry, clumsy Louis, this was such a cool idea!)

Week 1: Diamanté Week 2: Couplet Week 3: Idiom Doggerel Week 4: 2 or 3 stanza poem Week 5: Free verse poem

-Grouis-

Getting a Head for Heights by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13

[T, 3k, Louis/Greg James, uni au, size difference, pining, flirting, sharing clothes, kissing, I could scream I loved this so much! so so cute!]

The problem is, Louis thinks Greg would be quite good to date, so it would really help if everyone would stop reminding him of that fact so he could unthink it.

-Zaynshaw-

Long Shot by @fallinglikethis

[G, 816 words, Zayn/Nick Grimshaw, strangers to lovers, pub, Nick's birthday, drinking, well Nick's friends are crap but love how Zayn pulls him heh]

When Nick's friends throw him a birthday party in a pub and invite his ex, Nick wants nothing to do with any of it.

-Zouis-

Reduce, Recycle, … remove? by @reminiscingintherain

[G, 611 words, Zayn/Louis, neighbors, teacher Louis, artist Zayn implied, open ending, this is the rare pair jackpot tbh]

When someone’s nicking recycling out of the rubbish bins, who’s going to take them to task?

[louisimpala]

* LOOKING FOR 1D ROLEPLAY PARTNERS!

hi! the name’s mimi, i’m 19, + i’ve been writing as the 1d lads for over eight years now. i’ve had the pleasure of writing with so many incredible people & now i’m looking for more talented writers to explore the one direction world with!

here are the requirements to write with me:

• please be over 18+. i do like writing mature themes and i am uncomfortable with writing against minors.

• i only do doubles, so please be up for doing my plot along with yours. i think it’s only fair that we both get to have fun!

• i don’t do anything that involves rape, eating disorders, abuse of any kind, suicide, self harm & alcoholism. please don’t bring any kind of plot with said triggers to the table.

• though this isn’t my usual preference, i am okay with writing 1d ships. i have more experience with larry & zouis, but i’m down to write any other pairing.

• please have a realistic face-claim to work with. meaning, no anime / animated characters, drawings, etc. a realistic face-claim, for example, could be: ariana grande or jade thirlwall.

• i enjoy writing the one direction / solo boy ventures, but i also like doing college / frat boy plots, non-famous plots & fantasy plots ( vampire or werewolf ) or any other plots you may be interested in doing.

if you’re interested in writing, please message me here, on my discord or my kik: tomlinsuns#6008 & tomlinsaga.

[ao3feed-larry]

Paper Hearts

by zouaylorgf

They haven’t spoken about it, just trailing the line of bringing it up and then ultimately avoiding it by changing the topic or letting the awkward silence swallow them whole. Neither of them have been through this situation before. Nothing even close. They don’t know how to deal with it, and maybe that’s better? Maybe it’s better to be completely unaware of what they’re giving up. Ignorance is bliss, right?  

Or, Louis is the captain of his debate team, headed down the right path with no chance of anything getting in his way. That is, until he meets Harry, who completely derails him. Louis has to figure out how to deal with his feelings and getting wrapped up in the drama of it all, while he also attempts to not let it destroy his focus. But maybe it’s too late for that.

Words: 27437, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Original Characters

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson

Additional Tags: debate team au, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Friends With Benefits, Sort Of, minor homophobia, Family Issues, No Smut, It’s more like mentioned so, Implied Sexual Content, zouis friendship, Fluff, Humor, hm what else, Alternate Universe - High School, they’re both graduating, so they stress over college, Oh also, Hidden Relationship, Denial of Feelings, Drug Use, OT5 Friendship (One Direction), larry - Freeform, larry stylinson - Freeform

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[twopoppies]

Hey gina, do you have a fic with a zarry friendship. I miss them and I never seem tp find any of those. I mean yes a larry fic, but zayn is portrayed as Harry's friend. As much as I love seeing him paired with louis because zouis had my heart always, i'm carving some zarry. Please if you know any, thank you bub

Hi love. Oooh. I’m going to have to give this some thought because, yeah, you’re right. Nine times out of ten, it’s zouis. Or it’s such a minor aspect.

[haztobegood]

25, 35, 45 for the ask game <3

Thank you! 🌸

25. A neglected work you wished you would finish?

There's a wip I call the Accidentally Immortal fic where Harry is a minor greek god in charge of distributing ambrosia to other gods while they are on earth. Louis happens to stumble upon Harry's bakery and eats some of the ambrosia and becomes immortal. It's been in my drafts for two or three years and I really want to get it done some day because the premise is so funny to me.

35. Longest fic you ever wrote?

Take On Me is 60k. I love this fic a lot and had a blast writing it, but I also learned that I don't really want to write such long works in the future. 3-8k is my sweet spot, but I will write longer if the story calls for it

45. A fic you look forward to writing in the future?

I am really looking forward to finishing my zouis spy fic series. I posted the first part last year but left it open ended, thinking I would finish the rest of the fic in a month or two. Now 16 months later it's still not done, but I have been working on it between all my fest deadlines.

fanfic writer asks

[lwt28brave]

I absolutely forgot to do this until I saw someone's else doing it on my dash? Yes. Thanks to @quetzal-28 and @want-to-be-loved for tagging me ♥

1. Why did you choose your url?

Louis. 28. Only the Brave. I am awful at picking these and I want a new one but no idea which one yet.

2. Any side blogs?

Not right now, at least not ones I am using because I abandoned my old account (wanted to be able to follow people from this one and wasn't using it anyway).

3. How long have you been on Tumblr?

Uhm....... apparently it's been 10 years yeah I won't talk about it.

4. Do you have a queue tag?

Have you seen my system? I have three tags and one of them is "louis" and I don't even use it 80% of the time. So no, no queue. I'm just here all day. (Please send me a message if you want me to tag something/there's something you want to avoid seeing).

5. Why did you start your blog?

This one, because I wanted to leave the rest of this fandom behind and interact with solo louies (i love all my zouis mutuals too ♥)

6. Why did you choose your pfp?

Louis.

7. Why did you choose your header?

Louis again (look, I am a simple woman).

8. What’s your post with the most notes?

This one.

9. How many mutuals do you have?

31 ♥

10. How many followers do you have?

65.

11. How many people do you follow?

94 (but I feel like I need to clean that a little because there's some people there I'm not sure how old they are and I don't really want to be following minors).

12. Have you ever made a shitpost?

Yes. My whole existence in this website.

13. How often do you use Tumblr every day?

I'd rather not answer this question, it's embarassing.

14. Did you have a fight/argument with another blog once?

Not with another blog. I've had anons but that's it.

15. How do you feel about “you need to reblog this” posts?

Normally I would reblog them anyway if I tought it was something important, even just for myself to go back to the resources and look at them with more attention, but I don't like how they are always guilt-tripping.

16. Do you like tag games?

Yes! But I never know who to tag :(

17. Do you like ask games?

Yes! I never see any on this dash so I'm guessing you (as in the people I follow) don't.

18. Which of your mutuals do you think are Tumblr famous?

If any of my mutuals wrote this, then them.

[quelsentiment]

Zouis and somewhere only we know as the title (bc that’s the song that came on shuffle rn) (we also love angst too)

oooh thanks 💕 i love this and this song!!

okay i just listened to it and had a minor breakdown and here’s what i got:

somewhere only we know

zayn’s pov, childhood friends to strangers to friends (to lovers)

zayn and louis used to be best friends when they were kids, but zayn’s family moved to the other side of the country and they never saw each other again. zayn had basically forgotten about louis until they bump into each other in a plane twenty years later. over the course of their 10-hour flight, they reconnect and catch up, and eventually get together?? — or not, this could just be a friendship fic

lots of dialogues and flashbacks where they tell each other about their lives, flashforwards too because why not, lowkey inspired by the Before trilogy, would have to include a scene where they’re running after each other in the snow because i saw it in a film yesterday and it reminded me of them and it fits with the vibes of the song too 😌

[friendofhayley]

Hi! I'm looking for someone to beta my zouis fic. It's mostly characterization, plot hole watchout, and minor grammar help. Please DM me if you're interested! 🥺✨💞

[allwaswell16]

{Recently Read 1D Fics}

June 2021

These are all the One Direction fics I read and enjoyed in June. There are 14 recs here in all and are in order by word count and organized by pairing. You can also listen to my podcast to hear me talk about each of these fics as well as an overview of what was posted on ao3 in June including the fics on this month’s fic roundup which you can find here! Please let the writers know if you liked the fics by leaving kudos and comments! Happy reading!

Fanfictional Podcast #26 | ko-fi | fic recs

💙-Larry-💙

This Multiplicity of Powers by @helloamhere

(E, 149k, X-Men au, superheros, superpowers, mutants, angst, hurt/comfort, canon typical violence, healing, courage, slow burn, teacher Louis, politics, found family, so epic! I love X-Men so this blew my mind!)

forever is in your eyes by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed​​ / we_are_the_same

(M, 125k, fantasy au, mythology, sculptor Louis, statue Harry, magic, travel, oracles, strangers to lovers, emotional hurt/comfort, character development, Louis pov, pining, moral dilemmas, fluff, no smut, I’m so in love with these characters and Louis has my whole entire heart)

The Murmur of Yearning by @mediawhorefics / MediaWhore

(E, 93k, widow au, historical au, aristocracy, Marquess Harry, land steward Louis, trauma, rumors, minor character death, anger, falling in love, implied smut, check tags!, this was such a satisfying read which will make sense if you read it so go do that!)

It's Been So Long by @elsi-bee​ / elsi_bee

(T, 31k, friends to lovers au, physical therapist Harry, teacher Louis, Denver, flashbacks to high school, Louis friends with Gemma, nicknames, crush, pining, implied smut, this fic made me giddy! I loved it and it’s the closest a fic has ever come to my real life haha)

Blind Faith by @2tiedships2​

(M, 18k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, soulmates, blind Harry, library, NYC, strangers to lovers, fluff, loved how Louis took charge!)

sometimes a fantasy by @thepolourryexpress​

(E, 18k, roommates au, friends to lovers, uni, fwb, humor, mild dub con, oblivious Louis, body worship, bl, Louis is an oblivious walnut which is always fun and also he owes Zayn some money lol)

baby baby, you're a caramel macchiato by @missandrogyny​​  

(T, 3k, coffee shop au, strangers to lovers, flirting, banter, barista Harry, customer Louis, love at first sight, embarrassing Harry, fluff, so lovely and cute and I love Harry drooling all over himself and being embarrassing!)

When the dust settles (Will we be alright?) by @mercurial-madhouse​/ mercurial-madhouse (writing_practice)

(M, 3k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, newly presented Louis, dystopia au, pining Harry, sexual tension, touch starved, touch deprivation, no smut, open ending or possibly a wip? I hope so because this was so intense and so incredibly cool)

making my way downtown by @disgruntledkittenface

(M, 2k, meet cute, texting, dramatic Harry, nervous Harry, American au, masturbation, happy ending, I squeed for real over this and just loved it!)

evergreen, evermore by @hershelsue​ / docklands

(G, 2k, friends to lovers au, childhood friends, historical, 1979, birthday, moving, angst, kiss, oof this hurts so much and while there isn’t a happy ending it’s clear they won’t forget each other)

best hangover cure by @loulovehome

(E, 1k, hangover au, one night stand/hook up, morning after, humor, masturbation, angry pet names, this was smutty but sweet too!)

💙-Grouis-💙

On-Call by @reminiscingintherain

(M, 1.5k, Louis/Greg James, established relationship au, doctor Louis, doctor Greg, hospital, phone sex, masturbation, hot and sweet)

💙-Multiple Pairings-💙

1D Drabble Challenge / @larrydrabble​  

(Variety of ratings & pairings, all 100 words each, I read them all and they were INCREDIBLE, these are must reads!)

💙-Ziam-💙

Behind those Fire Eyes by @louandhazaf / YesIsAWorld

(E, 2k, Zayn/Liam, exes, memories, masturbation, music, thirst traps, Instagram, oh lord this was hot and the writing is gorgeous)

💙-Zouis-💙

New York Kiss by @quelsentiment​ / wordsnnotes

(M, 47k, Zayn/Louis, strangers to lovers au, famous/not famous, actor Louis, writer Zayn, NYC, character injury, hospital, meet cute, rap, music, arguments, covid, lockdown, Zayn pov, implied smut, amazing characters and an amazing fic)

[blouisparadise]

i just want to say, and hope it doesn’t come too rude, some of us don’t like to read non hl things and i think it’s nothing bad about it and some of non larry writers are usually rads, or ppl who don’t like h, so i understand why that anon was like that. again, i'm not trying to be rude i just think it’s the truth 🤷🏽‍♀️

Sorry, but we’re not really sure why you sent this ask. Nobody is forcing anyone to read non-Larry fics or to enjoy non-Larry content. Larries run this blog. Most of the pairing content is Larry. All of our rec lists are Larry with the exception of two:

The non-Larry rec list

The December 2019 rec list where we included a non-Larry BLFF fic because our admins run the BLFF and we are promoting ALL the fics from the fest

As we already stated in the response to the original ask, we should have added a note and simply forgot to. That being said, we have never claimed that this blog is “Larry only” since we do reblog Zouis content, Lilo content, and so on. This a bottom Louis blog first and foremost and Larry is just the main pairing that we feature. It says this in our bio.

It was a minor mistake to not add a note to one fic on one rec list and if people read the tags, read the summary, or read the author’s notes (which is your responsibility), they would have recognized immediately that it was not a Larry fic. We work hard on this blog and do occasionally make mistakes (and try to fix them ASAP), but we don’t think it’s too much to ask for anons to respect that fact when complaining about something or making demands.

There is a note on the rec list now and we’re not sure why we’re still having to defend ourselves over this four days later. It's not that big of a deal

[ao3feed-larry]

Shot Me Down

by sevgilly

"It's as if everything that makes me strong and weak is gathered in you."

or

harry and louis meet again. as completely different persons.

English is not my first language. I'm sorry for this. This is my best.

Words: 2685, Chapters: 2/2, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Underage

Categories: M/M

Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Original Female Character(s), Original Male Character(s)

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik/Liam Payne

Additional Tags: Established Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, mafia, Mafia Louis, Poor Harry Styles, zouis, Lirry - Freeform, Narry - Freeform, Minor Gigi Hadid/Zayn Malik, harry and louis died, ophelia tomlinson, Hope Styles, fictional sister, Singer Harry Styles, Mafia zayn

via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' https://ift.tt/3n6nKnW