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like an anchor's hold by yourdelicatepov

“Sun?” Louis snaps him out of his thoughts. Harry realises he’d been frowning at his own reflection. He looks back at Louis to find him looking at Harry with a worried look etched in his eyes. Harry sighs. “I hate this,” he mumbles, wanting to be heard but also not. “What, baby?” Louis asks, gently. He’s always so gentle with Harry, so soft, so caring. “This,” Harry says, frustratedly this time. He doesn’t know what it is himself. This what? His current situation? His appearance? His mental state? All of it? None of it? What? “I will need you to elaborate, my love.” Louis is still so understanding. Not pressuring. Calm, patient. Grounded. Harry’s a kite, Louis holds his string. Harry's stuck in his head again, Louis is the best partner in the whole world.

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outside in the summertime E, 2.2K

by me_her_themoon / @dreamersdivin-headfirst

Louis’ eyebrows shoot up in recognition, his lips curling into a smug smile. He brings his hand up to his mouth, taking a long drag, cheeks hollowing. His eyes never leave Harry as he blows out the smoke, the joint almost burnt out.

Louis says nothing as he takes a last hit, holding the smoke in his mouth as he taps the end of the joint on the ashtray beside him. He beckons Harry closer with his hand, and Harry goes.

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yeah, he’s a looker (but i really think it’s guts that matter most)    by devilinmybrain 40k, rated e

Five times Oli was asked to do something that was outside of his job description, and the one time he didn’t have to be asked.

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Charm Your Pants Off by 4ureyesonly28

2.5k words | GA | Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson

When Harry hurt himself in front of all of his coworkers, he thought his Christmas Eve couldn’t get any worse. That was, until he ended up in an actual ambulance.  Perhaps the gentle and ridiculously attractive doctor he meets at the hospital can make his trip (pun absolutely intended) worth it?

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This is a masterpost of all the monthly fic recs I’ve made so far. I will try to remember to update it every month. Happy reading!

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The Holes of My Sweater by yourdelicatepov

Not Rated // 31k

Harry dusts off the flour from all over his body. His cheeks hurt from how much he laughed. Louis' face is flushed from it, brown hair looking like a nest. Yet Louis' eyes are lit with so much joy, bluer than the oceans, laughter dancing in the little green specks. Harry feels himself get lost in them, Louis looking right back. 'Has Louis always looked this pretty?' He can't help but think.

They're snapped out of their trance by the sound of the oven beeping. Harry blinks. Louis is covered from head to toe in flour, looking an absolute mess. Why did Harry think he looked pretty?

Or, Harry is the new teacher, Louis helps him settle in, it's the sweater weather and no one's falling in love with their new, kind and charming best friend. No. One

(includes, harry's cat being 'the mood' all the time, zayn pining for liam, lilo never getting along and niall throwing parties every chance he gets which may or may not willingly trigger these friends to convert into lovers)

written for @1dchristmasfest

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IT’S NOT ‘PEEKED’ MY INTEREST

OR ‘PEAKED’

BUT PIQUED

‘PIQUED MY INTEREST’

THIS HAS BEEN A CAPSLOCK PSA

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I recently crossed 1k followers on this hellsite and I know it's not that big a deal but I needed an excuse to rec fics so bear with me.

These are my top 10 fics that I think you guys NEED to read. They're in no particular order, only 10 of the fics that I read recently and really liked! Some are old, some are new but all are equally deserving of attention and appreciation. Please check them out, and don't forget to leave kudos and supportive comments!

Happy Reading! 💞

🍂 Desires for Woodgathering by isolated/ @theisolatedlily (E, 86.5k)

In the midst of his second world tour, Louis Tomlinson receives the devastating news that his former bandmate, Harry Styles, is in critical condition after an unfortunate accident. Fresh with the loss of his mother and his sister, Louis’ world darkens once more as he flies out to California, preparing for the worst. There, Louis is faced with the ghost of his past, realizing the hand he played in the band’s division. As time goes on, Harry’s condition becomes dire, and his only chances of survival forces Louis to participate in a makeshift, illegal drug trial orchestrated by a dubious neuroscientist.

🍂 Keep Driving by dead_tobeginwith (M, 2k)

Louis works as a driver contracted through the local cancer institute. All of his clients are associated with the hospital—mostly patients and their families heading home. One rainy afternoon, he picks up Harry.

🍂 Went down in Flames by hazzahtomlinson/ @itsnotreal (E, 26k)

Louis was in an absolutely shit storm. He had let it go on for too long. Let it go too far. But he had a plan. And tonight, said plan was going down. He was going to tell the boys he was proposing this weekend. ‘Harry’ would turn him down, albeit gently, and Louis would play the heartbroken boyfriend. He’d gotten this far. All he had to do was lock himself in his bedroom and cry a little. He’d been in a few plays growing up. Piece of cake.

Except. It didn’t go that way. Of course, it didn’t. Because the universe, the beautiful chaotic bitch that she was, just had to have an actual Harry Styles and he just had to be Niall’s best friend.

🍂 ti dedico le autostrade che portano al mare by me_her_themoon/ @greeneyesfriedrice (E, 87.6k)

Louis goes on hiatus for six months to a small coastal town in Italy where he doesn’t expect to fall in love with the charming baker

🍂 into that goodnight by devilinmybrain/ @thedevilinmybrain (E, 62k)

Once upon a time, there was a boy. But not just any sort of boy. This was a clever boy, the cleverest of them all.

🍂 The Lesser King by HelenaAzure (NR, 8.5k)

Louis goes off to war leaving Harry on the throne. But Harry has a dangerous secret of his own. With time running out and his health on the line, will Harry break and tell Louis, or will he consume the dangerous poison of insecurity destroying everything they have.

🍂 Through Darkest Clouds by LadyLondonderry/ @londonfoginacup (T, 3.7k)

Orpheus and Eurydice AU (MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH, sad with happy ending.)

🍂 Don't Go In The Woods by guccikings/ @harryeatsburger (M, 39k)

the one where Louis has the brilliant idea to go camping alone and unprepared. Luckily, he meets Harry, who is very much prepared and happy to help out. Unluckily, they aren’t as alone as they think they are.

aka the spontaneous camping trip from hell.

🍂 Don't Worry, Darling by amomentoflove/ @daggerandrose (E, 27k)

Frank and Shelley Harper are the founders of the Victory Project-- a place for his employees and their spouses to live, to work, and to enjoy themselves while keeping safe from the outside world.

Louis and Harry Styles are the newest inhabitants of Victory, but when Louis begins to question his reality, he has to rely on himself and his husband to find out the truth.

🍂 From this moment on by therogueskimo/ @bravetemptation (NR, 52k)

Louis Tomlinson needs a tour photographer, and he thinks he's found the one in the mysterious H on Instagram.

Harry Styles swore he'd never do tour photography again - that is, until he did.

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How to write a good AO3 summary so people will actually want to read your fic

Summarize your story.  Don’t be vague or coy.  No hiding the pickle.  There are so many fics and so little time.  More people will skip over your fic if they don’t know what it’s about than will be turned away because it’s not about something they’re interested in.  Tell the reader what happens!

A snippet is not a summary.  People like to use lines of dialogue or excerpts to grab the reader’s attention.  Very rarely do these snippets provide enough information to summarize the story.  If you want to showcase a clever line of dialogue or the tone of the fic, include a line, but after the actual summary.

Make sure the summary is clear and written well.  If it is messy and full of errors, people will assume the same of the fic.

Focus the summary on the characters and what happens to them or how they feel about each other.  Fanfic readers come to see the characters they love do things they didn’t get to see in the source material.  Let the audience know what the characters are doing and feeling.

Don’t forget to tell the reader what makes your story unique.  Lots of fics are successful almost entirely because they follow a much-loved trope, so talk about that too (definitely in the tags at the very least), but when staring at the hundredth fic about one character pining for the other and deciding whether its worth it to read another, the reader is going to look for extra details that spike their interest.

Hint at the tone of your fic in the summary.  If it’s light, give the summary a chatty tone.  If it’s angst, make it hurt.  If it’s plot-driven, go matter-of-fact.  If it’s a character piece, meditative and dreamy.  

Don’t contradict yourself.  Don’t write a summary and then immediately undercut your description by trying to soften the blow.  Just get the summary right from the get-go rather than mischaracterizing the work and then backpedaling with “trust me, not as angsty as it sounds” or “this is actually total fluff.  And if it really is as angsty/dark as it sounds, let it be angsty with confidence.  There are readers out there who will love your fic for what it is and will be turned off by a waffling summary.

Don’t reference yourself.   The fic is the star of the summary, not your ego.  Don’t explain why you wrote it (unless you’re listing a short prompt).  And definitely don’t make any self-referential jokes, give your opinions on the characters, use the summary for foreshadowing, or compare it to other fics.  

The summary is not the place for self deprecating humor, false modesty or insecurity.  Don’t say it’s your first fic.  Don’t apologize.  Don’t say that English isn’t your first language.  If you must, do this in the author’s notes, but better to not do it at all.  The worst you might get if you don’t warn for these things is the suggestion you get a beta or some concrit.  Most people will just skip your work entirely.

One paragraph only!  Readers are skimming a list of summaries.  They probably won’t stop to read all of yours.  See points 10-13 for more on this.

Don’t use the summary for warnings.  Warnings are for tags and author’s notes.  Make sure you warn for all possible triggers, but these are reasons for people not to read the fic, not reasons to read it (if they are reasons to read it, then phrase them as part of the summary not as warnings).  Warnings can easily overwhelm a summary to the point that it becomes about why the reader should probably just not read it rather than an enticement to read.

Remember the reader can also see your tags and that tags help the reader find the right fics.  Put any tropes that might be selling points in the tags and leave the summary for information that is unique to the fic/gets at the backbone of the fic.

Remember you have the author’s notes.  This is great place to tell us why you wrote the story, give a long prompt word-for-word, thank your betas, give more detailed warnings, reference inspirations, and gab on about yourself.

The summary is not the place for worldbuilding.  Don’t explain the intricacies of your AU in the summary.  If it’s a very strange world, you get one sentence max to describe that world.  Spend the rest of the summary on the substantive character arcs.  If the reader can’t understand your AU from the text of the fic itself, you’re doing it wrong.

It doesn’t hurt to sell yourself.  Phrase things in a pithy, clever way, let the readers know you’re going to deliver on their favorite trope, and keep the tone confident.  This is the inside flap of your hardback.  This is the summary on amazon.  Think about what would make you buy.  

Do not write "I suck at writing summaries” in your summary.  If you can’t trust yourself to write a summary, why should the reader trust you to write a good story?

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Don’t Go In The Woods by guccikings (@harryeatsburger)

Harry/Louis |  39k  |  One-Shot 

“It was a fox,” Harry states firmly. 

“That,” Louis points wildly to his tent - or what once used to be his tent - “was no fucking fox. Just look at it!”

“I am,” Harry says, throwing his hands in the air in frustration, “but I’m not giving into the stupid idea that a monster did this. Monsters,” he inhales deeply, fixing Louis with a pointed glare, “do not, and I repeat, do not fucking exist.”

or the one where Louis has the brilliant idea to go camping alone and unprepared. Luckily, he meets Harry, who is very much prepared and happy to help out. Unluckily, they aren’t as alone as they think they are.

aka the spontaneous camping trip from hell.

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Welcome to Faith In The Future Fic Fest

Rules

Participants must be 18 years old or older at the time of signing up.

There is no minimum or maximum word count requirements.

Fics must be completed when posted. No WIPs. 

Prompts will be assigned on first come, first serve basis. Each song is limited to three fics. However, once all songs are chosen, further prompt claims will be allowed.

Louis Tomlinson must appear as a main character.

All pairings and characters are welcome, as long as it includes Louis Tomlinson. 

Authors are welcome to write fic of any rating. Fics are not moderated. However, it must be tagged appropriately when posting on AO3. 

This is not an anonymous fic fest. Hence, authors are welcome to post snippets, last line or ideas (please tag @faithinthefutureficfest so I can reblog your post!)

Questions? Feel free to contact me through ask or message. 

Schedule

Sign-ups begin November 21, 2022 at noon ET. 

Your prompt will be emailed to you within 12 hours of your sign up. Please contact me if you don’t receive it past 12 hours mark. 

Fics are due April 15, 2023.

Posting begins April 17, 2023. Posting will be on Monday and Thursday (subject to change), following the order of Faith In The Future track list.

Prompts

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First drafts are SUPPOSED to suck

IMPORTANT Reminder that it’s totally okay to hate that first draft with a passion. 

The first draft is for making it exist. That’s all. You can edit the shit out of it later, and you’ll need to if you ever want to do your story justice, but not on the first dang draft. 

STOP letting that voice inside win and make you feel bad about your writing! It’s the first draft. 

Fix it later. 

Try to just have fun. Make it exist and make it as ugly as it comes out. Just make sure there’s something to edit later. You can’t edit a blank page, remember. 

Think process, not product. 

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Lovely Gina, I’m trying to find this fic I read ages ago. I was certain it had to be on your lists (famous/non-famous, fake relationship) but I can’t find it. Harry is an actor and needs a date for an event. He reluctantly asks Louis who was his prom date and hasn’t spoken to in years to fly out to LA and pretend with him. Do you or anyone else remember this one?

Hi sugar. Was it California Sold? No… Harry was a singer in that one. Hmmmm. It sounds familiar. I know I’ve seen it around.

Can anyone help find this one?

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you got the antidote, I'll take one to go go please by adoremelikeasunflower

65k words | Not Rated

Harry and Louis are roommates, who also happen to sort of date, but not really and they haven't even discussed it yet. Louis struggles with homesickness and sleeping issues, while Harry does his best to be there for his boy while dealing with an eating disorder and trying to be the picture-perfect boy.

anything you want until the morning by honey_beeing

12k words | Mature

The stranger jumps off the bench and hops into the bus. He always has the correct amount of change for his ticket which he makes quick work of and bounds over to the middle of the bus.

Harry tries not to watch him, but it’s in vain. It’s become a habit of sorts.

He knows the man gets off at Purbrook, much before Harry’s stop. He knows this because he’s a little too observant for his taste.

(or) A Late Night Talking AU where Harry and Louis find each other on the way to work every night and then learn to not let go of each other ever again.

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Don’t Worry, Darling, 27k by amomentoflove (me!)

Frank and Shelley Harper are the founders of the Victory Project-- a place for his employees and their spouses to live, to work, and to enjoy themselves while keeping safe from the outside world.

Louis and Harry Styles are the newest inhabitants of Victory, but when Louis begins to question his reality, he has to rely on himself and his husband to find out the truth.

buy me a coffee?

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Ace of Spades

Written by @allwaswell16 for @1daboficfest

♠️ Amazing poster by @nouies ♠️

Living as a sheltered omega in a farming village has not prepared Harry for life aboard the most notorious pirate ship to sail the Atlantic.

Or Louis is a pirate, Harry is his captive, and no one is who they say they are.

A pirate a/b/o au ♠️ Explicit ♠️ 78k