One Direction Cliché Fic Fest

Larry

✨L'eau à la bouche by @teamlouis2021

Doris nodded and snuggled more against his chest. He certainly didn't want his little sister to be as anxious about the swimming lesson as he was when he was a child. He was ready to fight the fucking instructor if he thought otherwise, but then…

"Oh, here’s Harry," Molly exclaimed.

Louis turned his head to the left and all his prejudices about swimming instructors flew away. The man that was walking towards them was not in his mid-fifties, his toes were not hairy and his ass didn't look grainy at all. Nope. The man was gorgeous. He was tall and lean, with long, long legs and short yellow shorts. Louis could decipher a tattoo on his thigh and his large white t-shirt revealed more black ink on his arms and his collarbones. His short brown hair was curling at the base of his neck and he had big green eyes that only showed kindness. Louis was watching with his mouth hanging half-open and it's only when Doris shook his arm that he realized it. *** When Louis is asked to take his little siblings to their swimming lessons, he doesn't expect to fall under the spell of their gorgeous instructor. Yet fate has other plans for him.

✨baby I'll never leave (if you keep holding me this way) by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed

His fingers curl around the first thing he can find that would be suitable as a weapon, an umbrella that has a rather impressive looking metal pin at the end. He holds it in front of him the way he imagines people hold a sword, tiptoeing through his living room until he can find whoever’s in his kitchen. He briefly considers calling 999, figures that if someone’s trying to burgle him, he should probably not be a hero and actually rely on professionals to arrest them, but he’s never been the type to sit back and wait, and -- is that singing?

It is singing. Whoever is trying to rob him is in his kitchen, singing an eighties pop song under their breath.

And they made cookies?

✨A Hungry Heart by @jacaranda-bloom

Harry Styles, florist and Great British Bake Off contestant, loves many things. He loves his flower shop, he loves baking, and there’s also that little crush he has on pop star Louis Tomlinson.

But when Louis arrives on set as the surprise guest judge, Harry’s worlds collide. Throw in a cup of cuteness, a teaspoon of teasing, and a pinch of pining, and there’s all the ingredients for an epic love story, or absolute chaos.

Or the one where the Bake Off tent has never been so hot, and it’s got nothing to do with what’s in the ovens.

✨A Conspiracy of Fanfiction by @almondtreeflower

Nothing special was meant to happen that night, nothing special was happening at the moment. There was no flashing revelation, no particular reason for which Louis ought to take the ring out of his pocket right now. Maybe that was the reason why he wanted to do it, to make his proposal not because he was prompted to by one of the mysterious forces that so often drove their universe upside down but because, not for the first time, he felt perfectly happy. Perfectly at ease. Perfectly content gazing in the eyes of the love of his life, tenderly tucking behind his ear a loose curl which had dropped out of his headband. Perfectly aware that he wanted to spend the rest of his life in his company.

Or how a dare gone wrong turns Louis into the unwilling chronicler of his successive marriage proposals... Written for the 1Dclichéficfest prompt "It's ten minutes to the end of the 1d clicheficfest and Louis' trying to figure out something creative to send in to no avail"

✨falling in love (with you) by @stylesthebrave

And really, Harry didn’t think he would actually get this far. He’d only been asking to 1) distract himself from thinking about the fact that he won’t have Louis here forever and 2) get the rejection over and done with before he has the chance to get too attached. But he’s come too far now to take it back

He supposes it’s now or never.

"What would you think about going to New York City?”

***

Or, it's 1970, Harry needs a ride to the first ever pride parade in New York City, and Louis happens to be in the right place at the right time.

✨Playdate by @larryyouknow

When Harry’s sister asked him to pick up her son at a kids' birthday party he sure didn’t expect to be stunned by the blue-eyed brother of the birthday twins. Using his nephew to see Louis again, he falls hard and fast. But how does one turn a playdate into a real date?

✨Thrown in Wide Open Spaces @berzerkshires

Prompt for 1D Cliché Fest: Meet-cute on a train, where Louis is traveling with the youngest twins and when one of them has a meltdown the other one starts to cry too (obvs twin magic) and Harry steps in to help Louis calm the kids down and decides to tag along the rest of the day to help out, of course they fall in love that day 😉

✨Whole Lotta History by @zanniscaramouche

Niall gets more than he bargained for when supporting a friend at a posh Speed Dating event. How could he say no to his one true love: free food? He may have been wooed into coming for the decadent feast, but Niall finds himself swept off his feet by four charming lads that have increasingly intricate romance histories… and possibly futures, if he can get it all sorted before dessert arrives.

✨The Clumsy Model by @larryislove

Harry is a model who trips on nothing, Louis is his coach and they are in love.

✨Love is a Compass by @chloehl10

Louis smiled to himself, knowing what Cameron was hinting at. “Did you want to stay with me in my warm bed?”

Cameron nodded as he slipped his thumb back into mouth, fighting to keep his eyes open now. “Please, Lou.”

“Sure. get some sleep, okay?” Louis hugged him tighter and closed his own eyes, his arms heavy with the weight of the little boy they were wrapped around. Just as Louis was dozing off, his eyes too heavy to keep open anymore, he heard whispered words that shattered his heart into a million more pieces.

“Please don’t go to heaven too, Lou.”

********

Harry waltzes into Louis’ life when everything seems to be crumbling around him. A dad overnight, grief stricken and learning to be a parent as he goes, Harry helps to bring light, laughter and, of course, baked goods back into their lives.

✨The First Year by @parmahamlarrie

When Louis Tomlinson was assigned a first year student to be his roommate for his final year at the University of Manchester, his expectations were low. All he needed was a cheap place to sleep and keep his stuff amidst his nights out, willing his brain to forget his past. He never expected Harry Styles to become his eclectic, sweet, and cuddly best friend. That was never the plan.

Or the cliche Uni AU

✨For a day by @greenblueish

“While I appreciate that compliment - you’re right -, it’s not a prank. I swear. I tried calling Harry and Liam, but they aren’t picking up. And like, I don’t know what to do? I just woke up in Liam’s freaking body, and like, he’s a nice lad and everything, but I don’t want to be him?!”

Once again, tense silence fills the line for a second and Louis almost expects Zayn to hang up on him, but his friend speaks up again, voice urgent this time.

“You’re serious?”

“One hundred percent. I swear.”

or, the one where Harry wakes up in Louis' body, Louis in Liam's, Liam in Niall's, Niall in Harry's and no one picked Zayn.

✨Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by @marchessa-writes

Prompt: Two friends go camping, but the tent is colder than expected once the sun goes down. How will they stay warm??? (BONUS: There is only one sleeping bag)

Or the one where Harry learns what happens when you go camping alone with your crush, he forgets his own sleeping bag at home, and the temperature drops several degrees at night. And if that’s not enough, you are deadly afraid of thunder, so of course, a storm catches you off guard in the middle of the night.

✨Being of the Jealous Kind by @louisandtheaquarian

A-list actor Louis Tomlinson and his partner fashion photographer Harry Styles weather the storm that is Louis’ fake relationship with his costar in the lead up to this year’s Academy Awards.

Featuring a fluffy teenage meet-cute, an angsty wine drunk Harry melting down over pap pics, Louis habitually overusing the word “baby,” and cameos by a vintage Umbro sweatshirt, the peace ring, and one hell of a Larry hug.

Or the justice for To Be So Lonely fic. Based on the lyrics to TBSL and a prompt where “Louis has to fake date some celebrity, while his boyfriend Harry sits at home.”

Zouis

✨tattoo kiss by @overfireandwater

“Come with me,” Liam says, manoeuvering Louis away from his new friends. He looks so serious Louis can’t help but laugh a little. “Everything alright, mate?” he asks. Liam turns back to him, perplexed. “Hmm? Yeah, fine,” Liam says, and he looks a little less serious about it, so Louis is satisfied. “There’s just someone I want you to…” Then Liam calls out over the music, “Oi, Zayn!” Louis’ heart lodges in his throat. There, he sees as Liam brings him closer, is Zayn bloody Malik.

Or: Louis fell in love with Zayn when they were teens. He doesn't expect to meet him on the bus a decade later and fall in love all over again.

Zouiam

✨Dancing Barefoot by @quelsentiment

Zayn snorts. “Now we have a situation, apparently—Liam’s got a thing for you and you’ve got a thing for me.” “Mathematically speaking, that would mean you’ve a thing for Liam,” Louis points out, his head finally peeking out from under the pillow. “I don’t think math has anything to do with it, like...” “For dramatic purposes, then,” Louis insists, poking at Zayn’s foot. “Some kind of Shakespearean love triangle thing.” “I’m not into Liam, though,” Zayn says—it doesn’t matter that he may or may not be lying.

Or: Liam, Zayn and Louis are the only parents who agreed to come and supervise a school trip to the seaside. They get way more out of the deal than expected.

Ziam

✨Of nightmares and dreams by @beautifulwonderlandworld

Prompt: fake relationship, enemies to lovers where they're both ex"1d solo artists

Liam was in a complicated moment, the press was talking about him and not in a good way because he didn't think of what he was doing. He needed to shut them up. To do it he needs the help of his friends and Zayn, something he didn't like. He hates him, more than anything. But there was no other option, so he accepted his help. But feelings made it all more difficult than it was supposed to be. Liam needs to fake date him if he wants to come out.

✨you're like a sunshine by @lightwoodsmagic

When Zayn can't quite get one of the action poses right for his portfolio, his roommate Louis enlists the help of their neighbour Liam, a personal trainer that has the perfect amount of muscle for the superhero Zayn's trying to draw. It shouldn't be complicated, but Zayn's feelings for the man can only stay hidden for so long.

✨I Heard You Asked About Me by @beelou

He comes to a stop in the middle of a residential street, the jingle calling the children over. Surprisingly, there's not just little kids that come running, there's teenagers and some adults as well, probably for nostalgia. Liam gets it. If he wasn’t the one driving the truck, he’d probably be standing in line and waiting to buy some for himself.

After the rush of orders gets filled, he continues on to the next neighborhood. This one has more young adults, most likely college students. Girls with pink hair, guys with long hair. Then, Liam sees him.

Newis

✨if music be the food of love, play on by @evilovesyou

Larry

✨L'eau à la bouche by @teamlouis2021

Doris nodded and snuggled more against his chest. He certainly didn't want his little sister to be as anxious about the swimming lesson as he was when he was a child. He was ready to fight the fucking instructor if he thought otherwise, but then…

"Oh, here’s Harry," Molly exclaimed.

Louis turned his head to the left and all his prejudices about swimming instructors flew away. The man that was walking towards them was not in his mid-fifties, his toes were not hairy and his ass didn't look grainy at all. Nope. The man was gorgeous. He was tall and lean, with long, long legs and short yellow shorts. Louis could decipher a tattoo on his thigh and his large white t-shirt revealed more black ink on his arms and his collarbones. His short brown hair was curling at the base of his neck and he had big green eyes that only showed kindness. Louis was watching with his mouth hanging half-open and it's only when Doris shook his arm that he realized it. *** When Louis is asked to take his little siblings to their swimming lessons, he doesn't expect to fall under the spell of their gorgeous instructor. Yet fate has other plans for him.

✨baby I'll never leave (if you keep holding me this way) by @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed

His fingers curl around the first thing he can find that would be suitable as a weapon, an umbrella that has a rather impressive looking metal pin at the end. He holds it in front of him the way he imagines people hold a sword, tiptoeing through his living room until he can find whoever’s in his kitchen. He briefly considers calling 999, figures that if someone’s trying to burgle him, he should probably not be a hero and actually rely on professionals to arrest them, but he’s never been the type to sit back and wait, and -- is that singing?

It is singing. Whoever is trying to rob him is in his kitchen, singing an eighties pop song under their breath.

And they made cookies?

✨A Hungry Heart by @jacaranda-bloom

Harry Styles, florist and Great British Bake Off contestant, loves many things. He loves his flower shop, he loves baking, and there’s also that little crush he has on pop star Louis Tomlinson.

But when Louis arrives on set as the surprise guest judge, Harry’s worlds collide. Throw in a cup of cuteness, a teaspoon of teasing, and a pinch of pining, and there’s all the ingredients for an epic love story, or absolute chaos.

Or the one where the Bake Off tent has never been so hot, and it’s got nothing to do with what’s in the ovens.

✨A Conspiracy of Fanfiction by @almondtreeflower

Nothing special was meant to happen that night, nothing special was happening at the moment. There was no flashing revelation, no particular reason for which Louis ought to take the ring out of his pocket right now. Maybe that was the reason why he wanted to do it, to make his proposal not because he was prompted to by one of the mysterious forces that so often drove their universe upside down but because, not for the first time, he felt perfectly happy. Perfectly at ease. Perfectly content gazing in the eyes of the love of his life, tenderly tucking behind his ear a loose curl which had dropped out of his headband. Perfectly aware that he wanted to spend the rest of his life in his company.

Or how a dare gone wrong turns Louis into the unwilling chronicler of his successive marriage proposals... Written for the 1Dclichéficfest prompt "It's ten minutes to the end of the 1d clicheficfest and Louis' trying to figure out something creative to send in to no avail"

✨falling in love (with you) by @stylesthebrave

And really, Harry didn’t think he would actually get this far. He’d only been asking to 1) distract himself from thinking about the fact that he won’t have Louis here forever and 2) get the rejection over and done with before he has the chance to get too attached. But he’s come too far now to take it back

He supposes it’s now or never.

"What would you think about going to New York City?”

***

Or, it's 1970, Harry needs a ride to the first ever pride parade in New York City, and Louis happens to be in the right place at the right time.

✨Playdate by @larryyouknow

When Harry’s sister asked him to pick up her son at a kids' birthday party he sure didn’t expect to be stunned by the blue-eyed brother of the birthday twins. Using his nephew to see Louis again, he falls hard and fast. But how does one turn a playdate into a real date?

✨Thrown in Wide Open Spaces @berzerkshires

Prompt for 1D Cliché Fest: Meet-cute on a train, where Louis is traveling with the youngest twins and when one of them has a meltdown the other one starts to cry too (obvs twin magic) and Harry steps in to help Louis calm the kids down and decides to tag along the rest of the day to help out, of course they fall in love that day 😉

✨Whole Lotta History by @zanniscaramouche

Niall gets more than he bargained for when supporting a friend at a posh Speed Dating event. How could he say no to his one true love: free food? He may have been wooed into coming for the decadent feast, but Niall finds himself swept off his feet by four charming lads that have increasingly intricate romance histories… and possibly futures, if he can get it all sorted before dessert arrives.

✨The Clumsy Model by @larryislove

Harry is a model who trips on nothing, Louis is his coach and they are in love.

✨Love is a Compass by @chloehl10

Louis smiled to himself, knowing what Cameron was hinting at. “Did you want to stay with me in my warm bed?”

Cameron nodded as he slipped his thumb back into mouth, fighting to keep his eyes open now. “Please, Lou.”

“Sure. get some sleep, okay?” Louis hugged him tighter and closed his own eyes, his arms heavy with the weight of the little boy they were wrapped around. Just as Louis was dozing off, his eyes too heavy to keep open anymore, he heard whispered words that shattered his heart into a million more pieces.

“Please don’t go to heaven too, Lou.”

********

Harry waltzes into Louis’ life when everything seems to be crumbling around him. A dad overnight, grief stricken and learning to be a parent as he goes, Harry helps to bring light, laughter and, of course, baked goods back into their lives.

✨The First Year by @parmahamlarrie

When Louis Tomlinson was assigned a first year student to be his roommate for his final year at the University of Manchester, his expectations were low. All he needed was a cheap place to sleep and keep his stuff amidst his nights out, willing his brain to forget his past. He never expected Harry Styles to become his eclectic, sweet, and cuddly best friend. That was never the plan.

Or the cliche Uni AU

✨For a day by @greenblueish

“While I appreciate that compliment - you’re right -, it’s not a prank. I swear. I tried calling Harry and Liam, but they aren’t picking up. And like, I don’t know what to do? I just woke up in Liam’s freaking body, and like, he’s a nice lad and everything, but I don’t want to be him?!”

Once again, tense silence fills the line for a second and Louis almost expects Zayn to hang up on him, but his friend speaks up again, voice urgent this time.

“You’re serious?”

“One hundred percent. I swear.”

or, the one where Harry wakes up in Louis' body, Louis in Liam's, Liam in Niall's, Niall in Harry's and no one picked Zayn.

✨Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me by @marchessa-writes

Prompt: Two friends go camping, but the tent is colder than expected once the sun goes down. How will they stay warm??? (BONUS: There is only one sleeping bag)

Or the one where Harry learns what happens when you go camping alone with your crush, he forgets his own sleeping bag at home, and the temperature drops several degrees at night. And if that’s not enough, you are deadly afraid of thunder, so of course, a storm catches you off guard in the middle of the night.

✨Being of the Jealous Kind by @louisandtheaquarian

A-list actor Louis Tomlinson and his partner fashion photographer Harry Styles weather the storm that is Louis’ fake relationship with his costar in the lead up to this year’s Academy Awards.

Featuring a fluffy teenage meet-cute, an angsty wine drunk Harry melting down over pap pics, Louis habitually overusing the word “baby,” and cameos by a vintage Umbro sweatshirt, the peace ring, and one hell of a Larry hug.

Or the justice for To Be So Lonely fic. Based on the lyrics to TBSL and a prompt where “Louis has to fake date some celebrity, while his boyfriend Harry sits at home.”

Zouis

✨tattoo kiss by @overfireandwater

“Come with me,” Liam says, manoeuvering Louis away from his new friends. He looks so serious Louis can’t help but laugh a little. “Everything alright, mate?” he asks. Liam turns back to him, perplexed. “Hmm? Yeah, fine,” Liam says, and he looks a little less serious about it, so Louis is satisfied. “There’s just someone I want you to…” Then Liam calls out over the music, “Oi, Zayn!” Louis’ heart lodges in his throat. There, he sees as Liam brings him closer, is Zayn bloody Malik.

Or: Louis fell in love with Zayn when they were teens. He doesn't expect to meet him on the bus a decade later and fall in love all over again.

Zouiam

✨Dancing Barefoot by @quelsentiment

Zayn snorts. “Now we have a situation, apparently—Liam’s got a thing for you and you’ve got a thing for me.” “Mathematically speaking, that would mean you’ve a thing for Liam,” Louis points out, his head finally peeking out from under the pillow. “I don’t think math has anything to do with it, like...” “For dramatic purposes, then,” Louis insists, poking at Zayn’s foot. “Some kind of Shakespearean love triangle thing.” “I’m not into Liam, though,” Zayn says—it doesn’t matter that he may or may not be lying.

Or: Liam, Zayn and Louis are the only parents who agreed to come and supervise a school trip to the seaside. They get way more out of the deal than expected.

Ziam

✨Of nightmares and dreams by @beautifulwonderlandworld

Prompt: fake relationship, enemies to lovers where they're both ex"1d solo artists

Liam was in a complicated moment, the press was talking about him and not in a good way because he didn't think of what he was doing. He needed to shut them up. To do it he needs the help of his friends and Zayn, something he didn't like. He hates him, more than anything. But there was no other option, so he accepted his help. But feelings made it all more difficult than it was supposed to be. Liam needs to fake date him if he wants to come out.

✨you're like a sunshine by @lightwoodsmagic

When Zayn can't quite get one of the action poses right for his portfolio, his roommate Louis enlists the help of their neighbour Liam, a personal trainer that has the perfect amount of muscle for the superhero Zayn's trying to draw. It shouldn't be complicated, but Zayn's feelings for the man can only stay hidden for so long.

✨I Heard You Asked About Me by @beelou

He comes to a stop in the middle of a residential street, the jingle calling the children over. Surprisingly, there's not just little kids that come running, there's teenagers and some adults as well, probably for nostalgia. Liam gets it. If he wasn’t the one driving the truck, he’d probably be standing in line and waiting to buy some for himself.

After the rush of orders gets filled, he continues on to the next neighborhood. This one has more young adults, most likely college students. Girls with pink hair, guys with long hair. Then, Liam sees him.

Newis

✨if music be the food of love, play on by @evilovesyou