My first monthly fic rec was last July...so here we are starting Year Two! My TBR is absolutely *loaded* with short fics (thank you @wordplayfics @wankersday @howdidigethereficfest) so I'll be binging those all summer long!
Zero to Sixty in Three Point Five by RealityBetterThanFiction / @realitybetterthanfiction (2279)
Harry bumbles himself out of a bind...and into a boyfriend. It's Niall's fault, of course. As it always is.
Don’t Go Anywhere I Can’t Follow by allwaswell16 / @allwaswell16 (2689)
Two timestamps for the Limerence verse and inspired by the song Dark To Light
Dark: When Louis visited Liam in the hospital, he had a request that Louis couldn't refuse.
Light: Fate brought two soulmates together as they traveled across Europe. Now, Harry and Louis were ready to celebrate their love with a garden wedding.
won’t you take me by disgruntledkittenface / @disgruntledkittenface (2725)
Louis is on a yacht off the coast of Italy when a storm hits. She’s thrown into the water and has to swim for cover. It’s just when she thinks she’s out of danger that she should worry the most.
Love The Way You Wear On Me by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28 (5525)
(Or the one where Louis Tomlinson is a popular photographer for Runner’s World magazine. He’s less than thrilled when he gets assigned to shoot a cover piece with international pop star turned marathoner: Harry Styles. It turns out to go better than he’d expected).
Harry’s Epic Watch and Wank Birthday Beat Off Bash! by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites (7017)
Harry is turning 27 and all he wants for his birthday is for Louis to eat cake and ice cream off of his naked body while Zayn watches on in front of a room full of people.
Slutty Little Shorts by larry_hiatus / @emilarry (7503)
Louis can’t help but get jealous when Harry draws attention to his “slutty little shorts” on stage. Louis is ready to rip Harry’s shorts off of his body the moment they get home, but then Louis comes up with a better idea.
across the river is where my heart is by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou (8167)
The first time they see each other is when they are toddlers, playing out in the yard. Louis remembers sitting on the perfectly trimmed lawn and getting yelled at for picking at the soft blades of grass; she remembers looking over, across the narrow but deep and wild river, and watching another little girl, out in a different garden, picking flowers for her mother.
She remembers carefully raising her hand and waving—her little heart beating hard in her chest, as if she had done something dangerous, something forbidden, even though back then she could not understand the true divide the River made amongst them.
The Story of Us by SuperSweetChaos / @supersweetchaos (12204)
The one where Louis' day can't get any worse, and Harry is the stranger who kind of makes everything better.
The bergamot was wrong by FadedCorporate (13684)
Louis has been in a relationship with Harry for two years.
Harry has been sleeping with his friend Louis for two years and is absolutely not going to ruin it by saying something stupid like 'I love you'.
One of them is wrong. One of them has had the anniversary in his calendar since the first time they slept together.
This is mostly Harry's fault.
no water or friends by whatabadchoice / @lydiejo (33328)
"You want to do a shot then, love?"
The familiar voice lilts with humour at the end, and Harry realizes he's made the man repeat himself.
"Uh," Harry says eloquently. Thankfully, his head is bobbing up and down, which earns him a signature smirk.
He has technically, officially interacted with Louis Tomlinson. Internationally recognized, former boyband member, current bona fide rockstar, Louis Tomlinson. In nodding his head absently, Harry has technically answered a question from the one and only Louis Tomlinson. Which, in some ways, could be construed as a conversation. Which is the minimum necessary entry point to an eventual friendship.
So. Harry is sort of friends with Louis Tomlinson. In a way. Sort of.
Crawling on Your Shores by juliusschmidt / @juliusschmidt (66631)
Harry gives him another long, appraising look. This time it lingers on his hands. "Your nails are clean."
The tips of Liam's fingers tingle. "Got laid off a month ago."
"Sorry to hear that." Harry smiles, soft and small.
Liam is searching for direction, purpose, connection, and, ultimately, himself. Harry is searching for aliens.
comfort reread of the month: Stranger Stars by shaylea / @sunshineandhisrainbows (212307)
My fave WIPs that updated this month:
Cranberries by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites (106846)
A story about two people growing closer together even when the universe seems determined to keep them apart.
Gateway by SomeDovesFly / @somedovesfly (21895)
It's season one of a new TV series called Excavated, and we watch with Harry (future star of the show) as it all begins. This is a story about the cast and crew of the show, plus Harry's experience of it while he falls for the main characters (Louis and Liam) from his side of the TV. Niall, the director, struggles with finding connection in Hollywood while the actors try to convince him to have a little spicy fun together. The show's special effects artist, Zayn, is Louis's best friend (with benefits) who shares some BDSM playtime with Liam, who has yet to have a proper trip to subspace.
Good Grief by faithinthegrapejuice / @faithinthegrapejuice (415240)
Or the one where school-weirdo Harry brainiac Styles has become a palliative care doctor, school-dropout Louis arse-to-die-for Tomlinson a self-made CEO with a terminally ill best friend, and the universe thinks it’s a good idea to throw them back together after 17 years—with two kids, two dogs, a fiercely loyal circle of friends and family, and a whole lot of meant-to-be.
Poised for Pleasure by TiredTiredTz / @tiredtiredtz (759949)
Louis Tomlinson, thirty three year old CEO of a nationwide cinema chain makes a bad impression during his first ever encounter with the frazzled manager of a crumbling theatre, twenty four year old Harry Styles.
Fortunately for Louis, he’s easily forgiven when Harry is in need of something Louis has in excess, and he’s very willing to trade…
Total number of fics read: 55 (that’s 2.6 mil words!) across two fandoms