It’s ABeautiful War

"Dear Dean Isidro,

My name is Harry Styles. Disco diva of the stages and pregnant person in the making. Do you know who I am? We seem to have a lot in common, Dean Isidro. I found this on your Instagram account, and I quote “Massive crush on this one. you understand.” Yes, I do understand, Dean Isidro. I understand very much a lot. I'm actually hqppily married to Louis Tomlinson, and I'm in the progress of getting impregnated with our first love child. That quote is not the only thing I read on your Instagram account about Louis Tomlinson. You have a lot of fun things to say about Louis Tomlinson, Dean Isidro. And last: Is it fun to lust over someone who's already taken, happily married even? :) Maybe you are one of those who enjoy sharing their favorite food with others, but I am NOT that kind of person. :)

All the l- Have a nice day, Harry Styles

Ps; I was going to send you one of my famous gift baskets as a thank you for such beautiful photos of my beloved husband. I have looked at them many, many times. But then, I read what you wrote on your Instagram account. Too bad, that. I think you would have loved my gift basket, Dean Isidro. Everyone does. Especially the lucky bunch of people I call my friends. :)"

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A fic rec of One Direction fics that involve one of the main characters as a tutor as requested in a dm. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

📓 Soft Hands, Fast Feet, Can't Lose by dolce_piccante

(M, 112k, uni) A bet about the pair, who might be more similar than they originally thought, brings them together. Shakespeare, ballet, Disney, football, library chats, running, accidental spooning, Daredevil and Domino’s Pizza all blend into one big friendship Frappucino, but who will win in the end?

📓 You're An Asshole (But I Love You) by theboyfriendstagram

(E, 85k, uni) College AU where Harry studies law and psychology. Louis is a philophobic frat boy who’s majoring in acting, plays footie and needs tutoring in psychology. Of course they hate each other but that doesn’t stop them from having a ridiculous amount of sexual tension.

📓 far away for far too long by alwaysinmy

(M, 46k, uni)  the one where Louis needs to prove to the Gay-Straight Alliance Club that he isn’t the homophobic guy they think he is and the only way to do that is to get his ex-best mate, Harry Styles, to be his fake boyfriend.

📓 Got It Backwards by kikikryslee / @flamboyantommo

(M, 45k, uni)  the one where Louis and Harry are having a baby and Louis is afraid that he isn’t ready, until he remembers how he and Harry first fell in love.

📓 That Howling Infinite by @sweettartine

(E, 27k, uni) When Louis struggles in the literature class he needs to pass to graduate, his professor assigns him a tutor. A cute tutor. A cute tutor with a boyfriend. 

📓 But Now Together, We're Alone by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(M, 22k, royal) It's a stroke of good luck when Harry Styles, a man who grew up on the small island of Martinique, is offered the position of tutor to the Dauphin and his sister.

📓 Cool Cats by @fallinglikethis

(T, 16k, high school) “Whatever jokes or insults you’re gonna say. Let’s just get them over with now and out of the way,” Marcel says. The blue-eyed cutie just sits there, staring. Or Sometimes, Marcel can have nice things.

📓 wanna wake up with you and say baby let's do it all over again by @alwaysxlarrie

(M, 16k, uni) “Of course.” Harry rolled his eyes. “So, what’s the thing?” “Your service,” Niall flailed his hands in the air for a few seconds, “thing.” “My service,” Harry paused to mimic Niall’s hand movements, “thing?” “Yes.”

📓 An Ever-Fixed Mark by @larryandgaystuff

(M, 16k, uni) Louis has zero chance of passing Literature. At least without a tutor who knows Shakespeare well enough to recite it as if those words were his own. And he finds just that, and a lot more, in Marcel.

📓 you know it ain't fiction, just a natural fact by anditsonlyforthebrave

(NR, 13k, uni) Harry is the golden boy of the college football's team, Louis is their professors' golden student and they definitely don't have anything in common. Falling in love would be dumb.

📓 Who are you and what have you done with Harry? by orphan_account

(NR, 13k, high school) Louis needs help with his French and Harry tutors him. Harry is kind of the geek at school, but when Louis surprises him on Saturday, just when Harry's gotten up, he sees some unexpected things.

📓 Letting You In by Chelsea Frew / @chelsea-frew

(T, 12k, uni) Harry Styles begins university with a big secret--he has a baby daughter he is caring for all by himself. When Harry's grades begin to slip, fellow student Louis Tomlinson offers to help. As Louis begins to become a integral part of Harry's life, Harry has to decide whether to let Louis go or let him in on his secret.

📓 Oblivious by louloubaby92 / @louloubabys1992

(T, 11k, uni) They both need the money and while Louis is on a full footie scholarship, he also cannot afford to let his grades slip up or else he won’t get to play. They’re just a disaster waiting to happen.

📓 Sun-kissed Hurricane, Perfect Storm by iwillpaintasongforlou / @canonlarry

(T, 7k, high school) Harry is the quiet kid in the back of his statistics class who writes a lot and dreams about Louis’ cheekbones . Louis needs a statistics tutor ASAP before he flunks and the quiet kid in the back of the class seems like a good choice. 

- Rare Pairs -

📓 No Constraints by @lululawrence

Chef en proceso: I tattooed a knife for my love of cooking

🌸 with the blossom tree above you

—The Prologue is out now!

Part 1 : June 3rd The Interlude & Part 2: June 10th Part 3 & The Epilogue: June 17th

A little over a week later, Louis was on his laptop paying a few invoices when he came across an email in the shop’s inbox. Good afternoon, I don’t know if you remember me, but I was in your shop a week ago to purchase some pastels. We talked about cherry blossoms and you suggested I go to the Parc De Sceaux. It was just as beautiful as you said it would be. While I was painting, I was thinking about your shop. I don’t mean to be untoward, but are you looking for any summer help? I finish my exams in a couple of weeks and it would interest me greatly to assist and learn your craft. Thank you for your consideration. Best, Harry Styles

Hi, anon, here are some recs for you!

Tainted Love by Darling28 / @darling-28

Broken awards, cut-up blouses, childish pranks and lots of nastiness? This is apparently all that remains of Louis and Harry after a sudden break-up and they walk a fine line between love, revenge and jealousy.

Will the two find their way back to each other or are they both too hurt?

Written for the BL Fic Fest 2023

Prompt 4: Exes to Lovers AU where Harry and Louis are celebrities who have had a bitter breakup and they write songs/post shady captions to rile each other up. Louis says in an interview that he has moved on from dating pop stars to football players because they have better stamina.

Be My Mistake by lanallite1D / @lanallite

Louis swears he’s done with Harry Styles.

He’s said it before—after the screaming fights, the slammed doors, the texts he knows he shouldn’t answer but always does. It’s just sex, he tells himself. It doesn’t mean anything.

But with Harry, it always means something. Getting over him was never going to be easy, not after nearly two great years together, a breakup that was loud and messy, and a crater left in the middle of their friend group. And definitely not when Harry still looks at him like he still belongs to him.

Louis tells his friends it’s over, that it’s just drunken mistakes, that it’s not like that anymore. But Niall, Zayn, and Liam see right through him, because they know that with Harry, it’s always more than that. They tell him to walk away.

Louis knows they’re right. But that doesn’t stop him from going back.

or; inspired by ‘bad idea right?’ by Olivia Rodrigo, Louis and Harry are exes who always seem to end up in bed with each other.

Paper Houses by @allwaswell16

“Who is that?” He hisses.

Zayn holds up a hand to stop Louis from speaking any further.

The voice on the other end of the phone continues. “Then, he saw a photo of him on Insta with his little sister and brother, and he was so gone, dude. He basically demanded that I find Louis for him! And he’s never demanded anything from me ever !”

“Pshhhh, Louis’ been jerking off to Harry for years--”

Louis dives from his place on the couch to sprawl across Zayn’s desk, snatching the phone up. There are loud noises coming from the other end of the phone as Louis shouts into it. “Who is this? Zayn has no idea what he’s talking about--”

slowly we unfurl as lotus leaves by yourdelicatepov

Pairing: Harry/Louis Rating: M Words: 143k Summary: UNI AU. In which Louis gets cast in what Liam calls his career defining short film, and his co-lead is, well, one Harry Styles. That's just how it begins.

Or, the one where Louis tries not to chase after abandoned dreams and lovely musicians, Harry is a lovely musician who needs to heal, Niall should win the bestest friend award if there is one, Liam just wants to finish his very important gay rom com in time and Zayn is...around.

Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust by reminiscingintherain

Harry first visited Disneyland Paris in 2002 with his Mum and big sister. 24 years later, he's a qualified and hardworking social worker, who happens to have a highly successful side job as a Disney influencer. When a birthday holiday, staying in the exceptional (and highly expensive!) Disneyland Hotel leads to a meet and greet with Peter Pan (and a meet cute for his handler), where can this possibly go? (Maybe, if he's lucky, the second star to the right, and straight on til morning, all the way to Neverland?)

This is a fic rec of One Direction kid fics with at least one of the members of 1D as a parent as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find all my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

-Larry-

Crave Me: The 30-Day Smut Challenge by various writers including @laynefaire @realitybetterthanfiction @a-writerwrites @tommosgun @donotdialnine @icanhazzalou @comebackassholes @louandhazaf @juliusschmidt @someonethatsfunny @myownsparknow @lululawrence @infinitelymint @missandrogyny @jaerie @alivingfire @aliensingucci

(E, 181k, established relationship, marriage, kid fic, challenge, smut, humor, emotional, fluff, memories, kink, role play, teasing, etc etc lol)

Harry and Louis are happily married with two kids, but their sex life has grown stale. During October, they accept the 30-Day Sex Challenge. That's 30 days of sex. No exceptions. No excuses.

the wonderlands by stylinsoncity / @aliensingucci

(M, 150k, kid fic, music producer Louis, rich Louis, florist Harry, single parent Harry, alcohol, depression, secret relationship, angst, hurt/comfort, slow burn)

Harry's daughter, Andy, is signed to Louis' girl band.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by @kingsofeverything

(E, 109k, cheating au, Louis/ofc, sexuality crisis, beach, surfing, older Larry, divorce, miscommunication, smut)

Louis’ life is steady and calm, moored by his marriage, and tied to his hometown, but after a chance encounter with another man, it’ll never be the same.

Make Your Heart Remember Me by @perfectdagger

(T, 97k, The Voice au, judge Louis, coach Louis, famous/not famous, famous Louis, baker Harry, single parent Harry, future canon divergent, kid fic, friends to lovers, pining, meeting again, light angst, fluff)

When Harry’s daughter auditions for The Voice Kids singing One Direction, Louis unexpectedly finds himself remembering a boy from his past.

How It Would Feel To Be Free by lovelarry10 / @chloehl10

(E, 90k, royal au, Prince Harry, kid fic, friends to lovers, baby, parenthood, angst with a happy ending, secrets, coming out, smut)

When Prince Harry unexpectedly becomes a father, his best friend Louis steps in.

Standing on the Edge of Forever by EllaO / @sullensunshine

(M, 55k, kid fic, widower Harry, single parent Harry, actor Louis, director Louis, school musical)

Harry Styles is a single father, just trying to keep his life organized after losing his husband four years earlier.

eucalyptus by docklands / @hershelsue

(E, 46k, kid fic, a/b/o, omega Harry, alpha Louis, doctor Louis, florist Harry, single parent Harry, newborn, scenting, lactation kink, smut)

Harry's instincts tell him the doctor's wrong and that he needs to seek a second opinion. Agnes' new paediatrician, Louis Tomlinson, is enthusiastic, passionate about his job and a little too charming for Harry's lonely heart to take.

Know a Trick or Two by SadaVeniren / @sadaveniren

(E, 44k, Harry Potter au, magic, mpreg, one night stand, accidental pregnancies, mpreg Louis, mpreg Harry, muggle Harry, wizard Louis, quidditch player Louis, time jump, kid fic, Hogwarts, smut, so much fun!)

the one where Muggle Harry and Wizard Louis have a one night stand and get more than they bargained out of it.

When You're With Me by dimpled_halo / @comebackassholes

(E, 33k, kid fic, single parent Louis, doctor Harry, minor character death, falling in love, self discovery, jealous Harry, happy ending, fluff, smut)

Unfortunately it's under sad circumstances that leave Louis as a single father. Before Harry can offer his support, Louis is gone just as soon as he'd come, but he leaves a lasting impression on Harry that he knows he'll never forget.

Play Me A Memory by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 26k, Australia, strangers to lovers, kid fic, hurt/comfort, fluff, dirty talk, dual pov, matchmaking, smut)

Louis lives with his nine-year-old son Jake in a peaceful beachside community on the east coast of Australia, working as an entertainment coordinator at the local five-star resort.

When Least Expected by Rearviewdreamer / @all-these-larrythings

(M, 22k, pandemic au, online relationship, online music teacher Harry, kid fic, dad Louis, fluff)

Drowning in a sea of emails and Zoom meetings in the living room, his lonely son falling more and more behind in his kitchen classroom, and crushing weight of the world being on house arrest for the foreseeable future, one fateful online interaction suddenly has everything looking up.

He Was a Different League (When I Was Nothing Much) by AFangirlFantasy / @afangirlfantasy

(NR, 21k, exes to lovers au, online dating, Harry as Marcel, childhood sweethearts, miscommunication, misunderstandings, nerd Harry, insecure Harry, fluff, angst, happy ending, no smut)

an AU where finding that 'someone new' actually leads to finding that 'someone old,' and Marcel is painfully oblivious.

Took Me by Surprise by QuickedWeen / @becomeawendybird

(M, 20k, famous/famous au, rockstar Harry, footie player Louis, secret relationship, chance meeting, first date, Boston, non graphic smut)

Louis Tomlinson and his best friend Bridget had a daughter when they were very young and he was on the brink of becoming the next MLS star. Until he blew out his knee.

Not Ready for This by @berzerkshires

(E, 18k, kid fic, single parent Louis, single parent Harry, dual pov, summer, secret relationship, smut)

Louis and Harry are both single fathers and their children decide to go out on a date.

Fugue by @canonlarry​ / iwillpaintasongforlou

(E, 16k, amnesia au, famous/not famous, singer Louis, kid fic, established relationship, fluff, angst, smut)

The doctor calls it organic retrograde amnesia, says he might never get back the last seven years of his life.

You’re A Universe by @jiksax​ / jiksa

(E, 15k, marriage, kid fic, relationship problems, angst, mental health issues, depression, anxiety, disordered eating, jealousy, pining, panic attacks, grief/mourning, stay at home dad Louis, businessman Harry)

Louis’s a stay-at-home dad in London and Harry’s a business expat in Qatar.

come on over, we've got something to share by @jaerie

(E, 12k, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, neighbors, accidental bonding, pregnancy kink, fwb, kid fic, lactation kink, mating bond, heat, scenting, smut)

Even as an unbonded omega with a four year old, Harry had everything he needed.

I Heard You Talking by @lululawrence

(NR, 10k, famous/not famous au, meet cute, train, famous Harry, not famous Louis, kid fic, parent Louis, banter, no smut)

the one where Harry is famous and Louis doesn't have a clue. Good thing his son is able to help him out.

Deep in His Eyes (I Think I See A Future) by @fallinglikethis

(T, 5k, kid fic, dad Louis, town fair, bad flirting, fluff, humor, single parent Louis, twins)

Louis is a single father with twins, Davis and Ethan. Harry is the cute nursery school teacher that volunteers at the town’s fair.

This is Halloween, everybody make a scene by @allwaswell16

(G, 2k, kid fic, single parent Louis, single parent Harry, Halloween, trick or treating, costumes, meet cute, fluff)

When Louis takes his son trick-or-treating in a stormtrooper costume, little does he know by the end of the night he will end up gaining a Luke Skywalker, a Chewbacca, and a Rey.

-Shiall-

Oh, Pretty Baby by abrighteryellow / @a-brighter-yellow

(G, 4k, Niall/Shawn Mendes, dad Niall, teacher Shawn, music class, crushes, flirting, kid fic, meet cute)

Teaching toddler music classes at Gymboree barely feels like work to Shawn, until he meets a clever little girl with an Irish name and a charming dad.

-Tomlinshaw-

Getting Good At This by pukeandcry

(E, 43k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, Life As We Know It au, kid fic, single parent Nick, godfather Nick, smut)

Faking It by TheCellarDoor

Summary: A uni AU in which Louis has been Harry’s best friend since he offered him cubed fruit on the playground, and they spend more time cuddling in their dorm beds than they do apart, but it’s not like that. Or is it?

Aka Harry pretends to date his best friend to escape unwanted attention from a too insistent classmate and hopes it won’t blow up in his face. Featuring embarrassing dildo accidents, awkward boners, longing, first times, late night conversations, emotional discoveries and Niall as the exasperated friend with bad advice.

Rating: Mature

Pairing: H/L

Warnings: Explicit language/content, brief mentions of alcohol and weed

Word count: 46k

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