Explicit ~ 6K

Written for @wankersday

Sequel to Never Thought I’d be Missing the Heat

Louis doesn’t know how he ended up with Harry’s makeup after they split, but pretty soon he’s got lipstick on his mouth and black-tipped fingers wrapped around himself as he contemplates all that he lost.

Out of Our Systems by Rearviewdreamer (11k)

After a year of long distance, Louis knows exactly what to expect when he and Harry finally move in together. An endless loop of good morning kisses, romantic weekends exploring the city, and falling asleep in each other's arms every night is all they’ve ever wanted. Then, they meet Zayn.

“Oh, I am focused alright.”

“… On?”

a prompt list by @novelbear

✧ "hey..." "....hi."

✧ making eye contact and immediately ducking, hoping they didn't see you

✧ ^ (they did, but they're avoiding you too so nothing comes of it)

✧ everyone else in the friend group notices something is off between those two

✧ "so, where were we?"

✧ "we don't have to talk about it." "we have to talk about what happened yesterday." (they say at the same time.)

✧ nervous lip biting the moment you're alone with them again.

✧ "what happened last night was a mistake." "oh."

✧ trying to pretend like nothing happened at all

✧ one of them just getting completely ghosted

✧ continuously having small romantic moments (hands touching, bumping into each other, etc)

✧ lips immediately crashing into each other the second they see each other again

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SWEETEST DEVOTION

by @brightgolden

Explicit ❘ 61k ❘ Link to AO3

Written for @faithinthefutureficfest

After his divorce, all Harry wants in life is to provide a stable, loving environment for his three-year-old daughter, Evie.

Never in his wildest dreams has he ever considered that life might come with the presence of his teenage crush - Gemma's friend from secondary school, Louis Tomlinson.

Luckily, Harry isn't still pining over him.

Make sure not to overload every character with traits, giving each main character one specific trait is going to go a lot further by making it memorable

speaking fast, stumbling over their words, having to backtrack

rolling R's

sharp pronunciations (t instead of d, z instead of s, k instead of g...)

rounded pronounciaions (d instead of t, ...)

quiet / loud speaker

humming frequently in between words or sentences

very well articulated

stuttering

often pausing to thin before speaking

croaky voice

regional accents

slow / fast speaker

using certain words a lot

not lowering voice at the end of sentences, leaving them sounding a little like a question or an open ended statement

foreign accents

aggressive tone even when not meaning to

high / low pitched

Here's Your Perfect

by @brightgolden

Explicit ❘ ABO ❘ 54k ❘ Link to AO3

Written for the @1daboficfest and artwork commissioned by @monpetithl

All finesse tossed aside, Harry yanks the envelope from Miss Eden's hand. He hears her laugh, bright and cheerful as he tears into the envelope. His eyes skipping over the complimentary paragraph congratulating him for being assigned, settling into the centre of the letter - the name of his future mate.

And suddenly, Harry feels there isn't enough air in this world for him to inhale as he recites the name in his mind. Louis Tomlinson.

OR

In the world where mates are assigned to everyone and deposited to their door when an agreeable partner is found for them, Alpha Louis has recently been given his. However, he is nothing like the type of alpha that the omega academy prepares Harry for.

(By casual relationship I assumed you mean a friends with benefits thing, not a platonic friendship)

Friends with Benefits/Casual, occasional Hookups wanting more (without realizing)

lingering in bed with their head on the other’s chest, drawing patterns on their skin with their finger

“You gon’ stay the night again?” “Why? Is that a problem?” “Not at all.”

finding convenient reasons for why they have to meet up earlier and hang out beyond hooking up/stay longer afterwards

“You gon’ stay the night again?” “Why? Is that a problem?” “Not at all.”

despite not being exclusive, having no interest in sleeping with others

“Is that your partner?” “Oh, no. We’re just friends.” “So, you’re single?” “I… No? Well, yes, but… It’s complicated?”

being committed to one another emotionally but not officially and it gets messy

“Why didn’t you tell me there was something going on with you?” “Why would I have told you?” “… Right. No, I just mean. Because we’re friends. And friends tell each other things.”

going from laughing it off when someone refers to them as a couple to stammering or getting annoyed by it instead, because now it hits just a tad too close to home

“Don’t you two make a lovely couple.” “Oh, um, thank you, but—“ “We’re not dating!”

jealousy when the other hooks up with someone else

“Whose hair tie is this?” “Ah, Anne must have forgotten it.” “Oh. Alright.”

once they do realize their own feelings, they refuse to talk about it out of fear of ruining what they already have