#aug12

1. Electing Strange Perfections (lightofathousandstars) - Back for the summer from university, 19-year-old Louis is faced with a massive problem: their new gardener is quite possibly the most gorgeous man he's ever met. Over the course of the summer, Louis and a 25-year-old Harry will learn that love can be found where you least expect it.

2. Never Gonna Dance Again (togetherwecouldbealright) - Louis is a spy and Harry is a dancer. The only real thing they know is each other.

3. You Got All The Strings (Tug ‘Em) (nyctophilic) - Louis is Gemma's wedding planner, Harry's bound to make Louis lose his mind, Liam owns a flower shop, Niall runs a posh restaurant he keeps calling "Horan's Horny Tavern" and all in all, Louis knew he was fucked from the moment he saw Harry.

4. Fight For Me (mie1412) - Harry’s an underground boxer, Louis’ the prize and now Harry has to fight to protect him.

5. Play The Odds (alivingfire) - Harry and Louis are best friends since childhood who, after a night of drinking, find themselves locked in a bet: first one to kiss the other a thousand times wins. Wins what? They don't know. Glory, Harry supposes. Bragging rights, though those don't do much in this economy. All Harry knows is that this is one bet he can finally win. What he doesn't expect, though, is what happens when he starts kissing his best friend on a daily basis.

the flame, the sword

author: @thrushsong-kvaris artist: @blueamphibians beta: n/a rating: t warnings: non-graphic violence, blood, murder summary: Long ago, a priest received a vision of a great calamity. Buildings were reduced to rubble, and infernos raged, all caused by a single being: a blue-eyed, wild-haired kitsune whose once-white robes were stained with blood. A devout order of priests dedicated themselves from preventing this calamity from occurring, searching far and wide for the kitsune who would bring the infernos. After a years-long hunt, he calamity kitsune was found hidden in a forgotten shrine, and many of the priests lost their lives in the battle to seal him away. The names of these priests are no longer remembered, but the Order of the Lotus created a memorial to their sacrifice, and many people visit their monastery to pray that the Calamity Kitsune, Bringer of Infernos, will never be unsealed.