baby, you’re like lightning in a bottle by hlplease (warmcuppatea)
“I can tie a knot in the stem…” He said slowly, leaning against the bar top. “A double knot, actually, but who’s counting?”
Louis’ breath hitched, a sign that Harry wasn't the only one invested in this. “Prove it.”
With a smirk, Harry bit the cherry off the stem. He swallowed the fruit before licking his lips, taking the stem into his mouth. He watched Louis watch him, trying to look as sexy as possible as he knotted the stem with his tongue. Thirty seconds later, he grinned in victory as he pulled the double-knotted stem from his mouth, placing it down in Louis’ palm. “I’m very talented.” Was his only explanation.
Louis looked at the stem and back up at Harry, shaking his head and laughing. “You’re unreal.”
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that one fic in which harry loves attention, louis is a little guarded, and nothing (including arranged hookups, surprise munches, margaritas, vegan food, mutual (unnoticed) pining, and new career moves) can keep them apart.
Written for the @hlsummerexchange2019. Read it now on AO3.










