A fic rec of One Direction fics with a character who is in an odd situation or location where they feel out of place as requested in this ask. You can find my other fic recs here. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! Happy reading!
-Larry-
✧ Darling, so it goes by @disgruntledkittenface
(E, 195k, royal au) Grace Kelly AU. Harry Styles is a world-famous actor at the height of his career but a personal low point when he meets His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Monaco by chance.
✧ forever is in your eyes by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed
(M, 125k, mythology au) Harry stands there, as though nothing’s changed, and of course he does, because he’s a statue. A statue that Louis has just kissed.
✧ Wild And Unruly by gloria_andrews / @gloriaandrews, @100percentsassy
(E, 123k, farm au) Harry is a cowboy sitting on the biggest oil reservoir in Wyoming, and Louis is the paralegal assigned to pressure him into selling his land.
✧ Into the Weeds by kair0sclerosis / @hearyouhowling
(M, 87k, strangers to friends to lovers) This is a story about small-town secrets, found family, queer identities, and the battle between fight and flight.
✧ Ace of Spades by @allwaswell16
(E, 78k, pirate au) Living as a sheltered omega in a farming village has not prepared Harry for life aboard the most notorious pirate ship to sail the Atlantic.
✧ Unveiled by phdmama / @phd-mama
(M, 65k, royal au) It’s a gorgeous Spring day, the sky the same intense blue that he knows from home, which comforts him. There’s much here that looks almost familiar, but then so much that is new and strange to his eyes.
✧ Caught In Your Gravity by @lululawrence
(NR, 62k, football au) an AU inspired by a 30 second trailer of Ted Lasso that doesn’t actually have much in common with the show at all.
✧ put the stars in our eyes by crybaby
(E, 53k, farm au) Louis is set to inherit the family farm after the death of his father, but after finding out that he needs to be married in order to do so, purchasing a nineteen year-old, mail-order husband named Harry Styles seems to be the easiest answer.
✧ Full Moon Dreaming by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom
(E, 43k, soulmates au) Louis has given up hope of dreaming of a person, resigned to living a life devoid of that kind of all-consuming love for another and receiving the same in return. But when a new neighbour descends on Louis’ beloved Hanson Bay and moves into the other beach house, could all that be about to change?
✧ Mind of Stone by amomentoflove / @daggerandrose
(M, 41k, mythology au) He needs to find a way back home, and then figure out what the fuck happened at the bar tonight.
✧ Take It To The Limit by @taggiecb
(E, 35k, Canada au) Harry Styles is a traveler. He lands in the tiny town to try to find himself. What he finds instead is a beautiful blue eyed man who seems to have everything figured out.
✧ As You Wish by @kingsofeverything
(E, 25k, genie au) Harry wished Louis free, and life hasn’t been the same since.
✧ the sanctity of patience by @scrunchyharry
(T, 22k, royal au) When young Lord Harry was chosen by King Louis of Bavaria to become his husband and prince consort, Harry thought all of his dreams had come through.
✧ The Risen by @creamcoffeelou
(E, 20k, cult au) In search of the next breaking story, Harry goes off to do something no one else has been able to do: get the scoop on Louis Tomlinson and his devoted group of followers.
✧ Naked & Proud by kiwikero / @icanhazzalou
(E, 18k, small town au) In which Harry runs an organic store, not a nudist colony, and Louis doesn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed.
✧ burn this flame by rainbowninja167 / @rainbowninja
(E, 13k, football au) When Harry gets invited to play in a celebrity charity match with Louis Tomlinson, Manchester United's star player, he's determined to impress him with brilliant football skills. The only flaw in Harry's otherwise foolproof plan? He has absolutely no football skills, brilliant or otherwise.
✧ Only Reason by @letsjustsee
(NR, 5k, mistaken identity au) Louis is most definitely smitten with Harry from the second he sees him, but he is also most definitely not the world's foremost expert on beekeeping. He decides to roll with it anyway.
✧ old macdonald had a farm by vintagehistories / @adoredontour
(NR, 5k, animal direction) Louis is a hedgehog, Harry is a fish, Niall is a parrot, Liam is a golden retriever, and Zayn is Zayn. It’s a crazy twenty-four hours.
✧ This Might As Well Just Happen by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup
(M, 2k, bodyswap au) You swap bodies with Harry Styles. Louis Fucking Tomlinson is also there.
-Rare Pairs-
✧ we’ll be alright by bravestyles / @bravestylesao3
(NR, 31k, Louis/Niall/Harry) Niall, Louis and Harry get stranded on a desert island.
✧ Hey, Angel by Writcraft / @writsgrimmyblog
(E, 12k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) Nick's a Guardian Angel who finds himself booted down to earth for snogging a demon.
