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Chapters: 12/12 Fandom: One Direction (Band) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson Characters: Louis Tomlinson, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Ed Sheeran, Original Female Character(s), Casey Additional Tags: Lumberjack Louis, widower louis, Recluse Louis, High School Principal Harry, Teacher Harry, Angst, Slow Burn, Slow Build, Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, There’s also banter and comedy because it’s me, Lots of trees and axes, Horses and snow, And plaid, lots and lots of plaid, Louis is basically perfection in plaid in this enjoy, Minor Character Death, and the aftermath of it, it wouldn’t be me if someone didn’t die am I right, But it’s an OC so there blow a sigh of relief, Smut, And Lots of It, But do not ask me who tops in this fic or I SWEAR TO FUCKING GOD, Please don’t hesitate to tell me if I need to tag anything else, I don’t want to trigger anyone!, The OC has Alzheimer so be careful if that's a trigger, Angst with a Happy Ending Summary:

Louis was a lumberjack happy to be living his life alone in what could qualify as Middle Of Nowhere, Canada.

Every morning, he went out into the woods, cut his logs, then came home at dusk to a scalding hot shower and a good book by the fireplace. Rinse and Repeat. He had a good life, quiet and peaceful; simple. Not a secluded one as Niall annoyingly claimed.

Louis certainly didn't need some chatty trespasser dropping into his life, his forest, his home. Invading his space, his circle of friends, touching his stuff, asking questions about his husband. His late husband.

A trespasser who wasn’t supposed to crawl under his skin, occupy his thoughts, and steal his heart from where Louis had locked it safely away, only to put it right back on Louis’ sleeve — where it once laid.

“Extrapolating to determine the income gained per death when comparing moderate and strict measures yield these figures: 

New York: $163,000

Florida: $276,000

Georgia: $247,000

Texas: $254,000

California: $700,000

When evaluating the impact of government policies that affect public health, analysts place a statistical value of about $10 million on each human life as a way of measuring the appropriate amount of risk a policy may cause or mitigate. By that standard, the payback from reopening is low, although governors are factoring in other things such as the political mood, hospital capacity and demands from businesses.“