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Today’s author is abrighteryellow / @a-brighter-yellow ! Don’t forget to give the fics kudos and leave a comment!

You, Who Neve Arrived (42k)

Louis Tomlinson is days away from marrying a perfectly nice podiatrist when he gets a phone call that changes everything. Or, the Only You AU in which Louis has a soulmate and it's definitely not Harry Styles.

What You’re Signing On For (30k)

Back at home in London after a whirlwind romance, Louis wants nothing more than to break ties completely with the sophisticated Frenchman who swept him off his feet. In order to do that, he needs the help of Harry Styles: former town bad boy and adopted brother of Louis' flatmate.

An O.C. AU about flawed first impressions, the seductive power of French pastries, bad romance novelists, and getting on the same page.

More Of a Comment Than a Question (8k)

After guest starring in a popular science fiction series, Louis is invited to attend his first fan convention. He arrives ready to take it all in stride, but finds himself distracted by a handsome stranger who seems to know exactly who he is.

Hello My Name Is Harry (3k)

Louis’s 20-year high school reunion takes a turn when a celebrity classmate – who also happens to be Louis’s long unrequited crush – unexpectedly shows up.

A famous/not-famous AU inspired by Chris Evans.

Not That Gone (62k)

Around four in the afternoon on day two, Harry was dropping kisses on Louis' chest and heading downwards when he abruptly stopped. “I can move back here,” he said, propping himself up on the mattress with his hands. Louis' eyes popped open and he looked up at him, totally lost. “What?” “For a while,” Harry continued, the idea taking hold. “Hang out with my mom. Work on my script. Be with you.” Louis had already resigned himself to the fact that this weekend was a crack in the space-time continuum that would soon close, sending him and Harry back to their respective, very different lives. It would be a memory that would keep him warm when he was an old, old man – that time one of People’s 50 Most Beautiful had kept him on his hands and knees for two days straight. He wasn’t so stupid as to hope for more. “You’re crazy,” Louis scoffed. Harry’s eyes shone. “Am I?”

A few weeks after Louis and Harry, *ahem*, reconnect at their high school reunion, Harry temporarily moves back home. Louis isn't sure he has the emotional fortitude for a prolonged fling with the man of the dreams.

Call It True (49k)

With dreams of being a successful novelist, Harry’s been working so hard that he almost doesn’t notice the smoothie shop that just opened down the street. But he can’t miss the mysterious, irresistible boy who works there, nor the strange but entirely positive effect his drinks seem to have. Harry needs to know what’s going on and he wants to get close to Louis, though not necessarily in that order.

Wine Not? (20k)

Louis’ Wine Dive is a bar run by the people for the people. Wine Styles is a boutique tasting room that caters to a more highbrow clientele. When their worlds clash on a beautiful Charleston street, one of these owners may find that an ounce of pretension doesn’t stand a chance against a pound of perseverance.

Sometimes Fires Don’t Go Out (17k)

With a corporate chain eyeing their town’s ragtag independent record store, Harry and his coworkers have one day to come up with a way to save their jobs – and possibly mend some hearts in the process. Featuring unrequited love, the best and worst of the mid-’90s, and one long-suffering James Corden.

High enough for you to pull under (65k)

Louis makes a mistake that alters the course of his entire life. The universe wants him to fix it. 13 Going On 30 AU.

All My Friends Are Here (3k)

He is about to decline, though. If he has to sit through forced merriment, the least he can do is avoid participation at all costs. He is about to, but then the guy with the microphone is looking out into the crowd. He’s saying things, too — about rules and prizes and team names. At least, Louis assumes so. He can’t really hear him over the ringing in his ears.

“Alright, mate. I’ll play.”

Author Spotlight: falsegoodnight

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before we knew

Words: 39k

“C’mon Lou,” says Zayn after a moment, He sounds even more exasperated than before. Louis sort of has a knack for exasperating people, especially people like Zayn who aren’t usually bothered by his brattiness. “Can’t you give this guy a chance? Harry Styles? Aren’t you curious about him at all?”

Despite his best efforts, Louis still flinches at the name. He really shouldn’t be so affected after all these years. He’s seen the name printed down the curve of his waist in obnoxiously and uncommonly large loopy letters every single day since his sixteenth birthday eight years ago. He’s very familiar with the name Harry Styles.

It sounds pretentious and Louis hates it.

He hates everything about his supposed soulmate.

He hates his large handwriting that stands out like a claim on his skin whenever he’s walking around shirtless. He hates his pretentious name. And now he hates his supposed curls and green eyes and dimples.

Or Louis has been skeptical of soulmates for years so it seems like fate when he finally bumps into the owner of the obnoxiously large signature printed into his skin since age sixteen: Harry Styles, a human rights attorney who is firmly against soulmates.

sleeping on our problems

Words: 67k

I’m in love with you, Louis thinks. He feels empty, weighed down by his sadness and the loss of Harry inside him just moments ago before his knot finally went down.

There’s moments where he’s sure Harry feels the same. Like now, when he’s gazing down at Louis with so much adoration and tenderness. It’s like they’re both on the cusp of something more, but neither of them ever say a word.

His confession is on the tip of his tongue ready to slide out like honey, and yet he remains silent. They both do, looking at each other and recognizing the reluctance mirrored in each other’s eyes. It’s then that Louis realizes they’re both scared.

Or Louis sleeps with Harry and they have more than just catching feelings to worry about.

my love’s not simple (it’s fragile)

Words: 27k

“Can I take you out tomorrow?” he asks. “My shift ends at 7 but we can go for dinner at 8.”

Louis is silent for a few seconds and then, “Like… on a date?”Harry swallows thickly. He hasn’t done this in years, hasn’t ever wanted to. “Yeah.”

He’s worried he’s misread things but then Louis raises his head to kiss Harry’s cheek. “Yeah,” he says easily. “Sure.”

Tension leaves his body swiftly. “Are you sure?” asks Harry. “I know we’re both so busy but I can’t not try with you, Lou.”

“Neither can I,” says Louis. “I think we can figure it out. I care about you a lot Harry. We’ve known each other for a week, but I already like you so much.”

Or Harry's new job is threatened by his impending rut. Desperate for a solution, he allows Niall to introduce him to Louis, an omega whose heat begins the same day. They click.

Part 1 of this lovesick feeling

there’s nothing like it (nothing at all)

Words: 15k

His hands are outstretched on the mattress like he’s reaching out for something, reaching out for Harry. It makes his heart swell, almost bursting with affection and love. He only waits a bit longer before reaching over to turn off the light and pulling Louis to his chest, smiling when the omega immediately sighs in contentment, nuzzling into his skin happily.

Tomorrow, he tells himself. Tomorrow, they’ll talk about it.

Or, Harry isn’t ready for things to change, and the end is just the beginning.

Part 2 of this lovesick feeling

bruise you like a peach

Words: 40k

There’s two reasons Harry despises Econ.

The first is that it’s boring as fuck. The second reason is a bit more personal, a bit more focused in a way. As in it’s focused on one specific thing, or in his case, person.

His name is Louis Tomlinson.

Alternatively titled 'the peach fic.'

Part 1 of peach

thinking about peaches

Words: 23k

Eight smutty drabbles following the events of bruise you like a peach. 

Part 2 of peach

Don’t Let It (Me) Break

Words: 168k

"You broke up with him more than two years ago Lou, don't you think this has gone on too long?"

No. He couldn't just let him go. He couldn't end this painful cycle of remembering and longing but never having.

"It's more complicated than that."

"You still sleep in his sweaters."

"They're comfortable!"

Yup, everything is fucking great.

Or the one where Harry is oblivious, Louis is broken, Zayn and Liam are in love, Gemma and Lottie are lovely, and Niall is just waiting for everyone to get their shit together.

Oh, and it's all Malcolm's fault

in a world alone

Words: 50k

Harry’s breath catches as the glow grows bigger and bigger until he’s squinting his eyes and blinking at the sudden intense brightness. He closes his eyes, rubbing at them helplessly. When his eyes open again- he gasps, grip loosening on his bow as he gawks at the sight before him.

Because the swan is gone.

And in its place is the prettiest omega Harry has ever seen.

A Swan Lake AU

give me love

Words: 41k

Despite being an omega, Louis’ always had a blatant dislike of alphas.

Or, Louis doesn't feel like a good omega, Harry doesn't remember how to be an alpha, and they figure it out together.

(co-author: soldouthaz)

call you mine

Words: 12k

“I have a request.”

That’s what Louis Tomlinson says to Harry when he opens the front door a bit too aggressively. The latter feels justified after a round of annoyingly incessant knocking that was much too loud in the drowsy sludge of early Saturday morning.

“Zayn’s asleep,” is Harry’s tired, hoarse reply, irritation prickling at his skin. Less than a minute ago he was in bed, feeling perfectly content sprawled out on the mattress with the chilled air from the fan cool against his bare skin. And now he’s leaning up against the wooden door frame in nothing but his briefs because Zayn’s best mate decided that showing up unannounced at seven in the fucking morning was a brilliant idea.

“I’m not here for him,” says Louis curtly.

Or, Louis’ curious about how it feels to be bitten. Harry’s going to need more than just one bite.

Part 1 of love bites

Author Spotlight: wickedarcher_08

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Take me to Church

Words: 414k

Louis is the new kid at school in Bible Belt, USA, who is fascinated by the quiet kid that seems to be an outcast. It takes everything in his arsenal to break the walls of Harry Styles down. Harry has a troubled past that has lead him to go against everything Louis thought he believed. Louis sees something brokenly beautiful in Harry, and Harry finds the stability he has longed for in Louis. After many conversations, Louis makes a confession that could cost them everything.

If Walls Could Talk

Words: 10k

Harry is in love with his straight best friend. He thinks he doesn't have a chance, until Louis presents him with a challenge he can't refuse.

Cool for the Summer

Words: 121k

Louis is straight, well at least he thinks he is until he meets Harry Styles at a party. They spend the warm months having fun and getting through a few obstacles. Can Harry convince Louis to give their relationship a chance beyond the summer? 

Hurts So Good

Words: 18k

Louis is principal tattoo artist and owner of Evil From The Needle tattoo shop who has a crush on the curly haired, green eyed boy who works at his favourite tea shop.  Harry books an appointment with him to tattoo a moth-er-fly on his rib cage, but excellent craftsmanship and professionalism isn’t all Harry is going to get when their paths finally cross. Will this sarcastic bad boy be able to survive four hours in a confined space with his curly haired crush? Or will they crash and burn like a moth to a flame? 

Part 1 of Ta’ooed On My Heart (co-author: The_Girl_Almighty)

Adrenalize

Words: 48k

Louis and Harry prepare for an anniversary dinner. Louis has some fun surprises for Harry up his sleeve, but it isn’t until they get to dinner that the fun really begins. Will they indulge in the Australian delicacy on offer? Or will they go home longing to taste it. 

Part 2 of Ta’ooed On My Heart (co-author: The_Girl_Almighty)

Wrap me up in your Love

Words: 13k

Everytime Louis tries to tell Harry his big news, they always get interrupted. Louis becomes increasingly more frustrated as Harry becomes more confused about his Omega’s behaviour. Or the one where Louis is pregnant and keeps getting interrupted in the most obscure ways every time he tries to tell Harry. 

Part 1 of The Sweetest Gift

Better Than Words

Words: 11k

Harry and Louis have an argument while at the doctors to check on their baby. Then they celebrate Harry's birthday and Valentine's Day in their own way. 

Part 2 of The Sweetest Gift

Waste The Night

Words: 12k

Harry is excited to finally see his favourite band in concert and his favourite person, the guitarist of the band, Louis Tomlinson. Little does he know what the night has in store for him. 

Little White Lies

Words: 10k

Louis makes an off hand comment in an interview then comes home to find Harry has laid his old braces out on their bed.

Or the one where Harry spanks Louis with his braces

Baby One More Time

Words: 4k

Louis’ frustrated at his lack of intimacy with his pregnant husband and decides drastic measures are needed...

Author Spotlight: louloubaby92

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Bed of Nails

Words: 210k

Louis has been keeping a secret for a very long time. The boys don’t know because he doesn’t tell them, not because he doesn’t want to but because he doesn’t think they need to know or be bothered by his troubled past. When they find out, they look at Louis differently. But Harry doesn’t. No, he loves Louis and will do anything in his power for his love to find its way through the cracks.

Or the one where Louis has a troubled past that catches up to him and Harry does his best to save him from it.

Hang there like fruit, my soul/Till the tree die

Words: 111k

''You still want me?'' he asks, voice thick.

''Yes,'' Harry's answer is absolute, almost defiant.

''But my hands are empty,'' Louis shakes his head. ''I've got nothing to offer you.''

''I don't care about that. Do you see my hands?'' Harry asks before he cups Louis' face. His touch is gentle. He's always gentle when it comes to Louis. ''When I'm not holding you, I feel empty, but like this,'' he presses closer until their faces are inches apart. He caresses the apple of Louis' cheeks and that's when Louis realizes that he's spilled tears and Harry's wiping them. He didn't even notice; too busy looking into Harry's kind, kind, kind alpha eyes. ''I feel like I'm holding the world and I don't feel empty anymore,'

'Louis knows he's a defective omega. He knows its also not his fault but it is what it is. He takes the world head on even when the world is unkind to him. Not Harry though; stubborn as he is, he doesn't back down, not when it comes to Louis.

As the snow flies

Words: 108k

’'I can’t sleep without you anymore. Got used to you.’’

Harry is always like that, so transparent with his feelings, so abundant with his love. He cuddles Niall the most, always stares up at Zayn like he’s something cool and out of this world, always attentively serious with Liam and always helping Leona out in the kitchen.  He’s not so different from the shy, timid boy he’d first met, still stands pigeon toed when he’s waiting for Louis and the lads to go home after school, still stands with his shoulders all hunched but then he sees Louis and suddenly he’s taller, brighter, smile and dimples on full display.

He’s so beautiful.

Or the fic in which Louis and Harry are foster kids who get separated long before they could even understand what loving each other means. They were so young and since then, circumstances had made Louis tough, had forced him to harden up. What happens when he and Harry meet again?

You Are Golden

Words: 177k

Harry Styles doesn't see Louis Tomlinson as golden boy even though he is captain of the football team, loved and respected by all and has an amazing singing voice. He would be right but not in a million years did he expect the layers of complexities in Louis' life and the way the others are so fiercely protective of him until he becomes just as protective even more.

An AU story set in high school with Louis as a football player, Harry working in a bakery at weekends, Zayn as a waiter in a pub, Liam the x-bad boy and Niall their favourite Irishman and they all sing (Parents are involved but not all in their original names coz I dont wanna drag their real names in the mud)

You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe

 Words: 4.7k

Louis' job may require him to play a different character than who he really is, but to Harry, he will always be one person and one person only and that is Harry's Louis and no one else.

Or the one where Louis is an actor who plays a sex scene on the day that Harry surprise-visits him on set. Cue jealousy in it's fluffiest (and filthiest -wink wink) form!!!

Oblivious

Words: 11k

He plays footie and Harry plays basketball. Harry is studying to be an accountant whereas he is studying to be a teacher, hopefully of mathematics. Harry is the vice president of the alpha frat, with duties to uphold, not to mention he has a part time job at a convenience store and Louis is working two jobs; one as a tutor during the weekdays and the other in a burger shop, working as a cashier during the weekend. They both need the money and while Louis is on a full footie scholarship, he also cannot afford to let his grades slip up or else he won’t get to play. They’re just a disaster waiting to happen. It won’t work.

Or the one where Louis and Harry don't know they like each other...or do they?

Where you used to be, there is a whole in the world

Words: 22k

Harry needs to get to Louis, no matter what it takes. He will leave LAX and get to Heathrow, even if he has to fight every zombie in between.   

Louis can't keep hiding from the walking dead. He needs to get to Heathrow and from there, catch his flight to Lax if he has any intention of seeing Harry again.   

It’s been two years and they...they're still trying.

Oh darling my heart’s on fire, for you

Words: 6.9k

Liam introduces Louis to the rest of them and even though he’d looked sleepy when he’d first come in, he smiles now when Liam cuddles him to his side, eyes going all crinkly.

‘’He’s a bit tired; double majoring this one,’’ Liam explains when Louis yawns into his shoulder. Fuck, Harry’s eyes zone into Louis’ hand, which he uses to cover his mouth. Louis is small, almost dwarfed by Liam and its…well, it’s interesting, Harry thinks.

‘’Are you two boyfriends?’’ Harry blurts out.

Where did that come from?

There’s a moment of awkward silence, a definite surprise at the question and Harry starts to squirm.

‘’I mean, you look really cute together and it’s nice and…’’ Harry stammers but then Liam just laughs.

‘’Nah, man. I’m taken. Lou however has no time to date at all,’’ Liam says.

Oh, Harry can’t help but think.

Or the one where Harry works in a bakery and Louis quotes Classic Literature. It may seem like they don't fit but maybe, just maybe, they do.

Breathe deep, breath clear, know that I’m here

Words: 45k

Louis makes his dreams come true with One Direction and it is everything he never knew he wanted, but it’s massive and overwhelming and sometimes he can't take it, not alone at least. Harry is right there with him, filling up the hole in his heart in more ways than one and together, they soldier on, holding on tight to their dreams and tighter to each other. Nothing stops them... 

what if time doesn’t do what it’s supposed to do? (What if I never get over you?)

Words: 26k

They've always been scorching, always burning too hot for comfort. But through their ups and downs, they always find a way back to each other.

Always.

Harry hopes that this time is no different, that this time, it's for good.

Or the one where Louis goes through a major accident and Harry blames himself for everything.

Today’s author is kiddle / @bluejeanlouis ! Don’t forget to give the fics kudos and leave a comment!

Remember Me Fondly (73k)

“You’ve told the beginning of the story so many times. I want to hear the end.” Louis laughed, scratching at his chin. “I can’t say I really know when the end happened.” “How about the tour of ninety-five?” “Alright.” Louis took a deep breath. “But it took a few steps to get there. What would you like to know?” Penny cleared her throat. “How did you first meet Harry Styles?” Grunge legends Fearless Doe topped the rock charts in the ‘90s, but they spent the decade kicking Smudge off their heels. From lawsuits to jaw-dropping scandals and a surprising joint world tour, the two bands share a complicated history.

Twenty-five years later, frontmen Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles are finally ready to sit down and tell the world their two sides of the same story.

Truth may vary.

Under the Yellow Roof (42k)

Colorado, 1972: Louis is a gifted musician spending his days on the wrong side of a drive-thru window. Harry is the lead singer of a band in need of a little talent. Their big break is a thousand miles away.

Colorado, 1962: First day of middle school.

A lot can happen in ten years.

Godless, Graceless, and Young (110k)

Seattle, Washington, 1991

It takes a special breed to have a slacker persona and still be a millionaire rockstar. Harry is about halfway there. He's the guitarist in a Seattle grunge band that could finally be headed somewhere, but he's also been sleeping on his bassist's sofa for the last three months and has been fired from every day-job he's had. Money doesn't equal success, but it does pay the bills.

When a job offer and a new lead singer stumble into Harry's life, he might be getting a lot more than he bargained for. Like a couple of extra gigs and a boy who can teach him more than just how to mix a few drinks, and it's gonna take a few band brawls and a whole lot of heart-searching to get there.

He's gotta have one somewhere...

Half a Million Strong (50k)

Louis Tomlinson is a young writer for a relatively new-on-the-scene rock magazine called Rolling Stone. His assignment is to fly across the country to cover the highly anticipated Woodstock Music and Art Festival. Armed with a notebook, audio recorder, and a camera, Louis just needs one big interview. Harry Styles. A new name in rock music and a future name in rock history. His first album sold tens of thousands and his interviews attract audiences across the country. He has the poetry of Jim Morrison and the stage presence of Mick Jagger. And after seeing him perform at the festival, Louis is willing to jump through hoops to put Harry on the cover of Rolling Stone.

The final author is Halos_Boat / @halosboat ! Don’t forget to give the fics kudos and leave a comment!

A Sweeter Place (50k)

Harry doesn't think he has it in him to find love again, at least, not until he meets a man at his support group that just might change his mind.

The prompt was: Older (like 50+ ideally) H & L are both recent widowers who meet in a grief support group. They both think it's too late for them to find love again until they develop a strong friendship that quickly becomes more.

Wildflower (10k)

"So, since you're an expert on the whole flowers thing, what kind of flower do you think I'd be?

"Would fit you," Harry amends, "and that would be sunflowers."

"Okay... and why sunflowers?"

Harry gazes down at him, running his fingers through Louis' soft fringe.

"Simple, because the sun follows you wherever you go."

The one where Harry works as a florist at Wildflower and Louis is a customer who keeps coming back.

time moves on with the seasons (WIP)

The one where Harry leaves for a year and when he comes back, everything between him and Louis change and not for the better.

Falling Again (15k)

It's all too familiar, every part of this. Louis relishes in the feeling. He's spent a good few mornings doing this now; just looking.

He can look, he can touch, he can feel. But. But it's only temporary. The softness, the beauty, the rosy pink, the delicacy--- all of it is only temporary. At least, it is for Harry.

For Louis, well, he's just hoplessly in love with him all over again. How could he not be?

At Last I See The Light (25k)

"You're really odd one, aren't you?" Louis said thoughtfully with a tilt of his head, amused.

"I guess," he shrugged one shoulder and gulped down some more milk. It was weirdly endearing.

"What's your name?" Louis asked.

"Name's Harry," he placed his now empty glass down and extended his hand out.

Louis smiled, accepting the handshake. "Louis," he informed Harry.

Dimples with Curly Hair Harry. Though Louis was sure he wouldn't need just one distinct feature to remember Harry. There were too many.

AU in which it takes seven years for Louis to finally love Christmas.

Falling For You (28k)

"I'm Harry," he extended his hand out for Louis to shake but quickly retracted it as if he were ashamed.

Louis frowned, pushing out his own hand, "I'm Louis."

Harry's lips twisted up slightly, accepting Louis' handshake happily, "thank you so much for your kindness, Louis."

Jade (91k)

Harry was in a shipwreck, lost at sea with an injury to his head that causes him to lose part of his memory. Louis happens to notice the boy and dives in to rescue him, then aiding him to health again with his mother’s help.

Harry may have lost part of his memory, part of his life, but he gained something better than he could have ever imagined; he fell in love with Louis.

But, the life that Harry couldn't remember may just come between them.

The Amnesia AU where Harry and Louis still end up falling in love.

Won’t You Love Me? (6k)

Where Louis is Spider-Man, Harry is oblivious, Liam has a problem with communicating his feelings, Zayn is frustratingly handsome and Niall has a pet turtle.

Strip Me To My Fingertips (3k)

Louis comes home to a stressed out fiancé and decides to help him unwind a little.

Picking Up The Pieces (72k)

Harry just signed his second set of divorce papers. He felt like his life was over, like he had nothing left.

Then he meets Louis.

Stimulate Me (3k)