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Given a Chance by Fabby ( @fabbyf1 )

The one where Louis and Harry run into each other five years after One Direction ends and learn how to love each other again. Featuring: Reggie as the overweight labrador, Niall as Louis’ last grip on reality, and Nowheresville, North Carolina as the setting for Louis’ worst nightmare to come true

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Hi, anon! So here are some canon fics with a breakup in them. I tried to find ones that take place during that time period in some way...

ETA: also take a look at this rec for more you might like... ✤ Canon Exes to Lovers

the breaking of your soul (upon my lips) by becauselarry

The one in which One Direction in 2015 still includes Zayn, and nothing has been right between Harry and Louis for a long time now. Louis is certain that the situation he finds himself in won't change anything at all - he doesn't want it to, if he is honest with himself, as he doesn't want this situation to be a situation in the first place.

It Goes, It's Golden by auburnstargazer

The chaos Zayn left in his wake wouldn't feel so disastrous if Harry had Louis. But everything between them crashed and burned a long time ago. All Harry is left with is a hopeless longing and a fear that the band's current disarray will set in for good.

... And then he finds himself stuck on a sixteen hour plane trip with Louis Tomlinson.

This could either be the most awkward flight of Harry's life, or the beginning of an atonement he's been dreaming of since 2013.

Canon Compliant AU in which Harry and Louis broke under the strain of it all and now, years on, there's a chance to put all the pieces back together. Set in early April 2015 all the way through to October. Written in Harry and Louis' perspectives, alternating every chapter.

Given a Chance by Fabby

Five years after One Direction took their last tour, the last thing Louis Tomlinson ever expected to happen while on a tea run at the local Piggly Wiggly was to run into his ex-boyfriend and ex-bandmate Harry Styles.

The odds of them ever running into each other again had to be super slim, right?

Wrong.

What happens when you mix ex-boyfriends with a large serving of Small Town America? Will Louis and Harry be able to set aside their differences, or will Louis be able to stay breezy as fuck in the wake of Harry’s arrival?

(or, the one where Louis and Harry run into each other five years after One Direction ends and learn how to love each other again. Featuring: Reggie as the overweight labrador, Niall as Louis’ last grip on reality, and Nowheresville, North Carolina as the setting for Louis’ worst nightmare to come true.)

burn to ash by bethaboo

Harry is sitting there, so fucking casual, and Louis realizes in a split second he was not ready. When Harry walked out in Detroit and never looked back, he was a boy verging on a man, still only twenty years old, but there's a man in his place now. Hard and resolute, yes, but still, for the first time in a long time, Louis can kind of see the old Harry in him. The soft, directness of his gaze, the hesitant smile he gives to Lou, the way he wrings his ridiculously large hands in his lap.

He's a little bit the eager sixteen year old puppy dog again, his innocence and sweetness resurrected miraculously, and Louis freezes in place. He was prepared to face the asshole Harry. He was prepared to meet a whole new Harry.

Louis is not prepared to meet one of the old incarnations of Harry, and it absolutely tears him up.

Fireworks by damaged_danzy | G | 442 Harry and Louis go to watch fireworks, but things don't go as planned...

Fireworks In Our Hearts by thebravedontsurrender | nr | 994 a drabble where louis and harry have a four year old son and they go see fireworks with him

like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow by supernope | T | 1495 “Fireworks,” is all he says before he’s scrambling for a pair of shoes in the bunks and stumbling out the door. Also known as: incredibly self-indulgent Fourth of July tour fic.

Rockets’ Red Glare by armadillosunset | nr | 1776 Harry Styles hates fireworks. It is known. But Louis always comes through for his baby, even if he doesn’t know he needs it.

Happy Fourth of July by Midnightprincess | M | 2966 A celebration of America's independence might turn into a celebration of something else.

To Give You a Hand to Hold by gettingaphdinlarry | nr | 26150 When he spoke again, Harry’s voice was low. “Ever think of how many birthdays they don’t get?” Louis avoided Harry’s eyes. “What do you mean?” “Martinez was what, nineteen? Missed a good sixty of them.” Harry took the last of his cake and passed the plate to Louis. “Figure sixty missed birthdays each. Just on our side. How many is that?” Louis used the edge of his fork to scrape frosting off the plate. “Never thought about it.” “What would your shrink say?” “‘Focus on the positive.’” Harry ran a hand over his head and scratched the back of his neck. “How’s that working?” :: Marine Louis Tomlinson is medically discharged when an IED explodes in Afghanistan. Months later, he's reunited Stateside with his Navy medic Harry Styles. The two of them shelter each other even as they refuse to admit they're in the throes of PTSD, until one night nearly destroys them.

the sun's been quite kind by hemakeshimstrongx | T | 53753 “You know I can see you looking at him, right?” Lottie says pointedly, right in Harry’s ear so Louis can’t hear them; although it’s not like Louis is paying attention anyways, Tommy is there and they’re talking about something entirely different now. Harry gives Lottie a funny look, even though he knows exactly what she’s talking about. “Even after all this time, huh?” she asks. Harry shrugs. “I dunno. It’s probably just a nostalgia thing.” - Or: Harry and Louis haven't spoken in eight years. Harry finds himself unable to free himself from Louis' captivating pull. It's definitely not just a nostalgia thing.

Say Something by kingsofeverything | E | 105497 At fifty years old and recently divorced, Omega Harry Styles isn't interested in dating. When his doctor suggests a heat and rut matching service, he signs up out of necessity. It’s the only use he has for an Alpha in his life. Twenty-eight-year-old Alpha Louis Tomlinson aims to change that.