#ham-palpert

here is a (slightly long - sorry, wanted to provide plenty of examples lol) list of amazing fics that, in my opinion, are fantastic examples to help understand the concept better. this masterlist will be linked on @notjustsmutficfest, so if any of the authors who are listed here don’t want their fic being linked to the fest for any reason, please let me know & i’ll absolutely take it off the list! i left out the summaries for the sake of not making this list 84 miles long, but will add them once i link them to the fest blog as well :’)

them butterflies by @gaycousinlarry / momentofclarity

buried like treasure by @justawendybird / quickedween

standing here but you don’t see me by @loudippedincaramel / loudippedincaramel

divine intervention by awriterwrites

looking in the dark by orphan_account

erva venenosa by @hershelsue / docklands

the flower that blooms in adversity by @hershelsue / docklands

say something by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything

the devil and the deep blue sea by @kingsofeverything / kingsofeverything

skip the small talk by @sadaveniren / sadaveniren

in all its imperfections by @briannamarguerite / briamaria

want you more than a by @donotdialnine / thecellardoor

the night sky is changing overhead by orphan_account

wasn’t expecting that by @yourpricelessadvice / yourpricelessadvice

i wanna get dirty with you by awriterwrites

deep in my heart, i know there’s only you by ballsdeepinjesus

i don’t wanna be your friend, i wanna kiss your neck by crybaby

but i’ll still take you home by @loaded-gunn / loadedgunn

you’ll breathe me in (you won’t release) by @loaded-gunn / loadedgunn

sweet, where you lay by @infinitelymint / infinitelymint

stranger stars by @sunshineandhisrainbows / shaylea

ain’t had none like you in a while by istajmaal

haven by orphan_account

horizontal like a quarter to three by orphan_account

gathered on wings by @twopoppies / brooklyn_babylon

into another (another) serotonin overflow by mercutionotromeo

where you lay by @ham-palpert / hampalpert

steal my heart; whatever it takes to get you off by @artxghoul / resurrectdead

the orchards of jessop by @jaerie / jaerie

run and i’ll give chase by orphan_account

just jump by @jaerie / jaerie

i think you’re already home by @jaerie / jaerie 

and the truth shall set you free (...maybe) by @jaerie / jaerie

knock knock, i love you by @thelovejandles / beautlouis

our lives, non-fiction by @indiaalphawhiskey / indiaalphawhiskey

red brick heart by @alveronian / hazmesentir

unbelievers by @isthatyoularry / isthatyoularry

no pressure, no diamonds ‘verse by @karamelised / karamelised

a simple twisted fate by @cyantific / cyantific

found my hallelujah by @ireallysawanangel / crimsontheory

A fic rec of One Direction fics that use a red herring literary device as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

-Larry-

🖤 Love After the End of the World (series) by @mercurial-madhouse

(E, 168k, post-apocalyptic au, soulmates, character injury, strangers to lovers, angst, pining, happy ending)

When staying alive is already a constant battle, the deadliest weakness is to be in love. For Harry and Louis, finding each other sits on top of the endless list of What Else Could Go Wrong.

🖤 Nothing But You On My Mind by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense

(E, 86k, royal au, Prince Harry, PR manager Louis, enemies to lovers, secrets, angst, plot twist, smut)

Louis Tomlinson is a PR manager hired to improve the image of royal bad-boy Prince Harry Styles.

🖤 Consequences by @allwaswell16

(E, 78k, amnesia au, exes to lovers, rich Harry, occupational therapist Louis, character injury, injury recovery, secrets, hospital, pining, slow burn, smut)

Two years ago Harry let his powerful family come between him and the love of his life, something he deeply regrets.

🖤 Tied Down by HamPalpert / @ham-palpert

(E, 48k, crime au, multiple pov, nonlinear, unreliable narrator, criminal Louis, detectives, blood, apparent murder)

The most interesting case in Liam and Niall's careers falls directly into their laps, courtesy of an epic fuck-up of one Harry Styles, partner to the almost-infamous drug dealer Louis Tomlinson.

🖤 And That's The Tea by @2tiedships2

(M, 27k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, soulmates, heat, bonding, scenting, coffee shop, barista Louis, NYC, humor)

the one where Louis loses his soulmate before even getting the chance to meet them, and he is in no way prepared for the kind of distraction his new friend Harry proves to be

🖤 Running in the Shadows by rainbowninja167 / @rainbowninja

(E, 26k, secret agents, hidden identities, happy ending)

Louis is an MI6 agent, and Harry is...difficult to find.

🖤 You Were Mine by @brightlyharry

(E, 20k, established relationship au, marital issues, sad Louis, lonely Harry, online friendship, lack of communication, happy ending)

Harry and Louis hardly speak to each other unless they're fighting.

🖤 Don't You Call Him (What You Used To Call Me) by @lululawrence

(NR, 7k, song fic, based on Cherry, angst with a happy ending, pettiness, no smut)

He let out a soft groan and rolled over so he could cuddle into Louis and enjoy his Saturday morning lie in for a little longer, but when he reached Louis’ side of the bed he found it empty and cold, and that was when he remembered it all.

🖤 No One But You Got Me Feeling This Way by runaway_train / @runaway-train-works

(E, 3k, camboy au, camboy Louis, pwp, student Harry, pining, smut)

The one where Harry has a particular desire that only Louis can fulfill

🖤 Just the Two of Us by phdmama / @phd-mama

(E, 3k, pwp, actors, theatre, method actor Louis, virgin Louis, porn, smut)

Louis, a Method actor to the core, experiences a block in his acting. Harry helps him out.

🖤 (Help!) not just anybody by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

(M, 3k, fake relationship au, accidental date, friends to lovers, pub, implied smut)

Harry unexpectedly finds himself on a date with a coworker and needs help to get out of it without hurting anyone’s feelings. Louis’s eager to step in.

🖤 bet me silently by @nouies

(E, 2k, bar au, pwp, jealousy, infidelity implied, smut)

“You’re so beautiful, Louis. If you were mine, I wouldn’t make you wait for me.”

-Rare Pairs-

🖤 Miss Missing You by harriet_vane

(M, 16k, Liam/Louis, established relationship au, post car accident, amnesia, injury recovery, angst with a happy ending)

FIC REC:

WHERE YOU LAY BY @ham-palpert​  [15/15]

When Louis's upcoming heat threatens his success at his new dream job, he asks the best (and only) person he can think of to help him through it: his best mates' best mate, Harry Styles. Harry reluctantly accepts, and together the two navigate a strange friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns complicated.  

This is a rec of ten ‘classic’ Larry fics that I consider ‘must reads’ and ten more ‘new classic’ fics that I also think of as ‘must reads.’ This rec was requested by this anon and is in order of word count. I took a few things into consideration for both lists: high hit count, high kudos count, and my own personal enjoyment of the fic. I also only included those that can still be found on ao3. If you enjoy them, please leave the author kudos and comments! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

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CLASSIC MUST READS

⚜️ And Then a Bit, @infinitelymint (E, 158k, future canon, fake relationship, PR relationship, friends to lovers, angst with a happy ending, smut)

⚜️ Escapade, @haydolce​ (E, 146k, wedding date, fake relationship, prostitution, escort Harry, rich Louis, bed sharing, humor, fluff, smut)

⚜️ Wear It Like A Crown, @zarah5undercover (E, 141k, royal au, famous/not famous, Prince Harry, fixer Louis, coming out, outing, secret identity, smut, angst with a happy ending)

⚜️ Unbelievers, @isthatyoularry​ (E, 136k, high school au, enemies to lovers, secret relationship, football player Louis, football player Harry, rich Harry, friends with benefits, angst with a happy ending, smut)

⚜️ Love Is A Rebellious Bird, @gloriaandrews and @100percentsassy (E, 134k, enemies to lovers, London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Harry, concertmaster Louis, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, smut)

⚜️ Red Brick Heart, hazmesentir (E, 98k, uni au, roommates, friends with benefits, drunk sex, jealousy, angst with a happy ending, smut)

⚜️ Your Name Is Tattooed On My Heart, mcpofife (E, 86k, uni au, friends to lovers, punk Harry, pining, flower shop, tea shop, jealousy, smut)

⚜️ And down the long and silent street, @whimsicule (M, 86k, historical au, 19th century, Victorian London, rich Harry, poor Louis, social injustice, poverty, angst, hurt/comfort)

⚜️ don’t tell the gods (we left a mess), @bottomlinsons​ (E, 71k, exes to lovers, fake relationship (lilo), pining, angst, miscommunication, wedding date, humor)

⚜️ No One Does It Better, nodibs (E, 50k, alternate universe, injured Louis, hurt/comfort, fluff, angst, alcohol abuse, alcoholic Harry, bartender Louis)

NEW CLASSIC MUST READS

⚜️ Take My Breath Away, @realitybetterthanfiction (E, 153k, Top Gun au, pilot Harry, flight instructor Louis, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, plane accident, character injury, recovery, PTSD)

⚜️ Walk That Mile, @daisyharry (E, 149k, road trip au, Route 66, strangers to enemies to friends to lovers, college, fluff, smut, light angst)

⚜️ Emperor’s New Clothes, @magicalrocketships​ (E, 92k, famous/not famous, famous Harry, secret relationship, exes to lovers, outing, money trouble, angst with a happy ending, Humph the cat)

⚜️ Where You Lay, @ham-palpert (E, 86k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, fwb, photographer Harry, copywriter Louis, knotting, heat, pining, jealousy, miscommunication)

⚜️ Cameras Flashing, @juliusschmidt (E, 81k, a/b/o, famous/not famous, alpha Harry, omega Louis, coming out, PR relationship, scenting, mating cycles, slow burn)

⚜️ The Second Hand Unwinds, @kingsofeverything (E, 51k, time travel au, aerospace engineer Louis, physics, exes to lovers, angst with a happy ending, age difference (due to time travel), smut)

⚜️ Counterbalance, @louandhazaf (E, 44k, motorcycle racing au, racer Harry, racer Louis, ballet dancer Harry, enemies to lovers, secrets, smut)

⚜️ Reduce Me To A Pleading Cry (Break The Skin and Tantalize), @taggiecb​ (E, 37k, BDSM, sub Harry, dom Louis, CEO Harry, employee Louis, smut, humor, mystery character)

⚜️ No One Like You, @myownsparknow (20k, M, historical au, friends to lovers, artist Louis, artist Harry, art history, painting, letters, France)

In honor of Fan Fic Writer Appreciation Day 2019, here are the first lines of fics written by just some of my favorite Larry fic writers! I have so many more favorites that it hurts me to stop here, but I have to stop somewhere. You can find part 1 to this from last year here. You can find my other recs here. Enjoy!

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📖 Louis lets the heat of the small mug of coffee in his hands warm him for a moment before he takes a sip and stares out the glass pane of his kitchen door.

📖 Today’s Chatham Chatter! A little bird told us that the pranksters who outfitted our beloved founder’s statue with a bikini and grass skirt last week is not the fraternity you’d suspect … it was, in fact, a certain mild mannered sorority! 

📖 Louis Tomlinson can't cook.

📖 Liam yawns behind his hand as he stretches in his desk chair.  

📖 Louis checks his rearview mirror as he backs out of his driveway. People rarely come down the dirt road in front of the Farmhouse, but when they do, they’re usually driving really fucking fast.

📖 From the beginning of time there were soulmates.

📖 A prickle of fear runs through Harry’s body. 

📖 Louis stretches his arms overhead and yawns, squats down to wrench open the garage door, then jumps up and pushes it to make sure it catches and doesn’t roll back down. 

📖 There were cattle in the road.

📖 The thing about inheriting a giant, ancient country house from a mysterious great aunt along with a mysterious condition that said you have to live alone in the house for at least six months before the ownership would be fully turned over was that you had to actually, fucking, do that.

📖 For all of his life, Harry had had small expectations for his future.

📖 Harry steps out onto the tarmac at Logan, the humidity of the late August afternoon immediately wilting his curls and drawing the sweat from his skin after the cool of the airplane.

📖 Harry’s falling.

📖 There’s a knock on the door. 

📖 Harry smiled when the Chicago skyline came into view, its imposing cloud-scraping towers nestled into the edge of lake Michigan. 

📖 “This is it, then?”

📖 Charlotte meets her soulmate two weeks into her first season. 

📖 The thing about sleeping with a member of a famous indie band is that the inevitability of having a song written about you is most likely a hundred percent.

📖 Dark clouds roll across the deep green English countryside. 

📖 There’s a light gleaming in the distance.

📖  Louis sat back from his laptop screen and then leaned from side to side to get a better perspective.

📖 Multiple layers of rhythmic sounds created a cacophony in the air.

📖 “Will he feel it?” It’s the same question he’s been wondering all day but hasn’t exactly had the courage to ask.

📖 Louis is not a morning person.

📖 Harry closes his eyes and takes in the applause, savors it. 

📖 It's 3.17 am when he gets the call. 

Happy Fan Fic Writer Appreciation Day to all these amazing writers and the many more who write for our fandom! I have truly loved reading your fics and appreciate all the time and effort that went into creating them! Thank you!  (Writers of the above fics are listed below the cut.)

This is a rec list of my favorite underrated Larry fics, listed by word count. I loved all of these fics, and in my opinion they deserve more kudos and praise. Please leave kudos and comments if you read them! You can find my other fic recs here. 

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🌿 There’s Such a Lot of World to See, @crinkle-eyed-boo​ (E, 125k, Dr Who au, Louis is Dr Who, Impossible Girl arc, science fiction, slow burn, angst with a happy ending, time travel, action, suspense, death, aliens)

🌿 Soul wiped clean, @tommosgun (M, 91k, ex convict Louis, journalist Harry, secrets, lies, fears, smut, first time)

🌿 It’s a Better Place (Since You Came Along), @phd-mama​ (E, 51k, magic au, soulmates, soulbonds, cruise ship, side Ziam, magical accidents, vacation size margaritas)

🌿 Tied Down, @ham-palpert (E, 48k, crime au, criminal Louis, criminal Harry, multiple POVs, non-linear, detective Niall, detective Liam, undercover officer Zayn, drugs, prison, established relationship)

🌿 Forget the Silent Nights, @londonfoginacup​ (T, 44k, advent fic, roommates au, Christmas, pining, fluff, humor)

🌿 The List, @all-these-larrythings​ (M, 32k, friends to lovers au, travel, rich Harry, spoiled Louis, teasing, proposal, wedding, surrogacy)

🌿 My Saddle’s Waiting, @realitybetterthanfiction (E, 28k, auto show au, car racing, wagers, each boy is a car rep for a different car, humor, smut, semi-public sex, car sex)

🌿 One-Two-Three What Are We Fighting For, @taggiecb​ (E, 26k, enemies to lovers au, hate to love, police officer Harry, biker Louis, prejudice, homophobia, hate crimes, stereotypes, therapy)

🌿 When I Run Out of Road, @becomeawendybird (M, 24k, historical au, Giraffe Manor, Kenya, 1930s, British expats, colonialism, giraffes, friends to lovers, travel)

🌿 We’ll Never Fall Apart, @goodmorningtoyouuniverse​ (M, 20k, exes to lovers au, famous/not famous, famous Harry, actor Harry, not famous Louis, psychologist Louis, pet dog, shared pet custody, angst and fluff)

🌿 From Christiana with love, @sweariwouldnt (NR, 18k, friends to enemies to lovers au, police officer in training Louis, unique location, violence, happy ending)

🌿 We’ll Rise Up, @hi-larrie-ous (NR, 18k, religious au, pastor Louis, musical director Harry, pastor Liam, forced outing, acceptance, hurt/comfort, angst and fluff)

🌿 (Make You Want To) Scream, @lululawrence​ (M, 16k, bodyswap au, magical realism, famous/not famous, famous Louis, singer Louis, not famous Harry, smut)

🌿 the beauty of the blistering sky, @icanhazzalou​ (E, 14k, post-apocalypse au, dystopia, biological warfare, death, survival, strangers to lovers, hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending)

🌿 Only Been Here One Time, @fourdrunksluts (NR, 10k, alien Harry, neighbors, fluff, crack, humor)

🌿 Fire and Ice, @louandhazaf (E, 9k, established relationship au, 5 times fic, smut with feelings)

🌿 So Much Left to Say, @myownsparknow (M, 7k, high school au, football, established relationship, best friends, romance, cheering up)

🌿 One Mississippi, @always-aqua​ (M, 7k, exes to lovers au, angst, getting back together, misunderstandings, miscommunication, hurt, happy ending)

{Recently Read Larry Fics}

April 2019

These are all fics I read and enjoyed in April! You can find my other fic recs here! There are 14 recs here in all and are in order by wordcount. Please let the writers know if you liked them by leaving kudos and comments! Happy reading!

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🌷 Tied Down, @ham-palpert (E, 48k, crime au, criminal Louis, criminal Harry, multiple POVs, non-linear, detective Niall, detective Liam, undercover officer Zayn, drugs, prison, established relationship, one of the best fics I’ve ever read, absolutely brilliant)

🌷 That’s What I’m Here For, @taggiecb​ (E, 46k, farm au, farmer Louis, farm hand Harry, boss/employee, age gap, demisexual Louis, small town Canada, adult children, sexuality crisis, mourning, depression, soft, happy ending, silver fox Louis, this fic is on another level, such beautifully written characters)

🌷 Counterbalance, @louandhazaf​ (E, 44k, motorcycle racing au, racer Louis, racer Harry, ballet instructor Harry, dancer Harry, enemies to lovers, secrets, side Ziam, this was amazing and exciting and HOT and I absolutely loved it!)

🌷 fondre ton absence, @scrunchyharry (T, 41k, amnesia au, historical, WWI, first love, soldier Louis, sick Harry, this fic was so incredibly lovely and beautiful and is another new favorite)

🌷 Like A Siren In The Night, @crazyupsetter​ (E, 24k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, light d/s, light bondage, landlord Harry, tenant Louis, light angst, twisted my heart just right)

🌷 Kiss Me on the Mouth and Set Me Free, @maggieisalarrie​ (M, 12k, uni au, awkward Harry, pining, jealousy, drinking, kissing, drunk Harry, I loveeee awkward Harry!)

🌷 orange you glad i stole your heart?, @nauticalleeds​ (NR, 10k, neighbors au, fruit puns, fluff, fruit thief Harry, Harry likes to bake, Louis has a fruit tree, this was adorable and lovely)

🌷 To Plant New Seeds and Watch Them Grow, @graceling-in-a-suit​ (T, 10k, Harry Potter universe, historical, flower shop, potions, dates, pinign, romance, blood purity issues, Ravenclaw Harry, Slytherin Louis, very sweet fic with a brave Louis I loved)

🌷 Snow Big Deal, @kingsofeverything​ (E, 8k, micropenis, snowboarder Louis, photography assistant Harry, smut, humor, sorry not sorry I love all of the tiny penis fics in this series!)

🌷 streetwise hercules, @bottomlinsons​ (G, 7k, uni au, coffee shop, fake relationship, roommates, friends to lovers, I loved how oblivious they both are in this haha one of my fav things)

🌷 Graphic design is my passion, @kingsofeverything (E, 6k, uni au, graphic design student Louis, art class, mutual masturbation, humor, smut, why and how was this dreamed up? lol really enjoyed it!)

🌷 love will clothe your bones, @coffeehazza​ (NR, 3k, exes to lovers, melancholy, birthday, ambiguous ending, lovely and beautifully written)

🌷 maybe come September, @alakeeffectgirl​ (G, 3k, animal Louis fest fic, shark Louis, animal transformation, cuddling, humor, my life is better for reading this fic)

favorite fics 4/?

Where You Lay by @ham-palpert

When Louis's upcoming heat threatens his success at his new dream job, he asks the best (and only) person he can think of to help him through it: his best mates' best mate, Harry Styles. Harry reluctantly accepts, and together the two navigate a strange friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns complicated.