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Thank You (To the One Who Let Him Get Away) by FallingLikeThis | nr | 3196 Louis' soulmark says "Will You Marry Me?". In all scenarios Louis has imagined hearing those words, he never could have dreamed it would go like this.

a fire in us by hereforlou | E | 12179 Louis had always thought it wouldn’t catch him off-guard. If he ever got his Time, he would be ready, and he would be calm, and he would make his way to wherever his soulmate waited for him and blow them away with how ready and calm he was. When he got his Time on that Monday, years after he had stopped fantasizing about meeting his soulmate, Louis was not ready, and he was not calm. What he was was late. (Or, the one where Harry waits and Louis worries.)

Don't Let the Tide Come by SadaVeniren | M | 14271 "It holds the peace, Louis. And peace is good for our people. And above all else what is our goal as leaders?” His father asked, at least once a week during their lunches together. “To provide a stable and prosperous country so our people may flourish and want for nothing,” Louis said, the mantra he might as well cross stitched onto a pillow for how often he repeated it. “Exactly. We go and meet with the other tribes once every ten years to hold the peace, agree decade long trade, and re-establish borders. And then?” “We go back home and don’t think of them again.” “And why is that?” At this point Louis would have to hold in his sigh, his spine always feeling like it was starting to pulse. “Because fire is spread by air. Fire consumes the earth.” “And water?” The pulsing of his spine was most prominent when Louis said, “fire is snuffed out by the water.” aka King Louis of the fire tribe has a week to find his water tribe soulmate. This would be infinitely easier if the four tribes on the continent were not isolated from one another.

Orion's Belt by LadyLondonderry | M | 24307 Louis and Nick have been in a happy committed relationship for two years, their matching soulmarks on display for the world to see. It’s been them against the world, the alpha/beta singer and radio DJ power duo. All that changes on February 1st, when they wake up to a third matching soulmark. As they say, the course of true love never did run smooth.

can i be him? by amory | M | 29268 Louis is twenty years old and has been waiting for his soulmate and true love to come along since the day he was born. Harry is an eighteen year old youtuber who is skeptical of soulmates and the pressure of being the person someone else has been dreaming of their entire lives. They meet at Playlist Live

we are spirits of a different sort by StormDancer | E | 53334 O hell! to choose love by another's eyes... Or, if there were a sympathy in choice, War, death, or sickness did lay siege to it, Making it momentany as a sound, Swift as a shadow, short as any dream

Lend Me Your Hand by QuickedWeen | M | 63354 Society has long since decided that the soulmarks everyone is born with are entirely unfashionable. They're just another way for people of a lower class to scam their way into marrying above their station. Lord Louis Tomlinson, Viscount Loring, on the other hand, has always believed that he will find his soulmate one day. Despite preparing for a match his whole life, he is entirely unprepared for the arrival of Gemma Styles' younger brother. Harry Styles has been traveling and away from society for over a year. Coming back, he intends to spend time with his sister, and slowly reacquaint himself with life in town. He doesn't need to wait around for a soulmark to determine how his life will play out.

won't you wear my watermark by bottomlinsons | E | 90012 The new Earl of Harrisson is a young man, an impulsive romantic, forced to shoulder too much responsibility far too soon. He is also Louis’ soulmate, but there’s nothing to be done about that. At least, as far as Louis is concerned. The Earl, it seems, will take some convincing. (A slow burn Regency AU featuring secrets, seduction and, our favourite, soulmarks.)

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“One, they only did it without a condom once (and a half) and not during his heat. Never during his heat. Two, he never once forgot to take his birth control (he’s almost sure). Three, his plan is to be married for a year before he even starts trying for a baby, and not only is he very, very single, him and Louis aren’t even sleeping together anymore. Which brings him to reason number four why this can’t be happening: Louis. Louis doesn’t want a baby with Harry.

Angst Fic Rec

This is a rec list of my favorite H/L angst fics in order of wordcount as requested by this anon. You can find my other recs here, and as always, please let the writer know if you liked their fic by leaving kudos and comments! Deleted fics are below the cut.

💔 And Then a Bit by @infinitelymint 

(E, 158k, canon) Harry and Louis fake a relationship for publicity. Eventually it becomes a lot less fake and a lot more real.

💔 Take My Breath Away by @realitybetterthanfiction​ 

(E, 153k, Top Gun au) Lt. Harry Styles, call sign Sparrow, is a prodigy when it comes to flying. With his trusty RIO, Lt. Niall Horan, Harry has made an unprecedented ascension in the ranks of the Naval aerial combat elite, and has been recruited to the esteemed Premier Delta flight school, carrying on his family’s legacy. 

💔  Own the Scars by @crinkle-eyed-boo​ 

(E, 144k, addiction) Louis has never felt like he was good enough: for his stepdad, for his life-long best friend, for the life he's supposed to want. After an accident that nearly costs him his life, Louis' parents send him to rehab where he’s forced to face his demons. 

💔 There’s Such a Lot of World to See by @crinkle-eyed-boo​ 

(E, 125k, Dr Who au) Louis has seen a great many things throughout his travels in time and space, but only one he can’t explain: He keeps meeting the same boy, who says the same thing to him each time. The boy should be impossible. Maybe he is. A love story that defies the boundaries of space and time.

💔 Saving Symphony Hall by @helloamhere 

(M, 124k, omegaverse) “That’s the attitude,” said Louis, “I’ll tell you tomorrow. Tonight, I need to do some research. Zayn, give me your number. I’m gonna save our symphony.”

💔 I’ll Fly Away by @juliusschmidt​ 

(E, 122k, small town) Harry and Louis grew up together in Lake County. But after high school, Louis stuck around and Harry did not. Six years later, Harry ends up back in Edwardsville for the summer and he and Louis fall into old patterns and discover new ones.

💔  Emperor’s New Clothes by @magicalrocketships 

(E, 92k, exes) Harry’s a pop star and Louis isn’t, and there’s a non-disclosure agreement where there used to be a relationship.

💔 won’t you wear my watermark by barchive

(E, 90k, Regency au) The new Earl of Harrisson is a young man, an impulsive romantic, forced to shoulder too much responsibility far too soon. He is also Louis’ soulmate, but there’s nothing to be done about that. 

💔 And down the long and silent street by whimsicule / @baroness-elsa

(M, 86k, Victorian au) Wherein Louis and Harry are on the opposite ends of the social ladder, but their paths still cross on the filthy streets Louis calls his home. The odds are staked against them from the beginning, and even more when Louis' past finally catches up with him.

💔 Feels Like Coming Home by @phdmama​

(E, 60k, exes) After a spectacularly ugly break-up three years prior, Harry hasn't heard one word from Louis, and he's moved on. But having Louis back in his life, not to mention working at the restaurant where he's a chef, isn't easy, and the feelings that Harry thought he'd left turn out to be not so easily forgotten.

💔 Far Away. by dimpled_halo / @comebackassholes​

(E, 57k, exes) Harry returns to London after five years. Stuck in the past with "what ifs" and "what might have beens", he sees that his friends and ex (and possible love of his life) Louis have all moved on with their lives while he finds himself questioning his own life choices, past and present.

💔  The Second Hand Unwinds by @kingsofeverything 

(E, 51k, time travel) Louis Tomlinson is one of the first members of NASA's top secret Chrono Exploration Program. When things go wrong and he's sent further back in time than planned, he has no other option than to show up on his ex-boyfriend's doorstep.

💔  The End Should Be A Good One by  bananasandboots / @anylessreal 

(M, 43k, exes) the one where Harry loses the love of his life on New Years Eve and finds him again, six months later, ready to open some poorly-stitched wounds.

💔 My Sweetest Downfall, @icanhazzalou​ 

(E, 42k, guardian angel) Louis is a retired guardian angel. After the death of his last charge, he became jaded. He's more than happy to forget about humanity altogether until one day, when Louis is pulled from his desk job for a new assignment: protect One Direction's Harry Styles. 

💔 fondre ton absence by @scrunchyharry 

(T, 41k, amnesia) Louis went missing at the Somme and was declared dead. While everyone buried and mourned him, Harry never moved on. If Louis were dead, he was sure that he would know it. 

💔  Take It To The Limit by @taggiecb 

(E, 37k, fisherman Louis) 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.

💔 And Touch Me Like You Never by runaway_train / @runaway-train-works 

(E, 36k, fwb) The one where Harry and Louis agree to be each other's New Year's kiss and it ends up being a lot more than they bargained for.

💔 Love Me Please by @angelichl 

(E, 23k, soulmates) Louis hates Harry, which is fine because he would really rather prefer to avoid him at all costs.The only problem?They're soulmates.

💔  We’ll Never Fall Apart by orphan_account

(M, 20k, exes) the one where Louis and Harry's relationship falls apart after 7 years, but the rescue dog they raised together doesn’t understand the joint-custody agreement they’ve hashed out.

💔  deleted your number (so i can’t call you) by tofiveohfive

(NR, 9k, exes) the ten hours before Harry comes home to Louis, and the five hours after he does.

💔 One Mississippi by AlwaysAqua / @always-aqua​ 

(M, 7k, exes) Louis and Harry broke up two years ago and now Louis has nowhere else to go and Harry reluctantly lets him back in.

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💙 try to not remember (rather than forget) (60k)

Harry hadn’t left, not really. He had been right there the entire time. And that’s what had made it worse, knowing that his body was within touching distance but his mind, everything that made Harry Harry, was lost somewhere Louis wasn’t able to reach.

He hadn’t left, but that’s what it had felt like most of the time. Just as if one day Harry had up and left him.

(Or, the one where Harry wakes up.)

💙 gonna dream of how you (tasted) (21k)

It was clear that they were not going to talk about how they knew each other. Harry was relieved, he didn’t need Louis to spell out how fast he’d wanted to get out of the house back then, but it also made him anxious. The fact that they had seen each other naked and they were pretending it had never happened was hanging between them.

I had your dick in my mouth, Harry thought loudly at Louis, and then remembered there was a baby in the room and felt a little dirty. He decided to stop thinking about it altogether - Louis seemed to be managing just fine.

(Or, the one where Harry needs a handyman and it turns out they have a bit of a history.)

💙 hard to confess (24k)

One, they only did it without a condom once (and a half) and not during his heat. Never during his heat. Two, he never once forgot to take his birth control (he’s almost sure). Three, his plan is to be married for a year before he even starts trying for a baby, and not only is he very, very single, him and Louis aren’t even sleeping together anymore. Which brings him to reason number four why this can’t be happening: Louis. Louis doesn’t want a baby with Harry.

(Or, the one where Harry knows he messed up and Louis knows nothing.)

💙 a fire in us (12k)

Louis had always thought it wouldn’t catch him off-guard. If he ever got his Time, he would be ready, and he would be calm, and he would make his way to wherever his soulmate waited for him and blow them away with how ready and calm he was.

When he got his Time on that Monday, years after he had stopped fantasizing about meeting his soulmate, Louis was not ready, and he was not calm. What he was was late.

(Or, the one where Harry waits and Louis worries.)

💙 just call me inspiration (51k)

The truth is Louis knows he’s going to hell, if there is such a thing, but it isn’t because he writes erotic fiction for a living. If anything, it’s because his muse, the reason he’s inspired to write about people shagging in increasingly creative ways everyday, is the sweetest, loveliest, most genuine (and completely oblivious) future children-book illustrator in the world.

(Or, the one where Louis is a writer, Harry is an art student, and they inspire each other in very different ways.)

💙 to the brim with fright  (14k)

The only reason he’s here is because it’s tradition. And also, Harry said it’d be fun to make Liam wet himself in fear and Louis agreed. It’ll be hilarious. He’s not an insecure new transfer anymore, thank you very much. It took him no more than a week to insert himself into a group, to get invited to his first party, and to start crushing on someone—he’s not what anyone would call socially impaired. He doesn’t need validation.

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try to not remember (rather than forget) 

Words: 59k

Harry hadn’t left, not really. He had been right there the entire time. And that’s what had made it worse, knowing that his body was within touching distance but his mind, everything that made Harry Harry, was lost somewhere Louis wasn’t able to reach.

He hadn’t left, but that’s what it had felt like most of the time. Just as if one day Harry had up and left him.

(Or, the one where Harry wakes up.)

just call me inspiration

Words: 51k

The truth is Louis knows he’s going to hell, if there is such a thing, but it isn’t because he writes erotic fiction for a living. If anything, it’s because his muse, the reason he’s inspired to write about people shagging in increasingly creative ways everyday, is the sweetest, loveliest, most genuine (and completely oblivious) future children-book illustrator in the world.

(Or, the one where Louis is a writer, Harry is an art student, and they inspire each other in very different ways.)

hard to confess

Words: 24k

One, they only did it without a condom once (and a half) and not during his heat. Never during his heat. Two, he never once forgot to take his birth control (he’s almost sure). Three, his plan is to be married for a year before he even starts trying for a baby, and not only is he very, very single, him and Louis aren’t even sleeping together anymore. Which brings him to reason number four why this can’t be happening: Louis. Louis doesn’t want a baby with Harry.

(Or, the one where Harry knows he messed up and Louis knows nothing.)

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