#hereintheafterglow

Here In The Afterglow by fondleeds

{not rated, 88k, 3 chapters, 1970s AU, period typical homophobia, slight friends to lovers, angst, fluff, smut, pining, hurt/comfort, OT5 involvement + friendship, pride marches}

“If you hadn’t noticed, I don’t have many friends,” Louis whispers, the blossom of insecurity in his stomach unfurling and clawing its way into his throat.

Harry is silent for a long time, and then he speaks; a soft, slow uncurl that makes Louis’ stomach shake. “I’ll be your friend.”

1970’s AU. In a tiny town in Idaho, Louis’ life is changed forever by the arrival of a curious stranger.

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“And here, in the afterglow of a perfect day, in the heat of the slow setting sun and the glaze of happiness across both their faces, Louis feels complete freedom. Complete everything. It surges through him, makes him flush hot and cold all at once, the sudden jolt of emotion erupting inside.

He holds the flag up with loose fingers, lets it fly behind them like a cape, like they’re superheroes soaring through the sky, untouchable.”

I took this picture when I went to San Francisco in August 2018. I had to choose a place in the US to do an English course and I admit that HITA helped me choose that beautiful city. I felt a lot of things the day I went to the Castro. I know it's just a story, but I couldn't help but think "Are Harry and Louis happy? Are they still leaving here?" Maybe they are just characters of a fictional story, but I'm sure there must be a lot of Harrys and Louises in San Francisco, happy and loving each other forever.

(My fav fic ever btw. Thanks @fondleeds )

Here are some fics set in an alternate time period!! I don’t have very many to recommend so far, but I will keep adding to them as I have found out it’s an AU I enjoy!!

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Atlas At Last by louisandthealien {mature, 83k, 10 chapters, 1970s AU, small town au, ot5 friendship, side ziam, period typical homophobia}

He doesn’t know what he had been expecting out of the road trip itself besides burping contests and too much shitty gas station food with Oli and Stan, but in the brief moment before Harry ambles up his driveway, Louis idly wonders if this is about to become some sort of Gay Coming of Age story.

Maine to California in ten days. In which Zayn’s an open-shirt hippie they meet somewhere in Ohio, Liam’s the pastor’s son running away from home, and Niall’s the number they call on the bathroom wall.

It’s 1978. Harry and Louis are just trying to get to San Fran in time for the Queen concert.

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Here In The Afterglow by fondleeds {not rated, 88k, 3 chapters, period typical homophobia, highschool AU, 1970s AU, friends to lovers, hurt/comfort, fluff, angst}

“If you hadn’t noticed, I don’t have many friends,” Louis whispers, the blossom of insecurity in his stomach unfurling and clawing its way into his throat.

Harry is silent for a long time, and then he speaks; a soft, slow uncurl that makes Louis’ stomach shake. “I’ll be your friend.”

1970’s AU. In a tiny town in Idaho, Louis’ life is changed forever by the arrival of a curious stranger.

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70s!harry

"All for one, like we’re living in a book Hope is strong, Sit and we wait and we drown there, Thinking why bother play when its unfair"

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On and on. Like we’re living on a broken record Hope is strong, but misery is a little quicker. We sit and we wait and we drown there, think