#hlsummerfest

Sweet to the Soul, Health to the Bones (9k): Someone keeps declaring their love on the brick wall outside Louis’s office window.  It’s possible Louis should be concerned, but the romantic in him would like to believe a stalker would use something slightly more vicious than chalk and pretty words.

Ready for the Afterglow (9k): It’s a summer job. It’s supposed to be easy, hanging out with a rambunctious 6 year-old while his father is at work. The father just happens to be Louis Tomlinson, footballer extraordinaire, recently divorced and even more recently out of the closet. Who’s really, really fit. It’s nothing Harry can’t handle. It’ll be great.

DJ Got the Floor to Shake (11k): an AU in which Harry and Louis are interns at Radio 1. Louis is assigned to Greg, and Harry is assigned to Nick. They have a friendly, competitive relationship that also happens to be charged with sexual tension. Of course Greg and Nick have to make a bet about where these two will be caught in a compromising position because two interns with this much chemistry? It’s inevitable.

we’re afire love (11,9k): Harry and Louis are best friends. Harry has the whole “crush” thing under control, honestly. Until, of course, he moves in with Louis and his baby.

Loathly (11,9k): An Arthurian Legend/Faerie AU based on ‘The Wedding of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnelle’, wherein Louis is a Knight of the Round Table and Harry is not what he seems.

turn any corner, there’s something new (12,9k): After graduating from uni with his degree in Costume Design, Harry Styles is finally ready to start as a dresser on his first real West End show. Nothing can get in his way. Well, except for maybe dressing Olivier-winner Louis Tomlinson. Who Harry has not-so-secretly been wanking to for years. Even worse, although Louis has never commented publicly on his sexuality, he seems to be paying a worrying amount of attention to Harry’s arse. Staying professional proves to be difficult.

if you just take off your mask (13k): There are two boys and there is one diamond, but it’s not really what it sounds like. Also known as the one where Louis is a master criminal who steals pretty things, and Harry is the pretty thing who ends up stealing Louis.

Just a Fine and Fancy Ramble (13k): College Au where Harry leads an army of penguins and rocks purple penis headscarves, Louis is generally covered in pigeon shit and panicking over worm dissections, Liam just wants to save his pet bird from Harry’s ill thought out sacrificial plans, and Niall and Zayn are definitely not dating.

Hit the Heartbrakes (13,9k): With his best friend and eternal roommate Zayn getting married and abandoning him, Louis has planned the world’s biggest stag do to send him off into married life – a week in Thailand showing him all the things he’s going to be missing when he becomes a married man. But Zayn has neglected to mention that Louis’ ex and their old uni friend Paddy will be coming – along with his successful, rich new boyfriend. Determined not to let Paddy ruin his fun once again, he enlists the help of an attractive backpacker by the name of Harry, who good-naturedly agrees to go along with pretending he’s Louis’ boyfriend for the week.

The Joke’s Always On The Joker, Baby (16k): It’s all about an anonymous one-night stand that turns Harry and Louis’ lives into a rom-com cliché, provides Liam with the perfect opportunity to finally approach the man of his dreams, and confirms Niall that he’s always right.

put your head on my shoulder (18k): Niall gives Harry until the end of marching season to either a) make a move on Louis Tomlinson or b) get the fuck over him. Either is easier said than done.

Hold My Breath (19k): It’s possible — possible — that his three-week ban from the football pitch makes Louis just a tad antsy. Surely it’s not so bad that it warrants punishment in the form of his friends signing him up for a yoga class? Either way, Louis is determined to hate every second of it.

but me, i'm not a gamble  (19k): A Posh & Becks AU in which Harry is a star on the stage and Louis is a star on the pitch, but they're both inexplicably terrible at articulating their feelings. In the end, it only takes a season's worth of failed matchmaking schemes, platonic dinner dates, road trip holidays, and one very convenient David Beckham cameo for them to figure it all out. And if Niall knew all along? Well, he at least has the decency not to be too smug about it.

White Ibis (19,5k): they work at a zoo. it’s all very cute.

your certain charms (20k): harry potter au. louis is the reserve-reserve seeker, harry is the quibbler’s brightest new voice, and the quidditch world cup is as good a place to stargaze as any.

Let Your Lights Shine (22k): AU where Louis is a faded professional footballer (soccer player) whose career is nearly ruined by an injury. Harry’s his physiotherapist.

Then We Kiss (All I Wanna Do Is Have A Good Time) (23k): harry is a potential new writer for a comedy show. louis is his kind-of boss. they flirt. stuff happens.

here for you (24k): “I can be your boyfriend for when you go home at Easter,” Harry says in one quick breath, “Fake boyfriend, I mean. If you- um, if you want?”

taking tips and getting stoned (24k): Louis drives a taxi. He hasn’t seen Harry in eight years when they have a chance meeting.

let’s talk about making love (25k) Louis is just a simple phone sex line operator, but to Harry, he’s Daddy.​

I’ve Been Wandering Round (But I Still Come Back to You) (27,5k): The one where Louis and Harry are best friends and co-stars on a popular television series and Louis inconveniently discovers he’s in love with him in the middle of a press tour.

with your love we could breathe underwater (28k): AU where Harry is a mermaid, Louis is a human, and they both discover a lot more than they anticipated. 

So Darling, Just Say You’ll Stay Right by My Side (28k): AU where Louis is the chief of police in a small sea-side town and Harry is his new deputy who’s a bit of a pacifist and a lot wonderful

Magical Soup (28k): Slytherin prefect Louis Tomlinson’s seventh year at Hogwarts takes an immediate turn for the worse when he’s made to be potions partners with Harry Styles, Hufflepuff’s resident heartthrob and class clown.  Louis has always considered Styles to be a terrible show-off who coasts by on his charm and good looks, but the more they work together, the more he questions that idea.  As term goes on, will Louis be able to admit to himself that he might actually like Harry Styles after all… and maybe, just maybe, as more than a friend?

Stop Making Tired Excuses (30k): Louis hates many things; cold tea, countdown, tuesdays and university, but most of all he absolutely, categorically despises Eric Davidson, current boyfriend of Harry Styles.

nonstop earthquake dreams of you (37k): or, harry falls hard and finds louis already at the bottom

my heart, in deadly rhythm (42k): There exists somewhere a very, very small list containing the names of people who don’t want Louis Tomlinson dead. Harry Styles may or may not be one of those people.

Renegade (5k): In which Harry, Niall, and Liam are cops. Zayn and Louis are graffiti vandals on a mission. Niall likes doughnuts, Liam likes himself, and Zayn would like to get through one job without the police being called. Harry and Louis like each other, which is becoming increasingly more inconvenient for Harry.

and you can lie with me with your tiny paws (5k): Or, a fic in which Louis is a kitten, Harry is trying to figure things out, and Niall is along for the ride. Shameless fluff and absurdity may ensue.

Can't help but touch myself (7k):

“What are these, then?” Louis asks, eyes set on Harry’s, who tries to recapture his lips in a kiss and fails.

“I asked what these were, love.”

Harry gulps.“Panties,”

Love Isn't Physical Chemistry (8k): A Science AU where Harry is a physical chemist, Louis is an organic chemist, graduate student life is hard, and solutions to all of life’s problems come from unexpected places.

Never Finish Loving You (9k): Or, Harry and Louis take a vacation with their kids. It's exactly as sappy as it sounds.

It Takes Two (9k): Clichéd college au where there’s too many references, mixtapes are involved, Louis burns down a kitchen, Harry Styles is actually Romeo, and the rest just want them to kiss already.

Give Me One Excuse (9k): Louis gets dumped by his fiancée and Harry is his replacement. It’s not their decision to get engaged, but it’s their decision to get married.

If This Is A Rom-Com Kill The Director (10k): It’s been three years since Louis last saw Harry. The last thing he expects is to wake up and find him in his kitchen. A uni-au without a lot of uni in it.

Vertigo (10k): Or, the one where Louis and Harry have been dating for ten years, and married for two. Marriage is not exactly the smooth sailing that Louis had hoped it would be.

Half-Fevered Dreams of You and Me (10k): The boys are in a band; Harry and Louis seem to hate each other. Until they don’t

Ready for the Afterglow (11k): It’s a summer job. It’s supposed to be easy, hanging out with a rambunctious 6 year-old while his father is at work. The father just happens to be Louis Tomlinson, footballer extraordinaire, recently divorced and even more recently out of the closet. Who’s really, really fit. It’s nothing Harry can’t handle. It’ll be great.

DJ Got the Floor to Shake (11k): an AU in which Harry and Louis are interns at Radio 1. Louis is assigned to Greg, and Harry is assigned to Nick. They have a friendly, competitive relationship that also happens to be charged with sexual tension. Of course Greg and Nick have to make a bet about where these two will be caught in a compromising position because two interns with this much chemistry? It’s inevitable.

Before You Came Into My Life (I missed you so bad) (16k): Or an AU where Louis is a closeted A-list actor and Harry is just your average Uni student who only signs things with smiley faces.

It's Easy Being With You, Sacred Simplicity (17k): or the one where harry has terrible taste in football teams but is incredibly good at his job

long hair don't care (20k): harry is sheltered and louis is a thief. or, a tangled au

Sometimes We Need A Little Magic (21k): Or the one where Harry is the chief of police and Louis is a new resident with magic at his fingertips.

last star left in heaven (23k): The world may be ending, but maybe that’s all the more reason to find something warm and alive and wonderful and cling to it for all that you’re worth.

dream a little dream of me (30k): Inception AU where Louis and his team of extractors steal secrets from the heads of corporations for money until a job goes horribly wrong and they have to bring in someone new: a fresh-faced uni student named Harry Styles