#merihn

hell yeah!!! irresistible poison was ALSO my first drarry fic when i was 13 years old all the way back in 2004-ish. i know i re-read it several times, but i don't think i've read it since i originally put together that rec list back in 2014. i'm so glad to hear you think it held up!! maybe i'll add it to my queue of fics to read over break

ALSO, we are so incredibly lucky, bc when i went through the reclist yesterday i discovered that fictionalley (where the original link directed) was shuttered down a few years ago, and i had to go digging through the internet for a complete copy of the fic! i found an abandoned version on ff.net that the author stopped updated around ch9 (they were already crossposting it to fictionalley AND a mailing list they shared with....none other than cassandra clare of fandom infamy and mortal instruments fame, so i can understand why they probably gave up on keeping up with ff.net) and almost linked to that instead before i realized that the word count was totally skewed.

"He's cute, isn't he," Luke startled at the question, not realizing anyone had come up to him as he was admiring the golden retriever in front of him; the dog's face was smushed against the wall as he slept, and his legs and toes would twitch every so often, making him look somehow even more adorable, though one of his front legs was in a cast of some sort.

"He's not ready to be adopted yet," the employee continued, "The little guy still has a few more physical therapy sessions, but if you'd like, we could set up some play dates so he could get to know you," Luke tore his gaze away from the dog to look at the other man - he was around Luke's age, with slicked back dark hair and a pale complexion that was adorned with smatterings of freckles.

"Yeah, that'd be awesome," Luke found himself saying, because he did fall in love with the dog as soon as he saw him, but he was also pretty sure he could fall in love with the guy in front of him, too.

how about this by halimedes | M | 2025 It makes more than perfect sense that something like this would happen to Louis.

and you kissed me like you meant it by merihn | E | 2237 It's weird, but not really any weirder than the other things that they're given. The flowers are bright and pretty, not exactly something you'd give to a boyband member you liked, but Liam rolls with it, thanking the blushing girl and making a show of holding them up to his face and breathing in deeply.

Dosed by hybryd0 | M | 2365 It’s a testament to how touchy feely their band is that all the groping and touching don’t set off any alarm bells right up until Louis shoves his hand down Liam’s trousers

high off of you by eleadore | E | 2716 The one where Harry gets hit in the face with flowers and Louis discovers there's only so much you can blame on allergies.

resting on a wave by brokendrums | E | 5261 Harry and Niall should not eat random cookies that a fan gives them.

It Just Comes Natural | E | 6321 Niall's shit at Herbology, but it's never fucked him over /this/ badly before. (aka the Hogwarts!AU sex pollen fic)

A Fever You Can't Sweat Out by LouLa | E | 6580 Someone slips an aphrodisiac into Liam's drink, and the boys initially just think he's got a fever, so Louis offers to take him home. Cue Liam demanding to be fucked as soon as they get to his room...which means Louis has to take care of him until it gets out of his system.

my heart's on fire with a strange desire by 1dspoon | E | 7105 As usual, it starts with Harry and a banana. “Mate, I’m not trying to be funny but that banana doesn’t look right,” Liam says, looking at the fruit in Harry’s hand. “It’s just got a bit of pink on it,” Harry responds, unconcerned. *** Harry eats a highly suspect piece of fruit, and then everyone has sex.

This one is a bit short, but it’s really sweet <3 Alex does get dragged in too because we love one anxious drummer, so could potentially be read as Alex/Luke/Reggie too but whichever works

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Oh no, this is bad, this is very bad. 

Alex hadn’t meant to take hold of Willie’s hand, but their knuckles brushed and he felt this--- this impulse, and he just did it without thinking because he’s always holding hands, except this is Willie, and oh no, what do I do? Do I let go, and pretend it never happened, or come up with an excuse---I could say I got scared of something---or just---

Willie’s amused chuckle brings him back to reality. ‘Don’t be freaking out on me, Hot Dog,’ he says, and then Alex feels him tighten his grip, eyes shining bright.

i was trying to decide who is doing the confessing and honestly every possibility is gold

there’s the obvious one where willex is already a thing and luke has had a crush on both of them for ages now and one night at a party with their friends, willie and alex are drunk enough that they’re one of those couples just making out on a couch and luke is sitting near them and he’s drunk enough that he forgets to be polite and look away and he thinks, “god, you’re so hot, i love you,” and then they both look at him and he realizes that he said that out loud. whoops! it ends well, though, if waking up the next morning in between them is any indication.

there’s the one where none of them are dating, but alex and luke have been dancing around each other for honestly years now, and everyone is just waiting for them to get their shit together. they’re with friends, a few drinks in, and willie is just so tired of watching their bullshit that he literally grabs them, positions them in front of each other, and commands, “now kiss!” alex is startled and flustered and starts stammering, but luke just stands there and processes it for a second before pulling alex in and kissing him silly. willie is struck by it. he didn’t really think this far ahead, to what would happen if they actually did it. when they break apart he slings an arm around each of their shoulders, kisses their cheeks, and cheers. alex and luke are understandably confused, but they go with it, and the three of them have a nice long talk the next day.

there’s the one where none of them are dating, but alex is such a disaster gay, alright, he’s had a crush on luke for forever and that’s fine, he’s used to that, but now he has a crush on this cute skater guy too?? it’s just unfair. they’re at a party celebrating something idk and luke is so overcome with happiness that he turns and kisses willie full on the mouth, leaving alex slack-jawed as he watches. luke sees alex watching and grins, coming up to him too and fully dipping him as he kisses him. they break apart and alex, stunned (and very drunk) says, “i love you.” luke smiles and says it back and kisses him again, then swings him up out of the dip, and oh that isn’t good for alex’s stomach. he makes eye contact with willie and says “i love you too, don’t worry” and then runs to the bathroom. he doesn’t actually end up throwing up, to his relief, because then he wouldn’t have been able to kiss his new boyfriends as much as he did. luke does often bring up that their first kiss almost make alex puke, though. he finds it very funny.

and there’s the one where they’re at a holiday party, and someone had thought it was a good idea to hang mistletoe literally everywhere. well, maybe it was, because throughout the night, alex, willie, and luke get to kiss each other many, many times, and then they get to act like it’s totally normal to kiss your bros. as the night wears on and the alcohol keeps flowing, the kisses get progressively more intense, starting out with a peck and leading up to willie and luke frenching in the living room. they separate, and luke says, “you’re great.” 

willie replies, “you’re great!” he gasps. “oh my god, you know who’s great?” 

“who?” 

“alex.”

luke gasps with him. “oh my god, you’re so right. we should -- we should find him and tell him that we think he’s great.” willie nods. luke continues, “sometimes he doesn’t think he’s great, you know? because of - of anxiety.” he hiccups. “but he is! we have to make sure he knows.” luke grabs willie’s shoulders. “willie, we have to make sure he knows how great he is!”

willie puts his hands on luke’s shoulders. “we will, we will, we just gotta find him.”

luke nods and then rips himself out of willie’s grasp, practically running through the party on his way to find alex. willie laughs and runs after him, finally catching up in time to see luke barrel into alex and squeeze him in a hug.

”alex! alex alex alex! you’re great.” luke draws back and cups alex’s quickly warming cheeks in his hands and stares into his eyes. “you know you’re great, right?”

alex chuckles nervously. “uh, sure?”

luke nods sharply. “good.” then he leans in and kisses alex, just to make extra sure that he knows he is loved. “you’re great, and awesome, and wonderful, and -- and --”

“and amazing!” willie adds from beside them.

“and amazing,” luke repeats. “and i know that you don’t always think that about yourself, but you should, because you are, and i love you, man.”

alex looks bewildered in his arms, eyes darting between luke and willie. “o...kay? i, uh, i think you’re pretty great too. both of you.”

“aw thanks, bro,” luke says, hugging him close and nestling into his chest. willie comes up behind him and kisses alex too, the heat of his body warming luke’s back.

“you’re great, hotdog,” he whispers in the space between his lips.

“what is happening,” alex murmurs back.

“does it matter? we like you,” willie says sweetly. 

“i think it does matter, actually --” alex starts, and luke groans into his shoulder.

“aleeeeex, just let us love youuuuu.” willie and alex make eye contact and dissolve into giggles.

"Duncan, just make sure he eats something green occasionally." Cassie laughed through the screen, Jimmy sat back in his chair indignantly and Duncan cupped his shoulder warmly.