A fic rec of One Direction fics that involve an interview taking place as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find all my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

-Larry-

That Sounds Fake But Okay by dancingontheceiling

(E, 112k, famous/not famous au) Harry Styles is a rookie journalist forced to work the gossip desk at a major New York magazine. Louis Tomlinson is the A-list actor who doesn't appreciate Harry or his articles.

7 Up by @cherrystreet

(E, 51k, Up series au) Very loosely based on the British TV show "The Up Series" and somewhat inspired by the song “Something I Need” by Onerepublic, we follow the lives of Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson in an interview setting every seven years.

Be My Little Good Luck Charm by @100percentsassy

(E, 34k, golf au) In which Harry is a promising amateur golfer making his debut at the PGA Championship, and Louis is a Sky Sports anchor who would really rather be commentating on footie.

led by your beating heart by @missandrogyny

(E, 33k, canon divergence) AU where Harry's in One Direction, Louis isn't, and they reconnect over a game of 'Call or Delete'.

Mon Amour by selflovelouis

(E, 24k, model au) Louis' a French model who is becoming the next best thing in the industry, and Harry's a political journalist forced by his boss to go to Louis' event and try to interview the 'Mysterious Model.'

let me make a thing of cream and stars by @missandrogyny

(E, 24k, famous/famous) Louis is a Radio 1 DJ and Harry is a pop-star he interviews.

The Risen by @creamcoffeelou

(E, 20k, cult au) In search of the next breaking story, Harry goes off to do something no one else has been able to do: get the scoop on Louis Tomlinson and his devoted group of followers.

searching for a sweet surrender (but this is not the end) by feelslikehxme / @pointstohomee-blog

(T, 18k, The Voice au) an AU based off the Voice where Louis’s Adam, Harry’s Blake, Niall’s Shakira, Zayn and Liam have a cliche Romeo/Juliet love story and Louis’s too old for pathetic pining.

Cooking with Style by MsHydeStylinson / @mizzhydes

(E, 11k, famous/famous au) Only when he steps into the studio does he find out he's interviewing the multitalented Harry Styles, who's there to promote his most recent project — and who also happens to be Louis’ secret celebrity crush.

Watch me by Cherrie

(T, 8k, Potter Direction) Harry is asked to write an editorial on quidditch's brightest star Louis Tomlinson. It's not what he expected.

caught up in your love affair by @disgruntledkittenface

(NR, 8k, royal au) Prince Harry announces his engagement to Louis Tomlinson in an interview with longtime friend and BBC host Nick Grimshaw. 

waves try to break us by orphan_account

(T, 7k, canon) They have a routine, Harry and Louis. And it works pretty well, until it doesn’t.

you drive me wild (you know you do) by @missandrogyny

(E, 6k, canon) Louis flirts with the Australian interviewers and Harry gets possessive.

tall stories on the page by @soldouthaz

(T, 5k, famous/not famous) harry's tired of being interviewed by people that only care about the same pointless gossip.

Heart on an Open Highway by @afirethatcannotdie

(T, 5k, famous/not famous) Harry's a popstar about to release his second album, and Louis is the Radio 1 intern who gets his heart racing.

Harry Styles Plays with Kittens While Answering Questions by @sadaveniren

(T, 4k, youtuber au) Louis runs a Youtube channel and Harry is his celebrity guest

The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth by phdmama / @phd-mama

(T, 1k, canon) Sometimes people write funny things about Louis in the internet, and Harry likes to save them.

-Rare Pairs-

Life by transteverogers

(E, 15k, Zayn/Liam) Liam Payne is Donny High's own sport protege and Zayn Malik is the lucky (read: unlucky) journalism student who gets (forced) to interview him

Interview with the vampire by @allwaswell16

(E, 4k, Louis/Rob Pattinson) Inspired by Rob’s interview in GQ Magazine and not actually about vampires

Let Me Kiss You by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13

(G, 4k, Louis/OT5) The One Where Louis Locks Lips With Everyone

hi hater, kiss kiss by MediaWhore / @mediawhorefics

I was tagged by @the-starryknight​ to self-rec something for TLC Tuesday, and I drew a complete blank. I asked @phd-mama​ if she had any favorites she’d like to see go around again, and she said she’s fond of my 2020 Lockdown Fest art and the pieces it inspired, so here’s the story behind the wizarding instrument she and I invented together. 😁

I made this piece, “Are You Sure You Know How to Play That?”  for Lockdown Fest: “Harry and Draco offer comfort and entertainment to their neighborhood under lockdown by performing a traditional wizards' evening ballad on their balcony.” I called Draco’s bewildering instrument a Common Pneumerator specifically because @phd-mama​ is my favorite math nerd and I knew it would make her laugh. She took this silly art piece and made an achingly gorgeous and heartfelt fic out of it: The Common Pneumerator (G, 3K) In her fic, she referred to a Royal Pneumerator, a rather larger and more astonishing version of the Common Pneumerator. For her birthday that year, I gave her Draco with a Royal Pneumerator, live on stage.

We believe you're looking for (We'll Call This Fixer-Upper) Home (52k, E) by @phd-mama!

FIC OF THE MONTH

- March 2022 -

Unveiled by phdmama / @phd-mama

The train grinds to a halt and Harry leans forward in his eagerness to take it all in. It’s a gorgeous Spring day, the sky the same intense blue that he knows from home, which comforts him. There’s much here that looks almost familiar, but then so much that is new and strange to his eyes. The bustling station platform and winding streets beyond paved in cobblestones look much like home. There are vehicles ranging from small to very large, some with strange and unusual shapes of which he can only guess the purpose. But most surprising are the people. There is a crowd gathered, filled with men and women, some in what looks to be a military uniform, some in what must be the street clothes in this Land.

There are no robes. And not a single one of them is veiled.

thank you!!!

11. 🛳️ A fic that brought you aboard a new ship

i'll take the opportunity to rec this whenever i can: when midnights break their sleep (and the sequel!) by @yoursummerfrost. i know next to nothing about the witcher but this was just so beautifully written (not to mention hilarious) and i find myself re-reading it whenever i have a bad day.

12. 💘 A fic you couldn’t stop reading once you started

hands down, paint me in trust by @pawprinterfanfic. i skipped two classes and pulled an all-nighter to finish reading this - it really is that good. you also don't need to have any real background knowledge of the 100 to read it (although i'd recommend knowing a bit about harry potter just in case).

(this fic also just reminded me of another fave - hermione granger's hogwarts crammer for delinquents on the run by @waspabi, so i'm reccing it too because it's also utterly delightful)

thank you so much for the ask, mama <33

chronological: have you ever gotten stuck with a scene? if you have, how do you power through and finish?

good question, and not one i have a great answer to? i get stuck on a lot of scenes and i almost always choose the easy way out. i add a scene break, scrap the whole scene, or leave the WIP hanging. that said, sometimes i've been able to power through stalled scenes by considering them to be isolated ficlets (like a microfic!) that need to encapsulate some specific idea. a different word doc, a different notebook, and the scene starts to feel less weighed down by the expectations of what comes before or what comes after it.

whatever suits your fancy: beginning, middle or end? which is your favourite part to write and why?

middle, for sure. the beginning requires a lot of boring work— setting the foundation, establishing characters, making something i don't particularly care about interesting. the end, well. i write fic to escape? i build up these worlds to get away from reality and the prospect of having to let it go is never pleasant. my ends are always rushed, sometimes incomplete, because i just don't like to write them. but the middle, that's where everything happens. that's where all the little scene ideas tie themselves into each other and start making sense. that's where i get to write a parallel life to mine. probably explains why i love writing and reading established relationship and break-up/make-up fics so much, i love delving right in.

This is one of my favorite fics written by one of my favorite people. Read it!

Feels Like Coming Home 

by @phd-mama

The last thing Harry Styles expects when he's hanging out at the Someday Cafe in Somerville one rainy October day is for his ex, Louis Tomlinson to walk through the door, but that's exactly what happens. After a spectacularly ugly break-up three years prior, Harry hasn't heard one word from Louis, and he's moved on. Gotten over him. 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.

This is a story about love and the power of forgiveness, and how the hard choices we make define us, and change our lives.

Thank you darling!!

1. what song makes you feel better?

So many! I could list at least 10 lol but I’ll go with Dreams by Fleetwood Mac because I have a set of very special memories linked to it. 

13. what’s your comfort food?

Pizza, Brazilian stroganoff, brigadeiro 👌🏼

10. what’s something you’re excited for?