I’ve rec’d nearly all of these fics but I just wanted to put them together into one rec. More will be added as time goes on of course :)Â
Untangle Me by suicxne
{explicit, 103k, 11 chapters, MITAM era, friends to lovers, angst, fluff, domestic fluff, pining, first time, smut}
Louis finds himself out of place in LA, unable to get at an itch that’s been bothering him for years. He supposes back in the early days, home hadn’t been a place. It’d been a person. He’d etched it permanently into his skin for fucks sake.
It was always him and Harry. Stuck to each other like super glue. Pulled together by some magnetic force, existing in their own bubble. Everyone could see it, but that was half the problem, wasn’t it?
It’s not like Louis can pinpoint the exact moment in time when him and Harry fell out of sync. There wasn’t really one at all. It had been a gradual slip, like the tide wearing away at a sandstone cliff. Chipping the solid foundations until there was nothing left to stop the structure falling to the waves below. It’s not like he spends all of his time sitting around moping over a lost friendship, he’s good at distractions. But LA only seems to accentuate the distance between them. Two separate planets, not even in the same solar system.
Or the one where Harry and Louis finally get it right.
It Goes, It’s Golden by lucythegoosey
{explicit, 150k, 14 chapters, MITAM era, OTRA era, alternating POV, flashbacks, slow burn, fluff, angst, smut, coming out, first time}
The chaos Zayn left in his wake wouldn't feel so disastrous if Harry had Louis. But everything between them crashed and burned a long time ago. All Harry is left with is a hopeless longing and a fear that the band's current disarray will set in for good.
... And then he finds himself stuck on a sixteen hour plane trip with Louis Tomlinson. This could either be the most awkward flight of Harry's life, or the beginning of an atonement he's been dreaming of since 2013.
Canon Compliant AU in which Harry and Louis broke under the strain of it all and now, years on, there's a chance to put all the pieces back together. Set in early April 2015 all the way through to October. Written in Harry and Louis' perspectives, alternating every chapter.
And Then a Bit by infinitelymint
{explicit, 158k, 14 chapters, fake relationship, friends to lovers, smut, fluff, pining, angst}
“We’d like to give the fans what they want.” Magee states, placing his hand on the table in front of him and leaning forward. “We want to give them Larry Stylinson.”
Or, take a parallel universe where Louis and Harry were never together, mix in a two year hiatus and an impending comeback, pour in a dash of lost fans, two tablespoons of strong friendship and a Modest! employee with a good idea. Add a squeeze of pretending to be a couple, lots of kisses and a tattoo or two. Stir. Serve: the mother of all publicity stunts.
(aka Harry and Louis fake a relationship for publicity. Eventually it becomes a lot less fake and a lot more real.)
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{mature, 207k, canon compliant, canon divergent, ot5 friendship + involvement, side ziam, angst, slow burn}
Harry steadies his jaw. “What do you want from me?”
Louis’ bottom lip wobbles. “I’m not gay.”
“Are you trying to convince me, or yourself?”
And at that, Louis seems to completely lose his shit. He rushes towards Harry, banging his fists on Harry’s collarbones in a frenzy, and begins yelling-- “I hate you! I hate you! I fucking hate you so much!”
Tears are rushing down his cheeks, and then he’s shoving Harry away, drunk out of his ass, causing Harry to stumble back a bit. Louis then begins to clutch at himself, fisting his own clothes to his chest, dribble falling from his mouth, his arms shaky and his back hunched.
“Fuckfuckfuckufkcufkc!” He spits, face contorted, hands trembling. “I hate you!”
“No, you don’t.” Harry steps forward, face concerned. “You don’t hate me.”
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An epic love story in which Harry is too in love for his own good, Louis is in denial of his sexuality, and they write songs instead of actually talking to each other.
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