Louis kissed Harry in a bread van

Louis for Rolling Stone UK. Photographed by Kosmas Pavlos. (13 October 2025)

Pairing: Louis Tomlinson/Harry Styles

Rating: E

WC: 30k

Summary:

Niall rolls his eyes. “I’m not being rude, Lou. It took you two twice as long to even tie your legs together. I’m being practical.”

“Louis wasn’t satisfied with my performance,” Harry explains.

Louis bunches his fists up at his sides, resisting the urge to put one of them through a wall. “I have yet to see a performance worthy of any sort of praise from you in any capacity,” he replies, keeping his voice clipped and measured.

“Look,” Zayn snaps. “You two are running first. It’s not a negotiation. Get on the start line and don’t fuck this up too badly, alright?”

Louis and Harry exchange a quick glance. If looks could kill Louis would be dead on the conference room floor by now, but Harry would probably be in an equal position opposite him. He’s never hated someone so much. “Fine,” he says, begrudgingly. “Let’s get this over with.” 

Or - the one where Louis is just trying to make it through to the weekend at the job he hates, and Harry’s the bratty intern that won’t give him a moment’s peace.

For @subharryfest

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🖤🩶🤍i would know you from touch alone | E | 73k

They had never been face to face before now. They’d never touched, skin to skin, until Harry landed a punch to his face, high on his cheekbone. Louis shoved him off and was pulling his fist back from Harry’s abdomen before he realized his face wasn’t tingling because of the pain. It pooled out from his cheek, over his face, down his neck and spine. A shiver in the late September night. Heat, sparks - whatever you wanted to fucking call it.

or The Tomlinson and Cox gangs have hated each other for over forty years. Harry Styles, the grandson of Gritty Cox, was freshly back to the city after uni when, on his first night out, he punched the Tomlinson heir in the face. It shouldn’t have mattered, their gangs have done worse to each other. But all it took was one single touch to recognize your soulmate. Louis was adamant that being soulmates changed nothing, not who they were or which family they were loyal to. Or, at least, it shouldn’t have.

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A One Direction fic rec of my favorite meet cute fics as requested in this ask. You can find part one of this rec here. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

💜 From Dust to Lust by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom

(E, 45k, fate) the one where Louis and Harry are fly-in-fly-out mine workers, coincidences are totally a thing, karaoke is an underrated form of foreplay, and the universe most definitely works in mysterious ways.

💜 You're Not My Type (still I fall) by Imogenlee / @imogenleewriter

(M, 38k, omegaverse) This is just a bit of rain; it'll blow over. Then Harry will just... well, alright, he isn't entirely sure what to do when the rain stops because he'll still be stuck and lost. 

💜 I Keep Looking For Magic by @lululawrence

(NR, 36k, Christmas) Harry cannot go home alone when he had promised to bring a significant other again. This leaves him with little choice but to find someone to pretend they are his fiance.

💜 Single Bells Ring by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense

(M, 16k, non traditional omegaverse) A holiday singles event is not where Louis wants to be tonight, but there he is, helping his best friend find love. Just as Louis is settling in, ready to have a terrible time, he meets the fittest alpha he’s ever come across.

💜 Breathe me in, breathe me out by @lunarheslwt

(G, 14k, omegaverse) Louis is drawn into a quaint candle shop in his desire to find ways to soothe himself while struggling with touch depri. It takes him two more run-ins and with the lovely alpha sales assistant, and a drop, to figure out the source of the scent that imprints upon him and calms his omega.

💜 High heels on, 'm feeling alive by thebreadvan / @thebreadvansstuff

(M, 14k, uni) Harry damages a car when drunkenly stumbling home after a fun night out with his friends. Feeling horribly guilty, he tries to find the owner and make it up to him.

💜 Eyes on the Horizon by yeah_alright / @uhoh-but-yeah-alright

(E, 12k, age difference) Freshly dumped, recently fired, and about to turn 40, Harry's friends insist on taking him skydiving to cheer him up.

💜 Lacy Little Secret by hazzahtomlinson / @itsnotreal

(E, 6k, bachelor party) Harry learned a very valuable lesson that day: always check to make sure it’s the right car before getting in.

💜  I’ll Keep You Warm by @parmahamlarrie

(T, 6k, neighbors) He’s lived on the same street for years and barely would recognize the buildings, let alone his neighbours. That’s all about to change however, due to a broken key and an unexpected snow storm.

💜 Love Mail by @neondiamond

(G, 5k, neighbors) the one where Harry and Louis keep mistakenly receiving each other’s mail (and also fall in love)

💜 Body Stay Vicious by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

(E, 5k, gym) the one where Harry is feeling himself in the gym and gets a little carried away. Of course his gym crush just happens to walk in. They work it out.

💜 (your smile is) on every face by @justanothershadeofblue

(T, 5k, famous/not famous) Harry streams the whole thing, too overwhelmed to sing along, clutching his phone above his head as Louis whips the fans into a frenzy, playing both sides of the stage before staking a claim to the middle. 

💜 Three Hundred Cupcakes Later by Larry_you_know / @larryyouknow

(G, 5k, party) Louis finds Christmas parties usually too boring or too rowdy. Nothing in between. And this one was definitely bordering on lame... Until he spotted the most handsome man watching him.

💜 Pretty and Preposterous by @brightlyharry

(NR, 5k, neighbors) Harry donates a copy of Pride and Prejudice to his little free library. He never expects what comes next.

💜 Come On and Rescue Me by @kingsofeverything

(E, 3k, social media) Louis only intends to watch his hot neighbor’s Instagram live, but he winds up with his hand down his pants.

💜 Green Coffee and Morning People by @insightfulinsomniac

(T, 3k, uni) Louis has a crush on the prettiest boy he’s ever seen — the curly-haired guy who sits next to him in his Community Psych class and brings strangely-colored drinks to class with him each day.

💜 Stole My Heart by @haztobegood

(NR, 2k, humor) "I just reached into a box of free samples outside that new chicken restaurant. Only it wasn’t free samples. It was a man. Holding a box of chicken nuggets. His chicken nuggets. I stole this man’s food, Niall!”

💜 Oh Little Town of BATHlehem by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(G, 2k, humor) Louis Tomlinson needs a small pink bathtub. He needs it. His fucking family had forgotten to include him in the email chain for Doris for Christmas, with her very carefully thought out Christmas list, until every easy item was gone. So, it’s either a small pink bathtub or an entire bouncy castle.

💜 Charm Your Pants Off by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou

(G, 2k, Christmas) When Harry hurt himself in front of all of his coworkers, he thought his Christmas Eve couldn’t get any worse. That was, until he ended up in an actual ambulance. Perhaps the gentle and ridiculously attractive doctor he meets at the hospital can make his trip (pun absolutely intended) worth it?

💜 scent holding me ransom by larryftnoctrl / @the-larry-way

(E, 1k, omegaverse) Louis is obsessed with the scent of an omega he's never seen. Harry knows his dirty secret.

💜 On Love's Doorstep by @hellolovers13

(T, 1k, neighbors) Harry Styles: a day in the life ☑ Stuck in a dress ☑ Abandoned by his best friend ☑ Date with hot neighbour All in all, not the worst day ever

- Rare Pairs -

💜 Worth the Risk by Lhhome / @lhhomefics

(E, 5k, Louis/Lando Norris) The one where Lando Norris just wants to flirt with the cute guy he saw from across the room and Louis finally finds someone who is worth the risk.

💜 Choo-Choose Me by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13

Grabbed me by the ribbons in my hair (held me so I couldn't go nowhere)

By thebreadvan / @thebreadvansstuff

Complete ✔

Chapter I / Chapter II / Chapter III / Chapter IV / Chapter V / Chapter VI / Chapter VII

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Louis is just about ready to proceed to the next step, when a shattering sound echoes in the laboratory. His head snaps to the source of the sound, urgent to make sure all of the students are safe.

Thankfully, no one is injured, but Harry Styles' face has gone pale and the glass shards in front of his feet seem to be the reason why.

“I’m so sorry!” Harry squawks, bringing both hands up to cover his face and presumably shield himself from the attention he has attracted.

Louis approaches him with a reassuring smile, even though Harry cannot see him. The need to comfort him comes like second nature to Louis, and though he’s certain he’d have the same reaction to any other student, he might be slowly developing a soft spot for the clumsy, curly one.

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Or, Louis’ first teaching experience comes with a shining distraction.

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Written for @notjustsmutficfest

LAST LINE CHALLENGE

thanks for the tag, @allwaswell16. i cannot wait for your fic. bring it on. love you. 𖹭

“Sensei?” Louis stutters, blinking in bewilderment.

no pressure, tagging a few people. (others can join) :

@enchantedlandcoffee, @thebreadvansstuff, @always-in-love-x, @emilarry, @hellolovers13, @haztobegood