they not like us

Canny With The Flow

By: thinlines @thinlinez

Rating: Explicit

Pairing: Harry Styles/ Louis Tomlinson

Status: Completed 9k

Dedicated to Tricia and Riri

“Why don’t you ask for his number? Stop wasting our time. I could be home by now.” Niall complained.

“I can’t!” Harry screeched. He knew he was being dramatic, but he couldn’t handle a straight up rejection. He certainly didn’t want to scare the alpha and ruin his chances. “It needs to be natural. Our meeting… He has to fall in love with me naturally.”

“You are so weird.” Liam was shaking his head.

“What do you mean naturally? Asking for his number isn’t natural enough? Jeez!” Niall's grumble was already lost in Harry's ears.

OR Omega Harry brews a plan to bag his crush and executes it. Period.

A fic rec of One Direction friends to lovers fics as requested via dm. This is part two, and you can find part one here. Please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

☕️ The Greatest Thing by @infinitelymint

(E, 163k, canon) Harry and Louis haven’t spoken since the band broke up when a dangerous combination of Niall Horan, tequila, and an ordained Elvis impersonator means that the two of them have to embark on their biggest publicity stunt to date - together.

☕️ This Multiplicity of Powers by @helloamhere

(E, 149k, superheroes) Maybe there’s a universe where he doesn’t have to keep all his secrets on the inside. But this isn’t that universe. //an X-Men AU.

☕️ For the Right Reasons by @juliusschmidt

(E, 105k, Bachelor au) Harry doesn’t agree to be the Bachelor expecting to find love. Louis may have signed up to be a contestant on the Bachelor, but he’s not interested a ring or a proposal, not from Harry, not from anyone. He wouldn’t turn down a few more Instagram followers, though.

☕️ Have Love, Will Travel by @kingsofeverything

(E, 97k, road trip) Rather than spend the summer working at their desks, Louis and Harry are given the opportunity to crisscross the country together in a tiny camper, filming their adventures for a YouTube series.

☕️ Chasing, Searching, Dreaming by @parmahamlarrie

(E, 46k, kid fic) Harry has known who his soulmate is since he was twenty years old, and ever since, he has been waiting for Louis to be ready for him. The unexpected passing of Louis' mum, and the fact that now he is the guardian of his twin two-year-old little siblings, just means that Harry is going to have to wait a bit longer.

☕️ Looking Through You by @allwaswell16

(E, 41k, famous/not famous) just as Harry is set to embark on his next world tour, a drunken confession causes a rift between once inseparable friends. As Harry tries to make sense of his feelings for Louis, he begins writing his next album to express them

☕️ (but maybe all along) i'm afraid by localopa / @voulezloux

(T, 39k, grief) the five stages of realizing you’ve been in love with your best friend, who definitely doesn’t feel the same, this whole time.

☕️ hard times in elmsmere by @stylinsoncity

(M, 37k, time travel) for louis, being a full-fledged vampire complicates everything, not just his relationship with harry but with harry’s entire coven who took Louis in as an orphan.

☕️ Snow In Love by @lululawrence

(NR, 33k, fake relationship) For the first time since middle school, they are both single for the holidays leaving them with the brilliant idea to take each other as their dates to work events. To make things easier they will pretend like they’re dating. But then they learn something funny. People thought they were already dating. Weird.

☕️ 'cause I want you (for the worse and for the better) by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense

(NR, 26k, omegaverse) When Louis gets invited along to Anne's wedding, Harry is prepared to let people think whatever they want about their relationship. That's what Louis said -- let people think whatever they want. That changes when Louis sees his ex, who turns out to be Anne's future husband's son. 

☕️ On a starlit night by @lunarheslwt

(M, 24k, Omegaverse) omega and future Luna Louis is holding a mating ceremony to find his mate, but what he doesn’t expect to see amongst the alphas vying for his hand, is a familiar, yet unexpected face: Harry Styles.

☕️ I Left My Heart In Every Chorus by FelintoGirl / @felinto-girl

(G, 15k, love confession) The five times a pining Harry sang karaoke with his friend Louis, who didn’t get the gist of the song selections, and the one time Louis finally got it.

☕️ Captain Cupid by @2tiedships2

(NR, 15k, omegaverse) the one where Niall enlists his friends to help start a speed dating side hustle. Things don't go as planned... or maybe they do?

☕️ Awaken As Mine by thinlines / @thinlinez

(E, 9k, Omegaverse) Omega Harry was sure he had found his alpha, but how to get reading crazed, bookworm Louis to look twice at him was a mystery for the ages.

☕️ I Roll 'til I Change My Luck by larry_hiatus / @emilarry

(T, 8k, disabled character) Dating is hard enough when you're gay. When Louis reveals to his Tinder matches that he uses a wheelchair and has a service dog, things tend to get even more complicated. Too bad the guys on dating apps aren't as sweet and understanding as his best friend Harry...

☕️ softness as a weapon by @ursulalequeen

(NR, 7k, body worship) Harry tries on a lingerie set. Louis walks in with a hard on and a personal mission to make him believe he’s pretty.

☕️ Close Our Eyes (Pretend We're Miles Away) by @haztobegood

(E, 5k, murder) Louis and Harry have been on the run for a day and a half now. It’s a hard situation to be in, and they’ve been trying to cope the best they can since their relaxing girls’ weekend at a rented cabin turned into a living nightmare.

☕️ In Jest by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup

(T, 4k, soulmates) Louis whose soulmark is visible thanks to his low-cut top. Louis, Harry’s soulmate, who seems to either be blissfully ignorant of that fact or maliciously ignoring it. Harry would really like to know which.

- Rare Pairs -

☕️ Let's Not Fight in Vegas by YesIsAWorld / @louandhazaf

(E, 10k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw) Louis really should have told Nick that he was head over heels before Nick and Harry walked down the aisle.

☕️ It’s a Craving Not a Crush by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28

A One Direction fic rec of dramatic Harry fics as requested via dm. Please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

🌩️ Pretty Please (With Sugar On Top) by @angelichl

(E, 113k, omegaverse) Harry is a sugar baby omega who cons rich alphas for a living. Louis is a rich alpha with too much self-control.

🌩️ Say Something by @kingsofeverything

(E, 105k, omegaverse) When his doctor suggests a heat and rut matching service, he signs up out of necessity. It’s the only use he has for an Alpha in his life.

🌩️ These High Walls by LarryAlways28 / @larryaboworld

(E, 68k, omegaverse) He was the ideal son - until he presented as an Omega. Now, barely a year after his old man dropped dead and running the family company, if he makes a mistake with the Tomlinson and Sons merger and acquisition, it's game over.

🌩️ Why Can’t It Be Like That by @taggiecb 

(E, 63k, royal) A fashion AU with a royal twist, where Louis doesn’t need a stylist, Harry’s thrilled to have a real life Barbie doll, and they’re both very wrong about each other.

🌩️ to kill the mess we've made by @missandrogyny

(E, 43k, fwb) AU where Harry and Louis are both models, and they decide being friends-with-benefits is a great idea. It isn't.

🌩️ The Haunting of Louis Tomlinson by @helloamhere

(T, 31k, ghost) Louis is a plucky Gothic Heroine, Harry is a Mournful Spirit, and Big Country Houses are full of mystery and suspense, as Big Country Houses ever are!

🌩️ Friday I'm in Love by @perfectdagger

(M, 29k, coffee shop) the one where Harry works at the coffee shop and Louis goes there almost every day and Harry is head over heels for him, making his love life look like a The Cure song.

🌩️ Instant Pleasure by @100percentsassy

(E, 25k, roommates) This fic has everything! College Roommates! Mario Kart! Julie Andrews! Demonstrative Pronouns! Flamboyant Dom Louis! Premature Ejaculation! Niall!

🌩️ Canny With The Flow by thinlines / @thinlinez

(E, 9k, omegaverse) Omega Harry brews a plan to bag his crush and executes it. Period.

🌩️ I want to taste her lips (yeah, 'cause they taste like you) by refusethyname / @gonebylouist

(G, 8k, Girl Crush au) Harry learned Louis’s schedule without ever meaning to. It had started with patterns—the way Tuesdays and Thursdays always seemed to bend around the same hour, the same bench outside the humanities building where the afternoon light fell soft and gold.

🌩️ 'Sup by MediaWhore / @mediawhorefics

(G, 7k, silver fox Louis) Gemma really wants her little brother to sign up for a dating app and get back in the game after a messy divorce. Harry thinks he’s way too old to swipe. They compromise to devastatingly embarrassing results.

🌩️ Don't You Call Him (What You Used To Call Me) by @lululawrence

(NR, 7k, angst with ah happy ending) He let out a soft groan and rolled over so he could cuddle into Louis and enjoy his Saturday morning lie in for a little longer, but when he reached Louis’ side of the bed he found it empty and cold, and that was when he remembered it all.

🌩️ So Baby Say You'll Always Keep Me by EmmyLouWho

(G, 3k, established relationship) Harry stress-bakes. Louis loves him.

🌩️broken elbow, karma rules by yourdelicatepov / @howdididisco

(NR, 2k, canon) louis fractures his elbow which causes the unleash of drama queen harry. chaos ensues

🌩️ making my way downtown by @disgruntledkittenface

(M, 2k, texting) So Louis didn’t text him back. So what? So fucking everything.

🌩️ Hometown by @allwaswell16

(NR, 2k, angst with a happy ending) On the day Harry gets his driver’s licence, he drives through the suburbs, heartbroken that he can’t drive home to Louis.

- Rare Pairs -

🌩️ Belong (Maybe We Could) by StormDancer, sunniskies

✤ Sugar Daddy Fics ✤

A series of posts with the top five fics of each category by kudos plus five more hidden gems from that category! Remember to leave kudos and a comment on the fics you enjoyed to show your appreciation! You can find the library's other recs here.

- Top 5 H/L Fics -

1️⃣ Loving You Is Free by @littlelouishiccups {E, 67k}

Louis is a workaholic record label CEO who hasn't been on a date in nearly a year. Niall and Liam make an account for him on a sugar dating website as a joke. And then Louis meets Harry.

2️⃣ Pretty Please (With Sugar On Top) by @angelichl {E, 113k}

Harry is a sugar baby omega who cons rich alphas for a living. Louis is a rich alpha with too much self-control.

3️⃣ it ain't trickin' if ya got it by sarcasticfluentry {E, 10k}

Louis raises an eyebrow and smirks. “You have to ask nicely, Harry.”

They’ve never really played like this before, and Louis is a little out of his element but he finds that they’re both falling effortlessly into their roles (and not just because Louis is good at acting).

Harry’s too overwhelmed, though, to say anything without first gasping, “I c-can’t - god, I can’t believe you - please, Daddy, please put it inside?”

... or, 28-year-old blockbuster actor Louis Tomlinson rushes home to give his 20-year-old model boyfriend Harry a good seeing-to after a particularly provocative Instagram post and, in his excitement, alerts the entire world. Featuring daddy kink, anal beads, and feelings.

4️⃣ To Be Loved To Be In Love by Angel_Dust {M, 129k}

At 18, every Sub must take a Match Test to find their Dom.

Poor, Farm kid Louis Tomlinson is matched with Rich, Businessman Harry Styles.

Or, where Harry thinks giving Money, expensive presents and luxuries proves how much you love someone, but Louis is about to turn his world upside down.

5️⃣ baby shut your mouth and turn me inside out by ballsdeepinjesus {E, 10k}

And it’s good. It’s really, really good. Except they haven’t really talked about any of this and Harry can’t muster the courage to bring it up. Niall’s words at the bar run through his mind nearly every day. Fresh meat. Is this a thing Louis does, then? Find a toy to play with for awhile until he gets bored?

 He knows Louis, though. He’s been friends with him for months now and he knows that he’s not just some heartless asshole. But he doesn’t know if this is just a nice convenient hook-up to him or something more, like how Harry feels. And he knows he should ask, but he’s not brave enough. Not brave enough to possibly ruin everything when Harry can take what he’s being offered without complaints.

 [harry and louis meet in a mcdonalds. louis is everything harry needs.]

- Hidden Gems -

💎 starin' back from the lookin' glass (there stood a woman where a half-grown boy had stood) by 4ureyesonly28 / @evilovesyou {E, 23k}

Harry squeezed his feet into the black heels his mother handed him from their little satin bag and stood up, slightly wobbly for a few seconds before he caught himself.

“They’re small on you, I know,” Mama said quietly as she went and grabbed the mirror. “You’ll have to use your first money to get a place to stay, but after that you need to buy shoes that fit you…”

She was still speaking, but Harry couldn’t hear her anymore over the blood rushing in his ears as she turned the mirror and made him look at himself.

He looked… He was… He felt like a woman. Where just under an hour ago, he’d seen a boy, barely a young man, shaving off the bits of his beard that had started to grow in so late, he now saw a woman. She was as real as he had ever seen. His posture, unsure and shy, morphed into hers, shoulders straight and hip cocked as she tried her best to balance herself on the high heels she’d inherited.

💎 At your service, for your usage (series) by @holdingontochaos {E, 16k}

Louis is a doctor who works so much that he has barely any time to himself for pleasure, let alone to clean his house so he hires Harry as his naked maid and kills two birds with one stone.

💎 Sex Drunk Suckerpunch by thinlines / @thinlinez {E, 7k}

“Damn, Tommo, hit the jackpot this time? Which old bird or geezer gifted you that? Is it that mad bloke Cowell? Fuck! Did you give him a good dicking?” Louis’ face twisted in disgust as he shoved Niall off. “Don’t say shit like that. Fucking gross.” He shook his head, shuddering at the thought. “Well? Who is it? Who’s willing to spend that much on you?” Louis had to hightail into his room and lock the door to avoid Niall’s insistent questions. He sank down on his bed, carefully putting the Rolex back onto its cushion before noticing a folded note underneath the padding. Hello Louis, I’ve heard from Helene about you. Please contact me when you get this. All the love, H. “H?” Louis pushed back his long fringe.

OR Sugar Baby Louis did what any sugar baby should avoid doing but (clichely) end up doing anyways, that is, failing for his sugar mama.

💎 Never Wanted Love, Just A Fancy Car by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove {M, 7k}

“Anyways,” the man says, “someone as handsome as you shouldn’t be sitting all alone with an empty glass. Can I get you a drink?”Louis raises an eyebrow, snorting. “It’s an open bar,” he says. “The company is buying the drinks.”“Well.” The man laughs nervously. “I suppose so. But it is my company, so. I guess I already bought you a drink?”Louis feels his head jerk up in surprise, his mouth falling open as he looks into the face of COO Harry Styles, son of founder and CEO Desmond Styles.

When graphic designer Louis gets asked out by C-suite executive Harry, he thinks Harry is trying to take advantage of him. But he's willing to take advantage of him right back, if that's what it takes to get ahead in life and get his sister's new business off the ground.

💎 Figure This Out by @haztobegood {E, 2k}

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A fic rec of One Direction fics in which the main characters have a fight/argument and then make up as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other recs here. Happy reading!

- Louis / Harry -

☄️ Time Passed by coffinofachimera

(E, 66k, canon) Louis struggles with their relationship as Harry grows into his identity.

☄️ let me carry your weight by @soldouthaz

(E, 28k, trainer Harry) louis is fresh out of a bad relationship with someone who made him feel awful about how he looked. on his journey to better himself, he meets harry - the ridiculously attractive and fit personal trainer.

☄️ Lover Boy by @brightgolden

(E, 27k, CEO Louis) Where Louis wants to tell everyone about his relationship with Harry, but his boyfriend clearly thinks otherwise.

☄️ the evenness i fake by @shimmeringevil

(E, 26k, omegaverse) Harry doesn’t do relationships. He has a perfectly enjoyable friends-with-benefits agreement with a perfectly lovely omega, and he doesn’t see the need to change that anytime soon.

☄️ your lips in the low light by etherealbliss / @givesuethemoon

(E, 20k, uni) Set over the course of one night, at one fateful frat party. Louis and Harry find that there are not many things they will ever need more than each other.

☄️ Midnight by @kingsofeverything

(E, 10k, omegaverse) All Harry’d wanted to do was be a good neighbor. Now, here he is, half a year later, balls deep and four months into a no strings attached, sex only situation with the Omega of his dreams. He’s still not sure how it happened. 

☄️ this love is alive by @stylinsonwritingpalace

(E, 10k, writer Louis) When Louis's favorite fictional character, Harry Styles, comes to life, it's up to him to decide if he should stay.

☄️ My Home And My English Rose by @nauticalallusions

(M, 8k, established relationship) Everything is uncomplicated, perfect, even, until Harry gets an offer to become a famous musician if he goes to Nashville. Louis supports him, as always, with his decision to go and make it big, but it’s never as easy as it seems.

☄️ Sex Drunk Suckerpunch by thinlines / @thinlinez

(E, 7k, age difference) Sugar Baby Louis did what any sugar baby should avoid doing but (clichely) end up doing anyways, that is, failing for his sugar mama.

☄️ Good-Old Fashioned Lover Boy by not_fitzwilliam / @not-fitzwilliam-darcy

(NR, 5k, omegaverse) When a miscalculated decision leads to an accidental courtship with the sweetest, most gentle alpha, Harry is torn between breaking the alpha's heart and telling the truth. 

☄️ Can we please get back to Loving by umbroshirt

(NR, 5k, canon) Harry's mad and Louis doesn't know why. Or, the silent treatment fic I thought of the second Written All Over Your Face came out

☄️ Changing Weather (For Worse or For Better) by @haztobegood

(M, 3k, 5 times) Five times it's raining and one time it stops.

☄️ I'm Falling Again by @jaerie

(M, 3k, canon) Harry sat on the edge of the bed, looked down at the screen of his phone and pressed call once again. Just like the last three times, his call went straight to voicemail, driving home the fact of just how badly he’d fucked up.

☄️ i’ll always look out for you by orphan_account

(NR, 2k, omegaverse) Harry and Louis get into an argument but that doesn’t stop them from loving each other all the while.

☄️ Just Dump Me by DirtySweetStyle

(M, 2k, mpreg) Harry’s smile dropped. Louis froze and his heart was suddenly washed in ice as he watched green eyes well up with clear tears and red exhaustion.

☄️ Tuesday night by 28moon

(NR, 2k, canon) “Cuddle me” Louis mumbles to his neck. “You smell like her '' Harry mumbles and pushes Louis rudely off.

☄️ Let me feel at home again by mirilik

(NR, 1k, canon) the one where Louis and Harry seem to be on different sides but really are on the very same page about everything.

- Rare Pairs -

☄️ We'll Always Have Blockbuster by @disgruntledkittenface

hold me like a knife rated e, 110k

Louis ’Blue Eyes’ Tomlinson is a thing of legend, a bit of a mystery really, a shadow in the fringes of the eye. There are rumors around the precinct that he wasn’t even born, just crawled out of the sewage left on the street after a strong storm. No one has ever attributed a good omen or a holy deed to him, not a decent quality to his lot. All except for Harry Styles, socialite butterfly and adopted son of high politician Simon Cowell, who lowers himself every once in a way to hang out with the gang. When people begin to go missing and winding up mutilated, their parts having been ripped out, it begins a race against time to solve who is behind the attacks and why the bodies keep getting dumped in Louis' territory.