burning our pretty little hearts

By: Anonymous  Words: 5176  Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply  Additional Tags: Soulmates, alternative universe - not canon, First Meetings, Meet-Ugly, extensive use of 'northern lad' for which i am very sorry, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs

Summary:

Nick's twenty-nine, and still not the least bit ready for it, when he finds his soulmate.

Brighter This Time

By: Anonymous  Words: 4581 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - College/University, Heartbreak, First Time, Falling In Love 

Summary:

Louis’s a little lost, a little heartbroken, and maybe a little… something else. Nick’s just a shit bartender.

Tomlinshaw Exchange 2019 - reveals (so far!)

You’re a Nightmare, I’m a Disaster

By: lululawrence / @lululawrence​ Words: 7413 Summary: As Nick scanned the shelves, his eyes caught on a bright blue binding. Snooki, it read, A Shore Thing.“Oh my God,” Nick mumbled, trying not to laugh as he picked it up. He’d watched bits and pieces of Jersey Shore way back in the day.Without bothering to look any further around the store, he headed up to the counter where Blue eyes was watching him. Nick cleared his throat nervously and set the book on the counter and the man immediately flashed him a look of disdain.“Seriously? Out of everything we have available, you chose the book we special ordered for a customer?”“Well, it can’t be that bad if someone specifically requested it, right?” Nick said, trying to keep a teasing tone.“Why do you think we still have it if it was a special order?” the man asked with a scoff. “They returned it after reading something like three pages.”Nick frowned at the book. “Well that doesn’t seem very fair.”Or the one where Nick is a writer, Louis works in a bookshop, and things don’t exactly start off on the right foot, but they might just end on it.

my heart got caught on your sleeve

By: mrsenjolras / @foliealou​ Words: 5145 Summary: He rolls his eyes at himself. It’s all a fucking joke. If he wants to go out with Nick, he should be able to. If he wants to post pictures of his boyfriend on his Instagram, he should just do it. He’s nearly thirty years old and he’s still in the fucking closet. It’s pathetic. And what’s really stopping him?

[Or: Louis Tomlinson decides to come out: a story in three acts.]

You are the feeling of drugs, pulling the chain of my love

By: wearetheluckyones / @peujeune​ Words: 10181 Summary: Louis gets bored with all the questions by the next week and tells everyone, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off, in a Facebook post he subsequently deletes the next day. Instead, he chooses to ignore all his friends. And text Nick.

The Circle of Life is Not a Circle, it’s a Stick

By: lounonymouse / @lounonymouse​ Words: 5875 Summary: This is a story about Louis, his husband Nick, their daughter Ella, and her pet stick insect Mr Sticky McStick-Face.

Weekend Rockstars

By: sullenhearts / @clumsykisses Words: 10253 Summary:Told backwards in time, we see Nick and Louis get married after going through a difficult time, then we see Louis serving time for dealing cocaine, and finally we see how the two met. So it’s an angst sandwich.

To Fall Down At Your Door

By: sunsetmog / @magicalrocketships Words: 9373 Summary: Nick has failed to pay attention in any of the meetings leading up to him filming a documentary in the Scottish Highlands, mostly because he’s just been dumped and he’s in the middle of some very important wallowing. This does not entirely explain what Louis Tomlinson is doing there filming in the Highlands with him, and it absolutely does not explain why the world’s press seems to think that they’ve just got married without telling anyone.He’s fairly certain none of this is actually his fault, but it doesn’t change the fact that everything has suddenly got a little bit weird.

Can't Forget You

By: Writcraft / @writsgrimmyblog  Words: 13211 Summary: Nick wakes up in hospital and discovers he’s lost several years of memories, including getting together—and breaking up—with Louis Tomlinson, the owner of the local café that Nick’s being trying to pull for ages.

As he tries to work out what went wrong, Nick falls in love with Louis all over again.

i don’t want you to leave (will you hold my hand?)

By: candypinklouis / @megabreadboi Words: 12494 Summary: The call isn’t on speaker, but Nick can hear Harry’s voice anyways, voice ten times higher and panicked. “Have you seen the news?”

There’s a zombie apocalypse; Nick, Harry, and Louis must fight to survive.

Thank you to our amazing writers, and readers!

We hope everyone is having fun reading along, and are dropping our writers lots of kudos and / or comments when able.

i don't want you to leave (will you hold my hand?)

By: candypinklouis / @megabreadboi Words: 12494 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson, Nick Grimshaw/Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Zombie Apocalypse, Gore, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Suicidal Thoughts, Cuddling & Snuggling, Flashbacks, Light Dom/sub, Blow Jobs, Suicide, Character Death Summary: The call isn’t on speaker, but Nick can hear Harry’s voice anyways, voice ten times higher and panicked. “Have you seen the news?” There’s a zombie apocalypse; Nick, Harry, and Louis must fight to survive.

Can't Forget You

By: Writcraft / @writsgrimmyblog Words: 13211 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Car Accidents, Injury Recovery, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Breaking Up & Making Up, Fluff and Angst, Boys In Love, Getting Back Together, Blow Jobs, Money Worries, Romance, Happy Ending

Summary:

Nick wakes up in hospital and discovers he's lost several years of memories, including getting together—and breaking up—with Louis Tomlinson, the owner of the local café that Nick's being trying to pull for ages.

As he tries to work out what went wrong, Nick falls in love with Louis all over again.

Tomlinshaw Exchange 2019 week one summary

You’re a Nightmare, I’m a Disaster

By: Anonymous Words: 7413 

Summary: As Nick scanned the shelves, his eyes caught on a bright blue binding. Snooki, it read, A Shore Thing.“Oh my God,” Nick mumbled, trying not to laugh as he picked it up. He’d watched bits and pieces of Jersey Shore way back in the day.Without bothering to look any further around the store, he headed up to the counter where Blue eyes was watching him. Nick cleared his throat nervously and set the book on the counter and the man immediately flashed him a look of disdain.“Seriously? Out of everything we have available, you chose the book we special ordered for a customer?”“Well, it can’t be that bad if someone specifically requested it, right?” Nick said, trying to keep a teasing tone.“Why do you think we still have it if it was a special order?” the man asked with a scoff. “They returned it after reading something like three pages.”Nick frowned at the book. “Well that doesn’t seem very fair.”Or the one where Nick is a writer, Louis works in a bookshop, and things don’t exactly start off on the right foot, but they might just end on it.

my heart got caught on your sleeve

By: Anonymous Words: 5145

Summary: He rolls his eyes at himself. It’s all a fucking joke. If he wants to go out with Nick, he should be able to. If he wants to post pictures of his boyfriend on his Instagram, he should just do it. He’s nearly thirty years old and he’s still in the fucking closet. It’s pathetic. And what’s really stopping him?

[Or: Louis Tomlinson decides to come out: a story in three acts.]

You are the feeling of drugs, pulling the chain of my love

By: Anonymous Words: 10181

Summary: Louis gets bored with all the questions by the next week and tells everyone, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off, in a Facebook post he subsequently deletes the next day. Instead, he chooses to ignore all his friends. And text Nick.

The Circle of Life is Not a Circle, it’s a Stick

By: Anonymous Words: 5875

Summary: This is a story about Louis, his husband Nick, their daughter Ella, and her pet stick insect Mr Sticky McStick-Face.

Weekend Rockstars

By: Anonymous Words: 10253 

Summary:Told backwards in time, we see Nick and Louis get married after going through a difficult time, then we see Louis serving time for dealing cocaine, and finally we see how the two met. So it’s an angst sandwich.

To Fall Down At Your Door

By: Anonymous Words: 9373

Summary: Nick has failed to pay attention in any of the meetings leading up to him filming a documentary in the Scottish Highlands, mostly because he’s just been dumped and he’s in the middle of some very important wallowing. This does not entirely explain what Louis Tomlinson is doing there filming in the Highlands with him, and it absolutely does not explain why the world’s press seems to think that they’ve just got married without telling anyone.He’s fairly certain none of this is actually his fault, but it doesn’t change the fact that everything has suddenly got a little bit weird.

Thank you to our amazing writers, and readers so far! 

To Fall Down At Your Door

By: sunsetmog / @magicalrocketships Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Words: 9373 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Secret Marriage, Sort Of, Accidental Marriage, Getting Together

Summary: 

Nick has failed to pay attention in any of the meetings leading up to him filming a documentary in the Scottish Highlands, mostly because he's just been dumped and he's in the middle of some very important wallowing. This does not entirely explain what Louis Tomlinson is doing there filming in the Highlands with him, and it absolutely does not explain why the world's press seems to think that they've just got married without telling anyone.He's fairly certain none of this is actually his fault, but it doesn't change the fact that everything has suddenly got a little bit weird.

Weekend Rockstars

By: sullenhearts / @clumsykisses Words: 10253 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Prison, Drug Dealing

Summary:

Told backwards in time, we see Nick and Louis get married after going through a difficult time, then we see Louis serving time for dealing cocaine, and finally we see how the two met. So it's an angst sandwich.

The Circle of Life is Not a Circle, it's a Stick

By: lounonymouse / @lounonymouse​ Words: 5875 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson  Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Additional Tags: Kid Fic, Established Relationship, Bookshop Owner Louis Tomlinson, Alternate Universe - Bookstore, Alternate Universe, Pets, Unusual Pets, POV Louis Tomlinson, boys making silly decisions, Mentions of Death, (it's all very light-hearted and silly though), Is this crack?, i think this is crack, Swearing, panicked lying, both Louis and Nick make some not great decisions but their hearts are in the right place, it's a bit sappy at the end but I regret nothing

Summary:

This is a story about Louis, his husband Nick, their daughter Ella, and her pet stick insect Mr Sticky McStick-Face.

You are the feeling of drugs, pulling the chain of my love

By: wearetheluckyones / @peujeune​ Words: 10181 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson  Rating: Explicit  Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Louis is a Publisher’s Assistant, Nick is a Small Radio Show Host, handjobs, Blowjobs, Rimming, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex, Feelings, Friends With Benefits to Boyfriends, Grief/Mourning

Summary:

Louis gets bored with all the questions by the next week and tells everyone, in no uncertain terms, to fuck off, in a Facebook post he subsequently deletes the next day. Instead, he chooses to ignore all his friends.

And text Nick.

my heart got caught on your sleeve

By: mrsenjolras / @foliealou Words:5145 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Coming Out, Louis Tomlinson-centric

Summary:

He rolls his eyes at himself. It’s all a fucking joke. If he wants to go out with Nick, he should be able to. If he wants to post pictures of his boyfriend on his Instagram, he should just do it. He’s nearly thirty years old and he’s still in the fucking closet. It’s pathetic. And what’s really stopping him?

[Or: Louis Tomlinson decides to come out: a story in three acts.]

You’re a Nightmare, I’m a Disaster

By: lululawrence / @lululawrence​ Words: 7413 Relationships: Nick Grimshaw/Louis Tomlinson Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, bookshop au, Writer Nick, Enemies to Lovers, well it’s more like, condescending strangers to lovers, Banter, Teasing, Miscommunication, Fluff, Humor, Fluff and Humor, No Smut, Pining

Summary:

As Nick scanned the shelves, his eyes caught on a bright blue binding. Snooki, it read, A Shore Thing.

“Oh my God,” Nick mumbled, trying not to laugh as he picked it up. He’d watched bits and pieces of Jersey Shore way back in the day.

Without bothering to look any further around the store, he headed up to the counter where Blue eyes was watching him. Nick cleared his throat nervously and set the book on the counter and the man immediately flashed him a look of disdain.

“Seriously? Out of everything we have available, you chose the book we special ordered for a customer?”

“Well, it can’t be that bad if someone specifically requested it, right?” Nick said, trying to keep a teasing tone.

“Why do you think we still have it if it was a special order?” the man asked with a scoff. “They returned it after reading something like three pages.”

Nick frowned at the book. “Well that doesn’t seem very fair.”

Or the one where Nick is a writer, Louis works in a bookshop, and things don’t exactly start off on the right foot, but they might just end on it.

Hi! Thank you nonny, we are excited too!

Now that everything is firmed up with the exchange, and our wonderful writers have submitted their fics we can provide the final schedule. We’ll be posting one fic a day during the posting days.

Fics will be posted Sunday 8th Dec - Friday 13th Dec. 

On Sat 14th will be a break,

Fics will be posted Sunday 14th - Friday 20th. 

Reveals will be posted on Boxing Day - 26th Dec.

Call out for Betas, Brit-Pickers, and Pinch hitters

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Curious about what these things mean/entail? Well, FAQ about Beta, Brit-picking and pinch hitting can be found here. Also a little thing here and another here.