it’s a long story but i met a cowboy

somewhere in between lightning

by @nauticalleeds, @shiningdistraction, jassy117 art by @wadey-wilson​ written for the @onedirectionbigbang​

words: 100k rating: explicit tags: exes to lovers, angst, pining, miscommunication, summer, reality tv

summary:

As Louis took another bite, he thought back to how he had once believed that the hardest thing about being on Love Island would be Liam handling his social media.

He had been wrong. It was Harry Styles, peeking over at Louis as he forked a pancake into his mouth, and gauging his reaction. It was having to quench the swelling of his heart, which felt simultaneously like hope and the breaking of a thousand pieces.

A summer gone wrong (or very right) when, under Liam’s persuasion, Louis finds himself drunkenly applying for Love Island, and getting accepted. Oh, well. A summer spent on an island paradise couldn’t be all that bad, right? 

This is a fic rec of 30 of my favorite friends to lovers Larry fics as requested in these asks. To be honest, I had even more because I love this trope, but I stopped here for now. But maybe I’ll do a part two at some point. You can find my other fic recs here. Please leave kudos and comments for the writers!

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💛 Own the Scars, @crinkle-eyed-boo​ (E, 144k, addiction au, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, addict Louis, med students Harry and Louis, overdose, rehab, nouis/zouis/lilo friendships, lirry friendship, starts with Tomlinshaw relationship, slow burn, smut)

💛 California Sold, @isthatyoularry​ (M, 123k, famous/not famous, famous Harry, singer Harry, childhood best friends, fake/pretend relationship, publicity, coming out, demisexual Louis, fluff and angst)

💛 I’ll Fly Away, @juliusschmidt​ (E, 122k, friends to lovers, childhood friends, small town, bisexuality, coming out, friendships, American H&L, angst with a happy ending, smut)

💛 nobody shines the way you do, @butyouneverdo​ / wildestdreams (E, 115k, fake/pretend relationship, fwb, fluff, smut, pining, emotional abuse and infidelity but not between H&L, angst)

💛 thinking about the t-shirt you sleep in, @absoloutenonsense / nonsensedarling (E, 52k, a/b/o, omega Louis, alpha Harry, uni au, mutual pining, emotional hurt/comfort, friends to lovers, scenting, nesting, fluff and angst, financial issues, smut, bl)

💛 How Fast You Fall, @kingsofeverything​ (50k, E, uni au, friends to lovers, roommates, sexual tension, porn, smut)

💛 Need So Much of You, @lululawrence (NR, 46k, canon divergent, fake relationship au, famous/famous, coming out, solo artist Louis, solo artist Harry, friends to lovers, fwb, pining, bed sharing, cudding, banter, off screen smut, emotional)

💛 Faking It, @donotdialnine​ / TheCellarDoor (M, 46k, uni au, fake/pretend relationship, childhood friends, pining, practice kissing, embarrassment, first time, smut)

💛 Forget the Silent Nights, @londonfoginacup​ / LadyLondonderry (T, 44k, advent fic, friends to lovers, roommates, kid fic, pining, fluff, Christmas)

💛 fondre ton absence, @scrunchyharry (T, 41k, amnesia au, historical, WWI, first love, soldier Louis, sick Harry)

💛 I Just Want You to Stay, @sadaveniren (E, 34k, Advent fic, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, friends to lovers, fwb, fake/pretend relationship, mutual pining, misunderstandings, kidnapping, heat, bonding, angst with a happy ending, world building)

💛 Remind Me Again, @gaycousinlarry​ / momentofclarity (E, 28k, roommates, architect Louis, flower shop owner Harry, light angst, fluff, smut, communication of thoughts and feelings)

💛 You Might Want To Marry My Husband, @all-these-larrythings​ / Rearviewdreamer (24k, NR, friends to lovers, minor character death of Harry’s husband, grief, moving on, emotional support/comfort)

💛 No One Like You, @myownsparknow​ / myownspark (20k, M, historical au, friends to lovers, artists, art history, Paris, painting, letters)

💛 UN(RE)SOLVED, @boldbabe / feermartsant (E, 20k, Buzzfeed Unsolved au, friends to lovers, ghost hunting, banter, humor, oblivious Harry, Harry pov, jealous Harry, smut, bl)

💛 Just Say Yes, @goodmorningtoyouuniverse / gmtyuniverse (NR, 19k, fake relationship au, fake marriage, uni au, American Louis, British Harry, fwb, friends to lovers, proposal)

💛 blend into my favourite colour, @rainbowninja​ / rainbowninja167 (T, 19k, coffee shop, social media, tumblr, fandom, uni, pining, fluff)

💛 From Christiania with love, @sweariwouldnt (NR, 18k, Christiania: Denmark, friends to enemies to friends to lovers, drug use, police in training Louis, police raid)

💛 Anybody Have a Map?, @2tiedships2 (NR, 13k, abo, alpha Harry, omega Louis, friends to lovers au, NYC, pining, heat)

💛 Talk Dirty To Me, @briannamarguerite​ / BriaMaria (E, 13k, roommates, dirty talk, humor, smut, alcohol, costumes)

💛 a fire in us, @hereforlou (E, 12k, soulmate au, friends to lovers, long distance friendship, phone sex, masturbation, soulmarks)

💛 Take Your Time, @laynefaire​ (T, 11k, roommates au, friends to lovers, pining, light angst, fluff, Christmas, Christmas gift, emotional hurt/comfort)

💛 On the Cover of the Rollin’ Stone, @alivingfire (11k, T, punk au, friends to lovers)

💛 Enter the Rose Garden, @angelichl​ (G, 10k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, omega Louis, cuddling, falling in love, soft heat, clingy Louis)

💛 Woke Up Feeling Knotty, @jaerie (E, 8k, a/b/o, alpha Harry, beta Louis, blogging, knotting, friends to lovers, mistaken identity, friends with benefits, bl)

💛 Spin Me Like A Record, @zarah5undercover​ / zarah5​ (T, 8k, uni au, roommates, fake/pretend relationship, jealousy, pining)

💛 Your secret’s safe with me, @lightwoodsmagic (M, 7k, royal au, architect Louis, fanboys, Prince Harry, famous Zayn, friends to lovers, fluff, pining, humor, kiss, no smut)

💛 Heartbeats in Time, @forreveries (NR, 6k, friends to lovers, high school, first kiss, indie music, fluff, realization of feelings)

💛 Roses in the Rain, @louisdaffodil / theweightofmywords (M, 5k, friends to lovers au, fwb, Georgia, angst with a happy ending, bl)

“yes, it does matter!” louis yells, scooting away from harry. “i’m not meant to be gay. i’m meant to find my soulmate, a girl, settle down and have a family with her. i’m not supposed to… to…”

“be gay,” harry finishes.

“we were only supposed to be friends”

Join Me In The Afterlife

by guccikings (@harryeatsburger)

Harry looks at him, his eyes narrowing as an amused, coy smile creeps onto his lips. “They say it’s haunted. Loads of rumours are going around town,” he chuckles and rubs below his nose, giving a single shoulder shrug.

Louis laughs breathily. “I mean…” he draws the word out, his gaze bouncing around the room, “I kinda get it,” he settles on saying, recalling last night when it was quiet, his room shadowed and set in silvery moon light, giving it a haunted kind of appearance.

Harry’s eyebrows shoot up, perplexity colouring his pale face. “Do you?”

Or, the one where Louis is a simple guy - all he wants from his summer break is to spend some quality time with his mother, get to know her new husband, and learn to play the guitar. Nothing out of the ordinary, that is for sure. However, life has a funny way of working and when Louis finds a strange boy sitting on his bed one sunny day, his summer break takes a turn for the better (or worse) when he discovers a ghost has stolen his heart from the get-go.

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11 | Chapter 12| Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Epilogue |

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All chapters are up, and I’m crying. Thank you so much for reading guys! I hope you enjoy the last chapter. Comments and kudos are always, always appreciated! ✨

hi! i’m becca and i read…so much fic. these rec lists are an accumulation of fic that i’ve read or reread and extra loved from 2016-now. there’s a wide range of stuff here and i think there’s definitely something for everyone!! i divided them up by length so you can check out all those categories below!

please make sure to read tags and warnings on all these fics!! the only things i think i can guarantee is that these are all larry, there’s no non-con, no age play, no eating disorders, no mentions of bg, they end happy, and they’re mostly aus. oh and they’re all on ao3 and some are locked so you’ll need an account! anyway i hope y’all enjoy!!!

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A Road To Something Better by taggiecb @taggiecb

Length: 25k

Louis Tomlinson, famous romance novelist, has just had the rug pulled out from under his feet when his boyfriend leaves him without notice. What’s the most appropriate response to this? Move a thousand miles away and seclude himself in a tiny lake town, of course. But nothing is as he expects it to be in the very best way, especially not the handsome mayor of McCall, Idaho.

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Nailed By Louis by haztobegood

It had started as a joke, just two months earlier. Louis had tried to make recipe from HarrySizzles Instagram account. It looked doable: no strange ingredients, no scary kitchen machinery. Just a simple layered lettuce salad. The result had been catastrophic. His friends had laughed so hard at the disgusting appearance of his salad, and after a few drinks, Louis had been convinced to start his own Instagram to track his food failures.

Happy Pancake Day to those that celebrate! 

Follow Your Arrow     |     Bitter_Leaf / @bitter-leaf

Harry was the golden child, blessed in every way; Niall was the charming miscreant, a bad boy; Liam was the future-son-in-law parents of daughters dreamt of, and Zayn was the kid parents wished was their son. But Louis, Harry thought, Louis was the special one.

It’s senior year and everything is about to change.  

Written for the @onedirectionbigbang​.

With artwork by @londonfoginacup​

A Road To Something Better

by Taggiecb

25k, e

Louis Tomlinson, famous romance novelist, has just had the rug pulled out from under his feet when his boyfriend leaves him without notice. What’s the most appropriate response to this? Move a thousand miles away and seclude himself in a tiny lake town, of course. But nothing is as he expects it to be in the very best way, especially not the handsome mayor of McAll, Idaho.

written for @onedirectionbigbang​

artwork by @hereforlou​

What Side Of Love Are You On?

Ever since Harry finally made the decision to come out to his mother as bisexual, she’s been foisting women on him left and right, determined it’s just a phase. But when she puts out a personal ad to find the perfect partner for her son, things really get complicated. Suddenly, Harry’s heart is being pulled in two very different directions. On one side is the sweet, caring woman he has fun with, but doesn’t know his mother chose for him. On the other is a man who seems to be his mother’s worst nightmare, but makes Harry’s heart flutter in ways he’s never felt before.  When all is said and done, maybe they’ll all learn that when there is no clear path to go down, the best option is to follow your heart.

A Because I Said So Au with a bisexual twist.

All art by @dimpled-halo.

Coming May 21st to the @onedirectionbigbang.

This is a fic rec of my favorite Larry camboy fics as requested in this ask. You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!

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CAMBOY LOUIS

📷 Until I Found You, @dimpled-halo​ / dimpled_halo (E, 45k, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, non traditional a/b/o dynamics, enemies to friends to lovers, famous Harry, guitarist Louis, jealousy, heat, rut, scenting, sexual tension, rimming, masturbation, lingerie, sex toys, fingering, blow jobs, fluff)

📷 Stay Forever, @allwaswell16​ (E, 6k, a/b/o, omega Louis, beta Harry, barista Louis, coffee shop au, pining, humor, masturbation, smut, sex toys, embarrassment, awkward Harry, fantasies, voyeurism, rimming, exhibitionism)

📷 cyber, @captivekinqs​ / sky_reid (E, 5k, uni au, pwp, masturbation, nipple play, voyeurism, kink fantasies, mild pain kink, jealousy, fingering, sex toys)

📷 camboy au (series), @lxvelylouis​ / localopa (NR, 4k, a/b/o, omega Louis, alpha Harry, friends to lovers, jealous Harry, lingerie, smut)

📷 Could Be Kissing my Fruit Punch Lips, @the-cheshire-pussy-cat​ / thecheshirepussycat (E, 4k, uni au, pining, masturbation, feminization, crossdressing, teasing, spanking, sex toys)

📷 No One But You Got Me Feeling This Way, @runaway-train-works​ / runaway_train (E, 3k, student Harry, pining, porn with plot, porn with feelings, angst, masturbation, twist)

📷 midnight city, eversincewefellapart (E, 3k, friends to lovers, masturbation, pining, frottage, sex toys)

📷 My Mind Can’t Take Much More, louisniall and nouiszouis (E, 3k, bakery worker Louis, sticky buns, awkward Harry, bottom Harry)

📷 A XXX-Mas Miracle, @fallinglikethis​ (E, 2k, Christmas fic, Louis in panties, masturbation, sex toys, fateful meeting)

📷 Silicone Knot, @jaerie​ (E, 1k, a/b/o, alpha Louis, omega Harry, non traditional dynamics, gender identity, sex toys, masturbation, intersex omegas, secondary gender trans)

CAMBOY  HARRY

📷 with nothing but your t-shirt on, @girlharryofficial​ / crybaby (E, 34k, uni au, classmates, voyeurism, fingering, crossdressing, fluff, daddy kink, blow jobs, vibrators, subspace)

📷 driving me crazy, but I’m into it, @jaerie​ (E, 26k, 9 part series, strangers to lovers, wrong number, anal bleaching, sex toys, masturbation, exhibitionism, smut, mutual masturbation, overstimulation, porn with feelings, fishnets, phone sex)

📷 don’t even need to touch me, baby, just breathe on me, ballsdeepinjesus (E, 7k, teacher/student relationship, uni au, professor Louis, student Harry, masturbation, voyeurism, smut, bh)

📷 I Knew Right From the Beginning That You Would End Up Winning, @abofics / aalexandravictoria (T, 7k, strangers to lovers, dom/sub, daddy kink, dom Louis, sub Harry, dirty talk, chance meeting, masturbation, sex toys, smut, pwp)

📷 Flirting With Customers Is A Bad Idea, i_amthecosmos (NR, 1k, sex shop clerk Louis, flirting, sex toys, innuendo, strangers to lovers, first meeting)

BOTH

📷 going live, @jaerie​ (E, 15k, uni au, inexperienced Harry, strangers to lovers, masturbation, voyeurism, exhibitionism, sex toys, lace panties, role play, daddy kink, mutual masturbation, nerd Harry, virgin Harry)

Follow Your Arrow     |     Bitter_Leaf / @bitter-leaf

Harry/Louis   |   78k   |   E   |   11/11 Chapters

Harry was the golden child, blessed in every way; Niall was the charming miscreant, a bad boy; Liam was the future-son-in-law parents of daughters dreamt of, and Zayn was the kid parents wished was their son. But Louis, Harry thought, Louis was the special one.

It’s senior year and everything is about to change.

Written for the @onedirectionbigbang

hii! i have 10 funny ones here that i have read and loved before but here’s new ones:

𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 & 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲:

Happy Valentine’s Day, You Cockroach (2k)

Oh, What A World (3k)

I don’t want a taste (I want it all) (3k)

Let You Lick the Lollipop (4k)

Brace For It (4k)

baby got blue eyes (4k)

I Want Something that I Want (4)

I’ll Be There (5k)

We’re Dancing On Tables (5k)

Whisk me off my feet (5k)

Hey, Mr. DJ (5k)

I Like Digging Holes (6k)

Not the Desperate Type (6k)

Stay forever (6k)

I Knew From the First Time (6k)

You Sent This Hurricane… (8k)

spice up your life (9k)

Never Been Knotted (9k)

All I Needed (9k)

in bloom (10k)

Right Side of the Wrong Bed (10k)

Best Served Cold (10k)

Laundry Room (10k)

All I Want Is To Be Free (11k)

autopilot (11k)

Paper Houses (11k)

Do You Like My Sweater? (13k)

Okay, Harry is an objectively beautiful woman. Anyone can see that. She and Louis happen to have similar kissing styles. No big deal, the odds of that were fairly good. And she has several (several!) adorable kittens all over her – Peppermint will not give up on batting her hair, even though she keeps slowly blinking as though she might fall asleep at any moment. Louis would have to be a robot not to have felt anything during that kiss. That’s all it was, this damn cat café.

No wonder Louis is a dog person.

I must admit I thought I’d like to make you mine by @disgruntledkittenface

Beautiful Stranger: The Epilogue (20k)

Now on Ao3.

Words: 20k / Rating: Explicit

A little look into the future with our lovely Alpha Harry and his Omega Louis.

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