The Great WOW THAT IS LONG I NEED A WEEKEND 1D REC LIST!
So coolbreeeze asked for long fic recs and I have MORE probably - there's a few one 1directionbang fics I haven't got too yet but - THIS IS A START
mixed bag of pairings because I wouldn't be me if I had ONE otp:
TOP FIVE:
[so this was meant to be three...]
this killed any future niall/liam pairings for me tbh
(you are) my sunshine by the absolutely gobSMACKINGLY amazing love_wilts [locked at comm]
R | I'm just going to link you to my original flail post because... i still, i just CAN'T put down my love for this in a few words | 26k | niall/liam
because this is the kind of illness that love alone cannot heal, and finally, they have realized this.
this made me ship lilo so hard it wasn't/isn't even funny
RESTART THE HEART YOU GAVE ME by crucios
NC17 | pining, self harm, drug/alcohol abuse, feelings of the angst highest order | 25.3k | liam/louis, niall/zayn
“I-” Louis starts, stopping himself abruptly, taking an extended pause before rushing out “I miss you” so fast, that Liam almost, almost doesn’t catch it. He hears Louis’ sharp intake of breath on the other end and thinks that maybe Louis is just as surprised by his admission as he is. Okay.
(basically everything harriet_vane ever writes forevermore)
SOMEONE LIKE YOU by harriet_vane
R | pining, selfdepreciating!liam, sinful!louis and the scene in the restaurant will KILL YOU with feels | 28k | liam/louis, harry/louis,
A high school AU in which no one goes to school, ever. Liam has a crush, and then he runs into his crush at a party, and everything gets very complicated.
WRAP YOUR FINGERS AROUND MY THUMB AND HOLD ME TIGHT by usedtothebeach [flocked]
R | so SO much heartbreak and harry at the pier SOB and LIAM IN THIS! and yeah. for an mpreg its not really an mpreg as such - just read it | 12.6k | harry/louis gen
The longer he puts off making a choice, the fewer choices he leaves himself with. He’s been on his own for nearly a week and a half, imagining various hypothetical outcomes. A baby existing in the world who’s happiness depends solely on Harry - well, that one’s the most terrifying.
possibly - no it is, my favourite OT3 fic
WRITING MOMENTS ON THE WALL by lissabear02 & fiddleyoumust
NC17 | the feelings in this - the whole GAMUT of emotions to work out what you want and who you want and how it can all work together is utterly beautiful and painful in this | 20k | harry/zayn, zayn/louis, louis/harry, harry/louis/zayn
He’s not going to find the right answer by making lists of pros and cons. The truth is that he loves them both. He doesn’t know why everyone tries to sell some true love fantasy about finding “the one”, because now more than ever Harry knows that doesn’t exist. He is definitely in love with two people, two completely different people with completely different personalities, and there is no right choice.
MORE:
[and because I hate letting anyone feel left out - and believe me this was hard to just choose a few because i have a THING for long fic]
WHEN THE BEST PART OF ME WAS ALWAYS YOU by caddyeverafter7
R | soulbonding!fic | 15k | liam/louis
Liam and Louis randomly become soul-bonded and can read each other's minds and feel each other's emotions.
UNCLEAN, ROTTEN, ENDLESS by theviolonist
NC17 | it's not a love story but its a story about feelings and love and how everything can go so wrong | 29.6k | harry/louis, louis/zayn, harry/liam,
This is not a love story. Harry Styles plays the violin; Liam Payne plays the piano. Their best friends are in this kind of love that leaves more scars than anything else. They don't fall in love
like i can talk about this ENOUGH OMG JUST READ IT
CRAWL INTO YOUR ATMOSPHERE by spibsy
R | marchingband geeks, seriously hot and bucking the trend!footballer!zayn, pining and ust and unrequitedFEELINGS liam making my heart hurt and then schmoopy louis/harry ugh ITS JUST SO GOOD | 39k | niall/zayn, harry/louis, unrequited liam/louis
Niall doesn't see it coming. Zayn's on the football team. Niall's in marching band. This isn't supposed to happen, except... then it does.
and THIS omg THE FEELS IN THIS! Harry kills me
HEART SKIPS A BEAT by harriet_vane
NC17 | pining, jealousy, schmoopy boyfriends-louis/liam, harry the kissing slut | 25.7k | louis/liam, harry/niall, harry/zayn, harry/aHOSTofOCs
Harry always kisses everyone, until he starts something he can't finish. (A university AU in which no one goes to class.
A CHANCE OF OVERTIME, SAY, MY PLACE, AT NINE by the amazing folkloric_feel
R | louis' voice in this is just - he's utterly adorable, especially drunk dialling and when he calls harry in the morning with his shirt off *DED* | 13.5k | harry/louis, zayn/liam
Louis' found his soulmate, and everything's splendid except for a few small issues: he's never met him, only spoken to him once, and only knows him by the sound of his voice, which he'll probably never hear again. But other than that, everything's working out just fine.
[x]
PICK ME by sparkbyspark
PG13 | the best of X-Factor AU's where liam and louis get through as solo artists and it takes liam forever to realise that Louis isn't just flirting with him because he LIKES to flirt, its ADORABLE | 10k | liam/louis
this is an AU where liam and louis got through as soloists, not as a group, and 1D never existed.
In My Young Life I Get So Hurt, Will I Make it in the Real World? by jannika
PG13 | 1960's WAR what is it GOOD FOR!feels, implied era relevant LGBT and race issues, painter!zayn, geeky!liam, folkyfeel!niall, firestarter!harry, loudandconfused!louis oh and the kiss in the rain. yeah. oh and ZAYN DRAWING ON EVERYONE - make me pretty *sigh* | 9k | harry/louis, liam/zayn.
A 1960s AU in which the five of them spend a summer driving around in VW Van and trying to organize protests and mobilize college students. Harry writes speeches. Liam organizes everything. Niall plays protest songs on his guitar. Zayn paints on people. Louis yells the loudest and tries to figure out how he fits into it all.
mixed bag of pairings because I wouldn't be me if I had ONE otp:
TOP FIVE:
[so this was meant to be three...]
this killed any future niall/liam pairings for me tbh
(you are) my sunshine by the absolutely gobSMACKINGLY amazing love_wilts [locked at comm]
R | I'm just going to link you to my original flail post because... i still, i just CAN'T put down my love for this in a few words | 26k | niall/liam
because this is the kind of illness that love alone cannot heal, and finally, they have realized this.
this made me ship lilo so hard it wasn't/isn't even funny
RESTART THE HEART YOU GAVE ME by crucios
NC17 | pining, self harm, drug/alcohol abuse, feelings of the angst highest order | 25.3k | liam/louis, niall/zayn
“I-” Louis starts, stopping himself abruptly, taking an extended pause before rushing out “I miss you” so fast, that Liam almost, almost doesn’t catch it. He hears Louis’ sharp intake of breath on the other end and thinks that maybe Louis is just as surprised by his admission as he is. Okay.
(basically everything harriet_vane ever writes forevermore)
SOMEONE LIKE YOU by harriet_vane
R | pining, selfdepreciating!liam, sinful!louis and the scene in the restaurant will KILL YOU with feels | 28k | liam/louis, harry/louis,
A high school AU in which no one goes to school, ever. Liam has a crush, and then he runs into his crush at a party, and everything gets very complicated.
WRAP YOUR FINGERS AROUND MY THUMB AND HOLD ME TIGHT by usedtothebeach [flocked]
R | so SO much heartbreak and harry at the pier SOB and LIAM IN THIS! and yeah. for an mpreg its not really an mpreg as such - just read it | 12.6k | harry/louis gen
The longer he puts off making a choice, the fewer choices he leaves himself with. He’s been on his own for nearly a week and a half, imagining various hypothetical outcomes. A baby existing in the world who’s happiness depends solely on Harry - well, that one’s the most terrifying.
possibly - no it is, my favourite OT3 fic
WRITING MOMENTS ON THE WALL by lissabear02 & fiddleyoumust
NC17 | the feelings in this - the whole GAMUT of emotions to work out what you want and who you want and how it can all work together is utterly beautiful and painful in this | 20k | harry/zayn, zayn/louis, louis/harry, harry/louis/zayn
He’s not going to find the right answer by making lists of pros and cons. The truth is that he loves them both. He doesn’t know why everyone tries to sell some true love fantasy about finding “the one”, because now more than ever Harry knows that doesn’t exist. He is definitely in love with two people, two completely different people with completely different personalities, and there is no right choice.
MORE:
[and because I hate letting anyone feel left out - and believe me this was hard to just choose a few because i have a THING for long fic]
WHEN THE BEST PART OF ME WAS ALWAYS YOU by caddyeverafter7
R | soulbonding!fic | 15k | liam/louis
Liam and Louis randomly become soul-bonded and can read each other's minds and feel each other's emotions.
UNCLEAN, ROTTEN, ENDLESS by theviolonist
NC17 | it's not a love story but its a story about feelings and love and how everything can go so wrong | 29.6k | harry/louis, louis/zayn, harry/liam,
This is not a love story. Harry Styles plays the violin; Liam Payne plays the piano. Their best friends are in this kind of love that leaves more scars than anything else. They don't fall in love
like i can talk about this ENOUGH OMG JUST READ IT
CRAWL INTO YOUR ATMOSPHERE by spibsy
R | marchingband geeks, seriously hot and bucking the trend!footballer!zayn, pining and ust and unrequitedFEELINGS liam making my heart hurt and then schmoopy louis/harry ugh ITS JUST SO GOOD | 39k | niall/zayn, harry/louis, unrequited liam/louis
Niall doesn't see it coming. Zayn's on the football team. Niall's in marching band. This isn't supposed to happen, except... then it does.
and THIS omg THE FEELS IN THIS! Harry kills me
HEART SKIPS A BEAT by harriet_vane
NC17 | pining, jealousy, schmoopy boyfriends-louis/liam, harry the kissing slut | 25.7k | louis/liam, harry/niall, harry/zayn, harry/aHOSTofOCs
Harry always kisses everyone, until he starts something he can't finish. (A university AU in which no one goes to class.
A CHANCE OF OVERTIME, SAY, MY PLACE, AT NINE by the amazing folkloric_feel
R | louis' voice in this is just - he's utterly adorable, especially drunk dialling and when he calls harry in the morning with his shirt off *DED* | 13.5k | harry/louis, zayn/liam
Louis' found his soulmate, and everything's splendid except for a few small issues: he's never met him, only spoken to him once, and only knows him by the sound of his voice, which he'll probably never hear again. But other than that, everything's working out just fine.
[x]
PICK ME by sparkbyspark
PG13 | the best of X-Factor AU's where liam and louis get through as solo artists and it takes liam forever to realise that Louis isn't just flirting with him because he LIKES to flirt, its ADORABLE | 10k | liam/louis
this is an AU where liam and louis got through as soloists, not as a group, and 1D never existed.
In My Young Life I Get So Hurt, Will I Make it in the Real World? by jannika
PG13 | 1960's WAR what is it GOOD FOR!feels, implied era relevant LGBT and race issues, painter!zayn, geeky!liam, folkyfeel!niall, firestarter!harry, loudandconfused!louis oh and the kiss in the rain. yeah. oh and ZAYN DRAWING ON EVERYONE - make me pretty *sigh* | 9k | harry/louis, liam/zayn.
A 1960s AU in which the five of them spend a summer driving around in VW Van and trying to organize protests and mobilize college students. Harry writes speeches. Liam organizes everything. Niall plays protest songs on his guitar. Zayn paints on people. Louis yells the loudest and tries to figure out how he fits into it all.