Rec List; One Direction RPF
one direction rpf: rec list
this is all just liam/louis, louis/harry, and assorted nick grimshaw fic.
a * indicates that you have to either a. friend the person or b. join the community to read.
the list is formatted starting (mostly) with livejournal first, then ao3, then tumblr. this is just for formatting purposes. the order of the fics has nothing to do with my favouritism (although the first, like ten louis/harrys are my absolute special favourites. after that it's a free for all).
also, these are just my absolute, number one favourite from the writers. just about all of them have more beautiful things you should go read. like now. explore. enjoy. it will be glorious (i promise).
this list is growing bigger every day! so stop by regularly and you'll see some new favourites mixed in with the old.
and remember - some of these stories feature all kinds of things that you might not want to read. so check the warnings on the individual fics before you read them.
IF your name is on here, and you don't wish it to be - I apologize profusely and just drop me a comment and it'll be gone!!
almost all of these are AU. i'm not sorry.
-
liam/louis:
Heart Skips a Beat - harriet_vane
Harry always kisses everyone, until he starts something he can't finish. (A university AU in which no one goes to class. I am noticing a trend.)
Better With You - harriet_vane
based on this prompt on the kinkmeme: Single parent and solo artist Liam Payne hires Louis Tomlinson to be a full time nanny to his four year old son Sammy. Although the two men don't quite click from the start it's love at first sight between Sammy and Louis. Eventually Louis and Liam warm up to each other and get on like a house on fire, in fact the two become a little too fond of each other.
And I'm A House Of Cards - paperclipbitch
AU. Aiden shrugs and says: “Harry says you found a pretty guy in a suitcase at work yesterday." (Matt Cardle/Aiden Grimshaw)
Paris Blue (all the while you loaned your nights to me) - lazarov
Liam and Harry visit Paris. Louis is a prostitute, except when he isn't. There are complicated feelings.
Or Loud and Out of Key - sparkbyspark
Liam is a music reviewer. Louis is a youtuber. And no one really knows what Zayn does.
I was Disappearing in Plain Sight - cheese_cak3
Louis thinks bitch and tries not to feel guilty because it’s like kicking a three-legged puppy. She has to maintain her righteous anger and all that
Moving to Mars - leira17
The one in which Liam and Louis travelled through time and space together. Sort of.
* Wishing on a Wishing Star - ivoryandgold
“Okay,” Louis says, grinning into Liam’s collarbone. “Also, you’re my favourite.”
“I know,” Liam says, and Louis may be imagining it but he thinks he sounds a little sad. “You’re my favourite too.”
Skin that Shows in Patches - intherubble
If Liam had put any forethought into living with a makeup artist slash youtube beauty guru (as Louis puts it, he hates the word vlog, thinks portmanteaus are gauche) he probably should have expected something like this eventually.
Restart the Heart You Gave Me - crucios
“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.
Worth the Wait - estrella30
“Leave it to you, Liam, to not only be the least likely person to ever pull in a hooker, but he winds up being a bloke that you move in with.” He’s cackling wildly now and Liam’s hand nearly slips off the wheel as Niall hits him repeatedly. Liam doesn’t need to see to know Niall’s laughing so hard he’s got tears coming from his eyes and his cheeks are most likely a bright red flush. “Liam Payne: making even a shady encounter with a hooker into a respectable situation.”
Johnnie Walker Blueberries - neverhadthewords (co-written with: tommos-eyelashes)
This is what happens when you take two idiots and let them fall in love over stupid love notes and pastries.
It's All a Blur Last Night - tommos-eyelashes
A smutty, genderswap fic
harry/louis:
Aphrodisiac - aimmyarrowshigh
Chef!AU. The day he made roasted asparagus tips wrapped in Serrano ham with lemon aïoli, Louis knew: Harry Styles was trying to seduce him.
* St. Peter's verse - lovewilts
the boys of st. peter's school for musically gifted, and the stories they haven't yet told.
My Security, My Self-Defense - tangledbeats
where harry is a photographer and louis is a writer and things almost completely break apart
Ocean Sequence: It's Bad Religion, to be in Love with Somebody - wildefiree
liam might run for the olympics or graduate top of his class or row in the henley-regatta in front of the queen or he might stay in bed and count zayn’s bones and breathe: okay. (Zayn/Liam, Louis/Harry)
Don't Give Up On Us Quite Yet - dangerbears
AU. louis is kind of a mess and harry is kind of perfect and zayn is kind of dumb and protective and they all work in a restaurant sometimes.
We Are All Illuminated - theviolonist
The one where they are both painters, and it shouldn't be a problem, but it is.
A Call to Arms - captainroyalty
Louis is a magician, Liam is his cleaning lady and Harry's the prince of a country on the brink of war. Vague Howl's Moving Castle AU.
All the Songs That You Sing in the Dark - pukecrypukecry
zombie apocalypse au
You Want a Revelation - vashtaneradas
This job is a waiting game, and sooner or later it will be his time, he knows that.
Think Lovely, Wonderful Thoughts - girl-in-stripes
His favorite of these stories, the one he loved like it had been stitched into is skin, was the story about a boy who never grew up. (Peter Pan AU).
Three Days Underwater - teapirate
AU based on the film Weekend, dir. Andrew Haigh. Harry, a lifeguard, meets Louis, an artist, expecting just another one night stand. Instead, they get something special and resonant, if only for the weekend.
What We Were Dreaming Of - lensofgold
Harry and Louis get married.
*A Hand Full of Wheel and a Day Off - mermaidparades
he's still unsure how he managed to convince Harry this was a good idea.
And All the Miles Will - pailette
“I’ll be your biggest fan,” Louis sings off-key as he hops down from the bus to the sidewalk, skipping five steps, he’s like a cat with these perfect landings.
* As Loud As Lions - itunescuddle
Every few seconds there's a blinding camera flash, and it's overwhelming even for Harry so he can't imagine how Louis feels. All he can do is hold his hand, tight, like they've never been allowed to in public before, and let all these middle-aged men with their zoom lenses get a good long look.
I Ain't Scared of the Fall - breakfastwitha
Harry and Louis, model and muse AU.
Don't Let the High Go to Waste - mentalistecbm
orange stands for vitality and endurance. orange ignites sparks, and red has always been a catalyst for it. orange means finding happiness, and that is exactly what this is about.
Only Several Miles from the Sun - robpat
It started with a walk and unexpected rain and Babs. It started with a smile and green eyes and a bag of warm apple cinnamon muffins. Actually, it started with the bakery.
* All the Stars and Boulevards - snuffleslove
AU where the boys are international students at columbia university and new york city is taken by storm.
*Every Pretty Bird (Belongs in Their Cage) - iguessthati
Louis and Harry meet in a bar and fall in love.
Most Wanted - mmmytelephone
Harry Styles is a world-renowned cyber criminal. He's only just 18, and he's hacked into the most protected firewalls in the world, and he's in the Top 10 Most Wanted lists in most countries in the world. He's also a cocky shit. Louis Tomlinson is the most successful secret agent, and the son of the head of MI5. Harry's got a crush the size of Australia on him, and he's using all of his best techniques to try and seduce him.
The World's Not Waiting - drunktuesdays
A new guy joins the tour. Harry likes him, Louis...does not.
* Think of All the Joy You'll Find (When You Leave the World Behind) - iguessthati
(bid your cares goodbye) - a peter pan au. kind of.
Greedy Hearts - thesilverwitch
Sometimes, when you’re young and careless and trouble seems to be miles away from you, your heat gets eaten. AU where Louis doesn't have a heart and Harry doesn't care
As School Boys From Their Books - colazitron
It's January and Louis's on his last school trip to Manchester. He meets Harry.
The Records Are Playing in the Room - storyofameadow
Louis works in a record store (verse)
*A Year in Twelve Parts - nodfic
One weekend for every month in the year.
My Heart Will Stay - ashavahishta
For awhile, Australia feels like a holiday, but Harry and Louis can't relax when they're forced into doing certain things to hide their relationship.
A Chance of Overtime, Say, My Place at Nine - folkloric_feel
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.
Your Quietest Voice - flimsy
Louis wakes to the tinnitus buzz of the engine, resonating through his brain and lungs and bones like shockwaves in honey because he's dream-caught, paralyzed from head to toe, his mind awake before his body.
Breakdown - wordgasmic
Harry's reminded far too often of that stupid you can look but you can't touch rule.
Some Resting Flower of Yesterday's Delight - justgaytbh
Harry always wanted to see the world, just not like this.
Set All My Regrets On Fire - retorico
AU. Harry's in an indie rock band, and Louis is Britain's hottest new popstar. They don't meet by coincidence.
I Painted a Scene that Lit the Stars for Me - abicyclewinter
Harry still remembers the first tattoo he got
All The Revolutionaries I Know Are Awful Dancers - wthrudoinghere
Louis wants revolution and change and fight and Harry falls in love quite quickly.
Let's Freefall and See Where We Land - cassiehayes
Five important moments when Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson kissed, in five different versions of their lives.
Call Me Up, Take Me Down - acciocreativity
Liam and Zayn talk a very skeptical Louis and Harry into going on a blind date.
* One to Ten and Back Again - badjujuboo
it's the inbetween that he counts
A Little Bit Delirious - skiptothelu
He knows it’s coming before it happens. The changes are initially slow, making the fear and dread suffocate each moment they have left. He tries to pretend, to hold onto whatever they have left, but even those pieces fall away revealing only emptiness in their wake.
* The Stars in Your Eyes Light Up the Sky - goalposts
Harry is a popstar. Louis wins a competition to meet him.
When I Feel That Something - leira17
In which Harry and Louis are put into a duo instead of a group, and Louis Googles asexuality.
C'mon Miracle - blackwayfarers
The last year has been more than getting four best mates; it's getting four people who let him be what he wants, who let him fuck everything up and would help him do it, too. And when Harry looks down at him, shadowed by his mess of curls, and Louis leans up and kisses him, it really does feel like sometimes there needs to be more than two people in this relationship to make it work.
*The Boy Next Door - suzie_fic
for the prompt: Can someone write reeeaaallly inappropriate sex between Louis (in his twenties) and eleven/twelve year old Harry please?
These Tornadoes Are For You - myteethsharper
this is an alternate universe where the boys are in a punk band instead of a boy band and there is pining and lots of self-indulgent music talk.
Are You With Me - lookingatstars
Harry comes out. Louis doesn't.
Stopgap Measures - junkshop-disco
for this prompt: You know how a lot of the fans throw bras and underwear at the boys? Well, Louis secretly keeps all the best lingerie for himself. And he wears them around the flat on their off days. One day one of the boys slips into the flat and walks in on a freshly showered Louis as he is slipping into one of his ensembles.
There's Something About You (that makes me feel alive) - padattack
“Harry, my lad,” he says, sweeping one arm over Harry’s shoulder and gestures back towards the house where the rest of the boys are still sleeping with his other. “This really is going to work.”
Time Can't Fill These Spaces Between My Fingers - alittlebitmaybe
A radiant smile remained on his face as he gazed around, shaking wet curls out of his eyes to see the upper level. “Sweet,” he giggled ridiculously, “I’ve always wanted to follow a strange, mad boy with braces and tight trousers into a dimensionally unstable police box.”
Came to Win - beautility
for kinkmeme prompt: AU. Louis is a rugby player and Harry is his model fiancé. Before a game, Harry surprises Louis with a little visit..
*To Build A Home - uneven_fic
A story about a broken boy and the boy who falls in love with him.
It's Only Fair to Tell You (I'm Absolutely Cuckoo) - tamzinrose
Harry's bipolar. Louis tries todeals with it.
Crawl Into Your Atmosphere - spibsy
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. (Ziall/Larry)
I've Got a Secret That I Want to Show You - _wheniamqueen_x
She’s not sure of the exact moment she snaps, or if that is what she would call it, more like a slow acceptance that she wants Harry between her thighs
I Can't Control Myself - zeropercent
There's something about Harry that Louis wants to destroy.
So Say Goodnight - lnr_fics
They're using each other and well aware of it. (matt cardle/louis tomlinson, unrequited!louis/harry, unrequited!matt/aiden)
Google Says Cut That Out - Little Mousling
Louis knew his relationship with Harry wasn't quite standard. He just didn't know there were rules.
Sugar Me Sweet - popfly
Louis bakes Harry a cake for his birthday.
As It Seems - stylinsons
Apparently there’s been an explosion of Harry!twin stuff the past couple of days and I kind of went beyond that with this triplets!au.
Wasted British Youth - thediamondskies
A Skins AU fic in which Harry is the alpha male, Zayn is his tempermental boyfriend, Niall is the awkward virgin, Liam is the group mediator, Danielle is his loyal and kind-hearted girlfriend, and Cher is Danielle's slightly chavvy best mate. Oh, and Louis the new kid thrown into the middle of it all.
Quite Unexpected - poweredbywords
Written for the prompt where “Louis didn’t know he could get pregnant and ends up getting impregnated by some guy he doesn’t even remember the face of the next morning. Harry is there for him. They fall in love.”
Kiss Me - quitealotofhair
Funnily enough, Louis ends up kissing all of his four band members at least once.
Cheap Trick - hazzabo
Louis wanted Harry, no matter the method.
Damaged Good - neverhadthewords
Harry doesn’t care much for people. Louis doesn’t care much for serial killers. And oh, how Harry would love to change that.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - brownheadedstrager
Louis is emotionally withdrawn and Harry is an unhinged free spirit. When they meet, they think it’s for the first time - but it’s not.
Harry Potter AU - thewhitetoymaker
Louis is a Gryffindor, just enjoying his life, when Harry Styles, resident Slytherin, invites him to a dueling club. Or something like that.
If I Fall for You Would You Fall Too - ithinkhesalwayswonderful
In which Harry is afraid of heights, and Louis is a parachuting instructor.
You Found Me - z-yum
Harry is famous, Louis is a taxi driver. One day, he helps Harry out of a rather tight spot.
Perfect Timing - ithinkhedjustcurlup
Harry and Louis live in a world where the love of their life is determined by a timer embedded in the wrist of every citizen, counting down to the moment when they will meet their soulmate. They meet and immediately discover that the dates on their timers do not match up.
Stereo Hearts - thetommo-1d
Louis isn’t infatuated with a local radio show host and Harry isn’t all who he tries to make himself out to be on air.
nick grimshaw/harry styles:
The Miseducation of Harry Styles - junkshop-disco
Nick makes Harry a mix tape, falls in love with him, and has a nervous breakdown (not necessarily in that order).
Shall We Get Intimate Again? (i think so, i think so) - thediamondskies
it gets tiresome, being harry styles from one direction. sometimes he just wants to be harry, the kid from cheshire living the twenty-something life in london's elite neighborhood.
People Throw Rocks at Things that Shine - spibsy
I slept with two members of One Direction and all I got was ink in my quiff (and a tentacled girlfriend?).
I Should Ink My Skin With Your Name - crucios
Harry bites his tongue and stops himself from saying something really, really stupid like: I love you. He could get away with it, he knows. Nick would probably laugh it off, but. But he’s not up for taking that risk. Instead he pulls out his phone and texts Louis: We’re banned from Radio 1 Breakfast. :( x
Some Kind of Electric - drivetothestars
au. harry is one of the young (stupid) models that grimmy hooks up with.
Like a Rock Ballad - teaboytoaliens
Uni AU. In which there is inexplicable British frat culture, Nick has a radio show, Harry sings, Liam is a swimmer, Louis mopes around campus, Niall and Zayn are frequently confused, and everybody has a lot of feelings.
Rule One: No Fucking the Interns - youngandreckless
In which Harry is an intern at the radio station and Nick fucking hates interns and their gravelly voices and annoying tendencies to make him lose sleep and come onto him.
You Can Trust Me Not to Think - estrella30
“Please, Grimmy, you’ve been gone on Harry from the first night you met him,” she huffs. Nick can hear more things banging and then an ominous sounding sizzle and Annie cursing. He’s about to ask if everything is all right but she starts first and says, “Anyone with eyes can see it. Well, except for you and apparently Harry.”
Feel the Daylight - aideomai
Nick Grimshaw struggles with the trials and tribulations of fucking eighteen year olds.
Jamie Oliver is a Liar - tirewire
In which Nick makes Harry spinach pie because Harry's going away and he really doesn't like that.
The Stars are Burning Out - ojustlisteno
He’s looking at old Twitter photos and snarky text messages and he’s starting to get this panicked feeling in the pit of his stomach, soft flutters of tiny butterfly wings beating around his insides. The lads notice and ask him what’s wrong, but Harry realizes that everything is finally right.
He'd Attend All Your Lectures - Little Mousling
Harry asks Nick for tips on picking up men, and on what to do with them after that.
What Hell Hath We Wrought - shuttermutt
Nick really shouldn't still be in this club. It's pushing 2am, and he has to be up in five hours for a meeting that he can no longer put off.
Feel It in the Morning - cyclogenesis
Harry and Nick have sex in a changing room during that shopping trip in Manchester. But, also feelings?
We Live a Bon, Bon Vie - dutty (vodka)
Caroline lets out an aborted laugh, incredulous. “Are you seriously asking me about Harry again? What, are you interested or something?”
Can I Get Tech Support in Here, Please? - mrsyt31
The one where Harry goes to Germany for a day and accidentally tells Nick something important via text message, only Nick has decided it would be a great day to install the iOS6 update on his iPhone.
nick grimshaw/louis tomlinson:
Your Translation's Just A Little Off - dangerbears
AU. so louis kind of doesn't like nick. like at all. really. he swears.
Three Cheers for Involuntary Attraction - checkthemargins
The one where Nick is accidentally dating Louis.
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better Than You - aliferuined
Basically, Louis and Nick have grumpy sex and ignore their feelings.
the burning rhythm in our hearts - daisysusan
[LIRRY/TOMLINSHAW] Harry Styles, frontman of an indie rock band, had definitely not spared a thought for popstar Liam Payne since they were briefly on the X Factor together except perhaps for a bit of scorn. Definitely absolutely not. Not until the moment his band played right before Liam at a festival, anyway.
Reckless Serenade - mmmytelephone
The one where Nick likes Louis. That is basically it.
To Keep You Awake - flimsy
Nick visits Louis after the show.
this is all just liam/louis, louis/harry, and assorted nick grimshaw fic.
a * indicates that you have to either a. friend the person or b. join the community to read.
the list is formatted starting (mostly) with livejournal first, then ao3, then tumblr. this is just for formatting purposes. the order of the fics has nothing to do with my favouritism (although the first, like ten louis/harrys are my absolute special favourites. after that it's a free for all).
also, these are just my absolute, number one favourite from the writers. just about all of them have more beautiful things you should go read. like now. explore. enjoy. it will be glorious (i promise).
this list is growing bigger every day! so stop by regularly and you'll see some new favourites mixed in with the old.
and remember - some of these stories feature all kinds of things that you might not want to read. so check the warnings on the individual fics before you read them.
IF your name is on here, and you don't wish it to be - I apologize profusely and just drop me a comment and it'll be gone!!
almost all of these are AU. i'm not sorry.
-
liam/louis:
Heart Skips a Beat - harriet_vane
Harry always kisses everyone, until he starts something he can't finish. (A university AU in which no one goes to class. I am noticing a trend.)
Better With You - harriet_vane
based on this prompt on the kinkmeme: Single parent and solo artist Liam Payne hires Louis Tomlinson to be a full time nanny to his four year old son Sammy. Although the two men don't quite click from the start it's love at first sight between Sammy and Louis. Eventually Louis and Liam warm up to each other and get on like a house on fire, in fact the two become a little too fond of each other.
And I'm A House Of Cards - paperclipbitch
AU. Aiden shrugs and says: “Harry says you found a pretty guy in a suitcase at work yesterday." (Matt Cardle/Aiden Grimshaw)
Paris Blue (all the while you loaned your nights to me) - lazarov
Liam and Harry visit Paris. Louis is a prostitute, except when he isn't. There are complicated feelings.
Or Loud and Out of Key - sparkbyspark
Liam is a music reviewer. Louis is a youtuber. And no one really knows what Zayn does.
I was Disappearing in Plain Sight - cheese_cak3
Louis thinks bitch and tries not to feel guilty because it’s like kicking a three-legged puppy. She has to maintain her righteous anger and all that
Moving to Mars - leira17
The one in which Liam and Louis travelled through time and space together. Sort of.
* Wishing on a Wishing Star - ivoryandgold
“Okay,” Louis says, grinning into Liam’s collarbone. “Also, you’re my favourite.”
“I know,” Liam says, and Louis may be imagining it but he thinks he sounds a little sad. “You’re my favourite too.”
Skin that Shows in Patches - intherubble
If Liam had put any forethought into living with a makeup artist slash youtube beauty guru (as Louis puts it, he hates the word vlog, thinks portmanteaus are gauche) he probably should have expected something like this eventually.
Restart the Heart You Gave Me - crucios
“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.
Worth the Wait - estrella30
“Leave it to you, Liam, to not only be the least likely person to ever pull in a hooker, but he winds up being a bloke that you move in with.” He’s cackling wildly now and Liam’s hand nearly slips off the wheel as Niall hits him repeatedly. Liam doesn’t need to see to know Niall’s laughing so hard he’s got tears coming from his eyes and his cheeks are most likely a bright red flush. “Liam Payne: making even a shady encounter with a hooker into a respectable situation.”
Johnnie Walker Blueberries - neverhadthewords (co-written with: tommos-eyelashes)
This is what happens when you take two idiots and let them fall in love over stupid love notes and pastries.
It's All a Blur Last Night - tommos-eyelashes
A smutty, genderswap fic
harry/louis:
Aphrodisiac - aimmyarrowshigh
Chef!AU. The day he made roasted asparagus tips wrapped in Serrano ham with lemon aïoli, Louis knew: Harry Styles was trying to seduce him.
* St. Peter's verse - lovewilts
the boys of st. peter's school for musically gifted, and the stories they haven't yet told.
My Security, My Self-Defense - tangledbeats
where harry is a photographer and louis is a writer and things almost completely break apart
Ocean Sequence: It's Bad Religion, to be in Love with Somebody - wildefiree
liam might run for the olympics or graduate top of his class or row in the henley-regatta in front of the queen or he might stay in bed and count zayn’s bones and breathe: okay. (Zayn/Liam, Louis/Harry)
Don't Give Up On Us Quite Yet - dangerbears
AU. louis is kind of a mess and harry is kind of perfect and zayn is kind of dumb and protective and they all work in a restaurant sometimes.
We Are All Illuminated - theviolonist
The one where they are both painters, and it shouldn't be a problem, but it is.
A Call to Arms - captainroyalty
Louis is a magician, Liam is his cleaning lady and Harry's the prince of a country on the brink of war. Vague Howl's Moving Castle AU.
All the Songs That You Sing in the Dark - pukecrypukecry
zombie apocalypse au
You Want a Revelation - vashtaneradas
This job is a waiting game, and sooner or later it will be his time, he knows that.
Think Lovely, Wonderful Thoughts - girl-in-stripes
His favorite of these stories, the one he loved like it had been stitched into is skin, was the story about a boy who never grew up. (Peter Pan AU).
Three Days Underwater - teapirate
AU based on the film Weekend, dir. Andrew Haigh. Harry, a lifeguard, meets Louis, an artist, expecting just another one night stand. Instead, they get something special and resonant, if only for the weekend.
What We Were Dreaming Of - lensofgold
Harry and Louis get married.
*A Hand Full of Wheel and a Day Off - mermaidparades
he's still unsure how he managed to convince Harry this was a good idea.
And All the Miles Will - pailette
“I’ll be your biggest fan,” Louis sings off-key as he hops down from the bus to the sidewalk, skipping five steps, he’s like a cat with these perfect landings.
* As Loud As Lions - itunescuddle
Every few seconds there's a blinding camera flash, and it's overwhelming even for Harry so he can't imagine how Louis feels. All he can do is hold his hand, tight, like they've never been allowed to in public before, and let all these middle-aged men with their zoom lenses get a good long look.
I Ain't Scared of the Fall - breakfastwitha
Harry and Louis, model and muse AU.
Don't Let the High Go to Waste - mentalistecbm
orange stands for vitality and endurance. orange ignites sparks, and red has always been a catalyst for it. orange means finding happiness, and that is exactly what this is about.
Only Several Miles from the Sun - robpat
It started with a walk and unexpected rain and Babs. It started with a smile and green eyes and a bag of warm apple cinnamon muffins. Actually, it started with the bakery.
* All the Stars and Boulevards - snuffleslove
AU where the boys are international students at columbia university and new york city is taken by storm.
*Every Pretty Bird (Belongs in Their Cage) - iguessthati
Louis and Harry meet in a bar and fall in love.
Most Wanted - mmmytelephone
Harry Styles is a world-renowned cyber criminal. He's only just 18, and he's hacked into the most protected firewalls in the world, and he's in the Top 10 Most Wanted lists in most countries in the world. He's also a cocky shit. Louis Tomlinson is the most successful secret agent, and the son of the head of MI5. Harry's got a crush the size of Australia on him, and he's using all of his best techniques to try and seduce him.
The World's Not Waiting - drunktuesdays
A new guy joins the tour. Harry likes him, Louis...does not.
* Think of All the Joy You'll Find (When You Leave the World Behind) - iguessthati
(bid your cares goodbye) - a peter pan au. kind of.
Greedy Hearts - thesilverwitch
Sometimes, when you’re young and careless and trouble seems to be miles away from you, your heat gets eaten. AU where Louis doesn't have a heart and Harry doesn't care
As School Boys From Their Books - colazitron
It's January and Louis's on his last school trip to Manchester. He meets Harry.
The Records Are Playing in the Room - storyofameadow
Louis works in a record store (verse)
*A Year in Twelve Parts - nodfic
One weekend for every month in the year.
My Heart Will Stay - ashavahishta
For awhile, Australia feels like a holiday, but Harry and Louis can't relax when they're forced into doing certain things to hide their relationship.
A Chance of Overtime, Say, My Place at Nine - folkloric_feel
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.
Your Quietest Voice - flimsy
Louis wakes to the tinnitus buzz of the engine, resonating through his brain and lungs and bones like shockwaves in honey because he's dream-caught, paralyzed from head to toe, his mind awake before his body.
Breakdown - wordgasmic
Harry's reminded far too often of that stupid you can look but you can't touch rule.
Some Resting Flower of Yesterday's Delight - justgaytbh
Harry always wanted to see the world, just not like this.
Set All My Regrets On Fire - retorico
AU. Harry's in an indie rock band, and Louis is Britain's hottest new popstar. They don't meet by coincidence.
I Painted a Scene that Lit the Stars for Me - abicyclewinter
Harry still remembers the first tattoo he got
All The Revolutionaries I Know Are Awful Dancers - wthrudoinghere
Louis wants revolution and change and fight and Harry falls in love quite quickly.
Let's Freefall and See Where We Land - cassiehayes
Five important moments when Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson kissed, in five different versions of their lives.
Call Me Up, Take Me Down - acciocreativity
Liam and Zayn talk a very skeptical Louis and Harry into going on a blind date.
* One to Ten and Back Again - badjujuboo
it's the inbetween that he counts
A Little Bit Delirious - skiptothelu
He knows it’s coming before it happens. The changes are initially slow, making the fear and dread suffocate each moment they have left. He tries to pretend, to hold onto whatever they have left, but even those pieces fall away revealing only emptiness in their wake.
* The Stars in Your Eyes Light Up the Sky - goalposts
Harry is a popstar. Louis wins a competition to meet him.
When I Feel That Something - leira17
In which Harry and Louis are put into a duo instead of a group, and Louis Googles asexuality.
C'mon Miracle - blackwayfarers
The last year has been more than getting four best mates; it's getting four people who let him be what he wants, who let him fuck everything up and would help him do it, too. And when Harry looks down at him, shadowed by his mess of curls, and Louis leans up and kisses him, it really does feel like sometimes there needs to be more than two people in this relationship to make it work.
*The Boy Next Door - suzie_fic
for the prompt: Can someone write reeeaaallly inappropriate sex between Louis (in his twenties) and eleven/twelve year old Harry please?
These Tornadoes Are For You - myteethsharper
this is an alternate universe where the boys are in a punk band instead of a boy band and there is pining and lots of self-indulgent music talk.
Are You With Me - lookingatstars
Harry comes out. Louis doesn't.
Stopgap Measures - junkshop-disco
for this prompt: You know how a lot of the fans throw bras and underwear at the boys? Well, Louis secretly keeps all the best lingerie for himself. And he wears them around the flat on their off days. One day one of the boys slips into the flat and walks in on a freshly showered Louis as he is slipping into one of his ensembles.
There's Something About You (that makes me feel alive) - padattack
“Harry, my lad,” he says, sweeping one arm over Harry’s shoulder and gestures back towards the house where the rest of the boys are still sleeping with his other. “This really is going to work.”
Time Can't Fill These Spaces Between My Fingers - alittlebitmaybe
A radiant smile remained on his face as he gazed around, shaking wet curls out of his eyes to see the upper level. “Sweet,” he giggled ridiculously, “I’ve always wanted to follow a strange, mad boy with braces and tight trousers into a dimensionally unstable police box.”
Came to Win - beautility
for kinkmeme prompt: AU. Louis is a rugby player and Harry is his model fiancé. Before a game, Harry surprises Louis with a little visit..
*To Build A Home - uneven_fic
A story about a broken boy and the boy who falls in love with him.
It's Only Fair to Tell You (I'm Absolutely Cuckoo) - tamzinrose
Harry's bipolar. Louis tries todeals with it.
Crawl Into Your Atmosphere - spibsy
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. (Ziall/Larry)
I've Got a Secret That I Want to Show You - _wheniamqueen_x
She’s not sure of the exact moment she snaps, or if that is what she would call it, more like a slow acceptance that she wants Harry between her thighs
I Can't Control Myself - zeropercent
There's something about Harry that Louis wants to destroy.
So Say Goodnight - lnr_fics
They're using each other and well aware of it. (matt cardle/louis tomlinson, unrequited!louis/harry, unrequited!matt/aiden)
Google Says Cut That Out - Little Mousling
Louis knew his relationship with Harry wasn't quite standard. He just didn't know there were rules.
Sugar Me Sweet - popfly
Louis bakes Harry a cake for his birthday.
As It Seems - stylinsons
Apparently there’s been an explosion of Harry!twin stuff the past couple of days and I kind of went beyond that with this triplets!au.
Wasted British Youth - thediamondskies
A Skins AU fic in which Harry is the alpha male, Zayn is his tempermental boyfriend, Niall is the awkward virgin, Liam is the group mediator, Danielle is his loyal and kind-hearted girlfriend, and Cher is Danielle's slightly chavvy best mate. Oh, and Louis the new kid thrown into the middle of it all.
Quite Unexpected - poweredbywords
Written for the prompt where “Louis didn’t know he could get pregnant and ends up getting impregnated by some guy he doesn’t even remember the face of the next morning. Harry is there for him. They fall in love.”
Kiss Me - quitealotofhair
Funnily enough, Louis ends up kissing all of his four band members at least once.
Cheap Trick - hazzabo
Louis wanted Harry, no matter the method.
Damaged Good - neverhadthewords
Harry doesn’t care much for people. Louis doesn’t care much for serial killers. And oh, how Harry would love to change that.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - brownheadedstrager
Louis is emotionally withdrawn and Harry is an unhinged free spirit. When they meet, they think it’s for the first time - but it’s not.
Harry Potter AU - thewhitetoymaker
Louis is a Gryffindor, just enjoying his life, when Harry Styles, resident Slytherin, invites him to a dueling club. Or something like that.
If I Fall for You Would You Fall Too - ithinkhesalwayswonderful
In which Harry is afraid of heights, and Louis is a parachuting instructor.
You Found Me - z-yum
Harry is famous, Louis is a taxi driver. One day, he helps Harry out of a rather tight spot.
Perfect Timing - ithinkhedjustcurlup
Harry and Louis live in a world where the love of their life is determined by a timer embedded in the wrist of every citizen, counting down to the moment when they will meet their soulmate. They meet and immediately discover that the dates on their timers do not match up.
Stereo Hearts - thetommo-1d
Louis isn’t infatuated with a local radio show host and Harry isn’t all who he tries to make himself out to be on air.
nick grimshaw/harry styles:
The Miseducation of Harry Styles - junkshop-disco
Nick makes Harry a mix tape, falls in love with him, and has a nervous breakdown (not necessarily in that order).
Shall We Get Intimate Again? (i think so, i think so) - thediamondskies
it gets tiresome, being harry styles from one direction. sometimes he just wants to be harry, the kid from cheshire living the twenty-something life in london's elite neighborhood.
People Throw Rocks at Things that Shine - spibsy
I slept with two members of One Direction and all I got was ink in my quiff (and a tentacled girlfriend?).
I Should Ink My Skin With Your Name - crucios
Harry bites his tongue and stops himself from saying something really, really stupid like: I love you. He could get away with it, he knows. Nick would probably laugh it off, but. But he’s not up for taking that risk. Instead he pulls out his phone and texts Louis: We’re banned from Radio 1 Breakfast. :( x
Some Kind of Electric - drivetothestars
au. harry is one of the young (stupid) models that grimmy hooks up with.
Like a Rock Ballad - teaboytoaliens
Uni AU. In which there is inexplicable British frat culture, Nick has a radio show, Harry sings, Liam is a swimmer, Louis mopes around campus, Niall and Zayn are frequently confused, and everybody has a lot of feelings.
Rule One: No Fucking the Interns - youngandreckless
In which Harry is an intern at the radio station and Nick fucking hates interns and their gravelly voices and annoying tendencies to make him lose sleep and come onto him.
You Can Trust Me Not to Think - estrella30
“Please, Grimmy, you’ve been gone on Harry from the first night you met him,” she huffs. Nick can hear more things banging and then an ominous sounding sizzle and Annie cursing. He’s about to ask if everything is all right but she starts first and says, “Anyone with eyes can see it. Well, except for you and apparently Harry.”
Feel the Daylight - aideomai
Nick Grimshaw struggles with the trials and tribulations of fucking eighteen year olds.
Jamie Oliver is a Liar - tirewire
In which Nick makes Harry spinach pie because Harry's going away and he really doesn't like that.
The Stars are Burning Out - ojustlisteno
He’s looking at old Twitter photos and snarky text messages and he’s starting to get this panicked feeling in the pit of his stomach, soft flutters of tiny butterfly wings beating around his insides. The lads notice and ask him what’s wrong, but Harry realizes that everything is finally right.
He'd Attend All Your Lectures - Little Mousling
Harry asks Nick for tips on picking up men, and on what to do with them after that.
What Hell Hath We Wrought - shuttermutt
Nick really shouldn't still be in this club. It's pushing 2am, and he has to be up in five hours for a meeting that he can no longer put off.
Feel It in the Morning - cyclogenesis
Harry and Nick have sex in a changing room during that shopping trip in Manchester. But, also feelings?
We Live a Bon, Bon Vie - dutty (vodka)
Caroline lets out an aborted laugh, incredulous. “Are you seriously asking me about Harry again? What, are you interested or something?”
Can I Get Tech Support in Here, Please? - mrsyt31
The one where Harry goes to Germany for a day and accidentally tells Nick something important via text message, only Nick has decided it would be a great day to install the iOS6 update on his iPhone.
nick grimshaw/louis tomlinson:
Your Translation's Just A Little Off - dangerbears
AU. so louis kind of doesn't like nick. like at all. really. he swears.
Three Cheers for Involuntary Attraction - checkthemargins
The one where Nick is accidentally dating Louis.
Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better Than You - aliferuined
Basically, Louis and Nick have grumpy sex and ignore their feelings.
the burning rhythm in our hearts - daisysusan
[LIRRY/TOMLINSHAW] Harry Styles, frontman of an indie rock band, had definitely not spared a thought for popstar Liam Payne since they were briefly on the X Factor together except perhaps for a bit of scorn. Definitely absolutely not. Not until the moment his band played right before Liam at a festival, anyway.
Reckless Serenade - mmmytelephone
The one where Nick likes Louis. That is basically it.
To Keep You Awake - flimsy
Nick visits Louis after the show.