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໑ I See You Shiver With Antici-- (SAY IT, SAY IT) by @homosociallyyours
(G, 666, strangers, meet-cute, the rocky horror picture show references)
Harry has elaborate costumes planned for each night of the Rocky Horror Picture Show screenings at the indie movie theater downtown. The cute guy taking tickets seems appreciative.
໑ Lazy mornings by @lvinlou
(spanish, E, 1.2k, established relationship, pwp, morning sex)
Las mañanas perezosas eran definitivamente las favoritas de Louis. El sol ya iluminaba toda la habitación y un nuevo día ya había comenzado para otros, pero no para ellos dos. Y Louis presentía que, a juzgar por la mirada hambrienta del ojiverde y la manera en que apretaba su trasero, no saldrían de la cama en al menos un par de horas más.
໑ always tell the truth by anditsonlyforthebrave / @HARRYSC1NEMA
(NR, 5k, acquaintances to lovers, dentist harry, patient louis)
Harry is Louis' dentist and getting a wisdom tooth removed shouldn't be the end of the world.
໑ You Were Always Mine by GoldenSunflouervol6 / @sunflouervol6
(E, 6k, enemies to lovers, a/b/o au, blood, injuries)
Prompt 45: A/B/O fic where Louis and Harry have a lot of mutual friends but they don’t get along (mostly Louis doesn’t like Harry). One day, Louis turns up on Harry’s doorstep covered in blood and asking for help. (Inspiration: Prompt #126 from the BLFF 2021).
໑ Spaces Between Us, Hold All Our Secrets by Whoopsiedaisiesss / @shining-louist
(NR, 6.4k, enemies to lovers, anxiety attacks, mean harry)
The one where Louis suffers from anxiety. His rivals with Harry makes this even worse. Until one day he accidentally calls Harry duringone of his panic attacks.
Harry just wants Louis to feel better. He always does.
໑ Leave Like The Summer Breeze by @larringiscaring
(E, 6.5k, strangers to lovers, farm au, farmer harry, stranded louis)
When Louis and Zayn are stranded in Alabama, a farmer offers them shelter. He just asks for one thing in return.
໑ The Writing on the Wall by @stylinsonwritingpalace
(E, 6.7, exes to lovers, teacher louis, author harry)
When BookToker Louis receives a gift basket filled with all his favorite sweets, wines, and stuffed animals alongside the new Harry Styles book, he's shocked at the story he finds in the pages.
໑ we can follow the sparks by moon_rose25 / @darkinfinity
(M, 6.7, a/b/o au, strangers to lovers, scenting, implied omega drop)
“I, uhm, this is gonna sound weird, but my friend is an ER doctor and he kinda taught me what to do in this kind of situation,” the man takes a step closer to Louis, “He said a close presence of an unmated alpha and light scenting should keep an omega from dropping, so I, uh, I can help you.”
Louis nearly drops in Harry's bookshop and sparks fly from then on.
“You can’t pout your way into this, Louis”, Harry said as he was fixing his tie, watch and rings glinting against the soft sunlight filtering through the window.
“Of course, I can. Watch me.”
໑ Please, don’t say you want me by pjinkfleur / @pinapplouis
(T, 9.3k, strangers to lovers, a/b/o au, royalty, arranged marriage)
Prompt 496: ABO/royalty AU. Where Omega Prince Louis is forced to marry alpha King Harry by his father for the benefit of their kingdom. After the wedding, Harry lets Louis know that he didn’t want a mate and to not expect a relationship from him. Since they are already mated, Harry has to officially reject Louis’s omega to break ties. This practice is so taboo that he doesn’t know the omega has a maximum of a year left to live after rejection. As time goes on, the omega gets weaker and weaker.
໑ Hello, my name is Louis by tedtokat / @tektokatt
(M, 9.7k, strangers to lovers, mean harry)
Prompt 148: Louis is a scam caller. Now this isn’t exactly the job of his dreams, but it pays well enough for him to continue doing it. Louis is a very anxious person, making it hard for him to talk, so he’s very shy when he inevitably scam calls Harry. Harry ignores the scamming, but after a certain number of calls, he’s had enough. Here ensues mean Harry at the beginning, sensitive Louis who doesn’t know what is going on half of the time, and if the author is up for it, autism-coded Louis too!
໑ is ur mother worried? by @outropeace
(E, 12k, acquaintances to lovers, college au, fraternity, himbo harry)
In retrospect, Louis should’ve seen it coming. Way before, his ex tried to “spice” their sex lives with a threesome, they simply didn’t work as they should, not just in bed but outside of it too.
From early on in the relationship, it was evident that Leo wished for someone different from Louis, not better or more, just different. And Louis was very aware of this, but Leo was his very first love and no matter if said love was nothing more than a memory, it was difficult to let go.
At the end, Louis didn’t have to do a thing because Leo decided to pull the plug in the worst way possible.
He cheated on Louis with Harry Styles.
Alfa y omega se sumieron en su propia burbuja, concretando el flechazo que sintieron al verse por primera vez. Louis aceptó con un leve sonrojo tiñendo sus mejillas. Ambos adultos se sonrieron, sin reparar en la confusa mirada que les envió el adormilado cachorro, quien durante el viaje a la heladería se preguntó por qué su mami había decidido cambiar repentinamente sus planes habituales de jugar un poco y tomar una siesta junto a él.
Sin embargo, no se quejó cuando frente a él tuvo su helado de fresa y chispas de colores favorito, agradeciendo a su profesor y, ahora, amigo de su mami.
໑ Wait until you're sure by tommilfson / @tommilfson
(E, 13k, friends to lovers, a/b/o au, best friends pact)
Prompt 465: Louis and Harry are best friends who made a pact. If neither of them has found love by the time they’re 30, then they’ll get married. It was all laughter and fun until Harry realizes they’re celebrating his 30th birthday and in a few months, Louis is gonna be 30 too. So, he struggles to find someone for Louis to avoid being together, but Louis just keeps rejecting all men Harry introduces to him (because he has feeling for him, of course), which really upsets Harry. They argue about that and Louis says something like “wow, it’s that bad to be with me?,” accepting that Harry simply doesn’t feel the same. Louis moves for a couple of months with another friend and Harry has all this time to understand his feelings, realizing that he loves Louis too and wants to be with him. But when he goes to tell him, Louis is already seeing someone else. So what’s Harry gonna do to get Louis back?
໑ Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice by @harriblou
(M, 13.4k, enemies to lovers, college au, baseball player harry, physics major louis, arguing)
“You’re a fucking brat, you know that,” Harry muttered through clenched teeth, bones already burning with the pure desire and hatred mixing in his body. It was an intoxicating rush of adrenaline and something else that probably came with fucking Louis Tomlinson. He squeezed his neck just a little tighter. “I can’t stand it.”
Their lips were brushing against each other, just moving with the ragged movements of their mouths and harsh breathing.
“You’re a lying piece of shit dickhead,” Louis muttered right back. That was all he did, challenge and nag. He loved to have the last word and Harry let him because he used all his energy to fuck him mindless.
໑ in deep devotion by ifthat / @lovehl
(E, 15.6k, friends to lovers, a/b/o au, mistaken identities)
“I think the folk here think I’m an Omega,” Harry voices out loud.
His suspicions began shortly after he arrived to Wright. Wherever he goes, this strange behavior follows. That type of treatment reserved for Omegas.
໑ Bend the Rules by @youreyesonlarry
(E, 16.8k, friends to lovers, chef harry, video game developer louis)
Prompt 588: Lous hires a ‘ghost cooking’ service because his family is worried he’s not eating well and he wants to impress them by showing them what an amazing cook he’s become. The service includes sending a discreet cook to your house and have them get everything ready so that you only serve and take the credit. Problem is, his sisters (can be OCs if that’s more comfortable) get to his flat earlier than planned and the actual cook has to hide in the master bathroom for hours. Louis is mortified. The cook is amused and helps him to clean and well. Gives him a thorough service. Feel free to pick your fave as the cook.
໑ give my heart a holiday by Ashisinlove / @ashisinlove28
(NR, 17k, friends to lovers, university au, bad puns, pining)
AU where Louis and someone else both like Harry but Harry obviously likes Louis and is oblivious to the other person with scenes like Harry’s sitting with his legs on the coffee table and the other person wants to walk across and Harry doesn’t see them, so they have to say excuse me, but when Louis wants to cross he doesn’t even have to say anything because Harry sits up, puts his feet down, and gives his undivided attention to Louis.
໑ Wait For Me by cherrygelb / @cherrygelb
(E, 17.4k, neighbours, single dad harry, student louis)
Moving to a new place always comes with a few challenges. For Harry, it’s trying to start over after his divorce, while still doing his best taking care of his son. Though just like every parent, he is not infallible, so some mistakes are bound to be made, settling into his new role as a single-dad. For his son, Davie, moving means he has to get used to all the changes happening in his life through no fault of his own. Discovering a secret passageway on their new property lets him form an unlikely friendship with the young man and his dog he finds on the other side.
໑ Heart Eyes by @smittenwithlouis
(E, 21.5k, enemies to lovers, incubus louis)
Harry is a dedicated sentinel with a strong aversion to demons, and Louis is the lovesick incubus who will go to any lengths to win Harry's heart.
“So all of this–us–it’s all a lie?”
or Louis and Harry have both been cursed since birth. What happens when they're forced into proximity? Will their curses reign, or will they have their happily ever after?
໑ Death Wish by Speechless / 0__Speechless
(E, 22.6k, enemies to lovers, vampire slayer louis, vampire harry, banter)
Louis hates vampires, he lives his life trying to kill as many as he can, night after night, year after year.He hates them.Then why the fuck is he kissing one?Again.“I mean it, Harry.” Louis says, into his mouth this time. “You need to get the fuck away from me.”
Based on Prompt 403: If having more chemistry with a villain than with your own boyfriend was a crime, then Louis would be in jail. Or the hero slowly falls in love with the morally grey character AU
Stoner, nerdy, metalhead Harry Styles sells drugs to the boy of his dreams, seemingly perfect overachiever, head Cheerleader Louis Tomlinson. It wasn't supposed to become a Thing.
OR, a Stranger Things HellCheer au (without all the death)
໑ Define me again by Hazzascul_07 / @hazzascul
(M, 54.3k, established relationship, amnesia au, accidents, read tags and author’s notes)
His entire life literally flashed in his mind, vision growing more and more weak and he fought unconsciousness. Memories and the picture of Louis lying unconscious in front of him altered and flickered, so rapidly that he felt dizzy with how fast his mind was whirring.
What happens when you die? God he was so, so, so, fucking terrified.
All his senses gave out, last thing he felt was Louis' hand in his and then, everything went black.
໑ the face of love's rage by @outropeace
(E, 67k, a/b/o au, royalty au, enemies to lovers, murder, read tags and author’s note)
Seven kingdoms, two sinners and one big secret.
— rare pairs / categories —
໑ In The Dark by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13
(gen, T, 666, haunted house, choose your own character)
It’s the dreams.
He’d be fine without the dreams… suggesting things. If he could face all this - whatever this is - with a clear, rested mind.
໑ Crush by @allwaswell16
(louis/niall, T, 1.4k, co-workers, office au)
When Niall stops smiling around the office, his co-worker Louis sets out to lift his mood with the help of their office mates.
໑ it's the summer of our love by localopa / @voulezloux
(louis/ryan ross, G, 3k, gym bros, sexuality crisis)
ryan is in love with his best friend and gym bro, louis. the problem? ryan is straight.
໑ Got My Chaos Automatic by LetTheMusicMoveYou / @letthemusicmoveyou28
(louis/liam/zayn, E, 3.1k, established relationship, canon)
The one where Louis comes home from tour feeling exhausted, yet antsy. Luckily, Liam and Zayn are there to put him back together.
໑ softer than satin by cinnamons / @sunbellylou
(louis/joel miller, E, 4k, established relationship, pwp)
“Wanna go back to bed,” Louis whispered languidly, voice partly muffled by his boyfriend’s lips on his.
“Mm, but we just got up, baby,” Joel murmured. Lips touching softly with each syllable. Hands groping the soft flesh around Louis’ hips, kneading at the skin there and feeling his curves.
໑ Feeling Feline by LadyAJ_13 / @ladyaj-13
(louis/niall, T, 4877, magical au, animal transformation)
“I’m telling you,” drifts through the cracked door, and Louis’ ears prick, twitching with interest. “There’s something wrong with that cat.”
“Have you talked to Liam?” asks another voice, worried. Louis thinks it’s the tall one with curly hair. Taller one. They’re all tall when you’re ten inches high.
“Not medically wrong,” the blond one says. “But I swear, and I know this sounds nuts, but I don’t think he’s a cat?”
໑ lonely in [paris] by f_ckromeoandjuliet / @louiesonlyangel
(louis/awsten knight, T, 5.8k, strangers to lovers, canon au, coming out)
Summer flings are complicated and healing comes from the strangest places.//Alternate version of Louis's tour where he's in a secret relationship with Awsten Knight from Waterparks. Based on Awsten tweeting at Louis.
Niall is perfectly happy in her dating life, always finding a reason to break things off before her relationships get serious. When she finally gets a chance with Harry, her dream girl, their friend Louis makes her promise to give her a real chance. The only problem is that Harry has a cat… and Niall is not a cat person. Instead of running like she usually does, Niall has to figure out how to live with an adorable menace. And when it starts to feel like love, Niall has to decide: Is she ready for the real thing?
Inspired by Must Be Love.
໑ all tumults and feelings by camilevol6 / @svnflouwervol6
(louis/carlos sainz jr, E, 24.4k, strangers to lovers)
The search for euphoria in a world that seems to be spinning out of control is perhaps what drove Louis to visit the heart of a city as vibrant as Barcelona. Everything is warm and bright on his holidays, even at night, where he finds solace in desperate lips and comfort in beautiful brown eyes that break his heart by making him realize that he has always been more fond of emerald tones covering the irises of his lovers.