Wow. I didn’t realize so many people didn’t know about this adorable, yet cringeworthy point in time. I have received so many questions, so I thought I would make a larger post about it. To my knowledge, since the accounts have long-since been deleted (anything you find now on Twitter or Facebook is run by fans), around December 31, 2010, Harry made a Facebook and Twitter account “for his cat,” Dusty Styles. At the same time, Louis made accounts “for his dog,” Ted Tomlinson. This was right after X Factor finished up, and if I had to guess, around the time the boys officially started dating. The accounts were most likely made because they had to delete their real Facebooks due to X Factor fans finding them. They thought they were being sly by pretending that Dusty and Ted were in a relationship, a cat and a dog. Yes, these accounts were real and run by Harry and Louis. Their mothers, sisters and friends all friended, followed and interacted with them. The boys had no idea how big they would become or that their fans would essentially be the FBI, so at the time, I am sure it seemed like a great idea.
31 December 2010
And, since this was Harry’s reaction to fireworks, I think it is safe assume, this was Harry talking, not the cat:
1 January 2011
Okay, “Dusty” - cause dogs and cats go to the cinema all the time.
4 January 2011
Wow, Harry. Buying flowers from your cat for Louis’ dog is really committing to this story isn’t it? But honestly, Harry bought flowers for his new boyfriend and that is so damn cute. But he also made this fantastic video (and this is the last time I will be posting it!):
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The video only has 41,000 views after all these years, which is low compared to most Larry proof videos, so I guess it really was not common knowledge.
They had been dating probably a month or less and they were saying they loved each other and wanted to be together forever. Let that sink in.
1 February 2011
27 February 2011
This is both beautiful and so sad. Two-ish months into their new, sweet, relationship and they already knew there would be obstacles. This is honestly as sweet as the AIMH tweet. It is reassuring. Also, once again, they were talking about FOREVER. Baby boyfriends fell hard.
Here is some proof that the accounts were real and run by Louis and Harry. Jay, Louis’ mom, interacted with them quite a lot:
And that is the tale of baby boyfriends, being cute and gross and super in love, but not as sneaky as they thought. These accounts were short-lived for obvious reasons.
Louis is a single dad and Harry works at the newly opened bakery down the Street.
A fallen star that shines no more (25k, one shot)
Louis might have a problem.
Said problem lies entirely in the fact that he can’t seem to avoid Harry Styles, The Ex-Boyfriend That Broke His Heart and World Famous Popstar Sensation. Everything is only made more complicated by the fact that he doesn’t really want to avoid Harry either, even though they’re supposed to mean nothing to each other.
Another tiny problem may also be that Harry has no idea that Louis has a daughter now.
Yeah, he’s screwed.
I need home (our tangled bones) (68k, one shot)
Louis runs a record label and Harry is his daughter’s new nanny. Over the course of a year, Harry helps Louis learn what it really is to be a father and somehow they find an unexpected home in each other.
Or, the kid fic where Louis wants to make Harry a star, Zayn just needs everyone to stop being stupid, Niall laughs his arse off at everything, Liam attempts to keep things in order and Harry takes a chance.
A life that we share (i owe it all to you) (50k, chaptered)
When Harry’s son came home from school crying he didn’t think things could get any worse. Lucky for them, things were just about to change for the best.
or
Harry’s son get bullied until Louis’ son shows up :)
You got time (61k, chaptered)
the one where Louis’ pretty sure he’s already loved and lost his soulmate, and then he meets Harry.
We can get there (we can do it if we try) (28k, one shot)
the one where Louis’s a dad in desperate need for a new nanny. Harry’s perfect for the job.
If my heart was a compass, you’d be north (55k, chaptered)
the one where punk Louis likes to think he’s not clumsy, but he suspects he’ll have to accept it when he falls face first into a relationship with a head full of curls and his tiny human.
Baby we could be enough (i’ll make this feel like home) (52k, one shot)
harry is a photographer who’s trying to find his place. louis is a single father with a smile that feels like home.
Only look ahead (72k, one shot)
Louis never intended to fall in love with Harry: not five years into their time together in the band, not when they’re living on opposite continents, and especially not when he’s the new dad to a tiny human with way too much personality for anyone under nine pounds. Yet somehow Harry manages to worm his way into Louis’ life with every bit of weird affinity for Swedish homegoods and expensive baby clothes that you’d expect.
All the lights are full of colour (26k, one shot)
Harry and Louis are separated, but for the sake of their two sons, they choose to spend Christmas together. It may just lead to a Christmas miracle.
So much we didn’t say (52k, one shot)
Harry’s near fatal accident exposed the cracks in his and Louis’ eleven year marriage. A serious error in judgement by Louis shattered it completely.
In the lonely hour (47k, chaptered)
Louis and Harry have been divorced for almost a year and apart for nearly three. On the paperwork, it says the grounds for their divorce were living apart for more than two years, but there’s more, that’s only what they’ll admit out loud.
Louis didn’t want to agree and sign the paperwork. He wanted to fight but he couldn’t confront the real reason for their divorce and a Harry who seemed so apathetic. Yet now that one of their children is sick, they’ll have to put their insecurities aside.
We are honey and the bee (41k, one shot)
au where harry plays rugby at uni, louis needs to hire a nanny, and life is one big cliche.
Marking up the atmosphere (119k, chaptered)
At the age of twenty, Harry deals with things expected to occur at his age: student loans, instant meals, electricity bills, and the constant, incessant presence of never ending coursework.
That, and the job of raising his six year old daughter and avoiding the charm of a young, successful, and very off-limits Louis Tomlinson.
Standing on the edge of forever (55k, one shot)
“So let me get this straight. You took Mr. Squiggles from the classroom habitat, took him with you on your fieldtrip to the zoo, and released him in the aviary?”
Harry Styles is a single father, just trying to keep his life organized after losing his husband four years earlier. Between his daughter, Liam’s hellion twins, and Sophia throwing him into any romantic tangle she can think of, life gets a little crazy. Of course, everything changes the moment Lo and the twins get interested in their school musical, The Wizard of Oz. Because the new director, Louis Tomlinson, is just about the most attractive man that Harry has ever seen.
Featuring adorable Dad Harry, hotshot actor Louis, three sassy kids, a badass Sophia Smith, and a Liam who just wants all their kids to be well behaved.
Nothing else but us right here (35k, one shot)
Louis sighs and gives himself a mental pep talk as he smooths his jumper down over his hips. He can do this. He can resist the draw of Harry Styles, because he is a responsible, mature adult, and as much as he wants to tangle his fingers in that mess of hair and map those ridiculous tattoos with his tongue, he does not want to get his daughter’s favorite teacher fired.
Resist the urge to run (76k, chaptered)
Harry is just trying to figure it all out and Louis is just the person to help him do that.
All too human (166k, chaptered)
Louis has a 3 year old son and works at a daycare while getting his education degree.
Harry’s a fresh face Popstar with the world in his hands.
They meet over applesauce and hide n’ go seek.
20+ Kid Fics in honor of Project Home (last update 21.Dec.16)
1. All Too Human (166k)
Louis has a 3 year old son and works at a daycare while getting his education degree.
Harry’s a fresh face Popstar with the world in his hands.
They meet over applesauce and hide n’ go seek.
2. All I Want (236k)
When Harry and Louis got together it wasn’t under the best circumstances. Louis was taken by another. But go figure that the way they ended up together is the very same way it ended. And Harry left Louis. He left him with a lot more than he thought. A story about how people’s misconceptions almost destroyed a love that went beyond measure.
3. Flour and Chocolate (145k)
Louis is a single dad and Harry works at the newly opened bakery down the street.
4. Resist the Urge to Run (76k)
Harry is just trying to figure it all out and Louis is just the person to help him do that.
5. That’s How People Grow Up (46k)
Louis is an ex football player who got injured and retired to open a kids football club. Harry’s child is playing for said club.