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hlficlibrary · 5 months

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HL Fic Library 🌲 Stuck in a Cabin Fics

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🌲 Snow by Septic_Styles {M, 70k}

The snow was packed high, completely covering the doorway. Louis reached out to touch it but Harry pulled his arm back in.

"What are you doing?" he hissed.

"It's snow, Harry, not some creature from Mars." Louis rolled his eyes and pressed his index finger to it. It wasn't soft, it was firm and had an almost crunchy texture like the freezing temperature had turned it into ice as the night passed on. It had been sitting there for some time. "Yeah, just as I suspected," Louis said, closing the front door.

"What?"

"We're fucked."

Louis is set to travel thirteen hours up the country to stay with his family at a holiday rental in Edinburgh for Christmas, but when he makes an overnight stop at his cabin in the woods in the Lake District, an unexpected, unlikely face - which Louis has spent all of his teenager and most of his adult years resenting - comes knocking, seeking for help.

Little did they know that the heaviest snowfall England had ever seen would snow the two foes in for a week...

🌲 To the Ends of the Earth by stylinsoncity / @aliensingucci {M, 68k}

During a yearlong hiatus, Louis visits Harry at his cabin in Idaho, where long-buried feelings ignite like the fire keeping them warm.

🌲Take on Me by @haztobegood {E, 60k}

Actor Harry Styles is preparing for his next leadi ng role as Antonius the Gladiator with the help of Louis Tomlinson, Hollywood’s top stunt coordinator. When the demands of Harry’s career get in the way of their training, the pair head to a secluded cabin to complete their training. Then, Louis begins to share senses with Harry. What is causing this mysterious connection and can Louis and Harry figure out how to stop it before they leave the cabin?

🌲 Warming Up to You by @youreyesonlarry {E, 56k}

“I feel you,” Harry nods along as he zips his bag open, carefully pulling out his fancy looking camera before pressing a button to turn it on. “I love taking pictures for a number of reasons, but I think the best part of the whole thing is that I’m able to go through my older pictures and have all these memories from those moments come back to me.”

He puts the camera against his eye and points at Louis, and before the shorter one can even react, he hears a ‘click’, and Harry’s smiling down at the screen of his camera.

“And I don't think I want to forget about the day I got stranded in a cabin with a pretty stranger,” he finishes off.

Prompt 111: Louis and Harry are strangers that somehow got stranded during a blizzard. They find themselves in an abandoned cabin and have to cuddle for warmth. Cuddling leads to much more.

🌲 Cabin Fever by @germericangirl {E, 46k}

“What the fuck is he doing here?“ He asked still looking at him, before he turned back to look at Niall for an answer.

Niall’s mouth fell open and he looked at him with wide eyes "He um changed his mind?“

Harry stared at Niall for a few seconds in silence, before grabbing a bag and walking towards a bedroom without looking at anyone else, slamming the door shut behind himself.

Liam flinched in front of Louis.

“Well I’m happy to see you too.“ Louis mumbled, some of the tension leaving his body. This wasn’t exactly how he thought their first meeting would go. It was quiet for a moment before Louis finally spoke up “Did you seriously not tell him I was coming?“

Or: One cabin, one bed, two ex-boyfriends. What could possibly go wrong?

🌲 Snow Job by @duchesskitty16 {E, 42k}

Harry is a world famous rock star who is closeted and never gives interviews. Louis is a failed novelist and reporter for a gossip magazine that has fallen on hard times. Louis is promised a promotion if he can get the ultimate get - an interview with Harry Styles. Louis finds out that Harry has a mountain cabin near where his friends Zayn and Niall live and heads up to try and meet him. In a twist of fate, Louis has an accident and Harry saves him. Will Louis get his story, or will the fact that he's falling in love change things? Will Harry forgive him when he finds out Louis is lying to him? Will Harry find the courage to come out of the closet and finally be happy?

🌲 too much, but it’s enough by @ohpleaselarry {E, 40k}

There are about a thousand things Louis wishes he could go back in time and fix. A thousand things, and nearly all of them include Harry.

There are the more simple things, like showing him more support, telling him it’s okay to be himself, gently reminding him that a condom in his pocket is rather obvious in skinny jeans, but if he could just choose one thing, just one to change, he’d probably just have told the lad he loves him.

Always has. And always will.

🌲 Something As Simple As This by frenchkiss {E, 34k}

Trapped in a cabin in the middle of nowhere after a blizzard derails Louis from getting home, he and the attractive stranger who owns the place have nothing to do but... well, each other. It would be a real shame if feelings got in the way, and even more of a shame if a secret about this stranger's identity turned both their lives upside down and inside out.

🌲 Etched in Salt (is a cathedral of the world) by @helloamhere {E, 24k}

Louis asks for very few things in life, and they are: to solve cases, to keep bad people from doing their bad things, to get good coffee, to go home to a spacious apartment with nobody else in it, and to manage his stupid telempathy powers with minimal interference. And now he's stuck in a tiny cabin in a snowstorm in the middle of god-awful-nowhere with Harry Styles. Because of course he is.

🌲 you’re the habit that i can’t break by @ohpleaselarry {NR, 24k}

The boys decide to have a belated band reunion, just the five of them. One week, one cabin in the mountains, five boys.

Harry and Louis haven’t spoken sober in a year.

🌲 An Aurora Grove Christmas by @dandelionfairies {T, 17k}

Harry gets lost on his way to St. Louis. The roads are horrid because of the snow and he ends up spinning into a ditch. Lucky for him, he finds a cabin nearby, as well as a cute blue-eyed man who immediately helps him. Unfortunately, his car is stuck for the night, but at least he has a place to stay with Louis. With the snow continuing to fall and another storm front coming through, will he ever make it out of Aurora Grove? Does he even want to?

🌲 The fic where Harry calls Louis an idiot for ten days straight because he is one. by @mercurial-madhouse {M, 16k}

They’ve found the perfect get away from their busy lives as nationally-famous footie player and well-respected restaurant critic, escaping to the isolation of a cabin in the woods where they can simply be Louis and Harry.

If only both were actually here.

A gift forgotten in London, the untameable force of the weather, and the scent of burnt snickerdoodle biscuits find Harry and Clifford pitifully alone and Louis... Where is Louis?

🌲 Darling, Just Hold My Hand by likelarry {E, 10k}

Louis and Harry decide to spend a week at a skii resort with their families during the Christmas holidays.

On Christmas night, Harry goes into labor but the family gets snowed in which forces him to give birth in the cabin in the middle of nowhere.

Luckily, his husband is a surgeon who can help.

🌲 heaps of blankets by gemma {E, 7k}

You know when you and the one you love go for a not-so-adventurous adventure? And you do everything that's crazy, everything you want and just enjoy each other's company? That's Harry's plan when he rents a cabin at a resort in the mountains for him and Louis.

🌲 Orchids by talasArchivesx / @talasarchive {M, 7k}

“Do you find me sensible yet?” Twenty-two letters and six words, yet it lingers on Louis’ mind like an old song playing from a worn cassette. Such a memory holds so much significance it visits Louis’ mind every unsuspecting moment.

The words are a dreamy reminder of such precious seconds of his life.

A story about losing against the drifting tide, and finally coming home; featuring a cabin, winter blizzard and “one bed”.

🌲 Let It Snow by @jaerie {E, 6k}

With a blizzard approaching, Louis planned to spend his birthday with a drink and a good book. In his self exile at his remote cabin, he never expected a poorly dressed stranger to show up shivering and covered in snow. He also didn’t expect to have one of his best birthdays on record.

🌲 wish i knew how to break this spell by eleadore {E, 6k}

Maybe it should be more of a surprise to open the door and find Harry wrapped up in about a dozen blankets, face pink from the cold and soft from sleep. It isn’t.

Harry, Louis, and a cabin. It's cold outside.

🌲 Strange Trails by bananazine {G, 4k}

After one of Harry Style's third-years lost their favourite hat on a class hike, Harry goes back the next day to retrieve it. To his demise, a downpour of rain strikes, forcing him to search for shelter. He runs without a stop towards the nearest clearing and his prayers get answered when he sees an old hunting cabin. With trepidation slowing his steps, he finally makes it towards the presumably vacant cabin. Though, to be polite, he knocks, only to be faced by the bluest eyes he has ever seen.

🌲 (not) driving home for christmas by BeautifulWisdom / @justanotherghostblr {T, 3k}

Spending the holidays alone at his cabin, driving through a snowstorm Harry hits an animal. He takes the large dog back to his cabin to see if he can keep it alive until the storm breaks and he can get to a vet. Colour him surprised and woefully unprepared when said dog turns into a very bloody and very naked man.

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wolfmoonmusic · 1 year

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Sneaking a Chance

Planet!drummer reader

Part 1 - Summary: An old friend calls you again. You're not sure what to make of it

SEND IN HEADCANNONS OR THINGS Y'ALL WANNA SEE IN THESE FICS. IT'S THE ENTIRE POINT OF THESEEE

A/N- Part one 'cuz I couldn't help myself. I do not own any of the characters except reader and her parents. These are fake scenarios and certain things will be tweaked a little to fit the story line.

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Waking up in the middle of the night was common for you.

However, waking up in the middle of the night because your ex - best friend - who was also your next door neighbor and soon to be celebrity - was calling you after almost a year of barely even texting, was not common.

You sat up straight in bed, answering the phone immediately so as to not wake up your parents.

“Zayn?”

“Were you asleep?” he asked, the smirk evident in his voice.

“It’s 1 am Zayn! What do you think, genius?” you hissed, confused and angry that he was calling you now.

“You answered though!”

“Fine then,” you replied, getting angrier by the second, about to disconnect when you heard him apologize repeatedly.

You sighed, putting the phone back to your ear, “What do you want Zayn?”

“Look, our drummer is terribly sick.”

“So?” you asked, furrowing your eyebrows. Why did that matter?

“And you can play the drums really well.”

You froze.

He was not-

“We have a week left for our first show. You think you could come over to go through it with us once?”

“Zayn, you’ve officially lost your mind!”

“If anyone can do it, it’s you! Look, just try out and if it doesn’t work you go straight back and none of this ever happened. We’ve worked really hard and we don’t want to postpone this. It’s just until our drummer’s back. I promise.”

You sighed again weighing your options. What was the worst that could happen? You could try out right? It wasn’t like you’d be accepted. And even if you were, you’d come back soon. There was only one problem.

“But my parents-”

“You have 10 minutes to get ready, we’re outside your house in a van right now. Sneak out the window like you used to. We’ll drop you back before 7.”

You cursed under your breath, a smirk making its way to your face.

Zayn had always been the one to help you escape your house when you needed to, and plans like these made it feel like old times.

“Alright. I’m in.”

You hung up, quickly jumping out of bed to change into jeans and a top.

As you got ready you couldn’t help the giddy feeling of seeing Zayn again that rose in your chest. You’d barely spoken to him or texted him since he’d joined the band. You knew that he was going places in life that you could never follow, but it still hurt because you two had been inseparable before.

You tied your hair up in a pony, when a sudden thought hit you.

You weren’t just gonna meet Zayn.

You were gonna meet Liam, Louis, Niall and Harry too.

You froze, staring at yourself in the mirror.

“Holy shit,” you muttered, grabbing a few essentials and putting on your drumming gloves.

You opened the blinds to find Zayn standing a bit away from your window, grinning when your face appeared behind it.

You smirked, heart leaping with joy as you slid the window open, crawling out and shutting it again.

Zayn closed the gap between you both, engulfing you in a big hug, your hands around his neck as you laughed.

“I missed you,” he said, pulling away.

“Awww the Bradford bad boy has feelings!” you gasped, causing him to punch your arm playfully.

“Oh shut up!” he laughed.

You wanted to ask why he stopped replying to your texts. If he’d really missed you, why did he ignore them all?

But you shoved the thought away trying to focus on the fact that he hadn’t forgotten you atleast.

He grabbed your arm as you both ran to the van, him shoving you inside causing you to collide with someone as jumped in after you.

“Shit sorry!” you hissed, as someone turned on a flashlight, revealing a curly haired boy next to you.

Harry.

“ ‘s fine love. We should be the ones apologizing for waking you up like this,” he grinned, adjusting himself so that you could sit properly.

You shook your head laughing, hoping the darkness would hide your pink cheeks, no one had ever called you that before, “Trust me, when you’ve been best friends with Malik for 6 years, you get used to things like this.”

The three boys in front of you grinned. “Getting up in the middle of the night to go play some songs for a band that’s just about to go on their first tour is common for you?” the boy you knew as Louis chided. “Damn mate, how many bands have you been in?” he asked, turning to Zayn with a big smirk on his face.

You found yourself laughing with the other boys as Zayn wrapped his hand around your shoulders. You found yourself leaning in to him, the familiarness of being so close to him making the terrible last few months seem a little better.

Though you couldn’t help but wonder what would happen if you got selected. Or what if you didn’t? Would you lose Zayn again?

“Awww look at you both!” Louis laughed again, causing you to bury your face in his shoulder, trying to hide the shy grin on your face.

“Shut up Louis!” Zayn laughed.

You only snuggled closer hoping you would drown everything else out and it would be just you and him, driving out to an all night cafe. Just the two of you.

But when the boys continued laughing and joking you were brought back to reality.

It was never gonna be just the two of you again. Because he was a singer now. And you were just someone from his past. That was never gonna change.

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themultifandomgal · 13 days

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From 2010- The Brit Awards 2013 Highlights

2013

Part 28

Nervously I sit down in my seat straightening my dress as I do. I sit between Zayn and Liam because Harry and I aren’t allowed to sit next to each other according to management

“You ok?” Zayn asks me as I take a sip of water with shaking hands

“Yeah just… nervous I guess”

“How’s your headache?” Harry asks from across the table

“Not great. I know it’s going to kill after tonight. I’ve got some more paracetamol in my bag if I need it”

“Just make sure you definitely have your in ears in. Even if you can’t hear us or yourself” Niall says

“But then I’ll sound terrible”

“Na we’ll keep you in time done worry” Louis says giving me a smile

“Welcome to the 2013 Brit Awards” the announcement starts and we all go quiet.

“Now look who I’ve found over here at this table, One Direction. How are we guys?” James Corden asks sitting in between Zayn and Louis

“Very well very excited” Louis replies into the microphone James is holding

“Now last year we had a chat and the next day you were going to play in America for the first time. Your now the biggest band in the world. You’ve had 2 consecutive number ones in America alone. Is it a bit much to take in?”

‘Yes imagine having many teens looking up to you as a role model and having the media pick out ever flaw and having haters online who have never met you spill nothing but lies and hate towards you and on top of that all of your friendships and romances are public so you never get a break’ is what I would like to say, but James holds the microphone to Zayn who says

“Erm yeah it’s massively overwhelming and we can’t thank our fans enough. They’re the people who got us to where we are so we owe it all to them”

“Now your performing later on tonight. Your performing your comic relief single which is currently, did you know it’s currently number one in 63 countries. I don’t even know if I can name 63 countries. Niall can you?”

“No” he replies shaking his head

“Your going back on tour right? YN when does that kick off”

“We start tour literally this weekend here at the O2 and we’re really excited”

The boys are in jeans and leather jackets while I’m in tight leather trousers and a cute white top. Music for One Way Or Another (Teenage Kicks) starts and we practically jump on stage

“One way or another I’m gonna find ya. I’m gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya. One way, or another, I'm gonna win ya I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya” Harry starts the song glancing over at me before giving me a little nod

“One way, or another, I'm gonna see ya. I'm gonna meet ya, meet ya, meet ya, meet ya. One day, maybe next week. I'm gonna meet ya, I'm gonna meet ya, I'll meet ya” I sing. Thankfully I can hear perfectly fine but the lights aren’t doing anything for my headache at all. I walk down the stairs slowly, but since the boys get down the stairs quicker than me Harry runs back up and takes my hand to make sure I don’t slip while singing

“I wanna hold you wanna hold you right” I take the higher harmony again not helping my head at all. During rehearsals I’ve been told to prolong a high note which I haven’t done yet because of my headache and nausea

“I get teenage kicks right through the night” thankfully I am able to hold the note causing Harry, Louis and Niall group hug me and jump around the stage

“Brit Awards 2013 make some noise for YN!” Liam shouts. At the end of the song Harry once again helps me up the stairs before we are dropped back down.

“And the winner of the global success award is my 5 little brothers and little sister One Direction!” Robby Williams says into the microphone on stage. We all stand up from our seats and hug one another before heading on the stage

“This is really is mind blowing” Louis says taking the microphone from Robbin and holding the award “we have have to start off by thanking our incredible fans. They have been just been unbelievable and we wouldn’t be here today without them”

“This is absolutely amazing thank you so much. I just want to say thank you to our record label and Sony and Syco” Harry and I both give each other other a look when Liam mentions Syco “and to modest our management” I look down at my feet making sure I don’t eye roll. I know Liam has to say this to keep the peace but I really wouldn’t be thanking them “also our parents are in the house tonight so I just want to say thank you to all of them. Thank you so much!”

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landhficrecs · 8 months

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Fake Dating

cause I want you (for the worse and for the better) by nonsensedarling 26k

When Louis gets invited along to Anne's wedding, Harry is prepared to let people think whatever they want about their relationship. That's what Louis said -- let people think whatever they want. That changes when Louis sees his ex, who turns out to be Anne's future husband's son. Now, Louis wants to prove that he's an omega that an alpha could want, and Harry wants to get through this weekend without letting his best friend figure out he's in love with him.

A Boyfriend for Christmas by Chelsea Frew 5.5k

Louis' co-worker, Gemma, asks Louis to be her date for Christmas dinner. She needs a fake boyfriend to keep her family from harassing her about her singlehood. Louis adores her, so he doesn't mind helping out--until he meets Gemma's handsome younger brother.

Whatever Floats Your Boat by larryftnoctrl 24k

When Harry's mother convinces him to attend his ex's wedding, he must enlist support in the form of his handsome and charming best friend, flatmate and convincing fake boyfriend, Louis. With Louis by his side, the ever present sun and the plenty of open bars, an all expenses paid week long cruise doesn't seem like the worst he could do.

Wasn’t expecting that by Cherrie 49k

There were two ways of dealing with ignorant, homophobic parents. First one involved talking, explaining and tons of patience, and well noone ever accused Louis of being patient. That's probably why he always chose the second road: instead of reasoning- piss them the fuck off. The only thing he needed was over the top, flamboyant fake boyfriend to make that happened. And while Harry may not be exactly what he was looking for in a fake boyfriend, he is everything he ever wanted in a real one.

Not Another Lonely Christmas by haztobegood 8.6k

Harry should be more nervous that he’s bringing a literal stranger to meet his extended family, but he figures it can’t be much more awkward than Aunt Sharon’s Christmas parties usually are. Instead, he’s looking forward to having an extra person to buffer the conversation.

A knock comes one minute after eleven. He lets out the breath and opens the door. “Hi there— Louis?!”

Or, the one where the friend Niall sets up as Harry's fake boyfriend turns out to be Gemma's best friend Louis

No Candle No Light (No Friendzone to My Love) by TeamLouis 11k

Louis glanced at his friend, glaring daggers and Niall chuckled. He looked like his idea could end world hunger and Louis was horrified. [...]

“Come on, Niall! Tell me!” Harry insisted, excited.

“You can threaten him other than with violence. You said you want a little revenge, right? What if an ex-boyfriend came to reconquer you? You know, the jealous and aggressive kind.”

Harry sighed loudly, closing his eyes. Louis frowned, just like Liam and Zayn. What was he talking about? And why was he still looking at Louis that way?

“Niall, this could’ve been a nice idea if I had an ex-boyfriend, but-”

“Let me explain!” Niall barged in. “ You don’t have an ex-boyfriend but you can pretend you have one! I’m sure Louis would love to help you with that.”

Liam almost choked on his wine and Zayn bit so hard on his lip to contain his laughter that it might have bled. Niall looked satisfied as hell, of course he was the little shit, and Louis just had time to flip him the finger before Harry turned to him. He was fucking delighted.

Or the one where helping Harry getting rid of his boyfriend may be the only way to his heart

bring out feelings in me I never show by ophan_account 24k

“I really think you should stop reading,” Liam says, having moved to hover behind Louis’ back at some point. “I can already see the cogs turning in your head, Louis, and I don’t like this.”

“Shut up,” Louis waves him off and continues reading.

I can do these things, at your request: openly hit on other female guests while you act like you don’t notice; start instigative discussions about politics and/or religion; propose to you in front of everyone; pretend to be really drunk as the evening goes on (sorry I don’t drink, but I used to); start an actual, physical fight with a family member, either inside or on the front lawn for all the neighbors to see.

[Louis accidentally hires a felon to be his fake boyfriend for Thanksgiving.

Dinner Date by pinky_heaven19 3k

“Sorry, what are you doing?” Louis managed to say, looking at him with his head cocked to the side, trying his best to sound more polite than intrusive.

“I'm on a date, apparently,” Harry replied with a smile so big that a dimple appeared on his cheek. Fuck. “I was at the bar and saw you here alone. People were giving you weird looks and I thought it wouldn't hurt to come here and pretend to be your date.”

OR the one where Louis gets stood up by his date and Harry comes to help him.

Before You Came Into My Life (I missed you so bad) by down_tumble 16k

Louis has made a lot of bad decisions after smoking up with Zayn at one in the morning. Oddly enough, texting a random phone number he found tucked into a library book turns out not to be one of them.

Or an AU where Louis is a closeted A-list actor and Harry is just your average Uni student who only signs things with smiley faces.

Love Me Like You Do by lululawrence 4k

“Yeah, but is working in a field completely unrelated to what I’m educated in and what I want to do really paying my dues? And Lou, I’m 28. I’m 28 working a job I don’t enjoy, still living with my best friend, minutes from my mom’s house.”

“You’re saying that living with me isn’t the best part of your life right now, fucker,” Louis complained, poking Harry in the ribs where he knew he was sensitive. Harry squeaked and moved his arm to protect his side before apologizing.

“I didn’t mean it like that, it’s just…” Harry sighed. “I feel like I’m just treading water and I have been for ages now. I’m glad I have a job that covers what I need it to, and I’m incredibly lucky to have you with me as well, but like…”

Louis waited, but the silence wasn’t filled.

Or the one where it's time for Harry's ten year reunion and Louis being his fake boyfriend for the night changes things more than they expected.

(That’s Just) The Way I Am by lululawrence 17k

Louis waited, but the silence wasn’t filled.

Or the one where it's time for Harry's ten year reunion and Louis being his fake boyfriend for the night changes things more than they expected.

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( Please @ the authors if you can xx )

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daisyblog · 11 months

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What Makes You Beautiful

When We Were Young Masterlist Summary: The band are shooting their music video for WMYB and Louis gets jealous when Harry sings to YN.

Today the band were shooting the music video for their first single, 'What Makes You Beautiful', in Malibu. YN and the five boys sat in the orange camper van, talking to the camera that was filming the behind-the-scenes. YN sat beside Zayn, in front of Louis, as Harry began to explain that the band were on set to shoot their first music video, Louis begins to poke at YN's cheek from behind her. She turns around to face the older boy and sends him a playful glare causing Niall and Liam to share a knowing look at Louis' attempt to get YN's attention.

"I'm about to attempt to drive..this lovely vehicle" Louis explains to the camera as he stands looking at the van. The clip shows YN sitting in the front passenger seat next to Louis, with a nervous look painted on her face. At one point YN is pretending to sing to the camera and Louis grabs her chin with his hand and pretends to sing to her, making the pair laugh. The six of them are running around the beach, messing around, laughing and joking with eachother.

Louis' whole demeanour changes, when John the director suggests instead of Harry singing his part to the camera, he sings it to YN. The four other boys look at each other nervously, waiting for Louis's reaction, knowing he had a bit of a crush on the Brighton girl.

"But..I..I think the fans would prefer it..if Harry was singing into the camera..you know like he was singing to them" Louis tried to argue.

"Yeh I agree with Louis" Harry argued.

"No we've already decided" the director stated, before giving Harry and YN instructions to stand facing each other. Harry sent Louis an apologetic look, to which the Yorkshire boy gently smiled at him to let him know he didn't blame him.

"Okay..YN you're going to act a little shy..and Harry you're going to sing your part and lean closer to YN..to make it look a bit more intimate"

Baby you light up my world like nobody else The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed But when you smile at the ground it ain’t hard to tell

Despite feeling his stomach drop at the scene in front of him as Harry brought his face closer to YN's as he sang, Louis couldn't help but stare and wish that it was him instead.

"That's a wrap for today...thank you everyone"

As the band sat in the black van, travelling back to their hotel from the set. Louis and YN were sat in the back of the van, whilst the four others were spread out in front of them.

Startling him from his stare out of the window, YN turned to him "Hey..you okay?"

"Yeh..m'fine" Louis mumbled.

"Sure..you seem upset" YN asked with a worried look on her face.

Louis smiled, that's one thing he loved about YN, she always knew when he wasn't himself "Yeh m'okay love"

He noticed YN seemed nervous, hesitation in her voice "Do..would...do you wanna have another film night tonight?"

Louis tried to hide his smile, so in true Louis style he teased her instead "Is this your way of trying to cuddle me again?"

"Uh..um..uh"

"I'm jokin' love...I'd love to have another film night.." Louis smiled at YN, before adding "..and I wouldn't mind a cuddle"

Shocking Louis, she lifted his hand and wrapped it around her frame before laying her head just below his shoulder. Louis didn't realise he was smiling to himself until he glanced up and caught Harry's gaze and a smirk on his face. As Harry teased his best mate by making a heart shape with his fingers, Louis stuck up his middle finger mouthing 'piss off', before he rested his head on top of YN's.

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allwaswell16 · 2 years

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Are there any fics where you wish you could go and back read for the first time again?

Ohhhhh, anon. How much time do you have? I'm going to narrow this down into a certain kind of fic. I think there are some fics that had that real slap you in the face moment(s) that I wish I could relive. You can reread the fic, but you can't really relive that moment.

💜 Love After the End of the World by @mercurial-madhouse (E, 168k)

Society shattered when all electricity suddenly cut off across the globe, plunging the world into darkness. Now, Prometheus Industries is the sole remaining supply of power, a saving grace to those who survived Lights Out. As fugitives in no-man’s land struggling to break into Prometheus HQ, death lurks around every corner for Louis and Zayn. Things get complicated when a routine recon falls apart and Louis collides with Harry and his mates Niall and Liam, survivors with their own agenda.

When staying alive is already a constant battle, the deadliest weakness is to be in love. For Harry and Louis, finding each other sits on top of the endless list of What Else Could Go Wrong.

💜 This Multiplicity of Powers by @helloamhere (E, 149k)

Maybe in another universe he isn’t different. Maybe he hadn’t been given an impossible choice. Maybe he wouldn’t have lost everything and broken everything and then fallen impossibly, irrevocably in love with the first next thing that was kind. Maybe in that universe he doesn’t feel like he’s never breathing, always pretending, teaching the kids even though they all have to learn alone, trying hard not to read the headlines, and so afraid, every day, that he won’t be a good enough teammate to the superhero he can’t live without. He knows that love isn’t supposed to feel this way, slid secret under your skin like a surgical razor, an invisible war held close over the tender vein that keeps you alive. On the other hand, Louis wonders, had he ever known how to do it any other way?

Maybe there’s a universe where he doesn’t have to keep all his secrets on the inside.

But this isn’t that universe. //an X-Men AU.

💜 There's Such a Lot of World to See by @crinkle-eyed-boo (E, 125k)

Louis has seen a great many things throughout his travels in time and space, but only one he can’t explain: He keeps meeting the same boy, who says the same thing to him each time. The boy should be impossible.

Maybe he is.

A love story that defies the boundaries of space and time. Doctor Who AU.

💜 Nothing But You On My Mind by nonsensedarling / @absoloutenonsense (E, 83k)

Louis Tomlinson is a PR manager hired to improve the image of royal bad-boy Prince Harry Styles. Unfortunately for him, that means being faced with the Prince's constant innuendos, incessant dirty jokes, and relentless flirting. Louis just wants to make it to Princess Gemma's coronation; once she's crowned Queen, his contract is up and he never has to see the Prince again.

💜 The Second Hand Unwinds by @kingsofeverything (E, 51k)

Louis Tomlinson is one of the first members of NASA's top secret Chrono Exploration Program. When things go wrong and he's sent further back in time than planned, he has no other option than to show up on his ex-boyfriend's doorstep.

💜 And That's The Tea by @2tiedships2 (M, 27k)

I’d like an Earl Grey with milk and sugar, please.

Louis had the phrase memorized, even though it had disappeared off its place on his upper arm over thirteen years ago now.

At fourteen he didn’t understand. Soulmarks don’t just disappear. Not unless…

Unless one of them dies.

Or, the one where Louis loses his soulmate before even getting the chance to meet them, and he is in no way prepared for the kind of distraction his new friend Harry proves to be.

💜 The Risen (series) by @creamcoffeelou (E, 20k)

In search of the next breaking story, Harry goes off to do something no one else has been able to do: get the scoop on Louis Tomlinson and his devoted group of followers.

💜 I Am the Blinking Light by @dearmrsawyer (G, 19k)

There is a legend of a lighthouse far out to sea. It can’t be found on any map, and those who do find it never return. They say a ghost haunts the lighthouse, and you can hear it calling out in loneliness on the ocean waves.

💜 Bot (series) by tomlinsunshine / @tornlinsunshine (NR, 11k)

Zayn builds robots; Harry is a big fan of his latest model.

💜 No One But You Got Me Feeling This Way by runaway_train / @runaway-train-works (E, 3k)

Harry is well aware he should be studying or watching T.V or cleaning the kitchen or doing literally anything from a list as long as his arm instead of this, but he is. The list of reasons why he shouldn’t be doing this is probably at least double that, but here he most definitely is. He’s sitting on his bed, legs straight out in front of him, back propped up against the headboard and some fluffed-up pillows and his MacBook is resting on his thighs. His jittery fingers drum lightly on the edge of the keyboard as he stares at the tiny digital clock in the top right-hand corner of the screen, willing the seconds to tick by faster. He wants to get into this and get it over with in equal measures.

Or The one where Harry has a particular desire that only Louis can fulfil.

#ficrec #runaway-train-works #creamcoffeelou #2tiedships2 #mercurial-madhouse #crinkle-eyed-boo #kingsofeverything #tornlinsunshine #dearmrsawyer #absoloutenonsense #helloamhere #these all ended up being larry fics #I looked through all my rare pair recs but I just couldn't put my finger on any that gave me quite this feeling #maybe this one lilo one...#but anyway #ask #anon

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thank you @kingsofeverything @louandhazaf @uhoh-but-yeah-alright @neondiamond and @nouies for tagging me lately to post a line or snippet <3 I've been outlining my narry fic for @theshowficfest for weeks and after talking through with Nic this weekend, I finally started writing today!

“Hello, lovers!”

About half of the group huddled near the bench turn their heads at the greeting Niall calls out as she approaches. She feels a rush of sympathy for her friends who have to play in the crisp morning air; the light breeze has her shivering in her cardigan and she clutches her paper coffee cup to her chest as she strides toward the field. The kickball league that they all signed up for months ago had seemed like a good idea at the time. But now that the schedule has been released and nine o’clock games on Saturday mornings have become a reality, Niall is sure she’s not the only one on their team with some regrets.

“You’re late.” Louis, Niall’s best friend and favorite ex-girlfriend, crosses her arms and narrows her eyes, staring Niall down. Her wife, affectionately known as Hot Luke (for reasons obvious to the naked eye), ruffles her hand through Louis’ short brown hair, but Louis remains unmoved.

“Sorry, sorry,” Niall says, swallowing a laugh at Louis’ pout. “I told you, I had to go out with my sister and the rest of the bridesmaids last night.”

The ref blows her whistle from home plate, drawing attention from both sides of the field.

Louis shakes her head, pointing at Niall as she says, “I better hear you cheering from the stands during the second half,” before she jogs away.

The players, suited up in blue shorts and t-shirts, set down their water bottles and what looks like snacks of orange slices, and the rest of the group heads over to the stands. Everyone sits in groups of two and threes, most in beanies and some with blankets. Niall settles next to her friends Liam and Shawn. The decision not to play had been made for Liam this week; the girls voted to rotate her on and off the bench in an effort to combat her addictive personality. Shawn, on the other hand, hadn’t been able to decide whether or not to play by the time sign ups closed, so she’s a spectator by default. And Niall had anticipated a grueling hangover following the makeshift bachelorette party the night before, so their friend Zayn had agreed to play for her after Niall promised her a ride to IKEA next month.

“So, Ni,” Liam says, her eyes focused on the field, “how was it last night?”

Yeah,” Shawn says, looking over at Niall with a wide grin. “Was it all, like, penis straws and cosmos?”

“Actually, yes,” Niall says, breaking into a laugh. “And everyone kept apologizing to me? Especially when they broke out the penis shaped lollipops.”

“You’re joking,” Liam says, finally tearing her eyes away from the game. “Did they…”

“Make a game out of going down on them? Yes, yes, they did.”

Shawn winces. “That sucks that you had to go.”

“It’s okay,” Niall says, shrugging and taking a sip of coffee. “I feel better now about not going on the bachelorette trip to Nashville. I told my sister, ‘I love you, but I don’t love you that much.’”

They both laugh at that, and Niall is pretty sure they think she’s joking, but she absolutely is not.

“Was it fun at all?” Shawn asks, running a hand through her mop of dark curls. “You know some of her friends, right?”

“Yeah, I do,” Niall says, nodding. She glances at the field to see that Louis is trying to sign something to Zayn, who’s completely checked out in left field. “From birthday parties, things like that. And it was fine, it was just awkward. Like, they started talking about whether they’re dominant or submissive during sex, and when they got to me, I had to explain that sex with women is just different. If I really wanted to blow their minds, I could have told them how much better it is, how everyone gets to come each time.”

“Spoken like a true top.”

The remark came from the row in front of them and Niall looks down to see who spoke. A girl with chin length brown curls and a playful smile twists at the waist to look up at her.

Harry.

I'll tag you all back and add @crinkle-eyed-boo @homosociallyyours @hellolovers13 @allwaswell16 and @onlythebravest

#narry cat lesbian au

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The Rose of Whitechapel

By Itsmotivatingcara

"I'll be taking flowers to the cemetery of my heart,

For all of my lovers in the present and in the dark.

Every anniversary, I'll pay respects and say I'm sorry,

For they never stood a chance as if they could

When no one knows what it's like to be us..."

(Strangers by Nature)

Jack the Ripper au - Detective Constable Harry Styles and his partner, DC Liam Payne, lead the case on the Whitechapel murders. Louis Tomlinson, the Rose of Whitechapel, is harbouring secrets of his own, along with a dark and sordid past. When their paths cross, truths are revealed, and perhaps hearts are mended...

A darkness is brewing, and it's finally come to collect on the promise it was made.

Chapters: 16/16. Words: 100k

Read notes for TW!

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphics Depictions of Violence

Relationships: Harry Styles/ Louis Tomlinson

Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan

Additional tags:

Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson Harry Styles Louis Tomlinson Zayn Malik Niall Horan Liam PayneDetective Harry Styles Prostitute Louis Tomlinson Sort of... Palm-Reader Zayn Malik Niall works in a sugar factory and is very irish Detective Liam Payne rose water Doves Whitechapel - Freeform London Alternate Universe - Victorian No Period-Typical Homophobia Murder Mystery Jack the Ripper Murders Jack the Ripper AU Demons References to Paradise Lost Strangers to Lovers Enemies to Lovers Pining so much pining Angst Lots of Angst Angst and Fluff and Smut A Smidgen of Fluff Dark Very dark tone Period Typical Bigotry Classism Bottom Louis Tomlinson Top Harry Styles Rimming Anal Fingering Anal Sex Sexual Tension Eventual Smut Slow Burn Mind Control Blood and Injury Violence Plot Twist Happy Ending.

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After meeting Y/N for the first time, Harry was more deeply in love with her than ever. He was over the moon about her joining them on their world tour and he couldn’t wait to help her move into their bus.

The bus was huge on the inside for how small it was on the outside. The back of it was separated off by a wall and inside were four bunk beds. Only three were ever used, Harry and Niall in one, Liam and Louis in another, and Zayn in the third. Zayn tended to toss and turn a lot in his sleep, so the boys put him alone.

The beds stood, tightly packed, on each of the four walls. Y/N would inhabit the empty bunk bed and have the choice to take the top or bottom bunk.

Harry and Liam were forced into the bottom bunks by Niall and Louis who were much shorter than them. In their minds, this meant superiority.

Harry hoped Y/N would pick the bottom bunk directly across from his. He would be able to stare at her pretty sleeping figure. He imagined telling the boys that. They would go mad, have an absolute fit! That’s how Harry amused himself, mentally watching Liam blow his lid.

Maybe Harry wasn’t normal, and so what? He was a man deeply in love and that was that.

“You gonna help Y/N load her things on here, Haz?”

Zayn asked, receiving a scoff from Liam. “‘Course he is. He’s gonna try to carry it all at once too, just to show off.”

“I am not a show off,” Harry retorted defiantly. “I’ll be perfect safe about everything, guaranteed.”

Niall burst out laughing, but somehow managed a shaky, “Harry not being a show off is like me being a lion.”

Louis let out a loud ‘Ha’ and pointed a finger at Niall. “See, Harry? Y/N knows you’re a show off and she knows you have a raging crush on her, why don’t you tell her yourself?”

“Don’t need to,” Harry grumped in response. “Y’guys did it all for me this morning.”

Before he could hear things up more, a soft knock came from the door of the bus.

Y/N.

Harry rushed to open the door for her and the rest of the guys sat on the couch, exchanging knowing smirks.

“I knew it,” whispered Liam with a discreet eye roll. “What did I say? The man’s mad!”

“Nah, Li,” Niall corrected as he threw his arm around the back of the bench. “He’s a lad with a crush, tha’s all. Let it run its course and he’ll be fine.”

“Fine, my ass!” Louis laughed. “Have you ever seen his brain so one-tracked?”

Zayn shook his head, but shushed the others as Harry began helping Y/N carry her belongings in. They watched his body language, the way he giggled at everything she said and his cheeks heated up like a little girl’s.

After one trip onto the bus each, Y/N’s things were completely loaded and Liam couldn’t help asking, “need any help, strong guy?”

#fanfic #imagine #blurb #fluff #Harry styles #fetus Harry #fetus harry imagine #fetus harry fluff #Harry styles fanfic #Harry styles imagine #Harry styles blurb #Harry styles fluff #celebrity!y/n #fetus harry x celeb!y/n #flutterfly alley #yellow 💛 heart #ongoing series #no set amount of parts.

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hello, can you tell me the most popular/ must read Larry fics please?

Hello, anon! So I wouldn't necessarily categorize "most popular" and "must read" as the same thing for me, if that makes sense. That being said, I'll give you the ten most popular HL fics and then give you five more that I think are also "must reads" in addition to the top ten most popular ones. These other "must read" fics are ones that are indeed quite popular as well and that are particularly loved by me. If you'd like a longer rec of "must read" fics, you can fill out the suggestion box on the pinned post!

Here are the top ten most popular HL fics (by kudos) on ao3:

Young & Beautiful by Velvetoscar

Escapade by dolce_piccante

Unbelievers by isthatyoularry

Fading by tothemoonmydear

Baby Heaven's in your Eyes by theboyfriendstagram

Soft Hands, Fast Feet, Can't Lose by dolce_piccante

Bloodsport by isthatyoularry

Relief Next To Me by dolce_piccante

Tired Tired Sea by MediaWhore

And Then a Bit by infinitelymint

Five more "must read" fics:

Love Is A Rebellious Bird by 100percentsassy, gloria_andrews

AU in which the boys still make music. Louis is the concertmaster of the London Symphony Orchestra, Harry is the New! and Exciting! interim conductor/ex-cello prodigy who "has made Mozart cool again" according to Esquire Magazine (Louis hates him immediately, which is definitely why he internet stalked him in his dark bedroom late at night that one time), and Niall is the best. Zayn and Liam are around too.

Don't hum Bolero.

Nothing But You On My Mind by nonsensedarling

Into The Blue by zarah5

AU. In which Louis is Harry's scuba instructor and quite happy to provide the requested special treatment, pun fully intended. It can't be all that difficult to convince Harry that they're on the same page, right? Also, Niall and Liam may or may not be dating, and Zayn is surrounded by emotionally stunted idiots. He bears it with dignity.

Where You Lay by HamPalpert

When Louis's upcoming heat threatens his success at his new dream job, he asks the best (and only) person he can think of to help him through it: his best mates' best mate, Harry Styles. Harry reluctantly accepts, and together the two navigate a strange friends with benefits relationship that quickly turns complicated.

Emperor's New Clothes by sunsetmog

The fact that Louis’s most precious belonging was a cat with a face like thunder and an uncanny ability to cover every single inch of Louis’s clothing with cat hair was something that Louis chose not to think about too much.

or: Harry’s a pop star and Louis isn’t, and there’s a non-disclosure agreement where there used to be a relationship.

#ask #anon #ficrec #mustread #classic #sunsetmog #hampalpert #100percentsassy #gloriaandrews #nonsensedarling #zarah5 #velvetoscar #dolcepiccante #isthatyoularry #infinitelymint #mediawhore #theboyfriendstagram #tothemoonmydear

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Heal my Wounds (Please)

by Larry28direction

Louis Tomlinson is a boxer that was forced out of his home at 13 by his abusive father. He lived on the streets until Niall's father found him and brought him to his gym. Niall became Louis' brother at that moment and Louis decided he wanted to be a professional boxer. Louis and Bobby then found Zayn and he completed their trio of brotherhood. Louis reconnected with his family and decided to live with them, but still visited and trained with Niall, Zayn, and Bobby. Then Liam became Louis and Zayn's trainer and Zayn and Liam fell in love. Now Niall is bringing his University Friend to their training session for a "reason that I am not at liberty to tell you".

Harry Styles is a university student who works part time as a bartender at a bar near his college. One day he was raped by one of the customers. Ever since then he has had his mind set on recovering from that trauma and learning to defend himself. Niall helps him by taking him to the gym his Dad owns.

Niall is part of the reason Liam and Zayn are together, what will happen when he has another ship to sail?

Words: 471, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: One Direction (Band)

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Categories: M/M

Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, The Styles Family, The Tomlinson Family, Bobby Horan

Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik/Liam Payne

Additional Tags: Smut, Fluff and Smut, Eventual Smut, Fluff, Domestic Fluff, Romantic Fluff, Family Fluff, Masturbation, Married Zayn Malik/Liam Payne, Zayn Malik/Liam Payne Fluff, Raped Harry Styles, I'm Sorry, Personal Trainer Liam Payne, Boxer Zayn Malik, Boxer Louis Tomlinson, Alternate Universe - Boxing, Boxing & Fisticuffs, University Student Harry Styles, University Student Niall Horan, Happy Ending, Singing, Karaoke, Oops & Hi (One Direction), Abused Louis Tomlinson, (NOT BASED ON ACTUAL PEOPLE), Top Louis Tomlinson, Bottom Harry Styles, Bottom Louis Tomlinson, Top Harry Styles, (They kind of share that really), OT5 Friendship (One Direction), Long-Haired Harry Styles, 21-Year-Old Harry Styles, 23-Year-Old Louis Tomlinson, 22-Year-Old Niall Horan, 22-Year-Old Zayn Malik, 22-Year-Old Liam Payne, Liam Payne & Louis Tomlinson Friendship, Niall Horan & Liam Payne Friendship, Zayn Malik & Louis Tomlinson Friendship, Niall Horan & Zayn Malik Friendship, Niall Horan & Harry Styles Friendship, Niall Horan & Louis Tomlinson Friendship, Niall Horan Ships Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson, POV Multiple

via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' https://ift.tt/irLt03C

#author #larry stylinson #larry fic #ao3 feed larry #Heal my Wounds (Please)#<p>by <a rel= href="/user

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louandhazaf · 9 months

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Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💜

hi hi hiiiiii! I was gone all day yesterday when people were answering but I was thrilled to get this ask! MWAH! here are 5 of my favs in no particular order! Swallow My Words :: Senior year is stressful. On top of balancing school work, family, and friends, Harry's lacrosse team is vying to win the state championship, he's not sure where he's going to college yet, and he has a secret boyfriend that no one can know about. Behind those Fire Eyes :: Liam’s messy xo scrawled on one of the discs called out to him. He carefully slid it out and put it in one of the three CD slots, and hit play with a smirk. Liam had been unbearably proud of this mix. Rightfully so, Zayn could admit with just a hint of jealousy. It was made with a very specific purpose in mind, and it was, Zayn realized, swallowing thickly as his cock kicked in interest, very effective. get my kicks like you :: “Wait,” Liam had said. “You all jerked it at Niall’s?” Zayn had looked back with furrowed brows over his sunglasses. “Yeah?” he confirmed, with a easy shrug. Like Liam was the weird one for asking. Tell Me It's the Strongest Shape :: Nick and Elgar have it all. They’re famous, successful, and engaged to be married—and sometimes they play with others. When uni student Louis gets street cast by Elgar for a GQ photoshoot, he's drawn into Nick and Elgar’s complicated relationship. They've always invited mates into their bed. It doesn’t ever mean anything. Until… it does.

Let's Raise a Cup :: Louis is a telekinetic bartender and uses his super special powers to cheer up recently-broken-up-with Harry.

#my fics

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By Neil McCormick, Music Critic, The Daily Telegraph

9 November 2022

“Do you mind if I smoke?” asks Louis Tomlinson, tapping cigarette ash into an empty Coke bottle. “The modern man smokes a vape, apparently. But I still smoke ciggies. I’m a judgemental fucker, and I hate vapers.”

The former One Direction boyband star certainly does like a cigarette, getting through half a dozen during an hour-long encounter in a hotel boardroom that reeks of stale tobacco. “Maybe I drink too much for a singer. Maybe I smoke too much for a singer. But it can be quite demanding, this life. So, for me to have those little vices, it’s important.”

Scruffily unshaven, in gym wear and trainers, the 30-year-old hops up to open a window, while chatting away in a friendly and engaged manner. “I never really chose this life,” he insists, with a strong Doncaster accent (though he lives in Hertfordshire now). “I auditioned for X Factor and crossed me fingers. And now, here I am.”

In 2010, at the age of 18, Tomlinson and four other young hopefuls (Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik) were assembled into a boyband mentored by entertainment impresario Simon Cowell. Although they didn’t win the talent show, their impish appeal saw them rise to become the most successful manufactured group of the modern era, achieving levels of fan mania comparable to the early days of The Beatles.

Together for five frenzied years, 1D have scored four number one albums, sold more than 200 million records worldwide, notched up over 21 billion streams, won seven BRIT awards and their final tour in 2015 grossed over $200 million (£173 million) in revenue. For a time, Tomlinson’s floppy fringe adorned teenage bedrooms all over the planet. There was considerable hysteria when 1D said they were taking a “hiatus”, citing exhaustion.

Tomlinson was the oldest member (two years Styles’s senior) with the shakiest voice but adored by fans for his genuine smile, wacky fashions and undisguised pleasure at being part of the gang.

Styles had a cheeky swagger, Malik was the sensuous R&B singer, Horan the folkie-next-door, whilst Payne was a cocky Jack the lad (whose solo career has been a bit of a washout). As time went by, Tomlinson shed insecurities to get more involved in songwriting, helping push 1D’s pop rock side.

His second solo album, Faith in the Future (out on Friday) dials up the guitars, building on his chart-topping 2020 solo debut album Walls, inspired by Britpop and indie, the music of his pre-fame youth. It is not a sound you would particularly associate with 1D. “I don’t relate to right-down-the-middle pop,” he admits. “But I wouldn’t say that was dumbed down in One Direction. Maybe I dumbed it down myself. Maybe I assumed I couldn’t be exactly who I was.”

Tomlinson was the last of the five members to release an album, and reveals that he was a reluctant solo artist, upset by the band’s decision to separate at the height of their world-beating success in 2016. “It was a bit daunting. I’d just got to a stage where I really started to feel like I found my rhythm, I was enjoying songwriting, I felt like I finally worked out where I am in that band. And then it’s like: ‘Okay, well, now we’re going on a break.’ So there was a bit of petulance from my end, I was frustrated.”

He admits that he has felt competitive with his former bandmates and been jealous of Styles’s enormous solo success. “I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me at first. Only ’cos I didn’t know where to place myself, and really my only point of reference was other members of the band. But it’s not surprising to me that Harry's the most commercially successful because he really fits the mould of a modern star. He’s not just doing music, he’s got film as well, and the (stadium) tour he’s done is unbelievable. It took me a while to work out where I stand. But I look on Harry like a brother, man. I have a lot of pride for what he’s doing.”

He says band members are quietly supportive of each other. “I’m sure the lads will text me when the album comes out, we check in on each other, we’re good like that. I bumped into Niall (Horan) at Glastonbury, and even though we hadn’t spoken all year, it was like absolutely no time had passed. Because we've lived through such experiences together in One Direction, this bond that we have is for life.”

He has seven younger half-siblings, one of whom, Félicité Tomlinson, died of an accidental drug overdose in 2019. “I’m coping good, man,” he says. “I’m a glass half-full person because what’s the alternative? I’m not saying that there have not been some dark days, because there have. But I had a really lovely upbringing, and my mum was as good as gold.

“Even though she’s not here anymore, I wouldn’t want her to feel guilty for what happened. She wouldn’t want that to define my life and my happiness.”

He also feels a sense of responsibility to his family. “I’m the oldest of all my siblings, and I knew that I had to put on a brave face.”

Nonetheless, Tomlinson, who is also father to a five-year-old son, whom he shares with his ex-girlfriend, confesses wariness when it comes to talking about it. “It carries its own weight emotionally and I’m wanting to escape that because I don’t want people f-----g feeling sorry for me.”

Another piece of 1D fanfiction is being adapted for forthcoming movie The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway as an older woman having an affair with a boyband star. “It’s weird, all that s---,” tuts Tomlinson, disapprovingly. “But there’s not much you can do about it. I’d rather they didn’t, like, but it is what it is. I won’t be watching it.”

******

Same old, same old

Smokes heavily in interview ✅

Defends and dismisses his smoking and his alcohol consumption, and displays no awareness of their impact on his vocals or general health ✅

Demonstrates jealousy of Harry ✅

Makes sure Larries know he disapproves of them and thinks of Harry as a 'brother', not a boyfriend ✅

Shades Harry, this time by saying he's had 'the most commercial success' when Harry has also had far and away the most critical acclaim too. ✅

Swears heavily ✅

Looks scruffy, dressed in a tracksuit ✅

Asserts that he's Mr Optimism✅

States that he wants a 1d reunion ✅

Doesn't talk in depth about his writing & recording process because other people do that for him ✅

Says he was upset when 1d went on hiatus ✅

New for 9/11/22:

Describes Briana as his ex girlfriend!

#louis tomlinson telegraph #louis tomlinson #harry styles #niall horan #lt2 #zayn #silver tongues #1d reunion #faith in the future

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seasurfacefullofclouds1 · 11 months

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Hi Sea. Sorry to continue the topic of Niall if its boring for you and please dont feel you must answer to be polite, but the way Niall fans are behaving to us on twitter isnt nice, so I need to vent to someone with a bigger brain. They seem to think being like Harries is the way to goI'm afraid to ask one of his fans, but from the way theyre gloating Im assuming Nialls world tour is going to be a lot bigger than Louis? Its going to be all big arenas and maybe stadiums? I just dont get why theyre surprised and acting like its all some shocking validation.

This is his third album and they've all had normal to great promo pushes that Louies could only dream about. Whatever his music sounds like, Niall always gets lots of high level Tv and festival performances and shed loads of radio play and all favorable press, obviously with Sony blessing. Handed to him like Harry, just controlled and much less. He's also now been allowed regular US TV prime time promo via the Voice, and unlike Louis XF prison sentence he's actually allowed to use it to promote himself and his music. My feeling is that he's the only 1D boy who's being allowed to succeed to the GPs view as a pale echo of the big superstar, and 'proof' that Sony and HSHQ didnt sabotage the other three, its just they werent talented, except Niall in a minor way. I think its to build the 'Harry was the superstar part of superstar 1D' story that'll become 'truth' in time. And Niall's colluding by playing Harry's stooge friend to help sanitise it, and he's getting his reward.

I think Nialls music safe and boring, but a lot of people like generic, and no one can argue he's a talented musician and he has a charming persona. But I agree with the anon that under the fun surface he comes across as ruthlessly ambitious. Tbh I used to adore him and maybe thats why I'm so disappointed, but I began to be turned off a long time ago by the cynical, shameless way he uses celebrity social media and 'friendships', and the way he let his old friends swing. I guess its everyone for themselves in that industry but Niall's a survivor who does what it takes to clamber over the bodies, even if they thought they were his friends once. Niall wouldnt defy anyone powerful and decide to try to get by as a musician on guts and talent. He plays the clever game of selling out for the big rewards.

Lets face it, he only supports a true friend like Louis when there's no risk in it, only benefit for him, and it does Louis zero good. Same with Liam and Zayn. But Niall manages to appease everyone somehow and come out on top, which is a skill I guess, though not an admirable one. Maybe I'm being unfair, but that's how I see him.

So on his new tour, with all that sucking up to power and all that support and promo plus OT5 fans he SHOULD be charting high and he SHOULD be selling out a big arena tour. The miracle isn't that a Sony and Azoff approved 1D member other than Harry can sell out MSG, it's that anyone can do what Louis is doing as a blacklisted musician against Sony's interference and every industry norm, and still be unselfish enough to reach down to try to help other musicians. Like you said though, there's always the fear they'll interfere in the things Louis is still able to do. Every time he does too well and his potential is too obvious, I worry for him that there's more 'self-sabotage' on the way.

Yup. I'm glad that some fans keep their heads instead of changing their mind with PR and spin.

At any rate, the world, it turns no matter what, and as Louis always says, if you dwell on the unfairness of the world, it isn't motivating to your own actions and dedication. The fact is that he knows how it works; they all know how it works. They know who has been true and who turned, and maybe that's why they don't really keep in touch.

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Louis Tomlinson on his new album, struggling with fame and a One Direction reunion

The boyband star on his love of rock music, finding his own voice outside of One Direction, losing close family and fame's strangest moments

BY NEIL MCCORMICK (9.11.22)

He's kidding, but the former One Direction boyband star certainly does like a cigarette, getting through half a dozen during an hour-long encounter in a hotel boardroom that reeks of stale tobacco. “Maybe I drink too much for a singer. Maybe I smoke too much for a singer. But it can be quite demanding, this life. So, for me to have those little vices, it’s important.”

Tomlinson is getting ready for the release this week of his second solo album, Faith in The Future. He seems both nervous and excited. “The lows are lower in a solo career, but the highs are higher,” he suggests. “Because you are not one of 4 or 5 anymore, you have to take full responsibility for everything, so it hits you at both ends.”

Tomlinson was the oldest member (two years Styles’s senior) with the shakiest voice but adored by fans for his genuine smile, wacky fashions and undisguised pleasure at being part of the gang. Styles had a cheeky swagger, Malik was the sensuous R&B singer, Horan the folkie-next-door, whilst Payne was a cocky Jack the Lad (whose solo career has been a bit of a washout). As time went by, Tomlinson shed insecurities to get more involved in songwriting, helping push 1D’s pop rock side.

Faith in the Future (out on Friday) dials up the guitars, building on his chart-topping 2020 solo debut album Walls, inspired by Britpop and indie, the music of his pre-fame youth. “I used to spend all my Friday nights in this place called Priory, it was f---ing unbelievable: £10 all you can drink! That’s been banned now. It was in that bar where I fell in love with guitar music.”

Although he retains a fondness for a big chorus, it is not a sound you would particularly associate with 1D. “I don’t relate to right-down-the-middle pop,” he admits. “But I wouldn’t say that was dumbed down in One Direction. Maybe I dumbed it down myself. Maybe I assumed I couldn’t be exactly who I was.”

“It was a bit daunting. I’d just got to a stage where I really started to feel like I found my rhythm, I was enjoying songwriting, I felt like I finally worked out where I am in that band. And then it’s like: ‘Okay, well, now we’re going on a break.’ So there was a bit of petulance from my end, I was frustrated.”

He admits that he has felt competitive with his former bandmates and been jealous of Styles’s enormous solo success.

“I’d be lying if I said it didn’t bother me at first. Only ’cos I didn’t know where to place myself, and really my only point of reference was other members of the band. But it’s not surprising to me that Harry's the most commercially successful because he really fits the mould of a modern star.

"He’s not just doing music, he’s got film as well, and the (stadium) tour he’s done is unbelievable. It took me a while to work out where I stand. But I look on Harry like a brother, man. I have a lot of pride for what he’s doing.”

Tomlinson has had other issues to focus on. In 2016, his mother Johannah Deakin, a midwife, died from leukaemia, aged 43. His parents separated when he was a child, and Tomlinson is estranged from his father, a hotel manager. He has seven younger half-siblings, one of whom, Félicité Tomlinson, died of an accidental drug overdose in 2019.

“I’m coping good, man,” he says. “I’m a glass half-full person because what’s the alternative? I’m not saying that there have not been some dark days, because there have. But I had a really lovely upbringing, and my mum was as good as gold.

“Even though she’s not here anymore, I wouldn’t want her to feel guilty for what happened. She wouldn’t want that to define my life and my happiness.”

He also feels a sense of responsibility to his family. “I’m the oldest of all my siblings, and I knew that I had to put on a brave face.” Nonetheless, Tomlinson, who is also father to a five-year-old son, whom he shares with his ex-girlfriend, confesses wariness when it comes to talking about it. “It carries its own weight emotionally and I’m wanting to escape that because I don’t want people f-----g feeling sorry for me.”

He addressed grief on 2019 single Two of Us, but has consciously sought out more upbeat subject matter for Faith in the Future, on songs including The Greatest, Lucky Again, Out of My System and mercurial indie rocker Silver Tongues.

“I have become a bit of a soundboard for people’s grief, so I’m kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. Because if I can help other people just from a little conversation about my own individual experience, that’s great, I really want to be there to help. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel a burden.”

Tomlinson has been thoroughly enjoying being back on the road. “Performing live was always my favourite thing. I’ve had to build it back up, because I’ve never toured on my own, I had to relearn my craft and what the show needed. So it’s not as if I went into small theatres and thought, I used to play Wembley stadium, I’ve f---ing failed! I was having too much fun.”

He jokes about not even noticing if there has been any change in the level of luxury as he has shifted from one of the biggest bands in the world to a solo artist determined to prove himself.

“Hotel rooms can be kind of lonely when you’re moving all the time, so it doesn’t matter how luxurious it is. I sleep on the tourbus, cause that’s where my band are, so its really social. It’s a f---ing lovely tourbus!” Next year he will be back onboard, touring Britain’s arenas. “It’s all going the right way, and I’m thankful to be here, doing what I love. It doesn’t feel as manic as it did in One Direction, but I still get recognised everywhere I go, so not much has changed.”

Like many stars, he’s conflicted about fame. “It’s something I have struggled to deal with over the years. If I go to the pub with me mates and we’re having a drink and being social, it doesn’t matter if just one person stops and is like, ‘Oh it’s Louis, can we have a picture?’ It takes me outside of that normality. Just one photo can kind of bug me for the next half hour. But I’m still ambitious, and if that means raising the temperature (of fame) again, it’s a little bit daunting, but that’s the life.”

There have been some exceedingly odd aspects to being a boyband superstar. A strand of online fan fiction imagined a passionate affair between Tomlinson and Styles, which was subsequently depicted in a graphic, animated sequence on hit HBO series Euphoria. Another piece of 1D fanfiction is being adapted for forthcoming movie The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway as an older woman having an affair with a boyband star.

“It’s weird, all that s---,” tuts Tomlinson, disapprovingly. “But there’s not much you can do about it. I’d rather they didn’t, like, but it is what it is. I won’t be watching it.”

Tomlinson is excited about his new music, raving “I can imagine some of these songs being on albums by bands I would have listened to as a kid. It took me a second to find my feet after One Direction, and realise I need to be brave enough to embrace what I love.”

He says he thinks about success differently now. “Its all about musical fulfilment. When you’re one of four or five, it's hard to express yourself as an individual. This music is who I am.”

He still expects One Direction to eventually reunite. “When you look at it on paper, it’s like, ‘How the f---’s it all gonna fit back together?’ We’re all making very different music, doing our own thing, all busy all the time. So I don’t see anything happening for at least another 10 years, but you never know. It looks pretty jumbled. But I think there is a world where it all kind of fits together.”

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Hi! I'm relatively new around here, but I just finished Take My Breath Away (the Top Gun fic) and I'm obsessed with Top Gun 1D AUs. Would you happen to know any others with a Top Gun storyline?

Hi, anon! Oh, I love that fic so much! Here's the fic anon is talking about, if you haven't read it...

Take My Breath Away by RealityBetterThanFiction

There is a prestigious school in the British Royal Navy classified as Premier Delta - or as it is known by its flyers, 1D. These select pilots are an elite set of Naval lieutenants who are trained in the skill of aggressive aerial combat. They are instruments of war, trained in times of peace. They are dogfighters, relentless and fearless in their mission to protect their beloved country. From their lofty vantage, they are always watching, waiting, and ready to lay it all on the line.

Lt. Harry Styles, call sign Sparrow, is a prodigy when it comes to flying. The owner of an unrivaled Naval pedigree, being a pilot was always written in the stars for Harry. With his trusty RIO, Lt. Niall Horan, Harry has made an unprecedented ascension in the ranks of the Naval aerial combat elite, and has been recruited to the esteemed Premier Delta flight school, carrying on his family’s legacy. What he finds there are unexpected friendships, perilous challenges, and something beyond what he ever thought possible. Because as his father had always told him, before the great Captain Styles went tragically missing in combat, you don’t fall in love with the sky, you fall in love with what keeps you on the ground.

There aren't very many other Top Gun aus, but here's what I could find...

Top Gun by photo41

The Royal Navy's premier flight school, TOP GUN is located in Lossiemouth, Scotland. It accepts only the best Royal Navy Aces, and churns out the top pilots in the world.

Hot shot pilot Louis Tomlinson is confident him and his RiO, Stan, are going to kill it.

That is, he didn't figure on contending with the other ace pilots of the Navy; specifically Liam Payne and his RiO Zayn Malik, who seem to be able to read each other's minds.

He also has to contend with a green-eyed curly haired distraction, not helpful at all.

Between the Soviets, dog fights, annoying helicopter pilots, career women and beach volleyball, will Louis have what it takes to become the Royal Navy's Top Gun?

Here Between Earth and Sky by ohnoscarlett

Louis is an RAF pilot, along with his best mate Liam. They've been bounced from station to station for years together, until they finally end up in Scotland. Louis is unimpressed with how his military career is progressing, so he suggests they go train at the American tactical fighter school, otherwise known as Top Gun.

They're transferred one more time, even further up into the wilds of Scotland, and Louis is ready to call it quits. But then they meet the incredibly friendly Zayn and Perrie, who introduce them to everyone else they know, including their fun neighbors and co-workers.

There's a baby, an unconventional proposal of marriage, lots of airplane!porn (because airplanes!), and then a little regular porn after Louis and Harry get it together.

Lots of picturing lads in uniform, looking very sharp indeed. Then, wait--what? An opportunity to join the European Space Agency to possibly go to the International Space Station? Or Mars! Ok then.

I also have this rec if you want some pilot fics...

🌸 Pilot Fics

Happy reading!

#ask #anon #ficask #topgunfics #ficrec

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