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disgruntledkittenface · 6 months

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✨️ Twenty Questions for Fic Writers ✨️

Thank you @allwaswell16 and @haztobegood for tagging me! I love reading everyone's answers to these <3

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

60, including one cowrite

2. What's your total AO3 word count?

831,513

3. What fandoms do you write for?

One Direction. I use the BBC Radio 1 RPF tag for pairings with Nick Grimshaw, and I used the Shawn Mendes (Musician) one a few times, too.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

you came into my life, caught up in your love affair, baby, you're the end of june, an honest mistake and tell me what you need

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes! I love replying to comments, even when I feel awkward about it. I really like getting replies from authors, I find it discouraging not to, so that's partly why. But a nice comment really makes me day, and I want to let people know I appreciate that. But I might miss one occasionally, and sometimes I don't reply if I think the commenter is being rude.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

It's probably my first fic, This Town. The whole fic is Niall processing Zayn leaving the band – but more importantly leaving him, and they don't get back together in the end. It's not my fault, Niall wrote a sad song! But also I was in the thick of grieving, so. That's what happened.

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I almost, almost always write happy endings, so I could really pick this one at random lol, but I'll go with enough to make a girl blush. I really love how far Louis has come at the end of that fic and how happy she and Niall are together and how good they are together. Plus, I wrote a happy little timestamp for Harry and Zayn (count me in).

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I've gotten comments that don't sit well with me, but not really. I did post a fic set at the beginning of COVID before I knew how bad it would get, and someone messaged me to say they were sorry about the hate it was getting... but I didn't see any?

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

yes! I write smut that I find hot, girl direction and boy direction. When I started writing, I felt like I wrote absolutely terrible smut and I worked really hard to figure it out. Practice makes progress, baby.

10. Do you write crossovers? What the craziest one you've written?

I've written a couple of reality show AUs with the actual people from the shows in the fic – you came into my life and you wanna be on top? Nothing too crazy!

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I think someone stole a shiall one-shot and posted it on Wattpad. Weirdly, I feel like I haven't made it because that doesn't happen to me more often.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes! Most recently, someone asked if they could translate pink like the paradise found into Russian and they were so lovely.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I took part in a round robin for Nic's (@louandhazaf) birthday a few years ago! (Louis referring to merlot as the basic bitch of wines was me!) Co-writing has come up as an idea a couple of times, but the timing or idea etc has never been right.

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

I kind of have to fall deep for a pairing to write them, so I love a lot of pairings! Aside from larry, I think gryles might be my favorite. Something about the pining best friends who can't be together because of... REASONS just gets me where I live.

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

I had an idea for a lilo exes to lovers AU based on bennifer and I wrote a snippet that I really liked for it, but I felt like I was white washing Jennifer Lopez, if that's the right word? Like you can't separate her from the fact that she's Puerto Rican, so casting Louis in that role didn't feel right. I could try to figure out another way to approach it, but I don't really think I'll feel inspired enough.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I think I'm really good at continuity, and writing scenes with lots of people and involving all of them.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I always feel like I start sentences with "Niall did this" and "Harry did that" (sorry, writing narry at the moment). So, narration that's not action? Does that make sense?

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I think it can be done effectively. I liked how the French worked in Darling, so it goes. It made sense to include because Harry moved to a country where he didn't speak the language. I tried to make the meaning of the French clear when Harry understood it, but I didn't include translations in the notes because Harry didn't understand a lot, and I wanted the reader in his shoes. I worked really hard on the French because I don't speak it, but I asked @somethingwittyorother to look it over and their feedback was incredibly helpful.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

One Direction!

20. Favorite fic you've written?

It's usually the last fic that I posted, so right now it's Suddenly Last Summer. I had the best time writing it and it was such a fulfilling creative outlet, and I just love it.

I'll tag: @crinkle-eyed-boo @uhoh-but-yeah-alright @neondiamond @kingsofeverything @louandhazaf @absoloutenonsense @homosociallyyours @nouies @onlythebravest

#twenty questions for fic writers #i love this game!#queer eye au #accidental courting au #nouis omegaverse #zouis au #grace kelly au #an american tragedy au #lilo bennifer au

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always-lou-28 · 4 months

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Kinktober Collection Guide // JessHallvol6

Hi! I'm really not on tumblr much just because it's...not a platform I ever learned how to use - but I know a lot of people get fic recs from here and I see so many other authors making fic posts to reblog so...

Here's a comprehensive guide to my Kinktober 2023 Collection for your browsing pleasure

Note: All pairings are featured. I am a multishipper, and I wanted to make sure each 1D pairing got at least an equal amount of love. No hate please!

Entire Collection

Don't Take It Easy - Day One: Pegging (Zayn x girl!Harry) 3,305 words, Bottom Zayn, Top Harry

She Knows The Way Her Body Moves - Day Two: Bondage (girl!Zayn x girl!Niall) 2,496 words, Top Zayn, Bottom Niall

What A Mess I Made Upon Your Innocence - Day Three: Bukkake (Zayn x Louis x Liam) 1,721 words, Submissive Liam

Dripping Thick Like Honey - Day Four: Rimming/Feminization (Liam x Niall) 2,534 words, Top Liam, Bottom Niall

Baby You're Mine, You're Fine - Day Five: Collaring/Leashing (Louis x Harry) 3,415 words, Top Louis, Bottom Harry (tw for anxiety attacks)

Locked In A Cage - Day Six: Chastity (Zayn x Liam) 2,837 words, Zayn in chastity

Grinning Like A Devil - Day Seven: Virginity (Harry x Niall) 2,373 words, Top Harry, Bottom Niall (tw for underage - xfactor era)

Breed - Day Eight: Breeding/Belly bulging (Louis x Liam) 1,891 words, Top Louis, Bottom Liam (tw for a/b/o)

Leave My Heart Open - Day Nine: Body Worship (Louis x Zayn) 1,587 words, Submissive Zayn (tw for implied/referenced past self harm)

Good For You - Day Ten: Praise Kink (Louis x Niall) 2,293 words, Top Louis, Bottom Niall

Eyes Open For The Fall - Day Eleven: Sensory Deprivation (Zayn x Liam) 3,342 words, Top Zayn, Bottom Liam

Fuck Me Back To Sleep - Day Twelve: Somnophilia (Liam x Niall) 1,623 words, Top Liam, Bottom Niall

Your Hands, Your Body - Day Thirteen: Size Difference (Harry x Niall) 2,836 words, Top Harry, Bottom Niall

Massage - Day Fourteen: Prostate Massage (Louis x Harry) 2,458 words, Submissive Harry

Havin' A Good Time - Day Fifteen: Shotgunning (Zayn x Liam x Harry x Niall) 2,020 words, group sex

A Little Less - Day Sixteen: Double Penetration (Harry x girl!Niall x girl!Louis) 3,451 words, Top Harry, Top Louis, Bottom Niall

Happy Birthday Babe - Day Seventeen: Gangbang (Liam x Niall x Zayn x Louis x Harry) 2,062 words, Bottom Liam Centric

Secrets I Have - Day Eighteen: Body Modification - Piercings (Liam x Niall) 2,631 words, Top Liam, Bottom Niall

Show You Off - Day Nineteen: Exhibitionism (Louis x Zayn) 2,180 words, Top Louis, Bottom Zayn

One Touch Is All It Takes - Day Twenty: Fucking Machine (Louis x Harry) 3,449 words, Top Louis, Bottom Harry (I'm so deeply sorry for this depravity)

I'll Bet, You'll Say - Day Twenty One: Lingerie (Louis x Liam) 3,854 words, Top Louis, Bottom Liam

Something Divine - Day Twenty Two: Thigh Fucking (Harry x Zayn) 1,665 words, Submissive Harry

I Get Down On My Knees For You - Day Twenty Three: Deepthroating (Zayn x Liam) 2,617 words, Dominant Zayn, Submissive Liam

You Take Me To The Edge - Day Twenty Four: Edging/Sex Toys (Harry x Liam) 3,189 words, Top Harry, Bottom Liam (tw for underage - 2012 era)

Taste On My Tongue - Day Twenty Five: Pregnancy/Lactation Kink (girl!Harry x girl!Niall) 2,206 words, Pregnant Harry

Keeping Tallies - Day Twenty Six: Overstimulation (Louis x Zayn) 3,640 words, Top Louis, Bottom Zayn

Someone's Calling My Name - Day Twenty Seven: Painplay/Spanking (Louis x Liam) 3,516 words, Dominant Louis, Submissive Liam

Sweet Baby - Day Twenty Eight: Daddy Kink/Cockwarming (Zayn x Niall) 3,050 words, Top Zayn, Bottom Niall

Hiccups - Day Twenty Nine: Breathplay (Harry x Liam) 3,099 words, Top Harry, Bottom Liam

First Date - Day Thirty: Sounding (Zayn x Niall) 3,248 words, Dominant Zayn, Submissive Niall

Ghost Fuckery - Day Thirty One: Ghost Fuckery (Louis x Niall) 5,472 words, Top Louis, Bottom Niall, Ghost Louis

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allwaswell16 · 9 months

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—Fics by allwaswell16—

[ Rare Pairs ]

but tonight (you're on my mind) [E, 36k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, fic post]

Nick's friendship with the lead singer of Seventy Eight has come with a new circle of people including an entrancing, blue eyed drummer. But what brings them together can also tear them apart.

Need (part 2 of Until series) [E, 21k, Niall/Shawn Mendes, fic post]

Niall Horan loved his job. Who wouldn’t? He was the biggest pop star in the world, and he’d found his kindred spirit in songwriting and friendship, Louis Tomlinson. The sky was the limit now. He had the perfect place they could hide themselves away from the world and write his next album...his uncle’s horse ranch in Colorado. What he didn’t expect was the cowboy next door.

Do You Smile To Tempt a Lover [E, 18k, Louis/Nick Grimshaw, fic post]

Nick Grimshaw is entranced by Louis, his very beautiful, very cheeky new coworker at The National Portrait Gallery. He watches him day after day, wondering what he’s furiously typing on his laptop over lunch. With a little help from the very bored barista in the gallery cafe, Nick finds himself growing closer to Louis than he ever dreamed possible.

Interview with the vampire [E, 4k, Louis/Rob Pattinson, fic post]

Working at an alpha magazine wasn't always easy for an omega like Louis, but he's just landed his biggest interview yet with an A list actor who has asked for Louis especially. Unfortunately, the interview is with Rob Pattinson, the biggest pain in the arse alpha on the planet.

Inspired by Rob’s interview in GQ Magazine and not actually about vampires

One [E, 4k, Louis/Tommy Shelby (Peaky Blinders), fic post]

When omega Louis Tomlinson becomes pregnant after an unexpected encounter, he decides his only option is to flee his pack. But Tommy Shelby, pack alpha of the Peaky Blinders, might not be willing to let him go so easily.

Hesitate [E, 3k, Louis/Liam, fic post]

He’d always been in love with Louis.

From the time he was old enough to understand attraction, he’d been attracted to Louis, not that he’d been ready to do anything about it at the time. Instead, he’d just supported him like a best friend should. He was there for Louis when he came out to his mom. He was there for Louis when he landed the leading role in the school play. He was there for him when Louis didn’t have a date for the prom. He was there when Louis got his heart broken.

And he waited. He’d waited until he couldn’t stand to wait any more.

A college au where Liam and Louis went from childhood friends to lovers to exes and back again.

Daydream [T, 2k, Louis/Zayn, fic post]

Every Thursday, Louis nods hello to her fellow regulars at Horan’s Cafe, one of whom is the woman of her dreams.

Should Have Known [NR, 2k, Louis/Liam, fic post]

Liam returns from his internship abroad ready to tell his best friend that he wants to be more than friends. But when Louis starts avoiding him, he's no longer sure the timing is right.

Next Door [NR, 2k, Louis/Rob Pattinson, fic post]

When a stray cat starts coming round Louis' garden and bothering his dog, Louis and his best friend set out to capture it.

Or a famous/famous fic where Louis and Oli embarrass themselves in front of Batman.

Crush [T, 1k, Louis/Niall, fic post]

When Niall stops smiling around the office, his co-worker Louis sets out to lift his mood with the help of their office mates.

[Back to masterpost]

#allwaswell16rarepairs #one direction fanfiction #1d rare pairs #lilo fan fiction #tomlinshaw fan fiction #shiall fan fic #nouis fan fiction #zouis fan fic

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lalalaartje · 1 year

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The Light Out In The Madness (Hold Tight)

Nouis, 46k

Coming soon on round 6 of @onedirectionbigbang with art of @londonfoginacup

“It’s a party invite,” Niall muttered as he continued to study the lavender coloured card stock that was inside the envelope. “Holy fuck, he’s rented out all of Funky Buddha? Exactly how rich is he?”

“Very,” Louis deadpanned. “Why is he inviting me to his fancy party though?” he asked. “It didn’t seem like he wanted anything to do with me anymore last time we met.”

“To brag,” Niall scowled, holding up the invite and pointing at the top line.

It read ‘Louis Tomlinson plus one’ in neat calligraphy.

“He’s probably heard about you hanging out with some guys all the time and wants to show your new beau that they’ll never reach his level.”

“That’s dumb,” Louis blurted out.

“Well yeah, of course it is. But I bet Harry’s being pathetic like that. There’s no other reason why he’d invite you to his graduation party, is there?”

Louis rolled his eyes. “Well, it doesn’t matter, because I’m not going. And there’s no plus one to begin with.” He reached out his hand, waiting until Niall handed him the invite back so he could throw it right in the bin where it belonged, and looked up when it wasn't showing up in his hand. “What?” he asked when he saw Niall biting his bottom lip.

“What if– What if we give him a run for his money?” Niall asked. “I mean, his friends probably told him the two of us are dating, because they can’t fathom the idea of two gay guys being close friends without dating –or at least fucking– each other. We could go to his fancy party, get plastered for free as it’s an open bar, and shove his self-righteousness right back in his face.”

“Yeah, but we’re just friends, so–” Louis started to protest.

“Then we just pretend we’re not. Or well, we are, but pretend we’re also more than that.”

Louis tilted his head as he gazed at Niall. “You want to pretend we’re dating?”

Niall shrugged. “Won’t hurt anyone. You get to one-up him and we get a free party out of it too.”

Louis snorted. “You know, in all of those love stories, fake dating always ends with someone getting hurt or the main characters suddenly realising they’ve always been madly in love anyway.”

For a second, Louis thought he spotted a blush rising from Niall’s chest, but it must’ve been his imagination because the next moment, it was gone.

“We’re not in some cheesy Hallmark movie, Lou. It’ll be fine.”

#one direction big bang #round 6 #my fic #coming soon #nouis #fake dating

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dimples2therescue · 9 months

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Summary: Louis loves Niall(the shrine underneath his bed made out of 🥕 sticks should be vivid proof of that fact.)Louis will undoubtedly hide a corpse for Niall and declare himself guilty if trial ever arises. To summarize, Louis lives and breathes for Niall. Niall is his personal gravitational shield grounding him to Earth. So, basically, Louis is a Niall junkie through and through and he may wanna cement a future for the both of them despite Niall's reluctance.

Where Louis wants to marry Niall.Niall is scared of committing to one d*ck only especially after riding Liam's uncut one into the sunset. Marcel is nothing but chopped liver and Harry, well Harry paints...d*cks -_-

Walk through fire for you(just let me adore you 💋)

It was a Disney-ish day. You know the drill.

Birds flying high while chirping their diabetically sweet songs with the exception of the chocking blackbird perched on the window sill of Louis shower. Of course the wee fella wouldn’t sing when battling death by asphyxia, Louis did warned him about the size of his wormy meal but did Kevin 2.0 (The first Kevin used to be a chubby pigeon that committed suicide by flying head first into this same window, hence the reason why a small unwashable sharpie cross was doodled into the glass) ever listens? Nope, he certainly doesn’t. Louis would love to purr ‘I told you so’ to the idiotic bird but he hardly has anytime to conjure the words upon his mind when the aforementioned blackbird regurgitates the worm he priorly caught only to slurp it back in like a chinese noodle and ergo, resume the chocking process.

Stubborn motherfucker.

Shunning out Kevin the second and returning to the insanely flawless day that’s way too good to be consider true.

Louis gaze wanders aimlessly along the patterns of his shower tile walls, the pit patter of water perfectly silenced against the tanned caramel skin of his back. His head ducks, forehead resting comfortably against the slide door glass of his compacted modern shower, the corners of his mouth hitch upwards as an overly enthused smile blossoms on his rosebud lips, left hand moving southwards down his prominent vee-line, pads of fingers teasing the fine trim line of tufted hairs leading to his half erected manhood.

“Birds flying high, you know what I mean, sun in the sky, you know what I mean, breeze drifting on by, you know what I mean...”

Louis voice echoes in a mellifluously sweet timber as he lets his eyelids shut close just in time for his hand to come in contact with his throbbing length.

His pitch in voice falters slightly, breath hitching in his throat when his thumb teases the head of his flushed overly sensitive cock, applying the necessary pressure to stimulate the organ further, droplets of precome moisturing the pad of his digit.

“it’s a new dawn, it’s a new day,it’s a new life for meeeeee....”

And fuck yeah, Louis William Tomlinson is feeling good. In fact good is the understatement of the year, he is grand, ecstatic, brill, over the moon and even beyond. He feels invincible and the culprit to blame would be the square green velvet shaped box atop his mahogany bedsy table. Its contents possessing a single emerald stone ring conforming the figure of a dainty shamrock, the diamonds embroidered in the leaves had taken a full greedily chunk of Louis savings, but it was all so damn worth it for he could already envision the jewel adorning his Irish lover finger, sealing their promising future together.

“Duckling...” a needful moan abandons his lips at the exact same moment remembrance after remembrance of his devilishly handsome blonde lover assaults his brain.

Niall’s cheeky overly confident smile with his crooked mismatched teeth on display, the way he would pout into the mirror when his darker roots begin to overtake his dyed golden blonde strands, his rambunctious never ending laugh which could easily overpower the boom of a thundering storm, the prominent dimples at the bottom of his spine and the way he would tease him by drawing a curve underneath them, to recreate a smiley face. Every little thing he treasured to memorize by heart was playing in slow motion behind his eyelids evoking the movement of his hand to pick up its pace considerably as he continued to pleasure himself to the thought of Niall, his flawless amorous duckling.

Louis could feel the muscles in his lower stomach spasming, silently warning him of his incoming release which only spurred him on in chasing the finish line, left hand joining in the sinful act by taking a firm hold of his buzzing sack, fondling his balls with precise rhythmic actions that matched the ministrations to his shaft. It didn’t take long for Louis to come with a cryful whimper all over the glass door supporting his weight, whitish ropes of copious sperm staining the see-through surface, Niall’s name chanted over and over again in a vital plea.

Post orgasmic bliss and with marshmallow limbs Louis doesn’t refrain himself from reaching over to doodle a small heart with residues of his release that hadn’t yet been washed out by the showers flow.

“Soon, pet.”

GAHHHHH just the first peeks of an idea I'm juggling with (⁠~⁠￣⁠³⁠￣⁠)⁠~hope you enjoy*⁠♡

#nouis smut #nouis #larry fic #harry styles #larry stylinson #fanfic #larry fanfiction #niam fluff

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halien · 1 year

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When Harry had invited them to Anne and Robin’s party for their tenth anniversary, Niall had asked him whether they should bring anything, and Harry had shrugged in his usual way and said, “It’s mostly going to be my parent’s friends. You can bring something if you like,” which was as unhelpful as it was infuriating. Louis likes to think that Anne and Robin like them though; the three of them have been flatmates for the better part of two years, and friends before that. It would be bad form to show up to an anniversary empty-handed.

louis/niall, 7k, non-famous, genderswap. lots of fluff, lots of melancholy about change. written for the @louisrarepairfest!

#jo writes fic #louis/niall #myfic #nouis

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ladyaj-13 · 2 years

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Sunday Snippet

It's been literally months since @sun-tomato tagged me in Sunday snippet but... better late than never? A bit of a forthcoming Nouis fic, maybe for the Louis rarepair fest...

“When was the last time you changed these sheets?” Louis asks, holding the very edge of the duvet cover gingerly between his index finger and thumb. “You’re the one who’s supposed to be on top of this stuff. If I’m calling you out, you’ve got issues.”

Niall mumbles something indistinguishable into the pillow. Louis grimaces, drops the duvet, and drags him up a little by the hood of his sweatshirt. “One more time in English?”

“They smell like her,” he says miserably, and Louis’ heart kicks a little in his chest. Damn Chelsea to hell and back. Taking a decent guy like his Nialler and breaking him. People are meant to be careful with his Nialler.

He leans over and gives the bed a curious sniff. “They don’t, love,” he says, patting the back of Niall’s head where his hair is stiff with grease. “They smell like sweat and tears. And a bit like mustard.”

“I had a ham sandwich,” Niall moans.

“Did you eat it or sleep in it?”

Tagging back @reminiscingintherain @chloehl10 @runaway-train-works, plus @mercurial-madhouse because they made me re-open this document after asking me for Nouis recs, and literally anyone else who wants to.

#snippet #nouis fic

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niall-ate-mynamee · 4 months

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Looking in the Eyes of a Stranger (part one)

Author's note: hello lovers <3

So, this is the rewrite of my old Nouis fic 'Thanks To The Internet', that I started writing last night. Reading the original fic back now makes me cringe lol, so this is the new version of it! It's a brand new name, new story (technically), but it'll be based off of the original storyline. Apparently, when I was first writing, I said screw the story development, let's get straight into the angst and hurting our beautiful Nialler hahahah. It just seemed so rushed and unrealistic, so because of that, I have began to rewrite it. Please let me know what you think and please be honest lol. I'll have part two up before Christmas! <3

SUMMARY: Being a 15 year old is anything but simple. When Niall Higgins meets Louis Tomlinson online, a crush is developed and family life gets complicated.

Characters: Niall Horan as Niall Higgins (15) Louis Tomlinson as Louis Tomlinson (17) Harry Styles as Harry Higgins (18) Eleanor Calder as Eleanor Higgins (12) Liam Payne as Liam Payne (15) Danielle Peazer as Danielle Peazer (15) Paul Higgins as Paul Higgins (45) Preston Mahon as Preston Higgins (47)

Harry is Niall’s older brother. Eleanor is Niall’s younger sister. Liam is Niall’s best friend. Danielle is Liam’s girlfriend/Niall’s best friend. Paul (papa) and Preston (dad) are Niall, Harry and Eleanor’s adoptive parents. Louis is Niall’s online friend/crush.

15 year old Niall Higgins thought his life was average. He had two fathers and two siblings who loved him, even though they aren’t blood related. His best friends were awesome. His online friend and crush was beautiful (or so he thought from the few pictures he’s seen). School was school, okay, but he was pleased he was in his final year. So, a pretty average life, if you asked him. Besides, being online for hours everyday was normal for a teenager, right?

Did he mention he was gay?

He had met Louis five months ago on a messaging site. His fathers had warned him of the dangers of talking to strangers online, but he knew Louis wasn't like that. They had video called once or twice, though they couldn't speak due to neither of them having a microphone, but it was still fun and they saw each other's faces, so it was all good in Niall's opinion. However, his parents didn't know the details. He was 15 for goodness sake, he didn't need to tell his parents everything. They knew he had a friend called Louis, and that Niall liked him, but they didn't know that Louis was two years older than him, they would freak out if they ever found out. So, Niall didn't tell them.

His 18 year old brother, Harry, had accidently walked in on them video calling one day, and when he questioned Niall about Louis, the younger boy had confessed that Louis was slightly older than him and begged him not to tell their parents. Harry, being the good big brother he was, promised he wouldn't, as long as Niall was careful and if he was to ever meet Louis in real life, he'd take Harry with him. Niall, of course, promised he would and had thanked his brother profusely. The two brothers had always been close, and Harry didn't want to jepodise that over a silly internet crush. Harry was young once, he knew what it was like. Besides, he'd probably grow out of it soon enough.

Honestly, Niall was beyond happy. He was actually doing better than he'd ever done at school because of Louis. His parents were proud of him and had actually recently bought him a new guitar as a reward. You see, Niall was also a passionate singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was pretty good at it, too. He was in the process of writing his own song. His parents couldn't believe how good he was. The amount of times Niall had caught them secretly recording him singing and playing guitar was countless at this point, but he could never be mad at them for it. His dream was to become a musician, and apparently his parents were beyond supportive. Niall truly loved them.

Anyways, back to the story.

Niall was currently sat at his desk in his bedroom, computer on and open on the chat messages he was exchanging with Louis.

NiallHiggins08: OMG! You should've seen what Liam did in class today!

NiallHiggins08: we were doing an experiment in chemistry and he mixed two liquids together and POOF they exploded and the entire room was a mess!! XD

LouisTheTommo: thought he was supposed to be the sensible one?! Who's gonna keep you outta trouble now?! D:

NiallHiggins08: HEY!! I can be sensible!!

NiallHiggins08: ...

NiallHiggins08: when I wanna be...

LouisTheTommo: oh PLEASE Nialler, you cannot be sensible to save your life :P

NiallHiggins08: RUDE!! I resent that. No song snippet for you tonight...

LouisTheTommo: oh no, I cannot go on without hearing my nightly snippet!! I sorry Ni, forgive me? I wuv you <3

NiallHiggins08: ...well...fine, but only because I know you'll be pouting behind that screen xx

LouisTheTommo: I only pout for you, babe <3

NiallHiggins08: love you <3

NiallHiggins08: I gotta go, but I'll send you that snippet before I go to bed! Sleep well, talk tomorrow?

LouisTheTommo: of course! Can't wait to hear it. I'll message you the minute I wake up. I love you <3

NiallHiggins08: make it the second you wake up and we'll call it even. Nighty night <3

"Nialler! Pa said dinner will be ready in five minutes. Get your butt downstairs." Called Harry from beyond his younger brother's door. Niall closed the messages and shut off his computer, pushing the chair back and standing, making his way to the door.

"Hello to you too, bro. Whatever happened to a normal greeting? I don't see you all day and this is how you say hi? I am offended, Harold!" Niall joked, dodging his brother's hands as the older boy made a grab at him. "I'm not five anymore, Haz, you can't get me easily anymore!" He laughed, quickly ducking down and moving past Harry towards the stairs, hearing the footsteps behind him.

"Cheeky bugger! Come back here and give me a cuddle!" Harry laughed, just as the two skidded into the kitchen, Niall just barely avoiding knocking into his dad.

"Sorry, dad." He grinned, stepping behind the bigger man, hoping for some protection. "HA! Loser." He laughed, poking his tongue out at Harry before he felt an arm wrap around his shoulders from behind.

"No cuddle for your old man, eh, Ni? You too big for that now?" His pa asked, now with both arms around his son as he squeezed lightly.

"Never too old for a cuddle with you, papa!" He replied, turning around and returning the hug. Seconds later, he felt another pair of arms around him and Harry's familiar curly hair tickled his cheek.

"Gotcha." Harry whispered in his ear and Niall just laughed, living for the moments like these with his family. They broke apart when the sound of plates knocking against the table caught their attention.

"Food!" Niall exclaimed, quickly taking his usual place at the table and hearing his family laugh. "Thanks, dad, looks tasty as always!"

"You flatter me, sweetheart." His dad replied, pressing a kiss to his hair as he passed by. "Ellie, dinner!" He called up the stairs, hearing the almost silent footsteps make their way towards the kitchen. Seconds later, the family of five were sat around the table eating happily and sharing tales of their day.

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As dinner time came to an end, and everyone began clearing their plates off the table, Niall glanced up at his parents. "Dad? Papa?" He spoke, gaining their attention. Eleanor had left the room by that point, the pre-teen going into the lounge to watch some TV. Harry was stood at the sink, beginning to wash up, acting like he wasn't really listening to his brother, but wanting to hear what he wanted, knowing from his tone of voice that he was about to ask something his parents might not like. "Could I possibly, like, get a uh, microphone? Please? For my computer..." He asked, playing with his fingers and not looking up, nervous about his parents reactions.

"Why do you want a microphone for your computer?" His pa asked, a suspicious tone to his voice. "Niall."

The teen took a deep breath and looked up hesitantly, almost shrinking away from the slightly narrowed eyes of both parents. "Well, you see, it's a funny story..." He chuckled nervously, but stopped immediately when neither man was backing down, so he slumped down and shrugged. "Fine. It's just that me and Louis, we're messaging all the time and I just feel like we should be able to actually talk to each other properly, and I know you said I shouldn't because it's all online, but -"

He was cut off from his rambling by his dad's hand on his shoulder. "Ni. Just take a breath, sweetheart, okay?" When Niall nodded, doing as instructed, Preston spoke again. "I don't know, Niall, I - no, wait a minute," He held up a hand when the teen was about to interrupt, "You're only 15, babe, I don't particually feel comfortable with you chatting to this boy online, nor do I think you should be video calling each other, so I really don't think you should be getting a microphone to talk to him. Why don't we wait a little bit and when you're 16, we'll talk about it again, hey?" He finished, keeping his hand on his son's shoulder.

Niall was frowning, almost pouting, as he kept his gaze on the table. His papa sighed. "Nialler, your father's right. You're too young to be having an online relationship, anyway. You're lucky we even let you have your own computer and webcam. Don't forget, we can take it away anytime. Don't make me do that. Please. We're trusting you to be sensible and not to push it."

Niall stayed silent for a moment before nodding sadly. "Okay. Sorry dad, papa." He said softly, glancing up and giving a small smile. "Can I just send him one last message tonight, though, please? I promised him I'd send him a little bit of the song I'm working on." He grinned when they both nodded. Standing up, he thanked them and left the room, but not before hearing his brother's voice speak up.

"I'll keep an eye on him. He'll be fine."

Niall just sighed again and walked up the stairs to his room, closing the door and falling down onto his bed. He ran a hand through his hair before letting his arms flop down.

Most of the time, his life was great. Other times, it was slightly less great.

Author's note: so, please let me know what you think of it so far! :)

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