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“The best chess players in the whole of the United States and the best they can do is send us to some no-name college nobody has heard of. They could’ve at least aimed for Harvard.”
“Massachusetts is too expensive. Can’t have us getting too big of an ego.” Louis says, looking forward again.
Harry laughs, “Have you met a chess player before?”
Louis can feel the other man’s eyes on him, sizing him up. He stands stoically, not taking his eyes off the other opponents sitting at the boards. The last thing Louis wants is for this guy to think he doesn’t have a poker face.
“You know, in Moscow, chess players are famous.”
Louis laughs. “I just did a photoshoot with Yves Saint Laurent, some of us are famous.”
The man huffs bumping Louis in the shoulder, presumably in an attempt to get Louis to look at him. It works. “And I’m a published author, but we aren’t even on their level. You should see the places they get to play. It’s certainly not some crappy lecture hall.” He looks judgingly up at the ceiling where paint is clearly starting to chip off.
“Oh, I’ll see them.” Louis says.
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The Queen's Gambit AU where Louis learns to love in the late 1960s world of chess.
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“There are billions of stars in the sky. Trillions of billions.” He stares wistfully up at the sky.
“They’re just there, watching us, have been for years. People think they’re so breathtaking, they’ve given them the most beautiful names possible. They’re a part of our lives and history. Even the sun is just a huge fucking star, and I’m just so in love with it all.” Harry pauses for a second to look back at Louis. “Your eyes look like the sky. Sometimes it’s like I've just stepped onto the beach, sometimes it’s the deep blue of looking up at the stars, and sometimes with all the greens and blues it looks like you’ve got the whole universe right…” He taps Louis’ head gently “There.”
Louis’ vocal cords are tied in knots. His throat is tight and it feels as if the breath has been stolen from his lungs.
“Big responsibility then.”
Harry shakes his head. “The universe is my gift to you, Louis Tomlinson. You have us all at your feet.”
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Childhood Friends to Lovers AU, where Louis and Harry were destined to be together until Harry has to leave and Louis has to watch him go.