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When Harry Styles was accepted into a post-grad degree, he knew he could no longer afford his flat, leaving him with three options:
1) Move back into student halls.
2) Become homeless.
3) Move in with his best (and only) friend, Niall, and three of Niall's other mates.
He went with the third option. But it was a close race.
Shame one of his roommates reminded him why he only has one friend.
If there is one thing Louis Tomlinson can't stand, it's pretentious tossers, having grown up around enough of them. If there is one thing he can't live without, it would be his friends. So he was proper thrilled to move in with his best mates and a couple of other lads.
That was until he discovered one of them was the archetype for a pretentious tosser.In the interest of seeing out the twelve-month lease without killing each other, they both try (debatable) to get along despite believing they are opposite in almost every conceivable way, each having the communication skills of a cucumber, and secrets that have no business be kept secret.
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10 Apr 2023
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01 Jan 2023
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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.
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02 Oct 2022
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Harry doesn’t agree to be the Bachelor expecting to find love. He’s just hoping for an exciting jaunt around the world, half a dozen new friends, and, if he’s lucky, an amazing hj or two.
Louis may have signed up to be a contestant on the Bachelor, but he’s not interested a ring or a proposal, not from Harry, not from anyone. He wouldn’t turn down a few more Instagram followers, though.
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- Part 1 of For the Right Reasons
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- 11/11
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08 Aug 2022
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somewhere in between lightning by jassy117, nauticalleeds, shiningdistractionwrites
Fandoms: One Direction (Band)
07 Jun 2020
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As Louis took another bite, he thought back to how he had once believed that the hardest thing about being on Love Island would be Liam handling his social media.
He had been wrong. It was Harry Styles, peeking over at Louis as he forked a pancake into his mouth, and gauging his reaction. It was having to quench the swelling of his heart, which felt simultaneously like hope and the breaking of a thousand pieces.---
A summer gone wrong (or very right) when, under Liam’s persuasion, Louis finds himself drunkenly applying for Love Island, and getting accepted. Oh, well. A summer spent on an island paradise couldn’t be all that bad, right?
Imagine his surprise when Louis arrives in sunny Majorca to find that his first love and ex-boyfriend, Harry, is another contestant, about to capture the hearts of everyone in the villa. Most normal people don’t have to face their ex on an otherwise straight TV show. Most normal people don’t fall for their ex again in front of the whole nation, either. Too bad this whole situation isn’t normal.
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- 12/12
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19 Jul 2022
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"We keep telling the other, I love you and I love you, and we do, though we both know where the knives are." - Laura Van Prooyen
harry is a third-year witch and violinist at Laitswold, the only magical academy in the UK, with dreams of taking on the world, and hopefully breaking the centuries-old curse on his family while he's at it. he does not dream of facing off against his childhood rival and duet partner, but louis is back in town after six years abroad, so that's exactly what happens.
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- Part 1 of extraordinary lovers
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17 Jul 2022
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The Shameless Hallmark Movie AU you probably didn't ask for.
Or, the one where Harry didn't think he wanted a family, but with a little Christmas magic (and maybe one Louis Tomlinson) he realizes that he is very, very wrong.
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- Part 1 of Home for Christmas
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19 Jun 2022
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“That’s you, isn’t it? Sitting across a table from Louis Tomlinson?”
There was no point denying it so Harry nodded slowly, unable to drag his eyes away from the screen. “Where is this photo?”
“Online. Everywhere, as you can imagine. Louis Tomlinson’s mystery date.”
“Fuckkkkk,” Harry mumbled, zooming in slightly, just grateful you really couldn’t make out his face from the angle the photos were taken on. It was probably one of the people in the coffee shop given the grainy hue to the image, but it was definitely clear that it was Louis. “Oh god, Ni…”
“Are you going to tell me what the fuck is going on? Why the hell are you out drinking with Louis Tomlinson? How long has this been going on, Harry?!”
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Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles are from two completely different worlds. One a successful pop star, one a bookshop owner with a not so small fan crush on said pop star. Their paths were never supposed to cross - idol and fan was their only destiny. Until it wasn’t.
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10 May 2022
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“Why only 28 days? Why not 30 or something?” he questions, getting more and more convinced.
“It took 28 days for Harry Styles to consider, plan, and go through with his suicide. You are going to go back to the first day he started to think about it, and within those 28 days, you will change his mind.” Demise responds with both palms facing the sky as he moves them apart casually.
Nothing he’s saying is casual.
“And if I don’t?” he finally voices the question that’s been plaguing him since he started considering this. His palms are super sweaty, despite the freezing temperature, and he gnaws on his bottom lip while his anxiety eats away at him.
“Well, Louis Tomlinson, let’s hope we don’t have to find that out. Okay?”
Or, an au where Louis goes back 28 days to stop Harry from killing himself.
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- 168,172
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- 14/14
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01 May 2022
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Five years ago, Louis was nearly the next victim in a string of murders plaguing Portland, Oregon. He managed to escape and the Angel Killer was apprehended and sent to prison. Now, Louis' a best-selling author that assists state police with minor cases. He still suffers from the events of the days he'd been held hostage, but he's found ways to cope.
That is, until the killings start up again. A body was found in the woods. A body that bared the same signature the media had dubbed: The Angel of Death.
Special Agent Harry Styles leads the case, and he doesn't buy into the clairvoyant bullshit that Louis spewed to save face five years ago. He's certain that Louis Tomlinson was involved.
Until they meet, and they're both left questioning everything they'd thought to be true.
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An FBI-Clairvoyant AU
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- 17/17
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17 Apr 2022
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"What are we drinking then?” He asks Harry, claiming his place sitting on the stool by his side.
“Tequila.” Harry replies.
“Is this a good idea?”
“Neither is sleeping with you, probably, but I’m going to do it anyways, so…” He hands Louis a glass. “Bottoms up!”
Or: the one in which Harry hates Louis, but doesn't know him. And then... He does.
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- 14/14
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09 Apr 2022
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Love in a Bottle by Smuklouis
Fandoms: One Direction (Band), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
18 Jan 2019
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Inspired by the prompt:
Hogwarts!AU where Harry and Louis are enemies who have potions class together. One day they're brewing Amortenia but Louis doesn't know because he gets to class late so when he does arrive he starts laughing because "oi Styles! You're brewing your own cologne that's so lame" and the whole class is like "what" and Harry is like "what"Bookmarked by twistingtides
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18 Feb 2022
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“Hi, I’m Harry.” The guy introduced himself and Louis just grabbed his hand by instinct. It was big and warm when pressed against his own. His handshake was firm, and Louis just dumbly repeated his action.
“Louis.” Louis replied and then quickly wrenched his hand out from the grip of Harry’s claw. He hoisted himself up a bit more and glared at him suspiciously as this Harry guy was peeling off his outerwear like it was just a normal thing to do. Well, sure it was, but why the hell was he doing it in Louis’ room?
“I don’t mean to sound rude, but what the fuck are you doing in my room?” Louis finally aired the question that had been circling in his mind this entire time now.
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Or the one where Harry is busy crossing off his bucket list while Louis is busy falling for the guy he's supposed to hate.
Prompt 117. Hotel Kakslauttanen, Finland
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24 Dec 2021
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louis and harry have been friends with benefits for going on nine years, until a woman claiming to be louis’ fairy godmother decides to send him into a variety of alternate universes to help him find his soulmate.
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- 11/11
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11 Dec 2021
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Falling for his best friend was possibly the worst thing that could ever happen to Louis. Especially when they made a promise not to do so, but Louis couldn't seem to keep it from happening. Ending up with a broken heart when Harry suddenly turns up to be in a relationship overnight.
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AU where Louis and Harry used to be more than friends, but everything had to change the day Harry introduces Louis to his new girlfriend.
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- 17/17
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17 Oct 2021
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When Louis Tomlinson slept with Harry Styles, he was sure it was just a one-night stand. Harry was a famous British musician on tour. Louis was a settled-down college professor in America. It was obvious that nothing long-term would ever happen.
Logic says that their one night together should be nothing more than a sweet memory. Months later, neither man's heart seems to have gotten that memo.
A sequel to Caught My Attention.
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- Part 2 of Just Give Me a Reason
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- English
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- 38,850
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16 Oct 2021
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Louis lives a not so quiet life on a not so quiet street. Starting university was supposed to be easy, that is, until he realises his new neighbour is Harry Styles, and they kind of hate each other, so falling for him is definitely out of the question.
(or: Harry and Louis have a complicated past, Niall throws too many parties, Zayn is definitely not pining, and Liam just wants everyone to get along)
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- 20/20
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13 Oct 2021
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“I’m sorry your highness, I think I misheard you, did you really say that you are hoping to meet your husband?” Oh god, Louis panicked. Was Prince Harry gay? Was he even allowed to be gay? Surely he wouldn’t be allowed to have a selection from a group of men, right?
Prince Harry looked partly like he wanted to laugh, but also very, very nervous about what he had just admitted, “Yes, sir, you heard correctly”
Or Prince Harry has 46 men and 13 weeks to find the husband of his dreams, Louis has a limited amount to time to live out a royal fantasy. They might just be exactly what the other needs.
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15 Aug 2021
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“When's she due?”
“She said next month,” Harry replied quickly, ignoring the look of shock on Louis’ face. “How the hell am I going to tell my parents that I’m going to be a father, and to a baby born out of wedlock? It’s going to be some whole-ass scandal, Lou, and I can’t ... I can’t-”
“I’ll help you. Whatever it takes, Harry, I’ll be there for you.”
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When Prince Harry unexpectedly becomes a father, his best friend Louis steps in. The masses believe the baby is Louis’, but all Harry wants is to tell the world the truth - about the baby and his feelings for Louis.
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- 90,671
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10 Jul 2021