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1. The Lie We Live In by itsjeswilliams

   Fandoms: One Direction (Band)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   07 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
   • Harry Styles
   • Louis Tomlinson
   • Niall Horan
   • Liam Payne
   • Zayn Malik
   • Gemma Styles
   • Anne Cox
   • Jay Tomlinson
   • Lottie Tomlinson
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • Homophobia
   • Parental emotional abuse
   • Secret Relationship
   • Closeted Louis Tomlinson
   • homophobic parent
   • Forced Break Up
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Lovers to Exes to Lovers
   • First Love
   • Mutual Pining
   • Time Jump
   • Bottom Harry Styles
   • Top Louis Tomlinson
   • I’ll try update tags as I go

   Summary

   Harry and Louis have secretly dated for years and are forced to break up.

   Will they find their way back to eachother?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   82,520

   Chapters:

   6/6

   Comments:

   127

   Kudos:

   164

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