another dream but always you by you_explode @nobodymoves
Art by @haroldsmoon, written for @onedirectionbigbang
Harry/Louis, 60k, rating M
Harry is a Dreamwalker; he has the ability to visit people in their dreams and help put them on the right path. He’s assigned to Louis, who’s struggling after the break-up of his band. It’s an unusual assignment from the beginning; Harry has a crush on Louis, and Louis’s subconscious immediately decides Harry is the love of his life. When Dreamers cast Harry as their love interest, he can usually redirect them, but Louis is insistent on being Harry’s boyfriend, and despite knowing they have no future, Harry wants to keep up the charade.
The last thing Louis wanted was to get stranded on his birthday.
But perhaps it was exactly what he needed.
Featuring a snow storm, a library, and a very grumpy Harry Styles.
Okay I'm biased in reccing this one because it was written for me and I LOVE a fic set in a library. But that's just all the MORE reason for you to read it!!
☕️ Pairing Suggestion: Ideally read AT the library, but any shelf of books nearby should do the trick. Pair with some good herbal tea! Something Christmassy, like peppermint or… well. Peppermint.
For more Christmas fic recs: 2022; 2021; 2020;2019;2018;2017
another dream but always you by you_explode for @onedirectionbigbang
Harry/Louis, 60k, mature / perfect gifs by @haroldsmoon over here
Harry is a Dreamwalker; he has the ability to visit people in their dreams and help put them on the right path. He's assigned to Louis, who's struggling after the break-up of his band. It's an unusual assignment from the beginning; Harry has a crush on Louis, and Louis's subconscious immediately decides Harry is the love of his life. When Dreamers cast Harry as their love interest, he can usually redirect them, but Louis is insistent on being Harry's boyfriend, and despite knowing they have no future, Harry wants to keep up the charade.
by we_are_the_same / @so-why-let-your-voice-be-tamed
When Louis moves into the mansion he’s inherited from his great grandfather, he has a plan that consists of three things. One, he’s going to finish writing the next novel in his series. Two, he’s finally going to get over his ex-fiancé. And three, while battling writer’s block and having to resist the urge to kill off the main character in his books – the hot detective based on his ex-fiancé – he’s going to restore the mansion to its former glory.
Unfortunately, Louis’ plan doesn’t take into account the fact that instead of writing murder mysteries, he will find himself in one.
When Harry Styles received acceptance into a post-grad degree, he knew he could no longer afford his flat leaving him with three options:
1) Moving back into student halls.
2) Becoming homeless.
3) Moving in with his best (and only) friend, Niall, and three of Niall's other friends.
He ended up choosing the third option. But it was a close race.
Shame one of his new housemates reminded him why he only has one friend.
If Louis Tomlinson had to choose one thing couldn't stand, it would be pretentious tossers, having grown up around enough of them. If he had to choose something he couldn'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 were opposite in almost every conceivable way, each having the communication skills of a cucumber, and secrets that had no business be kept secret.
Aside from being a supportive friend, all Louis expects from being dragged to an annual board game convention is boredom. Then, he meets Harry, and suddenly conventions aren’t as boring as he thought.
I keep seeing posts that remind me people primarily read fic on laptop which I find ridiculously hard to do most of the time so although this has probably been done before...
(please reblog if you feel like it, I'm curious and have a very small amount of followers ���😅)
endless list of favorite fics: black with autumn rain (93k) by @whimsicule
“Thank you,” Geoff says, taking a sip of his tea. “What did you tell him?”
Louis has a sip as well, lets the tea burn down his throat too quickly, too hot, and he feels it all the way down to his stomach. “The truth. Essentially,” he replies after a moment, licking his lips, relishing the slightly bitter taste of the brew that’s never quite strong enough for Louis’ liking. At least it’s not decaf. “That my dog scented it. That I didn’t touch the body. That I came here first thing.”
Geoff nods pensively. “Did he believe you?”
“Probably not. There’s only so many people who can drown on dry land before it gets fishy.”
or: Harry is a journalist, Louis has lots of secrets and the moors aren’t exactly the ideal place to rekindle a lost romance. (x)