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Monthly Reads | August 2019

Oh, look, it's the 28th again! Celebrating the launch of Gucci's new fragrance and the fantastic new pics I had to reread Landslide. Other than that there are 21 fics in this list - and like always: so many thanks go out to all the amazing authors in this fandom who share their stories with us! ♥

Landslide | aimmyarrowshigh , spibsy (lucy_and_ramona) | historical - 1970s - cults - undercover - psychological drama - racism - period typical attitudes - internalized homophobia - PTSD - and more...please read all the tags carefully - 143k The year is 1976. In November, Jimmy Carter will take control of the White House. Americans are meeting Laverne & Shirley at their apartment in Milwaukee. Hotel California diverges from the reign of Kool & the Gang. And the FBI is still reeling from the repercussions of Watergate, the tragedy at Wounded Knee, Operation Family Secrets, and the strategic terrors of the anti-cult movement. That's what Special Agent Harry Styles has been told is the basis of his mission to an abandoned farmhouse in rural New Hampshire. With his hair grown out long and his shirt untucked, he's going undercover to do reconnaissance on suspected cult leader Louis Tomlinson, who has led a group of people out into the middle of nowhere, leaving no record of the life he'd had before. All Harry knows is what the agency gave him: Tomlinson's name, and instructions to figure out what he's doing with the eleven people he brought with him. In the year that Harry spends undercover and under Louis Tomlinson's wing, he learns more than he ever expected.

I Drove All Night (To Get To You) | lovelarry10 | famous/not famous - strangers to lovers - pining - fluff - 23k Harry’s job as a chauffeur for the rich and famous was not as flashy as he’d thought. Late nights having to listen to the ridiculous demands and whims of these high profile clients leaves him disheartened with the world he thought was all glitz and glamour. One night his boss asks him a favour. To collect one last client before he clocks off. Only problem is when that client gets into the car it’s Louis Tomlinson. As in Harry’s all time crush. As in future husband and father of all his children Louis Tomlinson. He can be cool and professional, right?

Live Like You Were Dying | YesIsAWorld | car accidents - love confessions - self discovery - 2k I’m in love with you. The phone fell from his hand, and the world went black.

Calling Clifford | noellehenry | fluff - humor - 10k The summer AU where Clifford has his own peculiar ways of matchmaking.

Home Remedies | kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie) | friends to lovers - smut - 4k Louis’ hiccups just won’t stop. Harry, his roommate and best friend, is willing to do anything to help.

Traffic Light | dinosaursmate | Traffic Light Party - smut - friends with benefits - 7k Harry, a university student fresh out of a relationship, attends a Traffic Light Party. He knew all about the red, yellow and green cups, but the blue one confuses him. What does DTF mean, anyway?

Down On the Farm | kingsofeverything (FullOnLarrie) | bonfires - farm/ranch - smut - 5k Every Friday night there's a steady cloud of dust That leads back to a field filled with pickup trucks Got old Hank crankin', way up loud Got coolers in the back, tailgates down There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed It's just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm — “Down On the Farm” by Tim McGraw

Driving On The Wrong Side, Thinking Of You | dinosaursmate | Marcel AU - implied/ referenced homophobia - High School AU - friends to lovers - promiscuity - 25k Louis is the most popular guy in sixth form. Don't get the wrong idea, he's a good guy, and he absolutely won't stand for his friends teasing his neighbour, Marcel.

Restless Lane | jaerie | a/b/o - secret identity - childhood friends - secrets - friends to lovers - angst - 14k Louis had grown used to his boring life back in Mississippi as a stand-in father figure to his siblings. He never expected his childhood friend to show up on his lawn with the heat of summer or that he would remind Louis how much of himself he'd tucked away and neglected. He also never expected to find himself caught up in a tangled web of feelings or secrets that just might break him. Maybe he had never known Harry at all.

Waiting for the tides to meet | nauticalleeds (metamorphosis) | soulmates - pining - miscommunication - angst - fluff - friends to lovers - slow burn - 60k Soulmate AU. Everyone is born with heterochromia — one eye is their own eye colour, while the other is the colour of their soulmate's. It's only when they meet their soulmate for the first time that their own eyes match properly. After a hazy night at a frat party, Louis wakes up to blue eyes and the shocking realization that he had met his soulmate, without any sober recollection. Seven years pass where Louis comes to terms with the fact that he'll never know who his soulmate is. Then one fated summer, a beautiful green-eyed photographer arrives at Louis' workplace, with promises of endless laughter and a familiar feeling in Louis' heart. Featuring a lovely cup of OT5, a road trip down the coast, and a scene where Harry eats a whole head of lettuce. Don't ask why.

If I Stay | Rearviewdreamer | Walk In The Clouds AU - fake/pretend relationship - mpreg - slow burn - 37k Harry and Louis agree to a temporary arrangement that Harry can't seem to walk away from no matter how many times he tries.

Mirror Touch | pinky_heaven19 | Synesthesia - hurt/comfort - fluff - pining - strangers to lovers - 58k The one where Harry owns a second-hand clothing store, and Louis is a radio host. Louis has mirror-touch synesthesia, which makes him experience what people around him feel. He feels a lot around Harry.

In Your Black Heart (Is Where You'll Find Me) | graceling_in_a_suit | a/b/o - omega/omega - pirates - historical - 36k Louis Tomlinson has been lying for five years. His crew sees him as a pirate, a Captain, and an alpha; only two of those are the truth. He was content to let the illusion go on forever, but an omega named Harry Styles just had to join his crew and get his warm-vanilla stink all over Louis' best laid plans. Or: the story of The Captain and The Carpenter.

Supposed to Be | kikikryslee | High School - stereotypes - enemies to friends to lovers - slow burn - hate to love - 26k The Geek Charming AU where Harry's a film geek, Louis' a popular jock, and they both need each other to get what they want.

Meet me where the tulips grow | tempolarriefics | study abroad - fluff - 19k The one where Harry studies abroad and falls in love with both the city of Amsterdam and the boy he explores it with.

When i'm set alight | mixedfandomfics | teacher AU - hate to love - misunderstandings - 14k Louis and Harry hate each other. Always have, always will. No one is quite sure how they will handle it when their favorite students ask them to lead a new LGBT club at their school.

Breathe In, Breathe Out | dinosaursmate | friends to lovers - pining - 12k Louis Tomlinson begins visiting a new pub on his lunch break, mostly because he really fancies Harry, the cute, curly-haired barman. As Louis gears up to ask him out, he doesn't realise that there is a huge stumbling block in his way: Harry is taken, and by someone rather familiar.

I am mad all about you | godslut | med students - coffe shop - 5k Harry is a pre-med student trying to quit coffee. louis pretends to be spider-man to make kids laugh.

Welcome Back From The Friend Zone | 2tiedships2 | a/b/o - friends to lovers - fake/pretend relationship - mutual pining - 32k The one where an idea to create a fake wedding with the sole intent to receive gifts from billionaires took a turn no one, but also everyone, saw coming.

A Life That's Good (series) | lovelarry10 | fluff - kid fic - adoption - light angst - 66k Harry and Louis were married young, but always knew that they wanted a family together. Soon, through adoption, Hope came into their lives, and was later joined by her younger brother Oscar. Join the Tomlinsons on their journey in family life. ① You're My Only Hope Harry and Louis have been hoping to start a family for a while, but it hasn't happened for them just yet. With the surprise arrival of a newborn baby on the doorstep at work, are their family dreams about to become reality? ② Tiny Dancer It's Hope's first ballet recital, and Harry and Louis are more than excited to watch their four year old daughter perform for the first time. ③ Who You Are Things are going wonderfully for Harry and Louis. Their family has never been stronger. When a connection to their son’s past appears out of nowhere, it makes them wonder what lies ahead for the future of their family. ④ We Got Love Harry and Louis thought their family was complete. They were wrong. ⑤ Follow Your Arrow Hope has a crush, but she’s scared to tell her parents, especially Louis. Harry helps her figure out how to break the news to her other dad, who is ultimately nothing but wonderful. ⑥ Summer Love The Tomlinsons are off on a summer holiday before it’s time for everything to change...

Night Changes | colourexplosion | soulmates - supernatural elements - werewolves - light angst - 40k Louis and Harry are soulmates. (With a twist.)

From The Heart | jacaranda_bloom | coffee shop AU - 25k Every Tuesday, Louis spends his day off holed up in his favorite coffee-come-bookshop, writing his little stories as part of the WordPlay challenge while daydreaming about the resident barista, Harry. Each week a new word prompt is revealed and Louis adds to his series of short stories about Henry, the owner of a B&B in the Cotswolds who has curly hair and dimples, Lewis, his long term guest who just happens to be a writer, and Tigger, Henry’s cat. As Louis and Harry’s friendship develops, could his fantasy world spill out into real life? And how does that reader who leaves the lovely comments with the teacup emoji seem to be able to read Louis’ mind? ① Henry and Lewis Louis hangs out in his local coffee shop to work on his weekly WordPlay Prompt, speaks to his beloved muse aka Harry the gorgeous barista, embarrasses himself in front of said muse, and receives a comment on AO3 from his favourite reader. ② Smuturday Louis struggles with this week's WordPlay prompt before finding inspiration, and a date, in an unexpected place, and could there be more going on with his favourite reader than he originally thought. ③ Tea For Two Louis grapples with what to do about his new found suspicions over his favourite readers real-life identity. ④ Life Imitating Art Louis is taken on a very real journey through his fic back catalogue - life has never imitated art so salaciously. ⑤ Entertain Me All good things must come to an end, including the WordPlay challenge. But while Louis has mixed emotions about its end, and struggling to make sense of the final prompt, he is relishing every aspect of his newly revitalised personal life.

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#1 (Actor!Otabek and Actor!Yuri)

I saw a prompt in the otayuri tag yesterday and it gave me a lot of ideas. This is the product. I looked up but I can’t find the post again to talk to the person, but if you’ve seen it please get in contact with me. You’ll see that I changed most of it but still... Hope you like it!

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There's a reason why Otabek doesn't do talk shows much, and the reason is pretty simple: it's because he's not talkative. He answers questions, he elaborates as much as he can, but still he feels like people were expecting more of him. That's why when his publicist talks to him about an invitation for a talk show episode, Otabek turns it down.

"That's not very good for your image, you know," she tells Otabek. She was a nice lady on her thirties, but she still hadn't sensed that Otabek wasn't going for the international celebrity level she wanted him to become, which defeated the purpose of having a publicist at all.

Otabek shrugs. He's been working for this tv show for the last two seasons and it got quite the attention. Otabek liked the costumes, liked the horse riding most of all, and even enjoyed sword practicing and studying the history behind his character. It was a fictional history, per see, Otabek played a warrior, the commandant of an army facing war and destruction while trying to resist barbarian invasions and political machinations at a fictional kingdom. It was one of the main roles, and his stoic façade brought the seriousness necessary to the role.

"Other artists have accepted the invitation," his publicist continues, standing with her arms crossed beside him while they work on Otabek's makeup before they shoot the next scene. "You wouldn't be the only one there. Just laugh at the host's jokes, be sincere in your answers," she says.

Otabek sighs. Maybe going wouldn't be such a hassle. It would get his publicist satisfied and he could get some more attention, which couldn't hurt if he was planning to audition for the leading role of that new superhero movie.

"Fine," Otabek ends up saying, standing up in his armour. "But it'll be short, right?"

Otabek shouldn't have agreed to this. He's in a black suit and feels a bit out of place. The people are very nice to him and the makeup girl has given him her phone number with a wink. Otabek feels his heart racing inside his chest, waiting until the host announces him. He can hear the audience, laughing, clapping their hands and just generally making Otabek aware of their number and enthusiasm.

"Our first guest is a rising star from a tv show. He's been gaining fans with his looks and his work as a certain warrior," the host says suggestively and the audience whoops loudly, "please welcome Otabek Altin!"

Otabek steps out, the band to the side playing a catchy tune to his entrance. There are lights on him and people from the audience yelling as loud as they can. Otabek waves to them and goes to shake hands with the host, Christophe.

Otabek takes a seat at the long couch and the audience settles down, only some shouts of his name echoing every once in a while.

Christophe smiles to the camera and takes his seat behind the desk. "Otabek," he says, "would you like something to drink? We have cognac, whisky," he offers gallantly.

"Uh, sure," Otabek says, accepting the whisky that Christophe hands him in a mug with the talk show's logo on it.

"I think we're all wondering about the season finale of Dark Horse," Christophe begins, "your character is the commandant of an army, am I right? I think we have some pictures here." The screen behind him exhibits some stills of Otabek in his armour, Otabek gritting his teeth while striking an enemy character with his sword, Otabek shirtless washing blood from his chest after a fight, and finally Otabek in a romantic eyelock with the princess.

Otabek takes a sip of his mug while the audience goes crazy. Christophe laughs at his flushed face and Otabek smiles calmly.

"How are you liking the show so far?" Christophe asks.

"It's very good," Otabek comments, "the crew is very attentive and they all work very hard. It's been a great experience."

"Hn," Christophe nods, making a teasing face, "can you tells us a little bit about what happens to your character?"

Otabek laughs. It's not sincere but he's an actor so he can act friendly. "No, sorry. I'm not allowed to talk about that."

"Well," Christophe claps his hands, suddenly losing interest in Otabek to turn to the camera. "Our next guest is also famous for a tv show. Check that out: he's the star of a ballet company and fights for the main role while facing envy and vengeance from his colleagues. Please welcome to the stage Yuri Plisetsky!"

Otabek claps along with the crowd when the curtains draw. A slim figure dressed in black leggings and a tiger tank dress walks in. He goes directly to the host, shaking hands with him before he stands in front of Otabek. They don't know each other, so they only exchange curious glances and a hesitant handshake.

Yuri settles beside Otabek, blowing a kiss to the crowd that is still screaming at his appearance. He smells like wild flowers and expensive cologne and stares at Otabek out of the corner of his eye. Otabek doesn't know if it's a challenging or disgusted gaze but it's not exactly welcome. Yuri must do a good job as a bratty ballet dancer.

Christophe seems enchanted with Yuri's presence, offering a drink that he accepts. Yuri settles his mug beside Otabek's on the coffee table and soon enough Christophe starts directing him questions.

"How has this season been for you, Yuri?"

"It's been good, thanks," Yuri says, foot bobbing where he has his legs crossed. He's wearing high-heels.

Otabek doesn't know what to make of him, and avoids staring, which is difficult. Yuri is, for lack of a better word, beautiful. Slightly freckled, milky white skin and slim legs. He has the fiercest green eyes Otabek has ever seen, pale eyelashes and small features. He puts lots of girls to shame.

As with Otabek, Christophe presents stills of Yuri on the screen behind him. In all of them Yuri is wearing long sleeved leotards in a dance studio, next to a barre in one, doing a perfect split and pirouettes. Except, of course, for the last one that shows Yuri semi-naked, draped over one of his male co-stars in a clearly sexual scene. Otabek flushes and averts his eyes, but Yuri seems unfazed.

"You can show that but I'm not allowed to swear in this show?" He asks, and the audience laughs out loud. The host slaps his desk and bends over in laughter.

"You're right, of course," Christophe says to Yuri, "why censor this show if it's so late at night?" He asks broadly, and the audience roars in agreement. Christophe laughs some more, "Yuri," he says, and Yuri turns to him, "I must say, you look fabulous!"

The crowd claps in agreement, whistling. Yuri grins knowingly, flicking a lock of hair away from his face. "Thanks." Yuri oozes sexual appeal and Otabek feels self-conscious.

"Now, Yuri," Christophe continues, leaning over the desk, "do you use a stunt for the most complex ballet moves or-"

"No, that's all me, including the sex scenes," Yuri reports proudly to the thundering excitement of the crowd, "I study ballet since I was young, that's why I can do that," he points at the screen where the picture of him doing a split is frozen in place. The audience claps their hands in delight at that. Otabek is impressed. "But I still have to practice a lot to get to a professional level that convinces anyone."

"Otabek," Christophe suddenly turns to him with a shit-eating grin, "what about you? You look great on those horse riding scenes."

Otabek smiles, "That's all me too. I learned something of horse riding when younger though the sword practicing was new."

Christophe gasps dramatically. "Don't you use stunts for your fighting scenes?"

Otabek shakes his head. "No, and I have the scars to prove it."

Christophe fans himself with the talk show's program. "That's so hot!"

Otabek flushes, taking another sip of his drink.

"It really is," Yuri emboldens, turning to appraise him. Otabek can't help meeting his eye and grinning at him. Oh, come on, at the end of the day he's just like any other man.

Christophe chuckles, giving both of them an interesting eyeful. "Have the two of you ever met before?"

They both shake their heads, but it's Yuri that says no. "Oh, interesting!" Christophe claps his hands together. "Well, Yuri, if you're interested, Otabek is single," Christophe says mischievously.

"I am," Yuri shrugs one shoulder, giving Otabek a devious grin over his shoulder. The audience whoops suggestively. Otabek gaps, not quite believing his ears, and Yuri breaks out laughing, supporting a hand on Otabek's knee. "Sorry," he says, and Otabek really doesn't know if he's lying or not. What the hell?

Christophe looks like Christmas has come earlier. "Anyway, just so you know, I'm a fan of both of you guys' work, I think your characters are very captivating and deep. But, how do you feel towards them? Because I talk to lots of artists too and though there are some that always take their characters' side, there are those who agree that they are straight out bastards. Do you think your characters are straight out bastards?"

Yuri glances briefly at Otabek before speaking first. "Yes, at first. My character, Matvei, he was very," he rolls his eyes, "very boring." The audience laments, and Yuri switches his gaze to them, "Yeah, oops, it's true, sorry. But with time I got used to him. He was innocent in the beginning but then some shit happened and now he's giving as good as gets."

Christophe smiles, "what do you think made him change like that? From an innocent dancer to a wiser one?"

"At the end of the first season, of course," Yuri responds without batting an eye, "when they put glass shards inside his pointe shoes."

Christophe shrieks, holding the program close to his chest. "That scene was so awesome! He had to perform with bleeding feet."

Yuri makes a face. "Yeah, that was difficult to shoot," he says, and then looks at Otabek, who has somehow lost himself in his appreciation of Yuri's face and the way he talks.

Otabek realizes they're waiting for his answer, but he can't for the life of him remember what he was supposed to be talking about. "Sorry, what was the question?"

Yuri's grin widens knowingly, the crowd laughing uncontrollably. Christophe gives a short laugh, "I was asking how you towards your character-"

"Oh, yes," Otabek makes an effort to unglue his eyes from Yuri, turning to Christophe instead. "I really do relate to my character. He tries to keep his kingdom out of harm's way, tries to spare the lives of his men as best as he can," as he talks the screen behind Christophe plays short scenes of Otabek in his character, during battle and in court, dancing with the princess and riding a dark stallion down the rocks. "He's very loyal and very strong-"

"I can see that," Yuri pipes in beside him, watching the screen where the scene of Otabek killing several enemies is playing. The audience snickers.

Otabek gives a small chuckle and finalizes, "And, anyway, he tries to always stay true to himself and I think that is admirable."

Christophe nods. "Now, I was thinking," he glances mischievously at the camera, poising a thoughtful finger on his chin, "since both of you said you don't use stunts for filming, could you show us your abilities live?" He prompts and the audience loves the idea, clapping and shouting. "What do you say?" He repeats, raising an eyebrow at them.

"Okay," Otabek says, and Yuri nods.

"Great, so," Christophe stands up from his chair to the audience's increasing agitation, "our production is getting us a pair of swords, Otabek," some people in black attire quickly step onto the stage to hand Christophe two swords made of plastic, "for safety," he clarifies, tapping the material, "these are made of plastic but I really don't doubt you can hurt me," he warns, "so, fight me." He throws one sword to Otabek, coming to a feeble fighting stance in front of the coffee table.

Otabek can't believe he's being made to do this, but the cameras shift to include him in the shot and Otabek grabs the spare sword, getting to his feet to stand in front of Christophe.

"Hold on," Otabek says, taking his jacket off not to hinder his movements. Yuri offers to hold it for him and Otabek accepts, getting into proper position and ignoring the whistles and cat calls from the crowd. The sword is light on his hands though, and he has to swipe it side to side to get used to its weight, tightening his hands around the hilt.

"Okay," he says, and Christophe charges at him at once. It's over pretty quickly, since all Otabek has to do is block the attack and imprint enough force so Christophe's hold will slacken. He then just twirls the tip of his plastic sword towards the hilt to disarm him. The plastic sword barely makes a noise when it drops to the carpeted flooring but Christophe screeches in excitement.

"He's real, ladies and gentlemen," Christophe proudly announces, lifting Otabek's hand like a boxing winner, "Otabek Altin."

Otabek smiles, handing him the plastic sword back and throwing a leg over the coffee table to get back to the couch. Yuri is eyeing him hungrily, and while Otabek takes his seat Yuri drapes his jacket over Otabek's shoulders to the teasing of the audience. "Nice match," he murmurs.

"Thanks," Otabek smirks.

"Now, Yuri, it's your turn," Christophe says, having retaken his seat.

Yuri sighs, toeing off his shoes to stand barefoot before the audience. He does some basic warming up and turns to Otabek. "What do you want to see?"

"Whatever you want, baby," Otabek says, only realizing what he'd truly said when the audience screams. He flushes, but Yuri smiles broadly.

Yuri does a split mid-air, and it's perfect. The audience gives him a standing ovation and Christophe jumps from his chair to clap his hands. Yuri laughs and drops to the couch next to Otabek.

"This is it, guys! Thank you so much for watching. You can't miss Yuri Plisetsky as a ballet dancer and Otabek Altin as a warrior in shining armour! Have a good night!" Christophe says to the camera, the band playing a catchy tune while the cameras shift.

The light from the reflectors dim and Christophe claps their backs while they go backstage. "Nice job, boys," he says, and squeezes their asses.

"Fuck," Yuri says, slapping him on the arm. Christophe laughs and saunters off.

Yuri glances at Otabek while Christophe's assistants help unplug their microphones from them. "Hey," Yuri says, tilting his chin Otabek's way, "you doing anything now?"

Otabek smirks, "No. You?"

Yuri shakes his head, flicking a lock of hair from his face. "No," and then, without any hesitation, "my place or yours?"

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