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alwaysxlarrie · 4 months

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so pull me closer, why don’t you pull me close? by @alwaysxlarrie / alwaysxlarrie

Louis Tomlinson/Harry Styles | Mature | 9.9k

“If you ask Harry, baking and soccer go together like chocolate and cheese -- which is to say, they really, really don't. But maybe that's just because he’s less than thrilled about the lousy sous-chef partner he got paired with, Simon. If the captain of the soccer team wants to substitute players and be Harry's partner instead... well, Harry's lemons just turned into lemon meringue pie. Who is he to argue with fate?”

written for the @1d-oneliner-fest :)

**all photos used in the moodboard are from pinterest—if you see your photo and you want credit and/or removal, just lmk and i’ll be happy to oblige !!**

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parmahamlarrie · 4 months

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Welcome back to another post for the directory of fic recs on my blog! If you would like a specific theme or trope, let me know! As always, these are all fics I have read and loved, not all the fics out there. You can find more University/College AU fics here! **This post will be updated as I have more fics in this theme to recommend!** rather be sad with you (than anywhere away from you) || @coffeehazza || 145.9k College AU, Roommates, Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Mild Angst, Friends to Lovers

knock, knock, I love you || beautlouis || 86k College AU, Virgin Harry, Fluff

The First Year || @parmahamlarrie || 46.9k Uni AU, Strangers to Friends to Lovers, Hurt/Comfort, Badboy Louis, Soft Harry

Play Pretend, Find a Friend? || @angelichl || 40.2k College AU, Fake Relationship, Coming Out, Mild Homophobia

Just Tell Me the Song and I’ll Sing It || myownspark || 39.9k College AU, Baseball Player Harry, Romantic Gestures

voicemail sings a wreck || @falsegoodnight || 37k Omegaverse, College AU, American AU, Enemies to Lovers, Frat AU

Listen To Your Heart || @chloehl10 || 35k Deaf Harry, University AU, Childhood Friends to Lovers

with nothing but your t-shirt on || crybaby || 34.6k Camboy Harry, College AU, Daddy Kink

Tell Them We’re Like Magnets || @nobodymoves || 31.3k Girl Direction, College!AU, Friends to Lovers, Oblivious Idiots

secrets don’t make friends || @thedevilinmybrain || 30.2k 5 Times Fic, Established Relationship, College AU, Dom/Sub, Service Kink

Introduction to Dynamics || @juliusschmidt || 29.1k Omegaverse, Omega Louis, Presenting, Coming of Age, Uni AU, Strangers to Friends to Lovers

never been a fan of change, but we're still the same || @onlythebravest || 27.1k Omegaverse, Friends to Lovers, College AU, Hurt/Comfort, Drops, Nesting

if you keep holding me this way || thepriestthinksitsthedevil || 22.8k College AU, Dom/Sub, Friends to Lovers (kinda)

taken by lust’s strange inhumanity || @larrydoinglaundry || 20.6k Omegaverse, Alpha Louis, Omega Harry, College AU, Frat Brother Louis, Intersex Omega, Virgin Harry

your lips in the low light || @givesuethemoon || 20.6k College AU, Frat Boy Louis, Art Student Harry, Established Relationship, Halloween Party, Angst

Funny How The Stars Crossed Right || @loveislarryislove || 17.9k College AU, Photography Student Louis, Vet Student Harry

tonight’s not over (come over and stay) || @adoredontour || 17k Famous Harry, College Student Louis, Lots of Fluff

Your Eyes, For Me Series || Idzzdi || 16.8k Blind Louis, Sassy Louis, Strangers to Lovers, College AU

Stumbling Into Your Arms ABO verse || @sunshineandthemoonlight || 11.3k - 2 parts A/B/O, College AU, Train AU, Fluff

think i’ll take my chances || trackfive || 12.8k Sick Fic, Established Relationship, University AU, Fluff

edible stars || @solitudeandchaos || 10.7k Friends to Lovers, College AU, Light Dom/Sub

everything I can arrange, every part of me you change || orphan_account || 10k College AU, Friends to Lovers

my heart's against your chest, your lips pressed to my neck (I'm in love now) || @bottomhaztoplou || 8.8k A/B/O, College AU, Courting, Friends to Lovers, Roommates

That Should Be Me || @kenniewen || 8.6k College AU, Dom/Sub

Draw || dolce_piccante || 8.3k Nude Modeling, Uni AU

bright lights (she’s fading) || @loveloveolivia || 8k PWP, Girl Direction, College AU

Traffic Light || @dinosaursmate || 7.1k College AU, Friends with Benefits

You and Me Got a Whole Lot of Chemistry || @flamboyantommo || 6.9k Friends with Benefits, College AU

when we get intimate || rainblou || 6.5k Omegaverse, College AU, Ace Harry, Nesting

Use Your Words || zedi || 6.5k University AU, Jock Louis, Flower Child Harry

I’m sticking to you like glue || peanutbutterapple || 6.2k College AU, Sick Fic, Halloween, Fluff

Congratulations, it's a boy! || lovewasaprettylie || 6.2k Gender Dysphoria, Genderqueer Harry, College AU, Friends to Lovers

Beep the Horn || @flamboyantommo || 5.9k Halloween Fic, Friends to Lovers, Roommates, College/Uni AU

I’ll be There || @allwaswell16 || 5k Uni AU, Sick Louis, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Enemies to Lovers

Take Care || everysingleday || 4.8k College AU, Service Top Louis, Established Relationship

With All My Surrendered Hearts || @softandslow || 4.8k Established Relationship, College AU, Long Distance

Green Coffee and Morning People || InsightfulInsomniac || 3.7k College AU, Meet-Cute, Coffee

The Twenty Four Hour Cafe || @londonfoginacup || 3k Uni AU, Coffee Shop AU

Delicate || @fallinglikethis || 1.4k College AU, Punk Louis, Nerd Harry, Trapped in Elevator

#tracksintheam #trackinghappily #trackinghome #1dsource #fic rec #fic rec list #larry fic rec #my fic rec lists #college au #uni au

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thelavendrhaze · 4 months

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fic: you could be the one that i love

author: wildestdreams

rating: explicit

word count: 39.7k

“Yeah, yeah, yeah,” Niall waved off. “Now, let’s talk man to man to man. You two have had a crush on each other since uni. Now’s your chance to finally get something going. I could see the sparks and connection and attraction back then and I can still see it now, God damn it! You’re just denying fate at this point.”

He looked impassioned, his blue eyes wide and imploring. Louis shook his head again and chuckled. “You can’t just snap your finger and expect us to, like, get it on.”

“I’m not,” he reasoned. “I’m merely telling you to do something about it.”

A Missed Connections AU.

fic tag / wattpad / twitter / playlist

written for the @romcom1dficfest x

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shinebrightlikeanarwhal · 11 months

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Sally Face but it’s Sal bullying Travis back

Travis: why do you have your hair in pigtails? What are you a girl?

Sal: no but I can make you my girl if you keep bothering me.

Travis: you must be so ugly under that mask, thanks for saving our eyes

Sal: nothings going to save your ass if you keep touching me.

Travis: Aw does little Sally Face have a girlfriend?

Sal: why? You want to be my girl? I don’t mind you’d probably look pretty in a dress…

Cue Travis curled up in a ball and sobbing because he just can not win.

#sally face au #sally face #sal fisher #travis phelps #salvis #sal x travis #it’s just petty jabs that hit hard because Travis is weak #they end up dating in college Sal finally broke down his walls #Travis has no idea how they got there #Larry boasts to their parents that Sal truly was playing the long game

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cinnamon--curls · 2 months

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. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ Starlight ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁.

⟡ cinnamoncurls | 11K | sequel ⟡

Alternate Universe - College/University × Childhood Friends × Friends to Lovers × OT5 Fluff (One Direction) × Best Friends × Based on a Taylor Swift Song

“This is a disaster,” came Louis’ voice from across the room. Harry squeezed his eyes shut. He thought back to last night, when Gemma and him had had the bright idea to binge watch three whole seasons of Grey’s Anatomy. Everything that could have gone wrong, did go wrong. Surgeons have a name for it. We call it a perfect storm. It was his nineteenth birthday, and it was a perfect storm.

⭑ ⭑ ⭑

Sometimes all you need to do to get over a bad day is sneak into a yacht club party and pretend to be a duke and a prince with your platonic childhood best friend.

And snog the shit out of him. That too.

#larry fic #larry fanfiction #college/uni au #fluff #childhood friends #one direction #based on Starlight by Taylor Swift #ancient greece #one direction fanfiction

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blouisparadise · 1 year

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Today we’re excited to share the fourth part to our college/university rec list! If you missed them, you can find part one here, part two here, and part three here. If you enjoy these fics, please be sure to like and reblog the post to help spread the word. Happy reading!

1) Outline Of My Sins | Explicit | 6551 words

Prompt 453: AU where alpha Harry is an art student who is taking a figure drawing class and omega Louis is the nude model. In the many years that Harry has taken art classes, he has never been more hot and bothered than now, having to stare at a beautiful nude omega model for hours.

2) Is Ur Muffin Buttered? | Explicit | 7053 words

He knew what he was getting into when he began to hook up with Harry Styles. How could he not? Everyone on campus knew about him, the type of player he was, ready to break hearts and beds and all that. But it wasn’t as if he had planned the mess he was getting into it, at least not in the beginning.

3) Peaches | Explicit | 7669 words

Once behind Harry, he bends over and places his hands on Harry’s thighs, slowly rubbing while bringing them up to Harry’s chest. Noticing the more prominent bulge in the alpha’s pants, the omega starts to whisper the lyrics in Harry’s ear.

4) Kiss It Better | Mature | 8080 words

Harry shakes his head with a light laugh and leans down to kiss him again which Louis happily accepts even if he is a little confused by the reaction. "Baby, not a night has gone by that I haven't thought about you in my bed, naked, and begging for my cock."

Blinking up at him with wide eyes, Louis opens his mouth to say something but nothing comes out. While they did flirt a lot over the last few weeks, Harry had never said anything like that. It shocks him as much as it turns him on.

"News to me."

"I won't lie and say I like random hookups or casual sex, but to me this isn't what that is."

Louis swallows thickly, unsure of what to say to that but once again Harry gives him an out.

"So, If you want we can stay up here and I can show you all the things I've thought about doing to you." Another kiss, quick and sweet. "Or, we can go back downstairs and we'll dance all night."

5) Be The Artist To My Muse | Explicit | 9665 words

“I think I’m in love,” Harry says, flopping back to lay on the bench again.

Nick sighs and pats Harry on the head.

“There, there. You’ll forget him in a day or so.”

6) The One Who Stays And The One Leaving You | Mature | 10315 words

Fuck.

He had just slept with none other than Harry Styles.

7) Like A Hurt, Lost, And Blinded Fool | Not Rated | 13919 words

ABO college AU where alpha Harry is a frat boy and he asks omega Louis out multiple times but he rejects him every time because Louis doesn’t like how frat boys act towards omegas. One night at a Halloween party, Harry dresses up as a stormtrooper and keeps his mask on all the time and flirts with Louis and Louis flirts back without knowing that’s Harry under the costume.

8) No Lemon Drops No Bubblegum | Explicit | 14979 words

They never interacted in that one semester, in that one class, and never were put in the same group, never sat close to each other. Then again, it’s not like Louis was hoping it’ll turn to something more. Just a fleeting crush, that he’ll get over once he stops seeing him every week.

Except he hasn’t stopped, he’s still thinking about it once in a while. What’s Harry Styles doing today? Has he cut his hair? Does he still eat scones for breakfast every Wednesday? He got his answers now, at least about the state of his hair. Harry’s hair is a lot shorter than the last he remembers, it curls around his ear, framing his square jaw nicely. He’d have to ask about the scone next time. If there’s ever a next time.

University AU. In which Louis is most definitely not pining.

9) Nothing’s Scarier Than Losing You | Explicit | 15466 words

When Louis and Harry run into each other at a Halloween party two months after their breakup, they’re reminded of how rude, infuriating, and utterly perfect for each other they are.

10) Treading Through Flowerbeds | Explicit | 20384 words

“So are you coming to class or are you gonna take the day off to shop online for your vibrator?” Zayn props his shoulder against the doorframe and watches Louis scurry around their room in amusement.

“I wouldn’t have lost the bet if—” Harry and his massive dick didn’t exist, “—you didn’t make us go to that frat party.”

“You’re the one who said you could flirt your way out of a speeding ticket with that old, bald policeman,” Zayn replies. “You know, you should be glad we went with the vibrator up your arse instead of taking Viagra before class.”

11) Baby, Loving You’s The Real Thing | Explicit | 21011 words

Harry never thought he’d be taking care of a child at the age of twenty-one—well, trying to anyway.

12) Cut The Sides, Don’t Touch The Back | Explicit | 21596 words

Prompt 87: Harry’s been talking about getting a mullet for so long and Louis hates how good he pulls it off.

13) It’s Not A Walk In The Park To Love Each Other | Explicit | 24461 words

The one where Harry and Louis are roommates forced to quarantine together, but they hate each other very much a lot.

14) If It Wasn't For The Nights | Explicit | 28499 words

“Okay, so. You didn’t fuck. But you’re gonna go hiking with Harry?” Zayn raises an eyebrow. “You don’t even go outside.”

Louis groans, crossing his arms on the table and hiding his face in them. “I know.”

15) Dont Know Its Lost Til You Find It | Explicit | 30614 words

Maybe it’ll be better this way. Maybe Louis just needs to distance himself, get over his crush so Harry doesn’t have to worry about his obsessive friend who feels too much and says too little.

He wonders what this girl is like. What she looks like, what conversations they had to make Harry fall for her in three days. If maybe she’s just stellar in bed. If she smells like heaven or if it’s just the fact she’s a girl.

He wonders and wonders, resists the temptation to stare at the alpha, and gets exactly no work done.

16) You're An Alpha, Harry! | Explicit | 32900 words

Right before Harry goes to university, he presents as an alpha. Struggling with his newfound identity in a completely different environment, he seeks advice from the notorious Louis Tomlinson, an omega whose claim to fame is being the local campus sex expert. Sex Education AU.

17) If The Sun Don’t Shine | Explicit | 36335 words

In a world where you meet your soulmates in dreams, Louis has spent the last three years going to bed hoping to finally meet his, only to end up disappointed time and time again. It all changes with a violin.

18) Voicemail Sings A Wreck | Explicit | 37016 words

Louis is the president of the biggest omega sorority on campus, Harry is the president of the biggest alpha fraternity on campus, and they do not get along.

19) Catch Me If I Fall | Explicit | 47099 words

Lovers when on the stage but bitter rivals as soon as they step off, Harry and Louis have butted heads from the moment they first met. Locked in a stalemate that they hope to ride out until graduation, things take a turn when Harry learns that Louis is hiding a secret.

20) I Can’t Help It (If You Look Like An Angel) | Explicit | 52277 words

Louis remembered how just moments before he had been grateful at the pieces in display being anonymous for everyone that wanted to see them, a thin veil that protected the artists established firmly in place despite the disappointed faces from the gallery visitors when they realised they couldn't track what their eyes saw back to anyone, and they couldn’t demand any kind of explanations from them regarding what they felt.

That relief got lost in the back of his mind when his eyes caught onto the painting, the obvious attentiveness and care poured in the canvas making his chest hurt.

What do you find to be the most beautiful thing in the world?

Apparently, for someone, it was him.

21) Lost In The Sirens | Explicit | 53729 words

ABO fic where alphas and omegas can’t cohabitate as friends and Harry ‘supposed-to-be-a-beta’ Styles presents a few weeks before he and Louis ‘hot/spicy-omega-bestie’ Tomlinson are set to move into their new uni flat.

22) Gallery Of Us | Explicit | 55778 words

Harry knew what he was doing in life, everything laid out in black-and-white, each day pleasantly predictable. Cue lively art student, Louis, trying to find his place. An almost insufferably happy person who sometimes forgets to hide the way they feel meets the person who is diligent enough to notice and determined to make a difference.

23) It’s Golden, Like Daylight | Explicit | 61496 words

A college/ABO/fake relationship AU where longtime friends, Harry and Louis, come up with the perfect plan to fake date, which, of course, ends up being a complete disaster.

24) Lost & Found In Oblivion | Explicit | 74799 words

Omega Louis decided to hire an alpha for his heat to ease his touch deprivation, but little did he know everything would grow into so much more.

25) You’ve Got A Higher Power, You’re Once In Any Lifetime | Explicit | 113444 words

In a society full of prejudices, finding a family and being accepted, also seemed like an unrealistic utopia.

Check out our other fic rec lists by category here and by title here.

#bottom louis #top harry #larry #fic recs #blp #blp fic recs #college au #university au

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cwrotes · 11 months

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hard liquor mixed with a bit of intellect ; larry

college au | slice of life | 4.7.k

summary: “harry and louis have only met a couple of times thanks to a friend they have in common. now they go to this party where they don't know anyone and decide to give each other a chance. or where louis gets invited to a party by a friend who never shows up, and spending the night with a curly guy he vaguely recognizes is better than anything else.”

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

"Do we know each other?" questions the curly-haired man suddenly, with the same impression of the biotech student and doubt shimmering in the tenuousness of his features.

He has cocked his head to the right, so now one of his brown ripples falls deliberately down the side of his forehead.

"I think so," Louis replies absently, his tongue tingling around his words and his mind racing as he tries to figure out where they've met before.

So, he thinks, arduously, and the boy does too judging by the way he presses his thumb under his jaw and his forefinger spreads across the pinkish valley of his wet lips.

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stylezxsilvermoon · 1 year

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new larry stylinson book ideas??

so i have an idea for a new larry stylinson book called "the secret charm" and before i even BEGAN writing i wanted to know if any of you were intrested

so some information about the book:

its a 1950's royal charm school au with enemies to lovers with a twinge of fake dating au/fake engagement, but really it's a real engagement but neither of the two are interested, fyi its harry and someone else, not louis and harry, secret love au, braving against societal norms, semi historical accuracy.

or, an au with racing fancy cars, champagne and a roaring secret love set in the 1950's with a prince set on following his destiny despite the pressure from the public, and a prince who just wants to find out who he truly is and what is the secret that everyone is hiding at Ethelle charm school?

the story follows harry, the prince of a made up country of Elles and Louis is the newcomer to from Loxix, captiol city Lorixan, there louis and harry are roomed together and hit it off right away, but.. there are complications, harry is already betrothed to a princess of Dirie, capitol city Direnia, princess Dorthea Coleman, though neither of them are actually intrested in each other as they come to find out, so harry and louis hide in the shadows with their love as they struggle to keep their secrets hidden throughout the book... but some secrets end up being revealed as well as time goes on

i'm thiking it'll be about 30 chapters with some extra bits tied in, for this one i think i will be posting the character cast list, i've already made the trailer but it hasn't been realeased, let me know if you're intrested in reading and i'll let you know when i figure an idea for when it'll be released/I'll start writing it

i'm REALLY excited for this one so hmu if your intrested in the details of the book!

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dorians-daughter · 1 year

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WOW ! i finished the chapter finally. Harry and Louis end up at the same part (you know what happens next ;)

#larry fanfiction #larry stylinson #fanfic #harry styles #liam payne #louis tominson #niall horan #fanfics #zayn malik #ao3 #one direction #smut #angst #college au #alternate universe #partying

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superat626 · 7 months

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Gotta get that twin chicken bucket combo deal.

the Samuel twins belong to @yunisverse , who I believe also brought up College au.

#toonkind dnd #Errol Samuel #Larry Samuel #College au #i have an itch to scratch that involved my orange haired blorbo #this will do #art by my hand

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alwaysxlarrie · 10 months

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you give me feelings that i adore by @alwaysxlarrie / alwaysxlarrie

T+Up | Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson | 7.6k

"Harry doesn’t mean to fall in love with Louis’ scent when they first meet after the Alpha joins Harry's study group, but after Harry leaves a sweater behind by accident and it comes back smelling like Louis, he can’t really help it. Nor can he really help continuing to leave his things behind in hopes that Louis will take them home and drench them in his wonderful, mouth-watering scent. He just has to hope Louis will play along.

Or, 5 times Louis scents Harry's things and the 1 time Harry returns the gesture."

written for the @1daboficfest :)

**all pictures used were found on pinterest, aside from the library & beanie pics! if any of these are your photos & you want direct credit or for me to remove them & use other photos, no worries, just lmk!!**

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msgroupieluv · 2 years

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Boyfriend (L.S)

Summary: Harry is absolutely miserable over Louis new boyfriend. Harbouring a year long crush on his best friend Louis Tomlinson, he planned to share how he felt during their upcoming study date held every Sunday evening. That was until Louis so casually brought up his new boyfriend causing a thick tension between the two.

This stirs up trouble and the bitterest of feelings within poor Harry. Heart broken, he swears he can be a much better boyfriend if given the chance. Set out on a mission, Harry decides there’s still time to change Louis’ mind if he just tries hard enough. Will this push the two apart? The last thing Harry wants is to ruin anything for Louis, but he can’t help wanting to prove himself. Bitter and tense arguments push Harry into a corner as he wonders just how worth it any of this is if he can’t have Louis.

Pairing: Harry Styles x Louis Tomlinson

Warnings: mentions of abuse, violence, alcohol consumption

Authors note: I’m so excited to get this written and posted 😭 I know I’m only just getting started on here, I just have had quite the flow of ideas lately. I’m trying my hardest but I have a feeling this one is going to be my favourite by far to write! Also I’m totally open to constructive criticism, any kind of feedback makes me happy. I’ll be posting my first chapter of this here and on my Wattpad very soon! I do my own editing and once overs, so it might take me a minute. Hopefully this little description is good though! This is loosely based around me jamming out to I Wish and I Would. 😂

#harry edward styles #harry styles #louis tomlinson #louis tommo #one direction #larry stylinson #larry is life #university #college au #alternate universe #uni au #artsy louis #1d era

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ls-emmy-44 · 2 years

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if its looks like, feels like, tastes like love... - by tempolarriefics (AO3)

Summary:

Niall has an easygoing smile on his face, bright and unbothered, as if he isn’t facilitating a lunch between Harry and the one person he might truly hate. “Niall. Louis,” Harry greets them both, somewhat strained. Louis doesn’t even look up at him. Harry sighs, taking a seat next to Niall and grabbing for the sandwich on the table. “Hear me out,” Niall says, cutting right to the chase. “Family housing.”

Or, the one where harry and louis hate each other but pretend to date to be able to live in university 'family housing', zayn and liam are their nosy next door neighbors, and niall is the friend who made it all happen.

#larry stylinson #fake/pretend relationship #enemies to lovers #practice kissing #sharing a bed #college/university au

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shinebrightlikeanarwhal · 1 year

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Academic rivals to lovers Sal and Travis with them calling each other by their last names??

THEY FIGHT DURING TESTS BUT SMOOCH DURING RESTS

Everyone assumes they’re dating before they actually start dating it’s s o funny.

I know Larry sits down during their small arguments at the lunch table and just blanket stares at them while they continuously get closer and closer, to the point Sal shuts Travis up with a kiss and the two continue studying. Larry no longer wants to eat. He just wants to go home and listen to drake. His little brother getting with the nerd they both pined for.

I know the teachers are s i c k of the one sided rivalry. It’s obvious to everyone but Travis that Sal could give the least amount of a fuck about the score. He just likes having Travis’ sole attention on him. When one kid scored a above both of them Sal terrified them quietly until they either transferred schools or only settled for third place-

#sally face #sally face au #travis phelps #larry johnson #sal fisher #salvis #sal x travis #enemies to lovers to cringey college couple #Travis just wants to be number one and Sal just likes to watch Travis squirm #Larry hates them fr #crying in the club everytime he sees them lmao

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finelinebean · 11 months

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I say your name in hopes you hear it in the stars: Chapter One

It was around 10:30 last time Louis checked, and he’s outside on the terrace, dancing around to the music that’s bleeding through the open door. There are a few other people out here, and Louis’s sure they’re all as drunk as he is. Or on something at least. Louis laughs too loudly and it sounds like everyone else joins in. They all laugh at nothing and smile as wide as they can. It feels good to forget. It feels good to remember how to feel good. Every time Louis goes for a while without drinking he forgets this. He should do it more often.

Liam comes over to him and Louis can feel his arms snake around his waist from behind. He kisses him on the cheek and Louis giggles.

"I feel good," Louis tells him, turning around and hugging him. Louis feels like he could cry. It's the first time in a long time he hasn't had to think about anything. He’s just here. Just living. And Louis knows it’s because of the alcohol. And he knows it’s because he feels safe in his own apartment. And he knows it’s because Liam is here. But regardless, it’s an amazing feeling.

Liam looks at him, his eyes glassy too. Louis knows he's proud.

"I'm so happy for you, Lou." he breathes, pulling him in for another hug.

Liam is the only one who knows everything about Louis. The only living person. He knows how Louis feels. Or how Louis doesn't feel, more like. They have a safeword, one Louis had with his mom too. When one of them says the safeword, they drop everything and run to them, no matter what. It makes Louis feel safe. It's one of the only things that does, nowadays.

The music feels so nice in his ears. It feels like it's moving him. Louis likes being drunk. He tries to take another drink from his cup but it's empty. He frowns and looks at Liam, thinking about asking him to make him another, but he seems preoccupied with that blonde guy in the corner again.

Louis lets out a small huff and goes back inside. He looks all over the drink table for something that matches the color of the drink he had before. It was an amber color, but a little cloudy. And sour.

"Want to try this?" Louis hears a voice echo behind him. "You seem lost."

He just nods his head and takes the drink from the faceless person. Louis downs it in one gulp again and he feels amazing. Invincible, really. He gives them back the cup and turns around to go back out to the deck.

"Woah, wait." the voice starts again, and a hand pulls his shoulder. "You shouldn't go outside dressed like that, it's like forty degrees out. You'll catch a cold."

"No I-I won't. I'm hot. Really hot. It’s hot in here. I was just out there." Louis argues, squinting his eyes and feeling annoyed. He feels a rush of cold air as the door to the terrace opens again, and just as he’s about to escape, the voice's hand moves down to his and pulls him out of the way.

Louis is pulled into a random chest and lets out a huff. He feels his brain rattling around in his skull and takes a breath. He looks up at the person and he can’t even make out what color hair they have. Everything is blurry. But he can’t ignore the feeling that’s igniting inside him. He hasn’t had a hookup in what’s felt like forever. He needs a distraction.

“Cm’ere,” Louis says, pulling the faceless being toward the direction of his room. He unlocks it clumsily and they both stumble inside. He pushes them against the door and immediately locks his lips with theirs. It takes them a moment to respond, but their lips begin moving in sync with Louis’ and he grins.

Hands reach around his waist and Louis grabs them both in an instant, pinning them to the door behind them. Louis moves to kiss the stranger’s jaw and down to their neck, biting and sucking small love bites around their clavicle. Their skin is clammy, but it’s smooth and soft underneath. Louis creeps down to his knees and begins unbuckling their belt, feeling a noticeable bulge.

“Woah, woah. You okay?” the voice says, pushing Louis away on his forehead. Louis immediately pouts and looks up at him.

“Please?” Louis whines, still palming him in his jeans.

“I-I mean, sure. If you want to." he breathes. Louis giggles and starts to take his belt off and unzip his jeans.

He’s wearing soft underwear, but Louis only notices it for a second before tugging them down his legs along with his jeans. His erection springs up and Louis smiles to himself.

Louis immediately grabs the base and gives a long, languid stroke up to the tip. He’s still not fully hard, but Louis knows he’ll get there. He hears the stranger groan and he lets out a chuckle. Without warning, Louis takes his tip in his mouth and begins circling his tongue around it, tasting his precum and groaning.

“Shit-” the faceless person breathes, and that encourages Louis to take more of him in his mouth. He reaches all the way down, his nose brushing against the skin of the stranger’s stomach. Louis moans at the feeling of him hitting the back of his throat, and the stranger grabs the back of his head, keeping him there. Tears form in his eyes and Louis relishes the feeling. To cry from something physical instead of emotional is a change for him. He lets them fall out the corners of his eyes and focuses on his breathing.

Louis hears the door open, but he couldn’t give less of a shit. He’s fully clothed. It’s the stranger who should be worried. But something tells Louis he doesn’t care either.

“Oh, uh. Sorry.”

Louis rolls his eyes and reaches in front of himself, pushing the door shut quickly, with the stranger still down his throat. He moves his tongue around skillfully over and over again, knowing just how to break him down. Louis looks up at him and for the first time, some of his features are noticeable. His cheeks are flushed and his bottom lip is taken in between his teeth. He catches Louis looking at him and groans.

“Fuck yes,” he moans out, his hands raking through Louis’s hair and gently tugging. It’s not a rough gesture, it feels genuine. Louis just blinks and keeps his eyes on him, moving the root of his tongue around the vein at the underside of the stranger’s length slowly. Louis can feel him fall apart in front of him.

“I’m gonna come.” the stranger chokes out. Louis smiles and pulls back slowly, focusing on his tip again. He feels the backs of the strangers’ legs shake and goes down all the way for a final time.

Louis’s nose tickles from the hair of the stranger’s stomach, but then he’s distracted by cum shooting down his throat.

Good.

Louis pulls himself back and the stranger’s cock flops out of his mouth. He looks up at him with a smile and lazy eyes. He’s still drunk and everything is hazy.

“What’s your name?” the stranger grunts, zipping his jeans up.

“Louis.”

Louis lies on his side on the floor and feels his eyelids get heavy. The stranger stalks out of the room and Louis sighs, holding his arms crossed over his chest. He just needs to rest for a second.

"Louis!” he hears Liam call, pounding on his door. He sits up quickly and looks around, feeling dizzy. He doesn’t know how long he was out. He gets up on his knees and opens the door, peering out at Liam waiting there expectantly. “I was looking for you, Lou. I think you've had enough, man."

Louis whines and shakes his head. "No. I was having fun. I want more. I want to forget. You know that." he suddenly feels devastated.

Liam pulls him up and into a hug and whispers to a person behind Louis. He sniffles into Liam’s neck and pulls back. "I think you need to go to bed, Lou. Things are ending anyway."

Liam takes his hand and leads him back to his bed. Louis falls onto it backwards and looks up at the ceiling. It's spinning and he feels nauseous. He gets up quickly and runs into the bathroom. He barely makes it, and thanks god that the toilet seat was open. Liam is right behind him, rubbing his back as he empties his stomach into their toilet.

“Is he okay?” Louis hears a familiar voice ask.

“Yes, he’s fine. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of him. Just leave.” Liam says as he rubs Louis’s back. He whispers something, but Louis can't hear him. He just wants to feel numb again.

❈ ❈ ❈

"Mr. Tomlinson, if you can't stay awake for my class, I suggest you switch to the evening session. This course is required for all performance majors."

Louis slowly opens his eyes and immediately wishes he hadn't. Professor Young is staring at him from over his glasses, expecting him to say something. Louis mumbles a quick apology, realizing he’s the last to leave, and hurries out.

"Mr. Tomlinson," he calls after him. "Is everything okay? Partied too hard last night?” Louis could tell he was trying to make him feel better, even chuckling after he made his comment, but it wasn't the slightest bit funny to him. Louis nods, pulling the strap for his bag even farther up his shoulder, and walks out of the classroom, quickly out of the building onto the sidewalk. He pulls out a cigarette and lights it with ease.

"Hey Lou, what happened? Everyone left a while ago."

Louis jumps slightly, startled, but then sees Liam on a bench a few feet away. "Hey, fell asleep. Thanks for waiting for me though." Louis takes a drag and looks up at Liam as he walks over to him.

"Oh, I didn't even realize, I thought you just stayed after to talk to your professor. Do you just want to go home and nap?" Liam asks, sympathy crossing his face.

"I can't right now, I have to go meet with the career office about that new job I'm taking. And it’s my own fault I’m tired anyway."

"Louis," Liam huffs "The job at Tom’s is already too much, obviously, you're falling asleep in class."

"It’s the first day of classes and I got hungover last night, okay? It won’t be like this all the time. I don't have any other choice, anyway. I need to make money, there are three more semesters to pay for. Tom’s is only on the weekends anyway."

"Why don’t you give viola lessons?" he questions, as if he doesn't already know the answer.

"I told you, Liam, I can’t do that with my schedule this semester. Besides, I don’t even have my degree yet. No one will want to take lessons from me." Louis mumbles nonchalantly, checking his watch. "I have to go, I have that meeting now."

"Wait! Are you still on for hosting the party on Friday?"

Louis rolls his eyes only because he knows Liam can't see him, he had already turned to start walking. Louis taps off his cigarette and throws it on the ground, twisting his shoe over it. "I don't know. We just had a party last night. And it's my only Friday off for who knows how long, Liam." he sighs, facing Liam again.

"Exactly! Spend it getting trashed!" he exclaims as if it were obvious. It does sound tempting.

"Only if there are some hot guys there." Louis shrugs, reasoning with him. Louis turns back around and walks away.

Liam eyes Louis as he leaves, only offering a wave. Louis turns his head back slightly, telling him he’ll see him at home later tonight, then makes his way back inside and to the career services office.

Louis knocks on the office with the label "Jessica Coleman: Career Services Director," He’s only spoken to Jessica over email, but she seems nice enough. The door opens and a small woman pokes her head out, her eyebrows up.

"Ms. Coleman? We have a meeting?" Louis means for it to come out as a declarative statement, but due to his nervousness, it sounds like a question.

"Yes, yes, come on in. Lewis, right?" she asks.

“Louis.”

"Alright, Louis. This will only take a minute, nothing special."

Louis makes his way inside and puts his bag down, sitting in a chair across from her desk.

"So you're here about the babysitting position, correct?" she asks, and Louis nods along, watching as she inputs information into her computer. "The family is very thankful that a male was willing to take the position, not a lot of our male students are interested in babysitting, and they specifically wanted one. But the family lives in the neighborhood, they have two young children," she says. Louis nods and smiles at her.

"Well, I'm happy to help out. I love kids," Louis tells her. He’s not lying, necessarily. He really does like kids, he practically raised all of his siblings, but to be honest, if he didn't need the money he would much rather stay in his apartment and sleep instead of having yet another responsibility.

"Okay so I will give your number to the Kohler family, and they should be in contact with you either today or tomorrow. Sorry to make you come all the way up here, but we have to meet in person to make everything official," she says, handing Louis a clipboard with a paper for him to sign on it. "This is just a standard agreement for the Columbia Babysitting Program, it's not that big of a deal, it just says that you acknowledge that you're an extension of the school and that you will uphold our values as an institution in the home of the family you're working for."

Louis nods along blindly, feeling himself falling asleep as she keeps speaking. He haphazardly signs his name and dates the paper before giving it back to her, saying his goodbyes, and leaving her office. It all seemed to happen in an instant, and before he knew it he was dragging himself to the library to get some work done.

Louis used to think being a performance major would exempt him from the monotonous parts of college, research papers, problem sets, essays. But of course not, they have just as much as anyone else. But since it’s the first day, all Louis is doing is printing out some sheet music and taking notes. His duets course is in half an hour, so he looks over those pieces first. He’s already played both of the Mozart duets listed on the syllabus before, but it still helps to review. He prints out the sheet music he’ll need for ensemble performance later in the afternoon, too, knowing he won’t have time between classes.

Then he takes some time and listens to the sonata he’s going to be playing this semester, familiarizing himself with its rhythm and cadence, following along in his sheet music, and making markings wherever he sees fit. Louis will spend more time with the sonata, of course, because it’s his solo piece and it gives him a chance to shine individually. His duets course, however, is going to require collaboration. It’s not that Louis doesn’t enjoy collaboration; it’s such a huge part of music and there’s no getting around it. He would rather just mess up on his own than bring someone else down with him. Or have someone else bring him down.

Louis furiously makes his way through the left-hand fingerings at the beginning of the allegro part, and he’s exhausted, wishing he was at home. There’s no reason for him to do this all in the library, really, except he knows Liam is home right now, and as soon as he gets there he’s going to ask him a million questions about the party. He just needs to focus on something else instead of Liam-sanctioned socialization. Louis wouldn’t mind if people came over to their place, truly, he would just lock himself in his room and relax. But knowing Liam, he’d strongarm him out into the party to greet everyone and “enjoy” it.

Louis would rather just hook up with some guy or girl there, which is hopefully what happens. It’s something to get his mind off of the social aspect of things. He’s a lot better at sucking a guy off than asking about his home life. So he likes to stick to what he knows.

Louis decides to pack up his things and go to class early, forgoing taking any more notes for now. He stops by the cafeteria and gets a small coffee first, finishing it in the elevator down to the first floor, not even flinching. He just needs a boost, he wasn’t looking for flavor.

The coffee cup is discarded outside of the theater, he knows all food and drinks are prohibited, technically. It’s only because it’s the first day though, as soon as the professor caves and brings in a coffee to class they’ll know they can as well. It usually happens around the third or fourth week of classes.

Louis sits somewhere in the middle of the conglomerate of seats. Not too close to the front, not too far back. He just wants to be average. Louis likes to let his playing speak for itself, he doesn’t have to suck up to professors or pretend like he doesn’t care to shock people. He just loves music, it’s nothing spectacular.

More people file in as Louis shuffles through the playlist he made this morning. He’s really only looking for one song, but he keeps shuffling the playlist until he finds it.

Brand New City by Mitski finally comes up in the queue and Louis smiles to himself. It usually pumps him up for class and is a departure from the music he normally listens to. He usually listens to more ambient or soft music, because he uses it as a distraction, but Louis has a soft spot for Mitski. She has a song for every mood, and Brand New City is perfect for the first day of one of the most important semesters of his college career.

Louis switches the playlist to repeat, takes out one earphone, and leans back in the auditorium chair. The music is only coming through his left ear now, but Louis doesn’t want to risk missing when the professor comes in.

Louis feels someone move behind him and he squeezes his eyes together tighter. Then their hands are in his hair and Louis sits up, whipping his head around to look at them.

His wide eyes meet a pair of dark brown ones that he recognizes, and he feels relief. Followed immediately by annoyance, of course.

“Hey, Louis! Fancy seeing you here,”

Louis rolls his eyes and faces forward again “Yeah, not like all of us have been waiting for this course all summer.”

“You said it, not me,” she giggles. Louis hates the way Tara giggles. She giggles like that right before she comes too, it’s repulsive.

They hooked up once freshman year and now she thinks they’re the best of friends. She wasn’t even good in bed, so Louis has no idea what gave her the impression that he was interested in her in any capacity. But he thinks he was one of the first guys she was with sexually, so that might play into things.

“Did you have a good summer?” she asks Louis, sitting directly behind him.

“Yeah. Did you?” he responds begrudgingly, not wanting to be rude. Her father pays a lot of money for her to go to this school because lord knows she would not have gotten in on her musical merits alone. As much as she annoys him, having a connection with her is a good thing for his career. But Louis can only fake so much.

“Of course! I was in the Hamptons for most of it, so that was fun. But honestly, I’m kind of bored of that place now, so I’m glad I’m back in my apartment.”

That’s the other thing about Tara. She has the most gorgeous apartment on the Upper West Side. Louis’s willing to admit that. She lives there on her own, believe it or not. But she has a hired cleaning service, chef, and someone to buy her groceries. Louis’s not sure what she does all day, since she doesn’t work, but he guesses when you have the time you find things to do.

Her apartment is a penthouse, naturally, in a building with, not one, but two doormen who wear tuxedos. She has twenty-four-hour security and a key to a special elevator that’s only for her.

Louis observed this all on his way up to her apartment that one time freshman year, and even though it was brief, a place like that is hard to forget.

Louis nods, pretending like he heard what she said after she mentioned her apartment, and his focus is shifted to the stage. Thank god. The professor, he’s assuming, walks up the stairs and lays her bag down beside the grand piano on the stage. She sits at the piano bench and looks up at the crowd.

“I’ll give everyone a few more minutes, it’s the first day.”

Louis smiles at her kindness, something not usually afforded in the music department. He remembers arriving late to my first ensemble rehearsal by three minutes. The whole ensemble was already tuned and the professor made him tune his viola by himself in front of everyone, as the concertmaster held an A until Louis was finished. It was humiliating. He’s never arrived less than twenty minutes early to a class after that.

More people file in all at once, probably coming from another course that just finished. It’s a group of people Louis doesn’t recognize. He more or less knows everyone else, as they’ve been in the same program for two years already, but this group looks unfamiliar. Although maybe he shouldn’t judge, he certainly doesn’t make an effort to get to know anyone.

“Alright, let’s get going, then. Okay?” The professor says from the small stage, standing up from her spot on the piano bench. Louis only needs to turn my neck up slightly to look at her, the stage isn’t that high off the ground.

“So, just to make sure everyone is in the right course, this is Performance 322: Duets. If you’re in the wrong place, it was a pleasure to have you. If you’re in the right place, here we go!”

Louis laughs lightly along with some other students. This professor seems like a normal person, another rarity when you’re studying music.

“My name is Professor Hart. You can call me Professor Hart, Dr. Hart, Erin, whatever you want. I’m not tenured so I don’t really think I have a say.”

She claps her hands together once in finality, and sits down on the edge of the stage, her legs hanging off casually.

“I grew up in Indiana, went to Juilliard, and I’ve been working with chamber ensembles and other groups around the city for the years since then. But I do love to teach, especially about the beauty of musical coalescence. So that’s why I’m here. I want to teach you all how to coalesce. Not into one big group, because I’m sure you’re familiar with that in your ensemble courses. This course is designed to be completed in pairs, as the title suggests, and we will be doing things a little differently this semester.”

Louis gulps as he catches Professor Hart looking right at him. It’s not surprising, as he’s pretty much exactly in her eye line, but it’s still unnerving.

“This semester, both viola and violin performance students are enrolled in the same section, as I’m sure a few of you gathered. We will be working in pairs, one of each instrument, for the duration of the semester. I have assigned each pair a piece, which you will prepare for a grade. In addition, there will be an opportunity for the most collaborative and coalesced pairing to perform a piece with the ensemble of first-year students.”

Shit.

Louis doesn’t know any violinists. And there’s a reason, sure, but now it’s coming to bite him in the ass. Violinists are stuck-up, ruthless, and condescendingly technical. It’s like they know their instrument will sound beautiful no matter what. They have no musicality. They’ve never had to work for their instrument to sound gentle and harmonious. They don’t get it. Louis would rather swallow glass than coalesce with a violinist for an entire semester.

“Okay, now, the groups!” Professor Hart says, standing up on the stage again. “When I call your first name, please come on up to the stage. Do not bring anything. Phones at your seats, please.”

There is a small chorus of groans and Louis rolls his eyes at how dependent these people are. He sits idly while listening to the names. She’s surprisingly pronouncing them all right. All of the ones Louis knows, at least.

“Harry and Lewis,” says Professor Hart, gesturing to an open space on the stage. There it is. Louis gets up from his seat and moves swiftly out of the row. Louis feels someone behind him as he makes his way up the stairs of the stage. Louis goes over to the spot that Professor Hart gestured to and gives her a polite nod. She moves on to the next pairing and Louis feels a presence next to him that he refuses to look at.

“You lied.” whispers the presence next to him.

Louis jumps back and bumps into a shoulder. Louis turns his head and narrows his eyes at his partner.

“Excuse me?” Louis forces out quietly, his teeth clenched.

“You told me your name was Louis, not Lewis.” the man says, smirking.

“What? I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Louis tells him, turning back to the front of the stage as Professor Hart calls up the final group.

“Sure you do, you were the one begging to suck my cock last night.”

Louis whips his head to the side, his mouth open in shock at this stranger’s candor. He just meets Louis’ eyes and smiles, placing a hand on his lower back.

“Close your mouth, love, the professor’s speaking.”

Louis follows his directions and turns back to Professor Hart. He missed the beginning of her sentence.

“-in November, and then the final performances will be in December, as is customary. I will email each pair the sheet music arrangement of your given duet, as well as post the sheet music for the Bruch Concerto.”

Some students nod along, and Louis follows suit, pretending that he heard her whole sentence. The man’s hand is still on his lower back and Louis can feel his flesh searing into the fabric of his shirt against his will. Louis rolls his shoulders back, hoping he gets the hint.

He does not.

“So that’s it for today, but I will see you all again on Wednesday where we will discuss these pairings in-depth and what that means for your music. You all weren’t paired up by accident. Now enjoy your afternoon, be well.”

Louis blinks and shakes his head, trying to rid himself of the feeling of this man’s hand on his back. He steps forward and walks to the end of the stage and down the steps, but he can still feel it.

It’s always like this.

Louis shuffles through his row and grabs his bag, heading up to the professor who is also packing up. Louis pulls his tote bag up higher on his shoulder, feeling self-conscious suddenly. She went to Juilliard. Louis wonders if she’ll be able to tell that Louis auditioned there. She can probably sense it.

“Professor?” Louis asks meekly, seeing her head lift up from its position facing the ground.

“Lewis, right?”

“It’s actually Louis.”

“Alright, Louis. What can I do for you?”

“I, uh, wanted to talk to you about the course. Is this the only section being offered this term?” Louis stutters.

“Yes, is there a problem with sche-”

“What about next semester?” Louis asks quickly, “Sorry to interrupt, I’m sorry.”

“Louis, what’s this about?” she asks, cracking a smile.

“I just, uh, I don’t enjoy being paired with other musicians for a grade.”

“Well, unfortunately, that will be the case no matter when you take the course.”

“Would it be possible to change partners, then?” Louis asks, building up the bit of courage he still has left.

“I’m afraid not, Louis. As I said, these pairings were not made by accident. They were carefully selected by the music department faculty. You and Harry will make a great pair.”

Harry. Louis hadn’t caught his name when she called it, just listening for his own.

Louis nods his head and chews on the inside of his cheek, trying not to think about the humiliation that Harry could possibly put him through for the entire semester. If today was anything to go by, Louis will have to physically drag himself to this course every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Louis blinks away the tears of frustration that built up quickly, and turns away, mumbling “Have a good afternoon.” He can’t even fathom the possibility of seeing that man three days a week, especially if he’ll continue to put his hands on him. Louis needs to be firmer with him, but when his hand was placed on his back, it’s like he froze. It’s always like that.

Louis walks across the stage and down the stairs with his head down, finally lifting it to find someone standing in the doorway.

“You can’t get rid of me that easily, Lewis.”

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