one direction fanfics
CANON-COMPLIANT FICS
includes fics compliant with real events; missing moments, etc.
thought it’d be over by now
louis tomlinson & eleanor calder
Because Louis knows that this is exactly the sort of place Harry would hang around in all the time, given the chance. All vegan-gluten free banana breads and soy milk and millennial baristas, with weird timber fittings and ugly metal-framed furniture. It’s precisely his interests, his style. And if they were here together, if Louis were sharing this moment with him, this would most certainly be a much more enjoyable experience. Or the one where Louis’ signed himself away, Harry’s free because of it, and acts of kindness don’t always grant good karma.
what a thing to do
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 726w, teen & up
Harry’s tour was more than enough to completely knock him off his feet; but Louis will take care of him in the meantime. Or the one where post-HSLOT Harry is exhausted, Louis looks after him, and soft boys will be soft boys.
stayed up for hours
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.1k, teen & up
Louis’ not exactly a lightweight, but hurting himself while drunk isn’t something he’s a stranger to. Or the one where Louis has a nasty fall, Harry takes care of him, and there’s more to it than alcohol.
and i need your hand but i dont want to burn it
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 200w, teen & up
“Can we talk?”
“Of course, Haz. What’s going on?” At the question, Louis does turn, sitting at their little table on the balcony, gesturing invitingly for Harry to also.
i’m still a believer, and i don’t know why, i’ve never been a natural all i do is try
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 509w, teen & up
Louis continued to walk into these meetings with a foolish naivety, a sense of hope that he should know better than to have, by now. Every meeting is a new meeting, every day a new one, but nothing really changes during negotiations. He’d taken the blow meant for Harry, and he thinks that was just about the last compromise where he’d won. And had he really even achieved that? Putting it simply, he’d stopped their original plan. It just hadn’t quite worked as well as he’d hoped for.
something’s got a hold of me, feel it taking over me
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 692w, gen. audiences
The fans are easily Louis’ favourite people in the world. Usually.
And yours is blue
zayn malik/liam payne, 228w, teen & up
Zayn and Liam managed to stay together even after Zayn left the band, and they’re trying the long-distance thing - although they’re finding it hard.
i’ve been thinking too much and it’s ruined my nights
zayn malik/liam payne, 432w, teen & up
Zayn Malik has left One Direction.
Zayn Malik has left Liam Payne.
Zayn Malik has left Liam,
but the alcohol hasn’t.
a place right by my side
zayn malik & louis tomlinson, 682w, teen & up
Harry and Niall are sitting on the couch, talking with Steve in hushed, sad tones. Harry’s blue suit is rumpled on one sleeve, dampened, and his eyes are red-rimmed; he’s leaning precariously into Niall’s side, whose hand on his knee is rubbing softly in comfort. Or the one where Zayn is a no-show, Louis would rather laugh than cry, and even best friends have to say goodbye sometimes.
the parts i never show
zayn malik & niall horan, 1k, teen & up
Zayn has never been one to ask for help, but this time he just might have to. Or the one where Zayn’s mind is beating his body, Niall just wants to take care of him, and neither get what they expected.
what could i have said, to bring you back to me?
zayn malik & harry styles, 200w, not rated
He hadn’t expected to wake up to that article, though. “Zayn Malik says he was ‘never friends’ with ex-bandmate Harry Styles”; a blow if he’d ever felt one.
and i wanna just create things, but the longer it takes i feel drained
zayn malik & one direction, 406w, gen. audiences
“What’s the time?”
“Four twenty-six.”
“Shit, man, can’t it wait?” Zayn groans.
those five words still in my head, you said ‘i’ll never let you go’
louis tomlinson & zayn malik, 556w, gen. audiences
Louis doesn’t have any real issues when he’s had a few, he just gets overly sentimental. He’s very much a teary drunk. Which means the phone in his hand, calling Zayn, is less than a good idea as he enters his own bedroom
CANON DIVERGENT FICS
includes fics that come from their original background; MCDs, different band dynamics, etc.
what's left, is it room or space?
zayn malik & niall horan, 3.3k, teen & up
Most notably to Zayn, Niall looks– well, put together, is the way it comes into his mind. Everything is neat and tidy, his expression restrained and clothes ironed out; even his hair falls perfectly, the product well hidden although surely present, not a single strand landing astray. It’s uncomfortably perfect, almost forced, and it sends anxiety prickling up Zayn’s spine. Or the one where Niall turns up on Zayn’s doorstep after the Nobody Is Listening release, and the true calamity has finally bared its teeth.
he bought a ring (and he found the one)
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 16.6k, teen & up
All Harry has ever wanted was the big white wedding with someone he loves; and he thinks he’s finally landed on it. That is, until a certain pair of bright blue eyes are looking up from the back of the chapel. Or the one where Harry Styles is looking for marriage, Louis Tomlinson is looking for closure, and both find something unexpected.
we’re gonna make it now
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 352w, gen. audiences
Louis isn’t a believer in true love, let alone soulmates. But forever with Harry doesn’t sound so bad.
mostly fine
louis tomlinson/harry styles, 200w, teen & up
Harry has always been one to worry; so why would Louis tell him this, if it'll only keep him up tonight? Right? Or the one where Louis lies when he's hurt himself, Harry sort of knows somethings up, and JD's done with Louis.
where our hearts are never broken, time’s forever frozen still
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 914w, teen & up
There's a box of old photographs beneath Harry and Louis' bed. Well, Harry's bed.
Greatest Fear
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.1k, gen. audiences
Louis Tomlinson is scared of very little. Heights? No. Spiders? Not particularly. Lava? Not an unreasonable amount; it's literally fire in liquid form, you should be a touch scared. He does, however, have one fear; losing Harry.
Grey Hairs
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 991w, gen. audiences
The grey hairs were merely a signal of their physical age, not of the young love that was still buried in their hearts. And no matter how much they aged, the feeling towards one another would remain; both knew that much with all the certainty in their hearts.
Just for a moment
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.1k, teen & up
Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson broke up five years ago. Harry moved on. But a brief run-in at the 2020 Brits awards leaves him fearful that he never genuinely recovered from the infatuation.
Tear Away My Tattoos
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.2k, teen & up
Louis and Harry are no longer Louis And Harry. Now they've broken up, and every infliction on their skin is a reminder of the other; if they could tear away their tattoos, they would, because the pain of losing one another was difficult enough; and their hearts break every time they're reminded – Louis lost a soulmate; and he will be marked for life.
i started to skip lunch, stopped eating cake on birthdays
zayn malik & one direction, 832w, teen & up.
Zayn is fine. Until he very quickly isn't.
falling like the stars
niall horan/harry styles, 994w, teen & up
Perhaps they were something of a cliché. If Disney considered homosexuality marketable, their televised power-couple-ness would be unbeaten by any other. Harry wraps an arm around Niall, hand resting warmly on his waist, pulling him tight into his side. “I may’ve done something. And you might like it.” Or the one where Harry’s very good at surprises, Niall has awful music taste, and the Horan-Styles household is about to get much more chaotic.
Gone
zayn malik & one direction, 21k, teen & up
Zayn Malik was anorexic, anxious, and severely depressed.
Zayn Malik was Louis Tomlinson's' best friend.
Key word: Was.
Zayn Malik is gone.
AKA - if Zayn had never left One Direction, what would've happened?
burns like a broken memory
zayn malik & one direction, louis tomlinson/harry styles, 955w, gen. audiences
“I want in.” Zayn says simply with a shrug. Not apologetic; not remorseful. Just so matter-of-fact that it makes Louis’ skin crawl with anger, with hatred. There’s no shame, nothing at all, and that’s not fair. Louis’ still feeling the weight of what happened, so why isn’t Zayn? Why doesn’t he care? When did his classic, trademark nonchalance turn into blatant cruelty? Or the one where Louis was ready to say hello to the band life again, but so was Zayn, and neither of them get exactly what they wanted.
ALTERNATE UNIVERSES
includes: different jobs, soulmate au, supernatural elements, etc.
The Caffeine Factor
zayn malik/liam payne, teen & up. WIP, currently on hiatus.
Liam's considered one of the best family lawyers in Northern England.
Zayn's considered the only decent barista in Doncaster.
Coffee and an overworked lawyer? Definitive mix
people like you that keep it turned on
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 467w, gen. audiences
That’s not to say Harry hadn’t enjoyed writing the novels; he had, he truly had, and he had every intention of writing more. But, at thirty-seven with two kids, finally hitting a high in his career, he’d known that he was ready to publish his poetry. And now he’s on stage, at New York Writers Week, in front of fifteen thousand people who paid to see him talk about his poems. Which is, as Louis had put when Harry received the invite; “fucking brilliant”.
story you don’t tell
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1k, teen & up
Louis hasn’t had anywhere to go in two years. He’s miles from his family, estranged from his friends, and trapped by his partner. Or the one where Louis needs a place to go, Harry happens to have one, and love doesn’t make up for everything.
you once called me forever, now you still can’t call me back
niall horan/zayn malik, 551w, teen & up
Zayn leaves Niall voice messages.
Voice messages that can't ever be replied to.
because it just hurts
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.3k, teen & up
Harry left Louis a long, long time ago now, but he finds himself back at his ex’s side. Or the one where Louis falls dangerously ill, Harry comes to his side, and maybe this time they can find a better way to say goodbye.
red blood, white snow
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.4k, teen & up
Harry and Louis are driving to Doncaster for Christmas, but the colder-than-usual weather has other plans. Or the one where Harry loves Christmas music, Louis loves Harry, and help can’t come quick enough.
they’re singing deck the halls, but it’s not like christmas at all
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 23k, teen & up
Louis Tomlinson is no fan of Christmas. Between his douchebag ex-husband/co-parent, his two teenage kids, and the awful fact of his torn-apart family, the holiday season isn't looking to be all that festive. But maybe a boy's trip with his closest friends will lead him to something that'll make the season a little more bearable. Or the one where Louis' a bit of a grinch, Harry's a gorgeous present, and there's more weight to the past than either of them would like.
burning up
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 200w, teen & up
Harry falls ill, and not even Louis can kiss it better.
so don’t wipe your eyes, tears remind you you’re alive
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 200w, teen & up
“Harry.”
“I’m sorry, Louis, really, I didn’t mean to. Th-There was just the- thing and I did it and I wasn’t thinking and I’m so so-”
“I’m not mad, love, please just let me see. I need to make sure that this doesn’t get infected or anything, okay?” Louis looks up at him, raising his eyebrows.
when did the person that i love turn into someone i dont know
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 100w, teen & up
“Why are you here?”
“I need to talk to you.”
“It’s been years, Louis.” Harry says exasperatedly.
Orange Juice
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 11k, teen & up
Harry is an ex-alcoholic, and Louis Tomlinson's ex-lover. Once Harry sobers up from the drink, he sobered up from the young love. He doesn't need Louis anymore. But just because he doesn't need him, doesn't mean he can't want him...
Hold On
harrys styles/louis tomlinson, 16k, teen & up
Harry Styles finds his fiance, Louis Tomlinson, near to death on a bathroom floor. Cause: Attempted suicide. When Louis is hospitalized, it's all Harry can do to hold himself together, even as his life falls apart around him. Zayn turns up, with ensuing chaos, proposals for a 1D reunion arise, and in the midst of it all, Louis lies comatose in a hospital bed.
Underneath The Mistletoe
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 1.7k, teen & up
Louis Tomlinson is Doncaster's biggest grinch. Harry Styles is Manchester Uni's biggest Merry-maker. Zayn Malik is close friends with both, and the pair meet at an - in Louis' opinion, unnecessarily festive - party.
PRE-BAND FICS
includes: high school/childhood eras, and events before the bands formation
silence
harry styles/louis tomlinson, 2k, teen & up
Louis Tomlinson is by no means a quiet person. The silence bothers him more than it should, and Harry has made a habit of silence; or, at the very most, whispers that feel silent.