
Own the Scars by @crinkle-eyed-boo ( crinkle-eyed-boo (KimmieRocks) ) (144k)
“But I don’t belong here,” Louis insists.
“Why do you say that?” James asks.
“These people are all drug addicts and alcoholics,” Louis shrugs.
Something sparks in James’ eyes.
“And you’re not?”Louis has never felt like he was good enough: for his stepdad, for his life-long best friend, for the life he’s supposed to want. After an accident that nearly costs him his life, Louis’ parents send him to rehab where he’s forced to face his demons. On the long and difficult road to recovery, Louis must confront the truths he’s been avoiding about his future, his relationships, and his sense of self-worth. Because before he can love anyone else, he’s got to learn how to love himself first.
No Easy Love (Could Make Me Feel This Way) by @allwaswell16( allwaswell16 ) (17k)
There’s never been anyone for Harry but Louis. He had always thought their love would last forever, despite society’s pressures on an alpha/alpha relationship. When Louis breaks up with him and moves to Chicago, he’s suddenly left behind to pick up the pieces of the life they once shared. Instead of moving on, he finds reasons to keep Louis in his life and in the process begins to piece together what went wrong.
Or an Alpha Louis/Alpha Harry au where they get a second chance to make things right with the love of their life.
Saw It In Your Eyes by @taggiecb ( taggiecb ) (15k)
Harry Styles counts himself extremely lucky that he has landed such a great roommate. It doesn’t bother him at all that his new roommate is gay. In fact, they get along so well that they have formed an extremely close friendship that takes up pretty much all his free time. When Louis starts bringing a new guy home with him, Harry is surprised by how much it bothers him. Is he not as okay as he thought he was with Louis’ sexuality?
Or the one where Harry is an oblivious walnut.
Before I Fall Too Fast by xxSterre (6k)
‘Hey Lou, want to hang out after work? Order in some curry?’
He’s slightly surprised, because, well. “Didn’t you just say you had plans?”
Harry’s cheeks flush as he shrugs it off.
‘I just wanted them off my back. Truth is I’m gonna be terribly single and alone, but I thought we could be single and alone together - maybe we could make a proper night off of it? Play some FIFA, watch Grease…’
He trails off with an impish grin, and Louis is pretty sure that his own face shows just how easy he is for his favourite musical.
“Fine, I can’t say no to Danny and Sandy. That’d be mean of me.”
It’s probably a really bad idea to spend Valentine’s Day with the guy that you’re actually crushing on, Louis knows that. However, it’s also really hard to say no to spending the most romantic day of the year - supposedly - with the one guy you’ve been crushing on for almost a year.
Like Home by @flamboyantommo ( kikikryslee ) (4k)
Louis: just a heads up, i’m bored. So… if I went through some of the boxes you haven’t unpacked yet, would you break up with me?
Harry: only if you don’t help me find a place to put the stuff you take out
Well OK, then. Louis liked that answer.
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Or, the one where Louis is alone in Harry’s new apartment while Harry’s at work. He passes the time by going through some of Harry’s unpacked boxes and falls a little more in love with each thing he finds.