#february reads
WHAT I READ IN FEBRUARY
…2 months in and I already almost forgot to make this so that’s fun. we’ll see how well this works. warning: i read a lot of 5 times fics
Cupid’s Chokehold (1.9k) E by: @littleroverlouis
summary:Harry will do anything Louis asks of him, including serving as Cupid for his classroom Valentine’s Day party.
He is content with candy and cupcakes as a payment, but Louis offers him something extra.
comments:i love the ending. this is really hot but cute at the same time???
tags:blow jobs, face-fucking, choking, anal fingering, masturbation
What The Silence Said (2.8k) E by: Kikiberoski16on ao3
summary:Or, Louis has tried to ask Harry, the quiet and cute librarian at his local library, out for some time. He never expected that quoting Harry’s favourite books work so well for him. A very silent Valentine’s day fic.
comments:short. cute. hot. sweet. harry is so shy it’s so cute. i’ve never read a voice fetish before but that was hot.
tags:library au, harry is a librarian, strangers to lovers, blow jobs, library sex, voice kink, dom/sub undertones, orgasm delay/denial
Hold Steady (3.1k) T by: @a-brighter-yellow
summary:Harry Styles is determined to tackle the makeup look that’s captivated him since he was a kid.
comments:so fucking cute. seriously.
tags:first meetings, flirting, meet-cute, harry and louis wear and love makeup, american au, fluff
Painless With Immense Distance (3.7k) E by: peachyhazon ao3
summary:or literally Harry just milks Louis’s prostate and fucks him afterwards.
comments:so fucking hot. just smut.
tags:plot what plot/porn without plot, smut, prostate massage, prostate milking, sex toys, barebacking, felching, overstimulation, multiple orgasms, fluff
Been Waitin’ (After Weekend After Weekend After) (3.8k) T by: @absoloutenonsense
note: this is locked by archive of our own so you have to have an account in order to read it.
summary:Louis and Harry meet at a laundromat.
comments:the fact that this is a part of a series called (almost) exes to lovers scared me the whole time. but i guess you’ll have to read it to find out if it really is or not.
tags:meet-cute, laundry, banter, falling in love, new york city, american au
Stealing Flowers (4.2k) NR by: @lululawrence
summary:Or the one where Louis pines after the Sexy Stranger on the Subway and almost asks him out. That’s when the strange posters start showing up around Brooklyn.
comments:i like how they added why the posters went up in harry’s pov at the end. also really cute meet-cute. huh, i guess that’s why it’s called that
tags:american au, brooklyn, mutual pining, awakardness, humor, fluff, no smut, bets & wagers
No GAY! (5.1k) E by: Stylinson_28 on ao3
summary:Harry has his favourite conversation ever during his Sunrise, Florida show and gets more out of it than he ever could have wished for.
comments:loved the ending and the constant joking of ‘gay vodka’
tags:popstar harry, first meeting, strangers to lovers, harry styles live on tour, gay vodka, kissing, fluff, smut, blowjobs, handjobs, anal fingering, anal sex, riding, top harry, bottom louis, narry mention, but just as a ship
I’m Tripping Over Your Every Single Move (5.9k) T by: @andtheywerebandmates
summary:Or, Harry is the local swimming star athlete and Louis is the lifeguard that turns Harry into a fish out of water.
comments:really fucking cute. love harry making a fool of himself.
tags:mett-cute, first dates, pining, au - university, swimmer harry, lifeguard louis, fluff, no smut, first kiss
It doesn’t matter if you love me, I’m gonna love you anyway (7.3k) M by: iittaliia on ao3
summary:Five times when Harry had wanted to kiss Louis since meeting him in the toilets, and one time he did it.
comments:just thinking of harry holding back from kissing louis is so sweet to me. i loved this writing
tags:pining, fluff, blow jobs, hand jobs, fluff and eventual smut, canon compliant, friends to lovers, getting together, kissing, 5 times fic
Your secret’s safe with me (7.4k) M by: @lightwoodsmagic
summary:Or, when Louis’ favourite singer comes back and announces he’s performing again, him and the rest of his group chat decide to go. When Haz, the man Louis’ fallen in love with without meeting him, says that he can’t, Louis tries his best to convince him with a drunken phone call, hearing his voice for the first time. It’s not until he’s at Royal Variety that he swears he can hear it again.
comments:so sweet and cute. i love the drunk call and queen anne!
tags:architect louis, prince harry, famous zayn, the boys are all in a fandom for zayn, and have a group chat, pining, harry has a secret, friends to lovers, royal customs are… loose, shy harry, royal variety, singer zayn, first kiss, fluff, the rating is just for the swearing tbh
put you on repeat, play you everywhere i go (8.2k) E by: an orphan account on ao3
summary:Harry is a college radio show host and Louis is a contemporary dancer attending said college. After a drunk hook-up, naturally a whole bunch of pining, dedicated love songs, and make-out sessions on dance studio floors ensue.
comments:a pining harry is always the best. i love his radio intros and just ranting on there.
tags:au - university, dancer louis, radio, body shots, recreational drug use
We’ll Call This What You Like (8.3k) M by: @hannahazza
summary:an AU where Louis and Harry are both models and Harry has a bit of a crush on Louis, assumes all the wrong things and has no shame whatsoever
comments:i absolutely loved this fic. everything after the bar night is so good and really funny. i was cringing for harry though.
tags:au - fashion & models, modeling, misunderstanding, fluff, blow jobs, crushes, funny
Make Him Want to Sin (9.5k) E by: @becomeawendybird
summary:Harry is a curatorial assistant at the London Museum of Natural History, on the day of the big annual gala he catches a glimpse of someone unexpected.
comments:short and hot. love niall in this one even if he doesn’t do much.
tags:lust at first sight, flirting, sexual tension, museums, fundraisers, jealous harry, curator harry, trustee louis, office sex, sneaking around, dirty talk
good, good graces (10.1k) E by: @thestylinsons
summary:Or, the one where Harry’s boyfriend Louis gets a new puppy and frequently tells the dog how he’s a good boy. Harry gets jealous and decides to show Louis how much of a good boy he can be.
comments:i love how harry gets jealous over a dog.
tags:established relationship, sexual experimentation, dom louis/sub harry, top louis, bottom harry, praise kink, collars, orgasm delay, masturbation, aftercare, safe sane and consensual, kink exploration, canon adjacent, louis says ‘good body’ a lot
Just Your Jinx (10.3k) T by: @larryatendoftheday
summary:Harry Styles may or may not have accidentally jinxed his extremely fit new neighbor, and it’s not so easy to make things right.
comments:real fucking cute. love that harry gets really flustered around louis.
tags:original non-binary character, witch harry styles, clumsy witch harry styles, neighbors, mind-reading mitch, stress baking, meet ugly, crack, fluff and crack, flirting, making out, alternate universe - harry potter
Today and Every Day (10.7k) E by: @ireallysawanangel
summary:The five times Louis tries and fails to propose to Harry and the one time he succeeds completely by accident.
comments:i love how for one of the attempts i thought “how could this go wrong” and then it did and i went “ahhhh, i see”. after seeing so many fails i kept wondering how he would accidentally propose and i loved it.
tags:5 times, 5+1 things, established relationship, marriage proposal, fluff, tiny bit of smut, riding, american au
couldn’t be more in love (11.5k) NR by: cabinbytheseaon ao3
summary:Louis Tomlinson is thirty-one. Harry Styles is not. (Best friends with a seven-year age gap who fuck because they are both actually smitten and, let’s face it, hot as fuck together).
Featuring an engagement ring without actually being engaged, a Medicine by Harry Styles reference, and a painful playlist.
comments:love love love this. their relationship is so fucking cute.
tags:canon-compliant, drug use, blow jobs, ceo louis, model harry, fluff and smut, light angst, dom/sub undertones, daddy kink, kissing, pet names, cuddling & snuggling, body worship, friends to lovers, teasing, grinding, flirting, marriage proposal, dirty talk, love confessions, love bites, domestic fluff, anal sex, anal fingering, comeplay, come swallowing, rimming, dry humping, bottom harry, top louis, hair-pulling, age difference, friends with benefits
summary:AU. Louis Tomlinson, actor and movie star, is wildly in love with his boyfriend, supermodel Harry Styles. Their relationship is lovely and unlike any Louis has ever had before, which makes the surprise of Harry’s newest interest that much more intriguing.
comments:i love the interrogation scene. it was so funny!! and louis’ safe word in this fic is my all-time favorite now. (i promise when the safe word is used it’s during a funny scene and not a heavy dom/sub scene)
tags:armpit kink, armpit licking, scent kink, light bondage, tickling, foot massage, feet, foot fetish, sweat, kissing, blow jobs, fluff, body worship, body hair, model harry, actor louis, cuddling & snuggling, laughter during sex, interrogation
Lovers Dance When They’re Feeling In Love (12.1k) E by: @astorytotellyourfriends
summary:Harry is the clumsiest professional dancer anyone’s ever met.
comments:nice and short. i wish there was a bit more descriptors on the dancing portion.
tags:au - ballet, flirting, kissing, frottage, blow jobs, semi-public sex, hand jobs, jealousy, angst
the reflection that turns my images (12.5k) M by: on orphan account on ao3
summary:Based on a prompt on the kink meme. Every time Louis sees Harry around campus (which is increasingly often) he is always chatting up a different girl, even though he’s supposedly dating Perrie. Louis, Zayn, Niall, and Liam decide Perrie deserves better. Misunderstandings abound.
comments:dang i really like when it’s a good miscommunication and not all angsty. also really funny since the reader obviously knows there’s something wrong here
tags:bullying, au - university
For truly I love none (12.8k) G by: @hannahazza
summary:Louis Tomlinson is that one kid every high school has. The popular one, everyone wants to be friends with and who gets whatever he want. But how will he react when he wants someone who has no interest in him whatsoever?
comments:harry is an idiot. like seriously. but i’m so glad for niall cause we wouldn’t have gotten that cute ass ending.
tags:au - high school, falling in love, unrequited love, first date, romance, fluff, shakespeare
i’m a captain on a jealous sea (15.1k) E by: devilinmybrain (venomedveins) on ao3
summary:It’s not that Louis doesn’t like Nick. He is, if he’s being honest, kind of indifferent. Louis gets that Nick is just doing his job most of the time, being loud and prying, not having boundaries. But it’s just a little too much for Louis’ taste. Louis, who has learned over the years, when to be loud and when to know that coy is the game. But, it doesn’t matter really. He’s not required to like everyone, doesn’t have to make nice with them outside of having a camera shoved in his face. He can let Nick be Nick and it shouldn’t affect Louis at all.
Except.
What Louis actually has a problem with is the way Nick Grimshaw looks at Harry.
comments:i love a jealous louis. i wish they communicated a bit more and harry saw louis’ side faster but it is what it is.
tags:canon-compliant, jealousy, fighting, angst and hurt/comfort, angst with a happy ending, declarations of love, a little exhibition, bottom harry, swearing
Prince Harry and the Expert in Motorcycle Maintenance (15.9k) E by: @juliusschmidt
summary:an abo cinderella au in which prince harry rides a motorcycle and louis, a simple mechanic, fixes it.
comments:forgot it was a cinderella au and was confused as to why niall and liam were brothers. anyways… still really good. i liked all the innuendos at the beginning.
tags:fairy tale parody, louis as cinderella, prince harry, motorcycles, abo dynamics, evil simon, alpha luois, omega harry, bottom harry, top louis
Your Eyes, For Me (16.8k) T by: @hannahazza
summary:or; the one where louis is blind and runs over harry with his skateboard and then it’s meet cute and then maybe possibly a proposal
comments:fucking love this fic. it’s just perfect in every way. this author is one of my new favorites.
tags:blind louis, marriage proposal, au - university, falling in love, first kiss, first dates
Hike Up Your Skirt (And Show Your World To Me) (17.9k) E by: anonymous
summary:Louis has a very hands on approach to training his new secretary. How else can he make sure Harry realizes his full potential?
comments:very filthy and so fucking hot. i love a flustered harry. please note that there isn’t any big talk about what they’re comfortable with so if you need that stability and safety then don’t read it. please read the tags!
tags:secretary harry styles, ceo louis tomlinson, dubious consent, manipulation, emotional manipulation, power dynamics, boss/employee relationship, un-negotiated kink, barebacking, unsafe sex, sex toys, feminization, harry in a dress, harry in lingerie, praise kink, humiliation kink, derogatory language, slut shaming, exhibitionism, semi-public sex, anal sex, blow jobs, comeplay, sex tapes, couch and desk sex, age difference, harry is 25/louis is 40-ish, dom/sub, dom louis, sub harry, daddy kink, sugar daddy louis, desperate harry, manipulative louis, pet names, dirty talk, dead dove: do not eat, spanking, shaving, use of the words pussy/cunt/whore/slut etc
bonded (20.3k) M by: @juliusschmidt
summary:the one where they are bonded, but it’s not like that and they have to pretend like it is
comments:i finished the last chapter and went to click the ‘next chapter button’ i really thought there might be more. it ended really well but it went by so fast. i really loved it more than i thought i would
tags:soulmates, soul bond, best friends, friends to lovers, pining, unresolved sexual tension, fake relationship
Monsters at Home (21.5k) E by: theteapirateon ao3
summary:Everyone’s eyes are on Harry, the beautiful, charming new student. Harry’s only got eyes for the school golden boy: football captain Louis Tomlinson, whose homophobic father complicates matters a bit.
comments:holy shit. the ending!!! ahhhh!! i want more please! this is so good. i love seeing their thoughts and the pov switches
tags:au - high school, closeted character, outing, homophobia, child abuse
we’ll play hide and seek (24.3k) E by: reliablyimperfect on ao3
summary:The five times that Louis and Harry have the right person at the wrong time, and the one time they have the right person at the right time.
comments:i would label this mature instead of explicit but it is so wholesome and cute. i love how many years it goes through in such little time.
tags:5 times, consensual underage sex, sexuality crisis, coming out, masturbation, slut louis tomlinson, university, mutual pining, self-hatred, self-deprecation, flirting, breakups, minor character death, emotional hurt/comfort, blind date, awkward flirting, fluff, angst, slow burn, childhood friends, friends to lovers, cheating (not between h and l), additional warnings in author’s note, recreational drug use, mentions of sex
secrets don’t make friends (30.2k) E by: devilinmybrain (venomedveins) on ao3
summary:5 times Louis’ crew knew too much, and the 1 time they thought they knew, but didn’t really. Not at all.
comments:hot. love how connected you become to this story of their relationship by a couple of snippets. the last scene hurt me so much.
tags:5 times, fluff, smut, daddy kink, dom/sub, feminization, harry in panties, harry in dresses, gags, exhibitionism, pet names, au - university, service kink
With A Little Kindness (33k) E by: @jacaranda-bloom
summary:OR the one where Harry is a struggling single parent who doesn’t have time for relationships and Louis is a generous stranger who is unlucky in love until fate decides to step in and bring them together.
comments:fucking adorable. i love short kid fics. louis did honestly overdo it a bit but i’m glad it’s all good. i love tilly so much with her no-bullshit attitude.
tags:strangers to lovers, broke harry, generous stranger louis, kid fic, mpreg harry, dating, angst, fluff, romance, louis just wants to spoil harry, pov harry, blow jobs, hand jobs, anal sex, single parent harry, harry wants to be independent, wealthy louis, poor harry, kids footie coach louis, endearments, businessman louis
Something About Liminal Spaces (34.3k) E by: @kingsofeverything
summary:Searching for inspiration for his latest book, and hoping distance will help heal his broken heart, Louis Tomlinson heads to the village of Piha on the west coast of New Zealand’s north island.
There he meets Harry Styles.
Fifteen years older than Harry, Louis tries to keep his distance, but Harry is impossible to avoid and harder to ignore.
comments:i didn’t know this was a soulmate fic and i don’t typically read slow burns but this was fantastic. i loved them getting to know each other and the dandelion bit.
tags:au - soulmates soulmate-identifying marks, age difference, silver fox louis, 42-year-old louis & 27-year-old harry, hiking, waterfalls, slow burn, post-divorce, author louis, helicopters, smut, baker harry, chef harry, photographer harry, harry does a lot of odd jobs
Watch the Sun Coming Up (36.5k) E by: @sadaveniren
summary:As Louis approaches his thirtieth birthday his pack is desperate for him to find a mate.
Harry has always expected one day he may settle down with a nice alpha and they would continue to live in his small hometown.
Together they somehow will make this work.
comments:holy crap. i wish there was more between the story and epilogue but it was so good. i honestly haven’t read wolf abo in a while but i really liked it. (if anyone doesn’t know the difference between wolf abo and abo then message me and i can explain it)
tags:abo dynamics, mating cycles/in heat, au -fantasy, arranged marriage, royalty, masturbation, knotting, implied mpreg, alpha louis, omega harry, mating bites, blood, wolves, rimming
I’ve Been Hoping You’d Be Somewhere Better Than This (39.9k) E by: @runaway-train-works
summary:Or, The one where Louis is up for a promotion, he just has one tiny, little problem standing in his way.
comments:cute cute cute. i love how it walked through all of louis’ complicated emotions.
tags:au - office, rough sex, enemies to friends to lovers, smut, banter, sharing a bed, workplace relationship
Say Your Prayers (59.1k) E by: @writing-about-larry
summary:Or the one where Harry, head counsellor at a Catholic summer camp, dedicates his time to what he loves most, year after year. It’s mostly the same every summer; the place, the topics, the games. This year, however, there’s a new assistant counsellor stumbling into his camp, and possibly his heart.
comments:that time jump should be illegal. this fic is so different from any i typically read. even if it’s an innocent x bad boy it’s not usually this heavily faith-related. i didn’t hate it but i got flashbacks of my own faith upbringing so that was fun. *pls note sarcasm on the word 'fun’*
tags:au - summer camp, religion, pining, sexual tension, homophobia, internalized homophobia, older harry, religious conflict and guilt, hurt/comfort, lgbtq themes, sharing a bed, accidental cuddling, sneaking around, religious harry, kissing, self-doubt, slight self-hate, self-acceptance, secret relationship, light angst
harry, you little shit (89.4k) E by: @juliusschmidt
summary:Harry’s an omega and he’s learning to like it. A lot.
comments:sooo this isn’t technically finished but i really liked it so far. it was last updated in 2015 so who knows if/when it’ll be finished. i did get a little frustrated with harry, not gonna lie
tags:abo dynamics, dubious consent, dry humping, hand jobs, scenting, biting, first time, sexism, bonding, friends to lovers, secrets, handjobs, self-lubrication, semi-public sex, oral sex, crying, mating cylces/in heat, blow jobs, confessions, anal fingering, scent marking, internalized misogyny, possessive behavior, roommates, miscommunication, domestic, sex toys, sexting, aftercare, masturbation, rimming, jealousy, anal sex, angst, knotting, break up-ish, fights, pining, sad louis, revelations, romance, fluff, smut, minor angst, tattoos, weddings
FEB REREADS
When Tomorrow Comes (11.1k) E by: @jacaranda-bloom
summary:OR the one where Louis is an Omega who has been keeping himself pure for his Alpha, Harry is a traditional Alpha focusing on his studies while he waits to find his bondmate, and Niall is a sneaky bastard who keeps borrowing Louis’ clothes and never returning them.
comments:this one is really good. i like when louis and harry first meet at the door. if instant attraction isn’t your thing then don’t read it cause it’s all based on that and bondmates.
tags:abo dynamics, alpha harry, omega louis, beta niall, scenting, nesting, bonding, mating, mating bites, bondmates, mpreg, pups, fluff, comfort, smut, top harry, bottom louis
Talk Dirty To Me (13.1k) E by: @briannamarguerite
summary:Or the one where Harry is absolutely terrible at dirty talk so he asks his best friend to teach him. And the one where Louis knows it’s a catastrophically bad idea but agrees anyway.
comments:really hot. louis’ side of dirty talk is so good. harry gets there but he did make me laugh so really what more could you want?
tags:dirty talk, friends to lovers, blow jobs, roommates, alcohol, 69 (sex position), mutual masturbation, tiny bit of jealousy, so fluff
fake it till you make it (28.7k) E by: @falsegoodnight
summary:Or, after a serious error in judgement causes Harry to lie to his frat brothers about being in a relationship, he begrudgingly enlists his best friend’s omega roommate to help keep up the charade. There’s only one small issue…
comments:love love love - need to reread immediately
tags:au - university, abo dynamics, alpha harry, omega louis, enemies to lovers, more like mutual dislike tho, idiots to lovers, fake relationship, frat boy harry, himbo harry, lacrosse player harry, jealousy, humor, virgin louis, experienced harry, first time, niall is tired, additional warnings in author’s note
Santa Baby Honey (28.7k) E by: @sadaveniren
summary:aka Louis is the CEO of a toy company and Christmas is a stressful time of year so his assistant decides the best way to make him chill out is by getting him laid through a Secret Santa
comments:i always love this fic. the club fic was so good.
tags:crack, fluff, humor, bdsm, smut, sugar daddy louis, sugar baby harry, public hand jobs, mistaken identity, dom louis, sub harry, lace panties, harry in lingerie, exhibitionism, coming in pants, spanking, vibrators, public blow jobs, mentions of reindeer play, rimming, self-bondage, blindfolds, gags, semi-public fic, 12 days of christmas, secret santa
Soft Hands, Fast Feet, Can’t Lose (112.8k) M by: @haydolce
summary:Harry Styles is a frat boy football star from the wealthy Styles Family athletic dynasty. A celebrity among football fans, he knows how to play, he knows how to party, and he knows how to fuck (all of which is well known among his legion of admirers).
Louis Tomlinson is a student and an athlete, but his similarities to Harry end there. Intelligent, focused, independent, and completely uninterested in Harry’s charms, Louis is an anomaly in a world ruled by football.
A bet about the pair, who might be more similar than they originally thought, brings them together. Shakespeare, ballet, Disney, football, library chats, running, accidental spooning, Daredevil, and Domino’s Pizza all blend into one big friendship Frappucino, but who will win in the end?
comments:this is my favorite fic ever. what the fuck. please be careful with this though and read the author’s note. seriously!
tags:au - college/university, American football, ballet, accidental cuddling, tutoring, frat boy harry, dancing, lapdance, bets & wagers, shower sex, laughter during sex, fluff and angst, smut, kissing, Texas, California, costumes, making out, anal sex, rimming, brief violence, ableist language, sexist language, homophobic language, ignorant language, blackouts, drinking, Netflix and chill, vomit, enemies to friends to lovers, athlete harry, smart louis, sexting, theatre, bisexuality, pansexual character, daddy mention, therapy, mention of panic attacks
