Gemma’s Dad (Could Use A Guy Like Me)
written by lululawrence featuring art by @ialwaysknewyouwerepunk
Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson | 14 chapters | 83k
The summer before Louis and Gemma’s senior year of college was supposed to be their last big hurrah before they graduate college and become Real Adults in the workforce. They had it all planned and it was going to be filled with mornings skateboarding, afternoons at the pool, and evenings hanging out with as many of the neighborhood kids they grew up with as they can.
Of course, Louis wasn’t planning on getting home and learning that Gemma’s dad had gotten the house in the divorce and was dealing with things by focusing on work, the house, and his newly planted garden. It becomes obvious early on that Harry is a bit lost and Gemma is worried about him. To help both of them, Louis is more than happy to help Harry find himself again.
As the summer goes on, the adventures and day to day happenings allow Harry and Louis to spend a lot more time together than either of them ever anticipated and Louis finds it more difficult to keep his growing feelings in check than he ever thought it would be. After all, there wasn’t a chance that Harry would ever be interested in Louis… right?
Written as a part of @onedirectionbigbang Round 6!
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A fic rec of One Direction fics that feature soldiers and/or war as requested in this ask. If you enjoy the fics, please leave kudos and comments for the writers! You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading!
—Louis/Harry—
💥 As We Were, As We Are by @jaerie *
(E, 51k, Dunkirk) Alex is a British soldier who has been injured in battle, Louis is a RAF pilot with amnesia. Somehow they put each other back together even if they get separated along the way.
💥 We're What's Right In This World by BriaMaria / @briannamarguerite
(E, 48k, soldier Harry) Or the World War II AU where Harry goes off to fight and all Louis wants to do is be the boy who brings him home.
💥 fondre ton absence by @scrunchyharry
(T, 41k, amnesia au) Determined to find Louis, Harry did everything he could in his quest to be reunited with him, except prepare for the state Louis might be in.
💥 another hazy may by deLILAh
(M, 41k, soldier Harry) louis is a terrible poet and harry lives in the now and they have six weeks to fall in love but, really, it only takes six seconds. bookshop meets military meets summer romance au ft. marlboros, the backstreet boys, and underrated literary devices.
💥 Letters to June by Larry_you_know / @larryyouknow
(M, 41k, a/b/o) It's 1915, Europe is in the middle of the Great War. Omega Louis decides to join the Letter Home Project to become someone’s penfriend.
💥 All That You Are by asphodelknox / @iamasphodelknox *
(M, 40k, Dunkirk) Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson meet on a civilian boat, taking them home after their rescue from Dunkirk.
💥 You and Me by delsicle / @eeveedel
(E, 36k, Dunkirk) Alex goes to war. He comes back and everything is the same -- his hometown, his flat, the boy with the bad heart he left behind. Everything is same. Except for him.
💥 the dead things we carry by MediaWhore / @mediawhorefics *
(M, 25k, WWII soldiers) There are some things people never fully come home from. Until, one day, if they’re lucky, home comes to them.
💥 Trouvaille by delsicle / @eeveedel
(E, 18k, Dunkirk) The last thing Alex expects to find in an abandoned neighborhood in Dunkirk, France is something he actually wants to remember.
💥 High Heels, Red Dress by @jaerie *
(E, 15k, WWII) Hiding his queer identity isn't so hard until he attracts the attention of a particular soldier. It's all lies and secrets until the war is finally over.
💥 To Honor by Awriterwrites / @a-writerwrites
(E, 14k, Scotland) Commander Styles leads his men to victory, but at what cost?
💥 Baby Honey by delsicle / @eeveedel
(E, 14k, Dunkirk) When the next great war strikes, all alphas have to ship out. Alex leaves a little more behind than some of the others.
💥 Worth the Wait by Rearviewdreamer / @all-these-larrythings *
(M, 10k, WWII) WW2 soldiers get cut off for their group in a storm. They hole up in an abandoned bar and get to know each other and slowly fall for each other.
💥 You Smiled by @taggiecb
(G, 9k, Canada) Harry prepares himself and his guards for their prisoners of war, but nothing could have prepared him for the sight of the most beautiful man he has ever seen- who is now his prisoner.
💥 To Love Without Reason by @mugglemirror
(E, 8k, post WWII) “Come on in, soldier,” Louis pats Harry’s chest and walks away, leaving Harry to follow behind.
💥 beat the darkness by @turnyourankle
(T, 7k, WWI) Harry is a volunteer nurse stationed in Cairo; Louis is one of the patients in his ward.
💥 The Letters by thecheshirepussycat / @the-cheshire-pussy-cat
(NR, 5k, Dunkirk) Correspondence between Louis Tomlinson, a writer from London who is writing about the children sent to the country to escape war, and his lover Harry Styles, an officer in the British Military stationed somewhere in France.
💥 ring around the moon by unwept / @peachade *
(T, 5k, historical au) 5 slices where they seek shelter in each other.
—Rare Pairs—
💥 History in the Making by areyoutherelarry
(E, 45k, Zayn/Liam) Liam, a soldier, and Zayn, an art therapist, meet at an art fair and immediately are attracted to each other, but Zayn has a kid and a dead fiancée and Liam has a career to think about.
💥 Write me not by sweet_mysterie
(G, 23k, Niall/Harry) Niall has never had anything he’s thought was worth fighting for and Harry just wants to fight for his own cause.
Louis on stage in Woodlands - 08.07