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There exists somewhere a very, very small list containing the names of people who don’t want Louis Tomlinson dead. Harry Styles may or may not be one of those people.
(or a Spies!AU in which Liam is the Wade to Louis' Kim Possible, Zayn seduces people for intel, Niall is an expert at blowing things up, and Harry is more than a bit famous in his particular field... or infamous, actually. And Louis? Well, Louis just wishes people would quit trying so bloody hard to kill him all the time.)
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Bookmarked by Giventhechance
07 Nov 2025
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Loved this so much. L and H are spy and assassin and it works! Li, Z & N are also part of the agency and they all work together. Totally will reread. 💙💚
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Louis takes a third-grade teaching job in Clover Hill as a favor, mostly because he has nowhere else to go. He lost his job as a sous-chef, and everything else in Chicago fell apart. This Hallmark-channel town feels more like punishment than a fresh start. Louis prepares for the worst ten months of his life.
Until Harry, the art teacher who ribbon laces his sneakers and paints rainbow fences, makes it really easy to get distracted.
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Bookmarked by Giventhechance
12 Sep 2025
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Loved it. NGL I had trouble at first picturing L as an accomplished chef. This is L’s story of personal redemption and finding a home. H was awesome as always.
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Louis is a television actor who suddenly needs a bodyguard. Harry is the bodyguard he ends up hiring.
A fic loosely based on the classic 1992 movie The Bodyguard.
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06 Sep 2025
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Louis couldn’t be prouder of his bake, but there’s something—there’s something. Something about Harry Styles and the earnest way he measures, pours, mixes, scrapes. Something about the tip of his tongue poking out of his mouth as he knocks the air out of his batter.
or a great british bake off au in which louis cares about winning and winning only, harry is made of sunshine and rainbow sprinkles, and niall sticks his nose into other people's business. also featuring liam as louis's best friend-slash-concerned mother, and zayn as a macaron connoisseur.
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Bookmarked by Giventhechance
31 Aug 2025
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Loved this! Big fan of this show so was fun to see the boys competing in it. Kinda hard to picture L being this amazing baker because he seems like a disaster in the kitchen.
Could not have wanted a better friend for Louis than Liam was. An absolute rock that kept our Louis going. H was perfect and just what L needed in his life. This made me laugh and cry and will definitely read again.
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“How do you know I’ve got problems?” Harry asked, cocking his eyebrows at the man next to him, suddenly full of a deep desire to confess everything if it kept Louis’ eyes on him for the rest of eternity.
“Your eyes,” Louis said with a shrug. “They look a bit sad. I don’t like that. So go on, unburden yourself to your friendly neighbourhood stripper.”
“You’re not just a stripper,” Harry mumbled as he took another sip of his drink, mentally debating with himself over how to word what he was about to say before he figured he’d just say it in the simplest way possible. “I found my husband in bed fucking another man.”
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Harry’s entire life has fallen apart - in one night, his carefully planned future is suddenly uncertain.
Then he meets Louis.
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Bookmarked by Giventhechance
26 Aug 2025
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Really liked this. L is amazing with H and I love how supportive they are of each other.