Larry fic recs

And Now I Date Cate's Brother✨

Author/Platform:
AO3 by sunflouwerhabit
Words: 46,604

Smut: No
Synopsis: "But what if you had a real relationship! What if you entered your Victorius era and wrote a banger about banging your best friend's brother!"

Louis blinked. Either his mind was working at half-speed or Niall was being especially stupid tonight. "I never banged my best friend's brother."

"I know that and you know that. But we don't always have to tell the truth when we write songs."

"You want me to write fanfiction about me and my high school crush?" Louis asked. The words were slow to form. "Like... actually?"

"Why not?"

Why not? Why not?!?!

Because the idea was ridiculous, Louis wanted to say. Because he hadn't seen Harry Styles in person in four years. Because Harry Styles was a stupid childhood crush- a popular, kind, stunning boy secretly adored by a quiet musician who felt every emotion so intensely he had to write them all down or they would suffocate him- and the two never shared much more beyond a game of cup pong and drunken conversations at a Halloween party a million years ago.

Because...

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A drunken writing session ends with a song detailing the fictitious summer romance between Louis and his former friend's twin brother.

It accidentally goes viral.

My rating: 9/10
My opinion: I've said it before and I'll say it again: sunflouwerhabit is my favorite author in the fandom by far. Her characters and level of detail are just superb. This story is so cute and so fun, and if you're a fan of punk pop music like me, you'll love this.