"Smoking is bad, you know." The placid voice speaks up from the distant dark corner, nothing to see but a tall silhouette and an orange glow of a cigarette cherry. "It's the least of my problems," I murmur with my own between my lips, proceeding to feel the stagnant debris valley my throat when I suck delicately. He exhales a chuckle of cynical amusement, his footsteps getting every step clearer to my eardrums until I eventually sense body heat burning my back. "And why is that?" He whispers over my shoulder, hands inviting themselves to grip the railing in front of me so I become a prisoner between his inked arms. I swallow. "Because you'll be the one to kill me first." // Aven Brooks is hired to take pictures for the world-renown punk rock band known today as Duplicity; hoping the experience gets her into her most elite-dreamed university. However, when her lenses accidentally capture more than just cheeky sound checks and performances, she comes to a horrifying discovery that Duplicity is anything but a band. Appalled and frightened, she's trapped. *HIGHEST RANKINGS* #1 IN HARRYSTYLES #1 IN ONEDIRECTION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO @happydays1d NOT ALLOWING TRANSLATIONS! CONTAINS VULGAR LANGUAGE / DRUG ABUSE / SEXUAL CONTENT / DESCRIPTIVE VIOLENCE / MENTAL HEALTH READ AT OWN RISK!

She giggled a little as she looked over at the older couple. "That's going to be us one day." "Yeah?" She rested her head on my shoulder, giving me a quick kiss on my neck before nestling in. I scooted her closer to me with my free hand, resting my hand on her leg. I looked at the older couple for a minute. They were sitting quite close to each other, holding each other's hand, deep in their own world. It was obvious theirs was a love that had deep roots; a love that still made them feel young. I looked down at the woman I had next to me. Her fingers intertwined with mine, her other arm wrapped around my waist. She was perfection, still, even after all this time. "How did I get so lucky?" I whispered softly, to myself.

"You know that Alessia Cara song "Scars to Your Beautiful"?" "Mmhmm." "I used to think she was saying 'we're scars and we're beautiful' instead of 'we're stars and we're beautiful'. I kind of wish that was what she was saying, ya know. I mean, we're all flawed, right? We're all scars."

There are over a thousand bars in the city of Boston, forty-nine of those are Irish pubs, but only one of those forty-nine belongs to Niall Horan. When Rigby finds herself inside The Bunk Off one summer night, there was no way she would have ever known that the brunette man with sapphire eyes behind the bar would become a steady current in her life. But when they find themselves a thousand miles away from where they started, will they find a way to make it up somehow?

Archer Riley just wanted to get away for the summer before she was buried in textbooks during her final year of medical school. Niall Horan has always been comfortable splitting his time between his dog and his job as a firefighter in the small costal town he's lived in for years. When Archer and Niall meet, it seems like there's an invisible string tying them together, one that bypasses the fact that not only is there a difference between their ages... But the fact that Niall's best friend is none other than Ellis Riley. Archer's one and only older brother. Never have either of them been more sure about their feelings for each other, but summer can only last so long before August comes and slips away like a moment in time.

Working with Niall Horan comes with rules, a strict schedule, and a non-disclosure agreement that rivals the length of a novel. Hunter Gray is reserved and quiet, rarely ever seen without at least one book in her hands at any given moment. When the opportunity to work with Niall on his most recent project presents itself, she accepts the offer without hesitation and dives in headfirst willing to do anything it takes in order to help create something she can be proud of. However, Niall is quick to realize that even when you make promises to stay on track life has a way of doing anything and everything it can to throw you for a loop. Hunter and Niall create a bond that neither of them have experienced before, but will that work out in their favor or will it lead to a situation that needs to be handled and closed out forever?

Lynn Mercury is your daring, feminist idealist who only wants to get into the Portland Thorns. So when the chance arises to ditch her home city for the opportunity to go pro, leaving behind her UCLA soccer team and her persuasive ex-fling, Lynn takes off to London and quickly falls into routine with seventeen boys, a sexually active roommate, and a Coach that could easily make David Beckham feel insecure. Niall Horan is your savvy, Casanova realist who only wants to get away from his family lifestyle. He's golden, captain of the team, the star player... until two X chromosomes take his limelight, leaving him feeling vexed and confused. He knows what it means to go for the win, but when feelings get in the way, the stakes get too high. Niall chooses to deal with it the only way he knows how - scientifically. The line between love and hate had never been thinner. Start/End date: January 2016 - June 2017 The Fanfiction Awards 2017 Winner

How you gonna say that? Take it all back. Fuckin' with my head will make my heart attack. - When Jasey Foster agrees to join her father, owner of Foster Music Management, on tour with punk band, Pretty Venom, she finds herself fighting her morals and struggling to make sense of the world around her. Niall Horan, lead guitarist in the band, faces his own struggles finding himself in the world after having to escape the life he created for himself back home. His rockstar nights are followed by hungover and dreadful days as he searches for motivation in his clouded mind. "Do I make you nervous, Jasey?" he asks, looking down to me as he takes a step closer, awaiting the answer. I step backwards from him, shaking my head. He takes another step to me. "Use your words, Jasey." I finally step towards him, raising my head to face his. "Why would you make me nervous? Why would I waste my time worrying about a rude, entitled, selfish musician who has to have his friends save him from every mistake he makes? It's no wonder you had to leave Ireland. You probably couldn't own up to your poor decisions and now that you have three people who will cover your ass from any conflict you walk into, you don't care about your recklessness because you know there will be someone to clean up the messes you make." His lips slowly turn to a grin. "There she is. Keep going. " - HIGHEST RANKINGS: #1 Niall Horan AU #1 Literature #1 Writing #2 Niall #62 Niall Horan #1 Niall Horan Fanfi #1 Band #1 One Direction STARTED MARCH 2021 ENDED JULY 2022

Most people would call my life perfect and I used to agree. I have wonderful and supportive parents and a hot, soon to be pro athlete, boyfriend. I have been described as beautiful, smart, and funny. I would say I had it all. I am currently going to school at Harvard, but l'm doing study abroad at Oxford. Going to Oxford changed a lot of things for me, but it wasn't anything I couldn't handle or fix. No, the real problems started when I decided to take one day off to explore London. I started my day off with coffee and ended it with a few stalkers. That's the exact moment my life came crashing down. It feels like I was walking on cloud nine. One second I was floating and the next I'm crashing. All because of Niall Horan. Everything I thought I knew is wrong. How can one man do so much damage to my life? Everything I have learned in my psychology classes are keeping me afloat, especially my recent study of Stockholm Syndrome. What happens when you spend your whole life in the sky? You can't go any higher, which means you can only go down. *** "Can someone who suffers from Stockholm Syndrome truly fall in love with their captor?" Professor Dunham asks. "No. Stockholm Syndrome is your brain coping with the trauma you are experiencing. You can't love someone just because they decide not to kill you." I answer with no hesitation. "And how do you treat Stockholm Syndrome?" Professor Dunham asks like it is a tricky question. My classmate jokingly says, "lots and lots of therapy." Not satisfied with my classmate's answer I add by saying, "and never judge or give advice. You have to help the victim on their own terms and avoid polarization. They see the captor as the one who kept them alive. They won't see the bad right away." *** All ideas and concepts come from my own mind. Do not use any of my ideas. K? Thanks! And there will be swearing, alcohol and drug use, and sexual themes throughout the story.

Olivia Allen is a college student who is studying abroad in London. Quickly after moving halfway across the world, her semester's focus shifts from her studies to a certain blonde boy she can't seem to stay away from. This book is a cute, romantic, and mature love story. It's definitely not AU - I tried to stay true to their lives as best as I could imagine. There's some build up, but it eventually gets very very smutty. Best rankings: 🥇 #niallhoran 🥇 #1dsmut 🥇 #niall 🥇 #horan 🥉 #niallsmut #9 #onedirection ... 2021 Update! I wrote this in 2014 & 2015 so in 2021 I polished it up a bit. The plot didn't change but I fixed some grammar and word choice. If you enjoy it, please keep the votes & comments coming! Rereaders, let me know if you notice anything I changed. But I truly hope nothing is noticeable! ... As a shameless advertising push (well not entirely, there's some shame) here are some of the sweetest comments ever on my story. I'm hoping they convince you to read it, especially because I think my writing improves a lot after the first few chapters but I worry that people don't get to where I really hit my stride before quitting on this story. So please stick with it and maybe you will agree with these kind readers: "LAST CHAPTER IM GOING TO CRY😭😭THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE FAN FICS IVE EVER READ" "omg I absolutely loved it!!! I literally stayed up until my eyes couldn't stay open any longer reading this book!! You're an incredible writer and have written an amazing story <3" "THIS WAS SO AMAZING OMFG" "This truly is the most beautiful and sweet story I have ever read! You write so realistically! I love your style! I didn't want it to end! Loved every part!" "this would be the fifth time i have read this book love it every time" "❤️ I loved every minute of this story! Seemed almost true! Thanks for sharing your talent! ❤️" "This is the best story I have ever read. Thank you so much."