What starts as an innocent conversation becomes something neither of them expected. Harry's carefully ordered world begins to crack as he discovers feelings that challenge everything he's been taught about himself. But some truths are harder to ignore than others, and Harry has to decide what matters more-the life he's supposed to live or the person he might actually be. *Fluffy with a little scoop of angst

love is one thing. trust is another. and when you're two broken people trying to make it through the night, sometimes the hardest thing isn't falling-it's letting yourself be caught.

I glanced over at Harry. He was looking back at me and I could see his mouth moving in that slow, sexy way of his, but I couldn't focus on what he was saying. I was too busy enjoying how pink and puffy his lips looked, imagining how soft they would feel and how red I could make them if I just leaned in and kissed him. I scooted closer to him and caught the scent of his shampoo. He smelled so clean and I wanted to bury my head in his curls and breathe him in. His eyes seemed to darken as he gazed at me. He was so fucking beautiful that it was almost painful to look at him, like staring at the sun. Harry raised an eyebrow at me and licked his lips, and before I knew what I was doing I was leaning in to whisper in his ear. "I need you." *** Zayn finds himself drawn to one of his band mates after a game of Truth or Dare gets out of hand. The events of this drunken night lead Zayn and Harry to question everything that they thought they knew about themselves. Can love prevail when their attempts to navigate a relationship while living in the spotlight are thwarted by girlfriends, management, fans, and even the other members of One Direction? WARNING: Explicit sexuality. **1st place winner in the boyxboy category of the 2014 1D Watty Awards**

Cause he made it easy EASY Arranged marriage story Top Zayn x Bottom Harry

𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘯, 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵. Zayn and Harry discover that their close friendship was actually evolving into something much more beneath the surface after an encounter in the dark on Harry's 19th birthday. Harry reflects back on the whirlwind of their complicated and intensely passionate relationship, and details the story of what really happened between him and Zayn all these years. • Non AU, highly referential, narrative inspired by an authentic timeline of events. • Contains drinking and mild drug use, strong language and explicit sexual scenes. Best rankings: #1 in zarry #1 in bottomharry #1 in 1D #1 in zayn Completed September 2020 | V

After one drunken mistake destroys their relationship, Zayn discovers too late that betrayal leaves roots even when everything visible has wilted, and that some gardens demand tending even when trust has turned to ash. Now they must decide whether new growth can emerge from dead soil, or if some seasons end without spring. This is a one-shot turned short story. Enjoy!

𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬. Zayn's the one who has everything you need, the one that everyone desires, provides both business and pleasure to men and women, but he has one strict rule; he doesn't do relationships. Harry is beautiful, flamboyant, annoyingly charming, and just so happens to be Zayn's best customer. But what happens under the disguise of lust when Harry starts looking to buy something that's not for sale? Will Zayn be able to put a price on emotion? • Zarry AU in London and Los Angeles • Contains some violence, drug use, drinking, strong language, mental health issues, and explicit sexual scenes Best Rankings: #1 in zarry #1 in bottomharry Completed November 2020 | V

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦, 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦. Harry is cheeky, the one with the dad jokes, a bit of a troublemaker and never short of female attention. But he has also been carrying around a secret. While he goes away the summer before uni to work on an Italian vineyard and winery, Harry meets his match with a certain boy from his past and his life changes forever • Zarry AU in Tuscany, Italy and London • Contains drinking, strong language, drug use, mentions physical abuse, some violence, and explicit sexual scenes Completed July 2021 | V

Zarry one-shots inspired by my lovely readers' suggestions and feedback. Mature and Trigger warnings will be posted as I add a new entry. Some may be long, some short. Enjoy! **initial suggestions were submitted on my conversations thread [post from July 11 2025] (if you can find it) If you want to add to that list please see intro page for more details.

When people ask what I see in you, I just smile and look away because I'm afraid if they knew they'd fall in love with you too.