"Are you ever going to stop calling me that?" I asked with a playful eye roll as I exhaled out the musty cigarette smoke I had just consumed. Harry shook his head fervently at me with a fond, dimpled grin, "You'll always be my buttercup, Luce." In Lucy Carter's life, pain had woven a familiar thread - from her father's departure at 13, her mother's reliance on cheap wine to cope, to even trying to navigate her identity as a young queer woman. Yet, one constant remained: the forever confusing feelings she had for her childhood best friend turned worldwide pop star, Harry Styles.

// "Y'know, you're just like your name." "What do you mean?" "You crept into my life and now I'm covered in you, wrapped up in Ivy in every aspect of my life, m'surrounded by you." // In which sometimes work is more than capitalist labour and sometimes you just have to wait a few years for your soulmate.

Harry Styles is the owner of the popular tattoo shop Fine Lines. When Devon Lincoln books Harry for her first tattoo, there's no doubt feelings start to brew. What happens when Devon finds out Harry's secret?

Mature/18+ Trigger Warnings included All her life, Ivy Malone has known what her family was. She grew up in the deep, unforgiving world of the mob. Ivy hates her position in life, knowing that her life was never fully hers. Harry Styles was cold. He trusted almost no one, especially his family. He had learned quickly that everyone was waiting for him to fail... to fall. An empire built by his father from the blood and bones of those who stepped in his way was all he had, no matter how much he hated it. He had no choice but to carry on the legacy. And marrying Malone's daughter was the next step in fortifying their defense. With new rivals making a move for power and a mysterious figure haunting the crime families of Queenstown, Ivy and Harry have to learn to live together. A bad start leads them down a tumultuous, passionate, and downright dangerous path, but maybe they were exactly what the other needed to live the life they always craved.

SEQUEL TO DUPLICITY. Complicity- to be involved with others in illegal activity or wrongdoing. After sacrificing herself for Harry's freedom, Aven Brooks is no longer the innocent photographer with big dreams and a bigger heart. Now under the notorious control of Malikai, she becomes brainwashed into being the perfect asset for his organized crime. Harry, a fugitive, spends his days trying to find his angel and reap her out the path he once walked. When that stroke of luck comes his way, he smacks into the harsh reality to what she's actually become. Needless to say, she's no longer an angel. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED TO @HAPPYDAYS1D ALLOWING NO TRANSLATIONS. CONTAINS MATURE LANGUAGE, SEXUAL CONTENT, DRUG USE, VIOLENCE, AND MENTAL HEALTH. READ AT OWN RISK!

Harry Styles; CEO of 'Pleasing', single dad to two children, prioritizes his job over anything else. Edora Winters; fresh out of college, a nursery practitioner living in the heart of Los Angeles, prioritizes her job over anything else. What happens when Edora, a woman who spends her time protecting children, comes across Harry, a man who spends his days neglecting his children? Even better, what happens when a drunken meet up in Las Vegas leads to a wedlock, to a child of their own, binding them together for years to come? STARTED: 6TH NOVEMBER 2021 FINISHED: 6TH NOVEMBER 2022

Lucy Evans is a promising, up and coming musician who catches the eye of international superstar, Harry Styles. After forming an unlikely friendship, Harry guides Lucy through the tumultuous yet exhilarating rollercoaster of rock star life. But will Lucy's dark past come back to haunt her and ruin everything she's fought so hard for? And how will her best friend and staple in her life, Finn, feel when Harry seemingly takes over his place?

A psychologist is handed the case of an alcoholic father who is concerned for his young daughter and her abnormal shyness. The four year old has been suffering social anxiety since her mother left. The child specialist is astounded by the love that bonds the two despite his seemingly cold and heartless way of treating others. So much so, she finds herself compelled to look further into their untold story, far beyond what is required of her. And in doing so, she had no idea what she was getting herself into. completed. warning: will contain mature content of various natures. all rights reserved to @derailedthoughts.

single mother nadine huron has lived in holmes chapel, cheshire all her life. it wasn't supposed to be like that, but when she found out she was pregnant, there was no reason for her to leave. she's spent the last four years busting her ass to give her daughter, andie, the best life she could possibly have. single father harry styles has just recently come back to holmes chapel, cheshire. after the incredible success of his first five books, he's decided to remove himself, and his daughter lennon, from the hustle and bustle of new york city while he writes his sixth novel, and venture to the quiet that is his hometown. when fate brings the two of them together-no, back together-nadine and harry are faced with a situation that would appear to come right out of a romance novel, or coincidentally enough, right into one. ***** started: january 2022 finished: august 2022 *warning ! this story will contain smut and mature language/themes* highest rankings: #1 - alexandra shipp #1 - just friends #1 - daisy edgar jones #2 - soft #3 - dadrry #4 - hsau #5 - heart-warming *all lyrics and song titles used are property of taylor swift and company*

Best selling author Harry Styles is kind, sweet and charming. He's all someone would ever want and more. Journalist and workaholic Nina Garcia is smart, caring and most importantly stubborn. They formed a relationship. Had a kid. 5 years later they got engaged. But after numerous arguments and troubles in their relationship, Nina makes the decision to call off the wedding and break up with Harry. What went wrong? How will it take for Harry to prove his infinite love for Nina and how will he do it? What will it take for Nina to realize Harry is deserving of her love? Re-edited: 7/25/23