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Life Is What You Bake It // A Harry Styles AU by anenglishbird
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Adele Hahn has always wanted to be a chef. Starting the second year of college on her professional cookery course, she was always anticipating development in what she wants and changes in her life. She didn't think that those changes would include falling for the cheeky boy Harry in the year above, or learning some hard truths that come with growing up. Over the course of the year, Adele has to learn how to balance, home life, love life, and the occasional mental stability challenge.
matchmaking for experts || h.s au by cupsoffics
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Harry and Maia work at a dating agency. Everyone they have set up is perfect together but the only people they refuse to match are themselves. Despite the glances, the casual touches and the subtle (and not so subtle) flirting, Maia and Harry are strictly platonic. At least that's what they tell everyone and it's what they tell themselves.
This Is Life [h.s.] by shallows
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Harry Styles knew that Quinn Ackerman would eventually break his heart when she came stumbling into his shop that one summer night. Quinn Ackerman never knew that there was something missing in her life until she laid eyes on the boy who would permanently mark her skin, along with her heart. But Quinn takes life for what it is, and whenever things get too serious, she runs. But there was something about that boy with ink-filled arms and green eyes with galaxies inside of them that made her want to stay. This is life, or rather, this is Harry and Quinn's life, and how important it is to share it with each other. (A story told in 100 prompts.) cover by eriza
It's All Happening [h.s.] by shallows
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If Frankie Goodhart had one secret in her life, it would be that she spent her summer writing album reviews for Rolling Stone, hoping one day they'd give her a shot. If she had a second secret in her life, it would be that she was constantly chasing love, never knowing what it felt like to be truly immersed in another person. She blames this on her ever-growing record collection filled with long songs. Harry Styles had a lot of secrets in his life, but if he had to share one, it would be that he was trying his hardest to balance his life while being on the road with his band. Just as he's starting to feel like he's begun to balance the ever-shifting scales of his life, Frankie shows up, and suddenly he doesn't want to keep his secrets hidden any longer. Well, except one. cover by leigh
fade in, fade out [h.s.] by shallows
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From the first moment Nora Priestley met Harry Styles, she knew that they were never destined to be friends. Coming from two separate worlds is putting it far too lightly-considering Harry's family owned a massive real estate empire and Nora and her mother were otherwise known as the help. Working hard to get what she wanted was practically instilled in her person, therefore crossing paths with Harry at boarding school was never supposed to go further than four years of unbearable acquaintanceship. But life has a funny way of never going according to plan, and somehow in the span of growing up and falling into place, Nora and Harry seem more interwoven than ever before. Fourteen years is a long time to know another person, and even though they've spent most of that time convincing everybody else that they hate each other, there's still that little spark buried deep inside of them that threatens to ignite with each year that passes between them. A story about a girl who likes movies more than she likes people, a boy who holds the world in the palm of his hands, three cities that hold a piece of them captive in the cracks of the pavement, and fourteen years of always being just close enough, but never nearly there. banner credit to the lovely eriza
You Feel Like Home [h.s.] by shallows
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Ryan Walden, serial mover, children's toy enthusiast, and overall socially awkward twenty-seven year old, is completely content with being alone. Quarantining in her brand new flat will be nothing short of bearable for her, considering the only thing she needs to keep herself busy is her new job and her kitten, Luna. But things never tend to go her way. And when she makes a new friend in the form of a tiny human who thinks her clumsiness is the funniest thing he's ever seen (which, to be fair, is probably true), Ryan's finding out that being alone isn't all it's chalked up to be. Oh, and the fact that his father is unbearably attractive only causes Ryan to wonder how long she can handle being cooped up in this godforsaken apartment complex. The one in which Harry finds himself psychoanalyzing the quirky girl next door, wondering if the void in his heart can be filled with the simpler things in life. Featuring a curly-headed toddler, a friendly kitten, and enough awkward run-ins in carpeted hallways to put any romantic comedy to shame. (banner by leigh)
Rumor Has It [ A Harry Styles OU ] by stylishmuser
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COMPLETED // Updated periodically with post-story drabbles. WARNING: This story will contain a brief singular mention of physical abuse, ptsd, heavy alcohol consumption, blackmail, smut, and the death of a parent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Harry Styles is 26 and wants more than anything to be left alone to get over his broken heart. Ishika Arora is 22, Bollywood's sweetheart, and has quite the reputation. She's lived her entire life at the whim of her father's wrath. One drunken mistake and one forced decision brings these two together - 6 months of manufactured chemistry in India, England, and the US to prove they're the real deal. A fake dating OU about media perception, what sacrifices it takes to be a star, family (or the lack thereof), and a boy who takes care of a girl like nobody else ever has.
All's Fair [ A Harry Styles AU ] by stylishmuser
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COMPLETED // Updated periodically with post-story drabbles. Priya Rai likes to solve problems through talking. Harry Styles likes to solve problems through... less conventional methods. In short: they don't work well together. Not in the past and certainly not now. But when a former agent with a need for vengeance goes rogue, the two best British intelligent agents are forced to not only confront the mission - but their rocky relationship, or lack thereof. A story about a one night stand gone wrong, betrayal, sacrificing everything for your job, and realizing that all is fair in love and war after all.
Timeless [ A Harry Styles OU  ] {1/2} by stylishmuser
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COMPLETED // NOVELLA/SEQUEL "I Was Made For Loving You" Rhea Trivedi-Williams likes being in control. But when it comes to Harry Styles, she has a history of having none. As Harry launches his solo career, he realizes perhaps he's needed Rhea all along. This story has LOADS of content on my tumblr account under the same username. There are moodboards, fake instagrams and texts, and drabbles pre timeless and post timeless. It's a lot of content to upload in both places, so consider checking out my tumblr to get the full experience!
oxford comma // h.s o.u by adoremp3
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If there's one thing Suzy Lestrange is hoping for, it's getting through her second year of university without a hitch, so that she can spend her third year abroad in France. But when Harry Styles shows up in her life once again, she quickly finds herself trying to balance her studies with her personal life, and things have a tendency to not go in her favour. A story of French insults, reminiscing over horrible teachers, taking initiative for once, and not giving a fuck about an Oxford comma.