This is NOT my work. This story belongs to purpledaisy on Archive Of Our Own. If you would rather read it on ao3, here is the link: archiveofourown.org/works/12329163/chapters/28033731 ~ Harry stares at him, the line of his jaw standing out scarily. "I wanted to get the most out of this trip so I planned it carefully." His voice is low and steady and somehow that's worse than when he was yelling. "So far, you've put your sticky fingers on everything I've tried to do." "Sticky fingers?" Louis repeats, offended. "Are you saying it's my fault you got stung by a bee? Had you been alone you would have gotten halfway to the Dotty Diner and ran the car off the road because of an allergic reaction, so don't go blaming me." "Polk-A-Dot Drive In," Harry spits before getting out of the car. He slams the door shut with a deafening reverb and Louis rolls his eyes. - A Route 66 AU where falling in love was never part of the plan.

Can Louis accept who he really is? With the help of his closest friends and family, maybe he can.

Harry's struggling with anxiety and depression, and Louis' trying his best to help the love of his life. Their relationship is tested when Harry's mental illnesses get the best of him. (tw// self harm, alcohol, talk of suicide)

"I've let you use me from the day that we first met, but I'm not done yet falling for your fools gold." - Louis to Harry. Louis just can't help it, it feels real. But, he knows it isn't.

"Why do you want to kill yourself?" Harry asked cautiously, watching as Louis' frown slowly turned into a grin. "Why don't you want to kill yourself?" He asked, tilting his head to the side and watching Harry's reaction. Harry took a deep breath before answering, "So I can live." Louis laughed, "I want to kill myself so I can die." In that moment Harry realized something, Louis was broken beyond repair. However, he was never going to give up on trying to put his broken pieces back together. Warnings: self harm, anorexia, bulimia, attempted suicide, etc. Please know what I do not, in any way, encourage self harm or suicide.

❝I bet I can make you feel pain.❞ ❝I'd like to see you try.❞

[NO LONGER UPDATING!!] "It's funny how everyone sees me as a fun, outgoing guy. Maybe I am that guy, but he's hidden under a bed of lies and deceit, hoping to escape from the hell that's taken over my mind. " Louis was usually happy, or so people thought. He put on a mask everyday, fooling everyone into thinking he was happy, everyone but one person. Harry. Harry was the only person ever to realize how broken he truly was. Will Harry save Louis in his time of darkness, or will he just watch him fade away. TRIGGER WARNING: This story contains mature content & triggering situations. If you are not comfortable with reading about abuse & suicidal tendencies, please DO NOT read. Thank you. (also i'm writing this note from 2021 and i'm so sorry for even making this story lmaooo some people still enjoy reading it so i won't delete but ... yea i was 14 so...)

They couldn't be more different if they tried. Louis Tomlinson is 17 years old and in his last year of the most prestigious private school in Doncaster, before then he's off to Uni. He has big plans for his future, and thanks to his parent's money he will have no problem achieving them. Everyone who attends his school knows him thanks to his incredibly rich family, sassy attitude and gorgeous girlfriend, Eleanor Calder. If there's one thing that completely annoys him, it's that there is a community college right across the street from St. Mark's Private School, and he has to look at the poor, totally inappropriate students that go there. Harry Styles is 19 years old, and (once again) in his last year of college. He goes to Doncaster's community college, just because the Holmes Chapel comprehensive expelled him twice in the span of two years, so he and his family had to move to another town. He has no future because he never shows up to classes and if he actually bothers to, he's either high or drunk; sometimes both. His skin is littered with tattoos and if there's one thing he absolutely hates, it's the snobby students attending the private school right across from his, who think they're better than anyone just because their parents have money. When they meet, Louis is nothing but disgusted by the tattooed boy, and Harry can't help but laugh at the innocent yet sassy boy with blue eyes and amazing arse. Or a sixth form!AU where Harry is the fucked up bad boy with too many problems, Louis is the perfect rich boy with too much money and their schools are right across from each other. They meet at a party and that's the last (and maybe the only) thing they need. (Disclaimer: I'm from America and know close to nothing about the education system in England, so I apologise in advance.) LAST CHAPTERS ARE ON PRIVATE BECAUSE OF MATURE CONTENT! YOU NEED TO FOLLOW IF YOU WANT TO READ -- Thank you @Cupcaribo for the banner ! Love it :)

❝ I think sometimes, a new place can give you a new perspective on things and, well, you being here with me has certainly given me a new perspective, on a lot of things, actually. ❞

When I first started writing Locker 17, I had a different ending than the one on the original book. I couldn't bring myself to just forget about it, so here's a different ending :)