Harry Styles is a librarian with a quiet, contemplative life and an unshakeable passion for stories. Louis Tomlinson is anything but a reader, but he keeps finding excuses to step into Harry's library. At first, it's harmless curiosity. A book here, a recommendation there. But what starts as casual encounters soon spins into a tangled web of chemistry, secrets, and unspoken feelings.
When Louis's personal life collides with their slow-building connection, misunderstandings spiral, trust is broken, and the line between friendship and something far more complicated becomes blurred. Can they find their way through the stories they've written for themselves, or will their feelings remain hidden between the shelves?
An exploration of fate, secrets, and stolen moments.
Larry Stylinson. AU.
Sunny Hills, Yorkshire. Winner of "Best Kept Town" seven years in a row. Criminal hotspot.
After four years of related abductions across the county, an entire family disappears without a trace. With local authorities doing little to solve the case, it falls to two high school wannabe-detectives to bring their friend home: Louis Tomlinson, a dauntless city boy thrown headlong into the suburbs, and Zayn Malik, an aspiring journalist with a feel for dirty secrets. There's also the matter of the Styles next door, who raise more questions than they answer.
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