gamble away your fright, Harry/Louis, Liam/Louis, R

[flimsy]

gamble away your fright
7 162 words, R

♥♥♥ to junkshop_disco for beta-reading and especially Brit-picking, and to randominity for the concrit and encouragement. Title from Beirut - Nantes.

This is a sequel to we are wide away, but can stand on its own. University!AU.

(Ao3)

Louis is lonely. Harry helps.

Comments

[colfields]

Whelp, now I'm just (im)patiently waiting a part from Harry's pov where they all realize that threesomes are the way to go, always, and they all get into a happy little relationship and there's no more tears or jealousy or heartache because it just can't end like that.

You have this thing you do when you write, that even when I know everything will just end badly and there's lots of angst and it makes me sad, I can't stop reading. The whole time I was just like "no, poor confused baby Louis" but also "poor baby Harry who just wants Louis to himself" and "poor baby Liam who thinks Louis doesn't want him at all".

All in all, this is lovely and you're so gifted but I'm ready for the pain to stop for them (and me). :(

[flimsy]

I don't know how this will be fixed, but there definitely will be a third part in Harry's POV. Maybe Louis gets a clone. Everybody is happy! (I'm kidding.)

And thank you so much! :) They're all confused babies, really, and I sort of like taking them apart to put them back together again.

[sburet84]

Oooo I really like this! Adding you as a friend to keep reading :)

*samantha*

[flimsy]

Awesome, thanks!

[dangerbears]

damn, like. i love it. really beautiful and i love your louis and just damn.

[flimsy]

Thank you so much! :D :D
(Louis is an idiot, but what's new?)

[violentfires]

oh, boys :(

what i love about this verse and your writing generally is that you are so good at louis-voice... the complexities of his emotions vs. the way he speaks and behaves; sometimes one is revealed by the other and sometimes it's a concealment. the timing of that execution is so spot on in this (and the prequel).

i feel so much for harry, here. i mean, for louis and liam too, but. for being a louis pov story, harry's wide-eyed honesty and candor is so bright it burns. you always pick the most exquisite of details on which to focus that really resonate with the moment and it makes everything just SO amazing to read.

i loved this and ilu and i really want them all to be okay, to work it all out so no one is sad <3

[flimsy]

♥♥♥

Louis' head is so hard to get into, so I'm always glad that I kind of managed? :D He's so erratic but at the same time also controlled and controlling? Sigh.

I felt so sorry for Harry while writing this - he was already head over heels for Louis in the prequel, but once Liam was out of the picture Louis just went for him. :/ He didn't really stand a chance.

Thankyouthankyouthankyou ilu also.

(I will try!)

[quietgalaxy]

its so good, but why isn't it done!!! i was not prepared for this. I have go read the prequel now, cause that's what I get for not reading the intro.

[flimsy]

Haha, aw! It is done! There'll be another installment from Harry's POV soon, though, to end the series. :D