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Louis never meant to swap his CEO office for nappies and pacifiers, but when his best mate Ben’s cancer diagnosis pulls him into full-time godfather duty, he’s suddenly juggling toddlers, hospital visits, and suppressed memories that won’t stop breaking open old wounds.
Across town, Dr. Harry Styles battles a crumbling palliative ward, a brain that won’t shut off, and a photographic memory that refuses to let go of the one sixth form crush who shaped far more of his life than he’d ever admit.Or the one where school-weirdo Harry brainiac Styles has become a palliative care doctor, school-dropout Louis arse-to-die-for Tomlinson a self-made CEO with a terminally ill best friend, and the universe thinks it’s a good idea to throw them back together after 17 years—with two kids, two dogs, a fiercly loyal circle of friends and family, and a whole lot of meant-to-be.
Special guests: pretty much everyone, plus a stoned donkey and Lewis Capaldi.
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20 Feb 2026
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In the middle of December, Prime Minister Harry Styles is learning how to lead a country while raising his six-year-old godson in the quiet corridors of Number Ten. Louis Tomlinson is only temporary support staff — there to make tea, deliver messages, and remain unnoticed.
But some things refuse to stay in the background.
A slow-burn, soft Love Actually–inspired story about grief, gentleness, and noticing the people who make life feel human again.
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15 Jan 2026
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“Wonder what Harry got me?” Louis says sarcastically as he unwraps the gift. Harry thinks Louis unwrapped his gift last on his 16th birthday, too. Which is nice. Makes him feel like he's somebody's favorite.
“Woahhhhhh,” Louis drawls in fake shock. “Would you believe that, a sweater! How original!”
Even so, he immediately gets up and pulls off his current sweater, puts on the new one. It’s light blue, like his dress shirt at the dance was, because Harry had been inspired.
“Maybe one year I’ll design and knit you one myself,” Harry says, only half joking.
“Seriously?” Louis says, his eyes shining. “Is that a promise?”
Harry can’t stop smiling. “Yeah. I promise.”
“Hey, Harry, can you make us all one, too? Can you make mine extra fluffy?” Niall asks from somewhere off to the side.
“No,” Louis answers for him, pushing the sleeves up as he reaches for a slice of the cake Harry made. “Only me.”
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Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson meet at Christmas as freshmen in high school. Their lives converge and diverge, with Christmas serving as their yearly checkpoint. Every year, it's different. Every year, it's also sort of the same.Bookmarked by essbell
06 Dec 2025
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Zayn’s got three things going for him: a decent sketching hand, a rent-controlled flat, and a totally manageable crush on his new flatmate. His ridiculously hot, unfairly kind, physiotherapist flatmate.
He’s absolutely not spiralling. Or jealous. Or thinking about Liam’s hands at 2am.
Everything is fine. (Definitely. Probably. Maybe.)
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16 Aug 2025
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Harry’s mark flared like a revelation. It was supposed to mean something.
What starts as chemistry becomes comfort, becomes history — and Harry has to ask himself whether soulmates are chosen by fate, or something slower. Zayn, for his part, has spent his whole life loving carefully. Quietly.
Love still shows up anyway.
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10 Aug 2025