Best Long One Direction Fanfics
One Direction fanfics in the 50k–100k range — full novel length without the multi-week commitment. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 11 Long One Direction Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length One Direction fics — 50,000–100,000 words.
You'll Breathe Me In (You Won't Release)
by LoadedGunn
His first driving lesson with Louis takes place on a Saturday. Harry stumbles out through the front gate in thrown-on baggy jeans and his ratty Ramones shirt, sees Louis leaning casually against the car, and his knees nearly give out. Apparently "not another surly teacher" meant a drop dead gorge
Your Name Is Tattooed On My Heart
by mcpofife
Louis is ready to find the love of his life, but first he has to stop falling for the punk rocker next door.Inspired by this tweet:
Endless Road
by sakabelle
Eighteen year old Harry Styles planned to spend six months backpacking across Europe with his older sister Gemma. What he didn't plan was to meet an irresistible blonde boy called Niall on their very first stop. As Harry starts to fall in love with Niall, there's only one thing he's certain about. G
Signed in Gold
by LarryFics123
After a public humiliation, Louis Tomlinson swears he’ll never let anyone get close enough to hurt him again. Then Harry Styles walks into his life. Wealthy. Untouchable. Impossible to read. What begins as an unexpected connection slowly turns into something neither of them planned. But behind every
The Art of Seduction
by Kyy_Kyy
A spy Au where Liam Payne is MI6’s charming covert operative, a master of seduction and disguise whose missions rely on winning over powerful targets to extract critical information. Confident and cavalier, Liam thrives on solo missions—until his latest assignment pairs him with Zayn Malik, the team
I'll Believe In Anything
by Max_satellite
Harry Styles is an 18-year-old music student trying to survive. At home in Manchester, he lives with a violent, homophobic father who treats him differently whenever his mother and sister are out. Deeply depressed and closeted, Harry copes through self-harm, reckless partying, and music. The only pe
Sheepshead Mountain
by LuckyDistanceHuman
“Lewis..?” Louis’ head whips around and the blonde boy is back, behind a closer tree, looking at the other with caution and bewilderment. Louis raises a brow in confusion. “You’re incredibly close but I doubt I’m the person you’re referring to.” He says against the tree, finally able to get a look a
Just my type.
by MissAmericana1D13
" cause i need this more than just a one night stand " Liam is an innocent church boy, along with his long term friends Niall and Michael.Zayn is a not-so-innocent bad boy who goes to church only for the sake of his family, accompanied by his just-as reckless, bad boy friends, Louis and Luke. What w
Compass
by dia_dialogue
“You have the whole world in front of you. Only you get to choose who you want to be. No one else.” Harry ran his fingers over the compass, tracing the engravings on the cool silver. “And if you get lost, use this to find your home. Find your north." - Harry, the president's aimless son, has only e
keep driving (ten minute version)
by ilove1dbro28
Note to self: next time you go on a field trip to another country with a uni class, DO NOT miss your flight with the one person that annoys you the most. Or, Louis and Harry miss their flight and are stuck in Greece without money, phone battery or food. And they absolutely totally cannot stand each
Viridian Peonies
by KJaneite
Louis got into one of those fancy universities. The type with ivy growing on the brick exterior, where just one look at the library, with its soaring stacks of books and cozy study stations, would likely give him a boner...The only downfall—moving in with his often absent father and soon-to-be stepm
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About This List
This list of 11long One Direction fanfics spans 827,775 total words. Kudos range from 10 on the newest entries to 11,863 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Explicit (5 of 11 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Alternate Universe · Alternate Universe - College/University · Friends to Lovers · Slow Burn.
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