January

• so keep my candle bright ★★★☆☆ 3.6 (larry) really religious fic so lots of homophobia and stuff and also there was not much zayn/liam/niall
• let's talk about making love ★★★★☆ 4.3 (larry) louis' a phone sex operator that has a soft spot for harry and wow this fic was rlly cute rlly hot rlly gr8 overall

March

• purer than water (like we were) ★★★★☆ 4.0 (larry) so i tried to read this like a year ago and just couldnt finish for some reason?? but idk it had a happy ending and i really liked zayn in this the zouis was cute. basically louis is a mermaid and harry is not
• three french hems ★★★★☆ 4.3 (larry) louis is a designer and harry is a pop star with a tragic fashion sense. lets be real this is already canon.

May

• save the talking for later ★★★★☆ 4.6 (muke+ofcs 4some) so this is basically straight up smut but it was really good like the female characters were great
• oil and water ★★★★☆ 4.9 (malum) this made me fucking cry like a baby it was beautiful im adding this two months later and i still think about that cigarette burn moment
• i'll take what i can get ★★★★☆ 4.9 (muke) i've read this so many times its amazing and so heartbreaking but for some reason i enjoy pain. basically michael and luke use each other for sex
• rock bottom ★★★★☆ 4.6 (muke) angst angst so much angst and sadness why do i love these fics so much why do i hate myself
• one hand ties the other ★★★★☆ 4.4 (muke) this is a short little 5k fic where michael accidentally kisses calum and luke gets all jealous but its hella cute so
• here comes the sun (little darling) ★★★★★ (larry) fuck this was the best fic oh my god its where they're all in the circus and every character is just so well written and its one of my new faves also named after one of my fave songs
• happy home ★★★★☆ 4.7 (muke) michael is a punk artist and luke is a single dad and they're basically soulmates

June

• escapade ★★★★☆ 4.7 (larry) i have finally returned to my 100k+ larry roots and it feels so good. everyone and their mother knows this fic and theres a reason for that fuck like at first i was like this isn't my type of fic but damn it was so good!
• playing in my head ★★★★☆ 4.5 (muke) im starting to rec smut so i dont lose it i h8 myself but this is where luke has a vibrator in his ass during an interview
• the one where they're in the dressing room ★★★★☆ 4.4 (5sos ot4) calums an exhibitionist. that's basically it.
• rhythm of the night ★★★★☆ 4.6 (muke + cashton) basically muke gets turned on by cashtons sex noises
• orange canvas ★★★★☆ 4.5 (larry) harrys a frat boy that louis meets on spring break when harry pretends to be his bf in a bar and then they fall in love bc of course

July

• as he that sleeps here swims ★★★★☆ 4.6 (larry) harry is a ghost that haunts the globe theater and louis is a director. as per usual cuteness ensues.
• your name is tattooed on my heart ★★★★☆ 4.9 (larry) punk!harry and louis become unlikely best friends and despite his hardest efforts not to, louis ends up falling for him. this is the cutest i love their friendship
• im half doomed and you're semi-sweet ★★★★☆ 4.3 (malum) michael accidentally texts the wrong number but ends up making a friend/bf
• second go ★★★★★ 5.0 (malum) the sequel to oil and water that i thank god exists every day bc this fic put me back together as much as oil and water broke me. it was perfect.

August

• reject ★★★★☆ 4.6 (muke) michael is the son of a homophobe by day and a graffiti artist supporting equality by night
• (when you) try so hard ★★★★☆ 4.6 (muke) michael is basically killing himself working so hard to provide for his family and its focused more on him than a love story which is refreshing but this was also heartbreaking
• never ★★★★☆ 4.7 (muke) they work in a pizza shop and it goes from enemies to lovers real quick which i live for
• these walls are paper thin ★★★★☆ 4.3 (muke) i mean u can probs tell from the title but yeah it was too cute not to rec