7 up

by cherrystreet

We follow the lives of Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson in an interview setting every seven years. They fall apart and come together, their lives and emotions recorded. Harry calls it a time capsule. Louis calls it a pain in the arse.

Genres: Fan Fiction, Gay, LGBT

189 pages, ebook

Published January 27, 2016

Reviews

[Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

2/1/2020- still love this with my whole chest. Fanfic or not, it absolutely obliterates my heart every single time.


Update 7/26/2018-- 5 stars again. (I'm still sensitive from this, so bear with me and my sadness.) I don't know what I was thinking rereading this when the first time absolutely gutted me. This story makes me feel things more than anything else I've ever read. I don't know what it is about this, but it just always hits me in my weakest spot. I was a sobbing mess until about 1 am last night wondering why I put myself through this. To me, this will always be such a powerful story about love and loss and heartbreak and the realities of life. It is hard and it's unfair and things don't always pan out the way you hoped. This story captures that in a way for me that rips my heart right out of my chest. This story is brutally honest and packs an emotional punch for me like nothing else I've ever read. I'm starting to learn that stories that span nearly the entire lifetime of the main characters seem to always affect me on a deep level. I know this is fan fiction, and it's possible that its just me that thinks so highly of story, but fan fiction or not, its beautifully heartbreaking and I still can't stop thinking about it. I think even if it wasn't a FF, and instead, were just two original characters, it would still be a beautifully written and constructed story. Who knows how long I will be a mess over this..
Note to self-- Don't read this again and put yourself through this. Even though part of you wants to pick it up right now and go for a third read, don't. You're not strong enough.


8/14/2017
I don't know if this counts really, but I'm goinG to add it anyway. This whole story gutted me and drained me in a way a story hasn't in a while. I sobbed, not exaggerating. The premise and execution were don't beautifully. I stared at the wall for an hour afterwards trying to figure out how to human.

[dana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rating: 2 stars
The story is told as Louis and Harry age every 7 years. It’s rough and it’s nice. It’s realistic. Not a lot of details so don’t have too much of a connection but it still tugs your heart strings towards the end; relies a lot on pre-existing feelings for the boys. It’s sad and it’s happy and it’s funny and it’s really nice. It’s a nice story

[kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

me hiciste mierda DIOS NUNCA PARÉ DE LLORAR

[kat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cruel and unusual punishment. You shouldn’t be able to cry over characters you barely get the chance to know.

[hope boynton · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love sad Larry Stylinson fanfics, and this one did not disappoint. 7 up is one of my favorite Larry fics ever. The dynamic of Louis and Harry's relationship is realistic and refreshing to see in a fanfic. Its not always "sunshine and rainbows" in their relationship. This book was phenomenal and I love every word of it. I don't think I will ever be able to sing this book's praise enough. If you're thinking about reading "7 up", do it. You will not regret it.

[Quiriat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story from beginning to end, it's the first time I've grown up with characters (from 7 years old to +80 and even one dies) and I guess that's what made me cry, to see every bump in their life and how they overcame it, how they had such a pure love that they came back, I won't be the same after that. It's more than a fic.

[Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so beautifully raw and real, definitely a tear jerker. It shows so much light on what a true relationship is like, the ups and downs, the good and bad all of it. At times it had me so upset and frustrated and other parts left me laughing or crying and sometimes even both! True love is not linear and this book shows it perfectly.

[dowwy · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorites read it way too many times and I still love the crap out of it. Short and sweet, with the right amount of fluff, happiness and angst and sadness. Makes u reflect on the way you see a lifetime. And just reconsider how time and life and faith work. Just mwaaaaah I love it so much.

[bella m 🦢 · Rating 5 out of 5]

still think about 7up daily. the way i was sobbing towards the end showed how much it impacted me fr. finished it in 5 days because i was genuinely hooked straight from the beginning. especially the way h would watch back louis’ tapes & vice versa - such a beautiful, unique concept.

[Elisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was so sad but utterly beautiful and I loved the idea of the interviews every 7 years. It's so sad what they had to overcome, but they found each other again every single time and they'll find each other in every single universe <3

[Florencia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one wrecked me.

[lyss! · Rating 5 out of 5]

i can genuinely say that i will never get over this book 💔

[Brinkley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This ruined me but in the best way possible. Got me thinking about my own life as well. Definitely my fave lrry fanfic as of 10/12/2020

[Linnea · Rating 5 out of 5]

not a lot of books make me openly sob, but this one did. I loved it

[Smudged Hands · Rating 5 out of 5]

The only book i can still cry over after months just by thinking about it

[Haizea Miranda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Francamente, estoy hecha una mierda

[L H · Rating 4 out of 5]

MCD

[helen · Rating 4 out of 5]

its been a long time since i read this but all i can remember is that it fucking hurt

[Jime · Rating 4 out of 5]

Desde el inicio me di cuenta que iba a haber una “última entrevista” que iba a dolerme con furia. Pero esto fue mas allá, me rompió y después limpió el piso conmigo. Me encantó el enfoque de ir siendo parte de la vida de ambos dese un punto de vista con el correr de los años y poder ver “la otra version” mas adelante. La historia es hermosa pero duele, como duele la vida a veces. Y realmente me impacto en cuanto a la importancia del paso del tiempo y como podemos aprovecharlo, usarlo a nuestro favor o que se convierta en un obstáculo. Al final del día el momento presente es la única variable del tiempo sobre la que podemos accionar y hacerlo en presencia y con conciencia de eso es la mejor y única manera de inclinarlo a nuestro favor.

[Katialia · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you wanted to kill me , you could have just used a gun, not a heartbreaking yet so beautiful story. I swear to God i will never recover from this....

[Hailey]

This was painful to read in the best possible way. If you want to be moved to both happy and not so happy years, this is what you want to read.