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WDBHG Lyric Change Masterpost

I have been wanting to dig deep into this for a while now but after seeing Louis live (phew, what even was that! I am starstruck and speechless even now) this definitely needs a masterpost. So buckle in! Louis has been making a lyric change in the first verse of WDBHG for quite some time now (copying this part from @fookinhellcurlyyy's post. )

Original 1st and 2nd Verse:

Counted all my mistakes and there's only one Standin' out from the list of the things I've done All the rest of my crimes don't come close To the look on your face when I let you go [...] Yeah, the taste of your lips on the tip of my tongue Is at the top of the list of the things I want Mind is runnin' in circles of you and me Anyone in-between is the enemy

Louis' Version of the 1st and 2nd Verse:

Counted all my mistakes and there's only one Standin' out from the list of the things I've done Mind is runnin' in circles of you and me Anyone in-between is the enemy [...] Yeah, the taste of your lips on the tip of my tongue Is at the top of the list of the things I want Mind is runnin' in circles of you and me Anyone in-between is the enemy

The original lyrics indicate him letting go of his lover, whereas Louis' version drops that idea. Although we earlier attributed it to him just forgetting lyrics, he has been making the same lyric change consistently for that to not be the case. He seems to have started making this change sometime in 2024; and the earliest instance I could find was at FEQW, Mexico City. May 5, 2024, San Juan Puerto Rico: No Lyric Change May 18, 2024, Estadio Velez Sarsfield, Argentina: No Lyric Change June 1 2024, FEQW - Mexico City : Lyric Change June 8 2024, AFHF Mexico: Lyric Change July 4, 2024, Main Square Festival, France: ?? July 7, 2024, Ruisrock Festival, Finland: Lyric Change June 22, 2024, Pinkpop: Lyric Change July 21, 2024, Mares Vivas Festival, Portugal: ?? July 26, 2024, Morriña Festival, Spain: Lyric Change Aug 2, 2024, Arenal Sound Festival: ?? Aug 3, 2024, Santander Music Festival, Spain: Lyric Change Aug 8, 2024, Untold Festival, Romania: Lyric Change Aug 10, 2024, Sziget: Lyric Change Aug 16, 2024, FM4 Frequency Festival, Austria: Lyric Change Aug 18, 2024, Caberet vert Festival, France: Lyric Change Aug 23, 2024, Victorious Festival, England: Lyric Change Aug 24, 2024, Zürich Openair Festival: Lyric Change Aug 30, 2024, Festningen, Norway: Lyric Change Sept 6, 2024: Istanbul: Lyric Change Sept 7, 2024, Lollapalooza Berlin: Lyric Change Sept 8, 2024, Superbloom Festival, Munich: Lyric Change March 6, 2025, Electric Brixton, London: Lyric Change March 9, 2025, Lollapalooza Mumbai: Lyric Change I wasn't able to find links for the ones marked '??' . Now, Louis has some lyrics taped onto the stage, and we figured out that they must be 1D lyrics. For example, in the FEQW video, it is clear that he is looking at the lyrics of WDBHG. At Lollapalooza Mumbai as well, he was reading off of it while he told the crowd he can't see the lyrics, the little punk. Anyways, we stayed back after the concert for the setlist, and although I couldn't get that, we found that the lyrics taped onto stage are those of WDBHG. Although he performed DMD and Night Changes as well, this was what was taped onto the stage. I got a picture of the lyrics of WDBHG lyrics: Exhibit A:

He has the right lyrics printed, and he reads off it, and yet he chooses to make the change. So it is clear that it is a deliberate change, and not simply a case of Louis forgetting lyrics. The change is also consistent (almost as if Louis doesn't want to imply that he let go of his lover).

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https://twitter.com/canyonmoonnlou/status/1503187863600447497?t=WEvHjZCzSUufZQYn8XLgKw&s=19

Not only the kiwi thing, but also this lmaoo

What the hell. 🤣

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https://twitter.com/simp4bandanarry/status/1503899825632210945?t=5_3isSUNSEcxk32JVReebQ&s=19

We already knew, but it's always good getting confirmation 🥴

The venue was like larrieland or something with all that blue and green

First of all, kudos to this lovely lady? Come on! I love forthcoming venue staff!

Okay we learned the venue colors are usually red (YouTube?) and sometimes purple (#purplelightup campaign? Edit: or the LA RAMS, thanks @twopoppies) but the two nights Louis played there, it was this:

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Btw fans that waited to see Louis go in his van after the concert said security told them Harry already left and fans were confused as to why they mentioned Harry (the van for Louis was still there we all could see it as we were leaving the venue)

The security staff of the YouTube Theater keep spilling and I love it. LOL.

One patiently explaining the bluegreen venue lights are chosen by and for the artist.

One asking fans if the “guy was married to Harry”.

One commenting that “Harry has already left”.

Offer them Odds/cross-eyed smiley tattoos and a pay raise! 💜

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I'm not sure that stopping coding would lead to less death threats, doxxing and a better fandom environment. Because the antis and solos would be validated, police fandom even more and try do drive away larries. There wouldn't be a reason to stay in fandom anymore at all if they stopped catering to us. It would just be all hate with no reward or incentives to stay. Louis at least can't afford that. He's also the one coding/larrybaiting the most.

Hi, I’m not the same person who wrote the og post you responded to but I find myself agreeing with them. I don’t know if it’s just me but when I say that I also think they should stop coding, I do actually mean that I want them to let us go. The thing is, if this is how it’s going to be forever, then there’s really no point in keeping us around, except for profit. I’d be willing to stay and support them as closeted artists if the fandom experience was bearable, but it’s not. Even doing stunts and then coding when they’re over would be a no for me. If they just stayed in the closet and kept their private life completely out of the public eye, with some very subtle coding every once in a while, I’d be down to stay, but that’s not realistic I guess… even tho some celebrities are indeed able to stay popular without sensationalizing their love life at all, so it’s not an excessively crazy expectation to have, maybe. Anyway it looks like H & L’s teams rely almost solely on that type of gossip and for the most part, that’s the root of the problem imo. It is perfectly possible to stay closeted without bearding, so it’s pretty obvious that the beards/stunts are definitely for closeting but they’re also for cheap and low effort publicity.

Assuming that Louis doesn’t have a choice but to comply when these angry denials are done and we’re destined to be thrown under the bus constantly for the entire duration of their career, getting rid of us would make their sales decrease significantly (especially for Louis) but it would undoubtedly be the most ethical thing to do at this point, if they had an ounce of respect for us and our wellbeing. If there was never chance of them coming out in the future, I don’t even know why they started it in the first place tbh and I definitely don’t know why they’re continuing. At the end of tha day, there’s nothing we can actually do for them except seeing them/giving them personal validation and frankly there’s nothing they can do for us either: they don’t offer any real representation (which is so desperately needed during these difficult times for our community) or comfort, quite the opposite actually, all we get is abuse, gaslighting and harassment.

So when I ask myself “what’s the point of all this for them?” the only logical answer I can come up with is money, enagagement and personal validation, which I’d be very happy to provide, but not if I’m being disrespected and abused like this.

Sorry for the long post… and for the negativity I guess, I’m just getting really tired of all this.

Hi, anon!

No need to be sorry, you make some great points! I also agree with you for the most part, but i think a lot of the coding is their self-expression that's making it possible for them to have a career while being oppressed.

Let's say they stopped coding (as in explicitly sending signals to larries), what then about queercoding, or their artistic expression? What would they write songs about, if not each other, their love and their closeting? Because that's bascially what all their albums are about? Would stopping coding mean stopping everything that could point to them being closeted, gay and in a relationship? Because i don't think H and L can do that. That's depriving them of the little freedom they've got in their closet, and it's what makes them endure the closet. They're not just doing it for validation from us, it's to validate themselves and not lose themselves to the industry.

I think it's really hard for them to balance their own needs, the needs that are not selfish or capitalistic, but their need for self-expression and self-validation under the oppressive regime in which they operate, and shielding their fans from the consequences their closet indirectly and directly have on us.

None of this is easy, there are several considerations H and L need to take into account. I personally don't think they're doing any of this for their own gain. I think they're trying to fight a fight to be themselves while having the industry and a large part of their own fandom against them. I think they're trying to find a way to be artists at their level, that are forcibly closeted without an end in near sight. That means constantly balancing between their own needs, their label's needs and the needs of fans. You can’t make everyone happy at the same time, because we all want opposite things. There is no solving this without making sacrifices. The only thing they can do is try to find a path forward and a way to be that best pleases everyone.

So since they can't stop coding all together, that means they can't stop feeding larries. Because we will pick up on it, however subtle, we will validate them and make a big deal out of it. That is a threat to both the label and for antis/solos, so it will create backlash. Gagging us larries is impossible, because we see the injustice, the oppression, the gaslighting and vocally reject it (as we should). So it's a never ending cycle we're in.

Like i said in my previous ask, i think the best, but not perfect, solution is to continue coding (for their sake), but don't give the backlash the next day, to ease the feel gaslighting and emotional manipulation. Let us have our fun for a week, then they can stunt for a month straight for all i care. But make it worth it for us. Give us something to talk about. Distract us from the shit.

But most of all, show us that you love and appreciate us fans. Don't incite fan wars or encourage hate. Do some fan service. It unites the fandom and calms tensions. We all tolerate a lot more shit from H and L when we don’t regularly get death threats or are doxxed.

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He’s not in ibiza lol a girl who said he was seeing is there, and some unemployed people on Twitter said he's going after her (the girl in the car 🙄) and Jamie xx is playing there tomorrow but that has nothing to do with it

so basically solos can make theories especially of who is dating who but we can't because ''you shouldnt care about his private life'' but solos always wonder who they are shagging is fine???

the hypocrisy.

Exactly. Larries are freaks. They are good fans. 🤡

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These days I’ve come across multiple newbies saying that they have no idea how veterans were able to deal with this shit for the past 15 years and then some veterans say that they’ve got a thick skin now as they’ve already seen it all and therefore are less emotionally affected when these things happen.

Well as someone who’s been kind of on and off since the 1D days and has gotten more involved again in recent years, it looks like newer fans are becoming less tolerant towards this crap. If that’s the case, I just wanna say that I don’t think it’s “weak” to get fed up, express your frustration or even leave the fandom altogether after being mistreated and disrespected. LTHQ and possibly even Louis himself probably assume they can keep pushing the limits because everyone will stick around no matter what and I’m so glad they’re being proven wrong. Fans actually have boundaries now, their support isn’t unconditional anymore and it’s so refreshing to see. Veterans who survived the trenches are incredibly important and so are the newbies who refuse to be humiliated like this. Time to wrap it up LTHQ, times are changing and the clock is ticking.

Hi, anon!

As a veteran, there are three major and significant differences between then and now.

1. Trust - We used to trust they had their own and our best interest at heart. We trusted them to not hurt us, or at least warn us of the hurt they were about to cause us, which they did. There is no trust anymore.

2. Purpose - every stunt made sense, even if we didn’t agree with it, every move they made had a purpose and a goal. Everything they did was to further their career and gain more freedom. It worked.

3. Balance - they used to balance the shit with good. For every stunt outing, we got H and L flirting. After every denial or social media lashing out, we got proof of larry being real. The good times equaled the bad times. Now the good times are far in between, and the bad is really bad. EC looks like an angel compared to ZMcD.

Even if we've been through things before, circumstances are different now. The same old tricks isn't working anymore. There are less rewards and no time to enjoy it before getting crapped on again.

And despite having seen almost everything before, it wears you down. No positive changes in their circumstances or no hope for better days is killing fandom.

If they want fans to stick around they need to make it worth it.

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The thing is either Louis thinks he needs to make no effort whatsoever (even his stage presence lately is weak as hell) forgets half his lyrics and just drinks beer at every show on stage or he’s sabotaging himself.

The thing is Louis can’t afford to make no effort he’s not Justin Bieber, who just dropped an album out of the blue within 12 hours of an announcement with no promo, lead up or anything at all because he couldn’t be arsed, and instead is just sharing memes and tiktok videos on his page. Yet he’s currently number one world wide already.

So I don’t know if Louis somehow seems to think this can work with him because it does with other artists or that he’s actively sabotaging himself because I don’t understand the game plan here for his career.

The one thing I know for SURE is that reckless and [unnecessary use of ableism] is the last thing Louis is. The man who co-created rbbsbb to communicate about lgbtqia history, the master of multiple meaning lyrics both in his 1d and solo career, the one who reads philosophy books, the one who plans every tiny detail months ahead, a very empathetic person. There’s just something very very off about everything surrounding him, I can’t shake this feeling off. I might be giving him too much credit given the parasocial factor, but maybe there is something else going on and the suspension is just killing not only me but the whole fandom lol.

Hi, anons!

Things are off, but they've been off for some years now. Louis lack of effort and professionalism, and him seemingly just trudging along while his image is getting more and more absurd, and less genuine and authentic, is very strange. I could put a lot of what we've seen from him down to depression/anxiety and just overall trauma, in addition to low confidence and fear. He needs to be in his comfort zone and feel a sense of control to be able be a performing artist, and that isn't compatible with a flourishing career and a happy fandom.

I do not think L is incompetent nor uneducated, but i don't think he knows how to balance his own needs with fandom's needs. He's forcing a lot on us that we don’t want, and when we critizise it or let him know, he tries to police and control us into acceptance and obedience. It's not working in his favour and fans are not behaving like he wants us to. Instead of working with fandom and meeting us half way, he's stubborn and subsequently give us less. The bond with us fans and our loyal support he's used to enjoying isn't there anymore. Gaslighting, bait and switch and agression towards fans have broken our trust and our bond.

He needs better advisers, he needs therapy and to find a way to mend his relationship with his fans again. The days of unconditional support are over. He needs to work for it now. I'm not sure he's capable and willing to make the effort it would take to get back on top.

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After Z posted the b&w photo of pride flags my entire twitter timeline became flooded with the sea of pride flags at Louis’s shows with captions like “no one can dim the colors”. I think this is beautiful, I’m even secretly tearing up writing this. The audacity this woman has been showing is unbelievable, she’s bad news all over, when she will be done with, we all will breathe a sigh of relief and I can’t wait for this day to come.

Hi, anon!

I wish everyone would spend less time thinking about, talking about and giving attention and engagement to that woman. She's horrible, she's proven that over and over again. Spend your energy elsewhere.

I'm so happy rainbows are back at Louis' shows. It really is marvellous and brave of us to meet hate with so much love, inclusion and support. I'm proud to be a larrie and our community's reaction to people trying to silence us or dim our shine 🌈🌈🌈

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Louis' contribution to the Rainbow Chain

A while ago I mentioned in a few posts (here and here) how Louis has worn his rainbow shirt on days when Rainbow Direction had no official representative. Clearly, having been involved with Rainbow Direction from the start and always keeping a very keen eye ;-) on Louis’ t shirts, I had known this for a while, but I had only covertly mentioned it when it happened (here for example). It did actually happen though.

On April 22 Linda dieinthewinter made a post (here) on the Takemehomefromnarnia blog about WWA tour dates still in need of representatives, which starts with this little list of South American dates:

At the time the start of the tour was coming real close (25th of April), we had just started the project and there were loads of dates to fill still in Europe and particularly in the US. We basically had no idea whether all the efforts that we’d made as a group, with the banner contest and the charity t shirt store, were going to bear fruit of a size worth mentioning. ;) In short: we were a little worried. It didn’t look like we were going to make our goal of turning the entire world map in to rainbows. And for South America we still had 5 shows, and 3 countries to check off. 

And then, on the third date of the tour, this happened:

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Everyone was extatic. Louis-the-so-called-homophobe was not a homophobe after all, or at least not allergic to rainbows. A few people who had heard about the project and were supportive inferred that Louis must support rainbow direction (here). Meanwhile, I heard a bell the size of a house going off in my head and checked the map so see if anyone had signed up for this date yet. Ding dong:

Empty. Chile 30 April had no official representatives. But Louis wore a Rainbow shirt. I told a few people of which only Linda was nearly as enthusiastic as myself. And even she had a hard time believing this was not just coincidence.

The next day, Chile 1 May we had no signups and no rainbows on Louis

But Chile was covered. One more country to check off on the map.

On May 2 we got a signup on the blog for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which went on the map.

Brazil covered. Check. Only one to go.

Next ‘empty date’ according to the 22 April post on the blog was Montevideo, Uruguay - 6 May.

And guess what? Someone reported that Louis wore his rainbow shirt for the encore. Videos came out confirming it - for ‘You and I’ no less

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If you go to the map now, you will see it currently shows one signup.

However, going over the archives of TMHFN/Rainbow Direction blog you can see that no one ever signed up for Montevideo between April 22nd and May 6th.

The official stats which Linda/ dieinthewinter compiled after the South American leg, and every set of stats since, match what the map currently says, namely that 7 shows out of 10 were covered in South America. But how, when, where did this extra participant come from? The map indicates a representative in Uruguay with Tumblr name larry-is-more-real-than-me.

Having checked their blog, here is how the person indicated their interest in becoming a representative:

The person reblogged it from me in April but I never noticed it. Discussing the issue of the mysterious signup for Uruguay with Linda, she reminded me how desperate we were to find participants and she thought she must have signed up this person retroactively when she found them in the mentions: http://takemehomefromnarnia.tumblr.com/post/83654553500/directioners-sudamericanos-necesitamos-su-ayuda

But either way really, Uruguay: check!

Besides Chile and Uruguay, we have had Rainbow Directioners signed up in every country of the tour. Counting Louis’ rainbows, as of yet, the countries’ rainbow chain remains unbroken. Well done, Louis!

PS1: while researching for this post, mostly on lapelosa ‘sand @bromanceshmomance ’s blogs (thanks for being organized you both)

I found the following gifs in Angela’s ‘rainbow shirt’ tag:

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It’s not exactly a rainbow, but she considered it rainbow themed and so, for funsies, I went to check the map for that date which the gifmaker and Lisa/bromanceshmomance indicate as 30 May - Manchester. Tadaaaaaaaaaaa:

  For more funsies, this was also the day that Rainbow Bondage bear got thrown on stage:

http://takemehomefromnarnia.tumblr.com/post/95063192406/hii-how-are-you-so-im-not-sure-you-got-my-previous and for those who get redirected over the twitter link:

So yeah, there’s that coincidence, which really is one, I am afraid, as Louis wore the shirt a second time, on June 13,  in Sweden when we did have good participation, signed up even before April 22nd - well done Swedes. But it’s still a worth mentioning.

PS2 I also realized that this post is mistakenly tagged 6 May as Louis wasn’t wearing the rainbow shirt during Little things in Uruguay, this was taken 30 April in Chile, as OP indicates – I’m sure bromanceshmomance wouldn’t mind me pointing that out as I would really like to thank her for her otherwise very organized and handy tag system without which I would never have been able to trace all of this back. That and I needed an excuse to put in a photo of Louis in rainbows staring at Harry during Little Things

PS3:

To finish off with though, a little something I came across while doing research for this post which fills me with so much pride and happiness when I read it now. The first rainbow direction report, by Danny:

This came out on April 27th - the day that Takemehomefromnarnia turned 1. What a birthday present, thank you Danny.

PS4:

I cannot believe I almost forgot to mention: Louis also wears the Rainbow shirt in the WWA tour DVD promo

(I nearly jumped out of my seat, and very certainly did some damage to Linda’s eardrums when this thing on a huge screen was how I spotted my first rainbow at Duesseldorf)

And he also wears it in the Official Annual 2015

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What can I say.

Thank you Louis doesn’t even begin to cover it.

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i must Remember this....

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Tom Daley was advised by his management not to be seen with his now-husband, Lance, early in his career — just in case people found out he was gay. In his own words, the Olympic diver reflects on what it meant to navigate queerness under the spotlight.

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have we forgotten that louis tomlinson decided to cover where do broken hearts go on the fitfwt? you know, the song written by harry styles

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But one thing I don’t get is that Louis liked the reel around 7 a.m. He was probably drunk or had just woken up, so doesn’t that actually make it more likely that it was an accident?

alright, lets talk about it. ill put my tinhat on because this man quite literally makes me insane sometimes.

first thing to note is that none of them had probably gone to bed yet. lottie was posting pictures from inside Arcadia (one of the glasto night clubs) at the same time Lou removed the like.

the article about H in Block 9 said he was there until 6AM the night before.

none of the days they were there saw them active before 3pm.

second thing to note, is that its not that easy to accidentally like a reel on insta. i looked ridiculous trying this out by scolling different ways to purposely try but i wanted to be thorough. and your phone vibrates when you like a reel. so you know the moment you do. not 70 mins later.

third thing, louis began this pattern of "accidental likes" back on April 2nd when he liked a post about silence. then again with the fake tan the other day. and lets not forget the 24 hour long bio changes.

are we just supposed to think this man has lost all ability to use insta correctly in just the past few months?

no, he specifically tested us. by the time he liked this reel he knew exactly how long it took for the fandom to discover the like, the update accounts to pick it up, and other people to verify it.

and lets talk about the account that the reel came from (because this is where i feel really crazy, so i'd love other people to at least see the same thing i do). this was the first larry post this account had ever posted. in fact, up until January this account was essentially a Lee Ryan fan account. then they became a louis and zayn fan account. this is still the only larry post on this account.

then, say all of that is in fact coincidence. the next time we see lou after the "accidental like" he is in a shirt with heart eyes bulging out of a wolfs head on the front and "hopless romantic" on the back.

that doesn't seem connected to you? cause it does to me. quite overtly so.

do i think that louis knew he was going to like this particular post on that particular day and then wear that particular shirt? no, probably not. though i'm not putting it past him.

but i do think he was planning on doing something. and there is no shortage of "stolen glances" "the way they look at each other" "embodiment of heart eyes" edits on instagram when it comes to those two. it certainly wouldn't be hard to find one if you were looking.

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But one thing I don’t get is that Louis liked the reel around 7 a.m. He was probably drunk or had just woken up, so doesn’t that actually make it more likely that it was an accident?

alright, lets talk about it. ill put my tinhat on because this man quite literally makes me insane sometimes.

first thing to note is that none of them had probably gone to bed yet. lottie was posting pictures from inside Arcadia (one of the glasto night clubs) at the same time Lou removed the like.

the article about H in Block 9 said he was there until 6AM the night before.

none of the days they were there saw them active before 3pm.

second thing to note, is that its not that easy to accidentally like a reel on insta. i looked ridiculous trying this out by scolling different ways to purposely try but i wanted to be thorough. and your phone vibrates when you like a reel. so you know the moment you do. not 70 mins later.

third thing, louis began this pattern of "accidental likes" back on April 2nd when he liked a post about silence. then again with the fake tan the other day. and lets not forget the 24 hour long bio changes.

are we just supposed to think this man has lost all ability to use insta correctly in just the past few months?

no, he specifically tested us. by the time he liked this reel he knew exactly how long it took for the fandom to discover the like, the update accounts to pick it up, and other people to verify it.

and lets talk about the account that the reel came from (because this is where i feel really crazy, so i'd love other people to at least see the same thing i do). this was the first larry post this account had ever posted. in fact, up until January this account was essentially a Lee Ryan fan account. then they became a louis and zayn fan account. this is still the only larry post on this account.

then, say all of that is in fact coincidence. the next time we see lou after the "accidental like" he is in a shirt with heart eyes bulging out of a wolfs head on the front and "hopless romantic" on the back.

that doesn't seem connected to you? cause it does to me. quite overtly so.

do i think that louis knew he was going to like this particular post on that particular day and then wear that particular shirt? no, probably not. though i'm not putting it past him.

but i do think he was planning on doing something. and there is no shortage of "stolen glances" "the way they look at each other" "embodiment of heart eyes" edits on instagram when it comes to those two. it certainly wouldn't be hard to find one if you were looking.

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oh, the bodyguard is bledar vata.

liam’s former bodyguard.

who roger fired.

just before liam passed.

i’m not sure how i feel about this. but i’m definitely feeling things.

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Gina, not gonna lie, I was so pissed yesterday I deleted tumblr on impulse😂. But tok some time to breathe, think it through, and… well, here I am again lol. I guess no matter how long you’ve been in the fandom, stuff like this will always be frustrating — especially when you’ve been around long enough to actually care.

Anyway, I honestly see it more as promo for hs4, like a way to bring Harry back into the public eye. Though if I’m being real, him just being at the festival and meeting different artists is way more interesting than that video. I mean, why are there no pics of him enjoying the shows like the reports said, but somehow we get a super clear video of that kiss? So convenient 🙄😒.

But Gina, now that I’ve cooled down and looked at things with a clearer head, I gotta say — we haven’t seen something this orchestrated since 2015. There are a bunch of things that point to it being planned on both sides. Someone with sharper eyes should definitely make a post breaking it all down. For me, the most telling thing wasn’t even just the fact that Louis liked that reel, but what that reel showed.

It wasn’t a compilation of sweet moments, or them hugging, or something about Louis loving Harry. It was specifically about the way Harry looks at Louis — and from a very specific moment. And whether you think Louis liked it out of frustration because he knew what was coming, or if it was planned days in advance (that t shirt he wore on sunday was a clear reference to the reel), there’s no denying that the reel is directly connected to the fact that the bad news this time came from Harry’s side.

Yeah. I agree with you. It was a planned thing, and I think HS4 is around the corner. Hopefully, we won’t have to deal with a full blown PR relationship and it’s just a way to get people talking.

I agree with you about the other videos/photos being way more interesting. But a sneaky video of him kissing someone is way more interesting to the GP or casual fans, and that’s whose attention they’re trying to get. We’re already here and salivating for him to drop the album. Right now, they have to get everyone else up to speed.