#happy fitf day!

[dreamings-free]

me as isaac

26/3/23

[nrry]

[louiseparker]

The Serpent and the Lion by louiseparker

“Louis doesn’t know what lives in boys like Harry—magnificently beautiful boys who should want for nothing, but somehow still have a quiet dissatisfaction for life simmering underneath the surface. The change in Harry was something Louis never thought he’d see, but then again, nothing that had been happening lately was ever in Louis’s line of prediction.”

OR

Seventh year Hogwarts AU in which Harry Styles is a Gryffindor jock with daddy issues, Louis is just trying to get through the year, and Liam, Zayn, and Niall rarely ever know what the hell is going on.

🪄 tags: enemies to lovers, hurt/comfort, internalized homophobia, coming of age, coming out, pining, original characters

Completed on Wattpad & AO3 💌

[quinnie28]

I'm so happy that Louis is finally admitting he's short and the world is bigger than him 🥺🥺🥺🥺

[larryficwriter]

Saturdays take the pain away

[chicagolive]

Hi! Happy Faith In The Future anniversary! Sorry for being late but I got caught up celebrating, but enough about me, it’s all about Faith In The Future. What does the album mean to you?

Hello 💕

I too was a little late in answering this as it is the day after lol. It’s truly so hard to put it into words all the thoughts I have on this album. I guess I will just say this:

Faith in the future is one of those albums that no matter how many times you listen to it, it always feels like you’re listening to it for the first time. That same spark of excitement and joy and comfort that radiates from the album from the first time you listen to it till the next time is ever so prevalent and never seems to go away. One minute, you’re screaming the line “I didn’t have to search cause I still.. know. your. number!” with all the emotion and angst your voice can muster, and the next, you can be lying face first on the ground (metaphorically speaking lol) taking in the surrounding rhythm and beats of sibwawc (that it almost feels like it’s taking you to another world), to then head banging so fucking hard to ooms!! All of the thoughts and emotions you associate with these songs are what make them so enjoyable!! Because everyone, while listening to the same songs, associate and interpret them differently from one another, it keeps the cycle of ongoing conversation and excitement for the music present, even after a year later. And that’s the beauty of it.

Louis did a fantastic job with fitf! The amount of love and support I have for him is limitless. I truly can’t wait to hear what he’s cooking up for lt3!

[zainmalik]

literally counting how many posts i have left before hitting post limit

[nelloury]

day 7!

it’s only right that this is the song of the day given that it’s louis day and saturday 🫣

[wolveswithoutteeth]

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[27goldensun]

Is it worth it? An analysis on Louis’ stunts

Lately there has been a shift in how Louis’ stunts are being presented to the fandom, with babygate mentions growing and seemingly being pushed by Louis himself.

I have taken some time to go over some (very arbitrary) success indicators that could possibly justify this push in stunts as a marketing ploy, however I have only confirmed my suspicions that the fanbase IS NOT HAPPY and that has been translating in Louis’ numbers.

(May I add that I focused more on louis’ relationship with his fanbase and I know that’s not everyone’s definition of success so I also added streaming numbers)

I took my numbers from this website and I looked through late 2021 and 2022 mostly

Starting off, lets look at Louis’ twitter following and activity:

Number of followers

Throughout August, September, October and November 2021, louis gained between 20k and 40k followers each month, those numbers were much higher during the earlier months of 2021, so what could have sparked that change?

The first picture of louis with F in years dropped in August, which happens to coincide with the sudden drop in Louis’ following

In December, the First Christmas BS happened, and that generated a drop in his following (he didn’t actually start losing followers until 2022, but he only gained 4K in December 2021) that would be weird on its on, but paired with the start of his tour (in which his numbers should be increasing much more) it was very obviously correlated.

Now onto 2022, which was quite an eventful year

2022 marked the start of LTWT which was not only an incredible time for preexisting fans could have been a great opportunity to increase his fanbase by giving him more visibility, especially paired up with a new album. We’ll see that this wasn’t the case

The beginning of the year presented Louis with a slow, especially if compared to 2021, but steady raise in following. This drastically changed in July.

The infamous dm leak happened on July 30th 2022 and it greatly impacted the fandom, which was translated into Louis social media following. Looking at it comparatively, in June 2022 he gained 129k followers, in July that number dropped to 26k, showing the impact of those final 2 days. In August, his numbers only continued to drop.

With the album announcement, one could’ve expect a raise in following and activity, but the opposite happened, and I can’t help but link it with the marketing strategy that was chosen, with further mentions of his “personal” life, especially bbg

The promotional interviews began July 2022 still during LTWT and, at first, they were stunt free (with the exception of one Interview on July 21 2022, in which he stumbled when saying F’s name, something he seemed much more comfortable with later on).

September 6, 2022: It is during an interview with Radio Deejay Itália that the mentions truly begin. Louis brings up Freddie unprompted and says he travels to LA often to visit him, from this point forward, the kid is often brought up.

November 2022 we get all those articles saying “louis finds parenting to be challenging”, over 100 copy and paste articles of this nature were posted.

December 2022 the Christmas Bs 2.0 took place, with the kid being flown to the UK and spending around a week there, between Christmas and New Years. The only footage of louis and F interacting was posted on Louis’ birthday, in a short video of the two in a dinner with the rest of the Tomlinsons.

How did this translate in his twitter following? When FITF promo started, Louis only lost followers

August 2022 he lost 7k

September 2022 he lost 33k

October 2022 he lost 24k

November 2022 he lost 29k followers (not good right after an album announcement)

December 2022 he lost 28k followers

January 2023 he lost 43.9k (the most so far)

But did all this only happen to his twitter following? Surely that’s not the only indicator of his success and relationship with his fanbase?

I agree, although louis does seem to use twitter the most when connecting with fans, lets look through his instagram

When FITF promo started, Louis only lost followers

August 2022 he lost 24k

September 2022 he lost 18k

October 2022 he lost 30k

November 2022 he lost 49k followers (not good right after an album announcement)

December 2022 he lost 33k followers

January 2023 he lost 62.8k (the most so far)

Looking at his streaming statistics

(I’m using walls as a comparison for timeline purposes, although im well aware walls promo was far from stunt free, it seems most fans have, understandably, a harder time dealing with bbg than Eleanor)

*Walls debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 with 39,000 album-equivalent units

*Faith in the Future debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 selling 43,000 album-equivalent units

So there was obviously an improvement on FITF debut, but has it been consistent since the album release?

The “this is Louis tomlinson playlist” on Spotify

May 2021 The "This Is Louis Tomlinson" playlist reached 250k likes

February 2023 The "This Is Louis Tomlinson" playlist reached 320k likes

Album stream milestones

Walls

Over 100 million streams on Spotify: February 6th, 1 week after its release

FITF

Over 100 million streams on Spotify: December 10th, 1 month after its release

So, overall, the situation does not seem to be improving…

I will later go through his tour sales, but given the different venue sizes this could be a bit tricky

My interpretation of those numbers i presented is that no, it is not worth it. Regardless on your opinion about bbg, from a marketing standpoint this image doesn’t seem to be doing Louis any favors…

(Please feel free to add your thoughts, I’d love to deepen this discussion)

Also, I don’t think any stunt that furthers a queer person’s closeting could ever be “worth it”, this was just my attempt to try to see what could be their motivations for this (although if its commercial success, it’s definitely not working)

[dailytomlinson]

FAITH IN THE FUTURE: PROMO Happy release day, Faith In The Future. Welcome.

◟̽◞̽  S ◟̽◞̽  T ◟̽◞̽  R ◟̽◞̽  E ◟̽◞̽  A ◟̽◞̽  M ◟̽◞̽ 

Bigger Than Me

Photoshoot

Spotify Bio

Written Interviews

Golden Discs

Official Charts

Euphoria Magazine

Los 40 Spain

Dork | Photoshoot

La Stampa Italy

Official Charts talking about 1D

Alt Press | Photoshoot

F1 Tracks

Kompas

Music Week

The Times UK

GQ Spain

WR Germany

Telegraph

The Guardian

Appearances, Video Interviews & performances

Cadena 100

Matt and Mollie | BBCR1

Smallzy

Radio Deejay Milano

BBC The One Show

Lad Bible

RTL Boulevard

Lorraine

NME

Late Late Show | Download

GMA

Z100's End of Summer Bash

Elvis Duran

106.1 BLI

94.3 Radio One

98.5 KRZ

Lattes With Louis | Hot 97.1

SiriusXM Hits 

1075 The River Cocktail Party

Hot 106.7

Power 96.1

Q99.7 Atlanta

Lunch With Louis | Hits 96

103.7 KISS FM 

96.5 TDY | Audacy Check In

Most Requested Live

Live 95.5

Jack Saunders

99.7 NOW

94.9 WiLD

Hits Radio UK

Zach Sang

The Night Show with Mitch Churi

Ask Anything Chat

Soccer AM

Virgin Radio France

Cauet Tv | NRJ

Le Parisien

Late Night Berlin

La Resistencia

NRJ

BMG Spain Fan Event

Lowkey Deep | Radio Jam FM

Socialité

40 Global Show

Rolling Stone

KKbox

Z100

ET Canada

Lad Bibble: Ask The Audience

Morning Mash Up: FITF release day

Jojo Wright

One Night Only New York, at the Irving Plaza

ETalk

La Paris March

Le Heute 

Live with Kelly and Ryan

Radio Disney

FITF Signing, HMV Glasgow

FITF Signing, HMV Westfield

FITF Signing, Rough Trade

FITF Signing, HMV Manchester

FITF Signing, HMV Birmingham

FITF Signing, HMV Sheffield

FITF Signing, HMV Newcastle

FITF Signing, HMV Edinburgh

Audio interviews

Today FM

Q Music

B104

Energy

Listening Parties

Amsterdam

Jakarta

◟̽◞̽ UPCOMING EVENTS

Intimate gig with Banquet Records, Pryzm: December 12th, 8:30pm

Q+A and acoustic set with Banquet Records: December 13th, 6pm

Intimate gig with Banquet Records, Pryzm: December 13th, 9pm

Intimate gig at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire: December 14th, 8pm

The Gluten-Free Radio Show: November 17th

Delta Radio (Date TBA)

Radio Energy Austria (Date TBA)

INROCK (Date TBA)

Live 101.5 (Phoenix) (reschedule TBA)

[louisupdates]

Happy FITF Day to all! [x] [x]

[alloutshirt]

happy fitf tour manifesting louis playing guitar day !

[persephoneflouwers]

Hello, it’s happy Angie writing.

Feet hurting, throat aching, heart full Angie writing. I’ll be short, I promise.

Listen, there’s something special about Louis’ shows usually, but the Festival feels different. It’s chill energy and sparkling excitement.

Comfort zone and peaceful space.

There’s just this thing about the Away From Home Festival, you feel it since you buy the tickets! It’s the pounding in your chest because you want to be there so much and soooon. And when the day comes, you’ll be there, sunscreen, water and rainbow flag squeezing all the feelings in your pockets. You know you’re going to have the most fun you have ever had.

Maybe it was me, but find me another place when you have a spritz on an hammock in the middle of a show with live bands? It went straight into my heart.

And Louis, oh Louis. Louis. Louis.

The 28 minutes countdown got me on the floor. I was like “he’ll be on stage at 22.14, because the countdown started at 21.46” and when he actually came on stage at 22.14 I lost my voice screaming lmao

I have comments, opinions and questions about literally anything. I will always have with him, but it’s all forgiven tonight.

I’ll forgive it for the way he put WAOYF right after Saturday, during which I cried because you know me… I’m so weak for that song!

I’ll forgive it for the way paradise entered the FITF bingo card.

I’ll forgive it for how fucking hard WDBHG slaps.

I’ll forgive it for the mosh pits during OOMS.

I’ll forgive it for how magical Silver Tongues is as a closure, as predicted (by meeeee when the album was out)

I loved everything. Every second. Every person new or old I met. Every singe grain of sand inside my shoes and every little star of glitter on my clothes.

It was the happiest I’ve ever been.

It was the safest I’ve ever been.

Trust me, this won’t be the last <3

[nouies]

hello and welcome to this month’s fic rec featuring my favourite works from what i’ve read during the past weeks. as always, please check tags before reading. if you liked the fics please reblog their posts, leave kudos and write a nice comment. june is pride month and my birthday month, hence the rainbow balloons hehe. happy reading! 🔒 = only for ao3 users rec tag | more rec lists

— harry/louis —  

໑ All This Time by @allwaswell16​ T, 1k, a/b/o summary: Louis Tomlinson had been best friends with flower shop owner Gemma Styles for years. It wasn't until she suggested he date her alpha brother that he ever thought of Harry that way. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea... note: this was a gift to me for my birthday and i cherish it so much!

໑ routine surveillance by @disgruntledkittenface​ E, 2.6k, wankfest summary: Harry’s training period for the Bureau consists of routine surveillance. One night, it becomes a little less routine.

໑ Harry, That Kills People by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup​ T, 2.7k, wankfest summary: If there’s one thing that Harry hates, it’s getting his clothes dirty. If there’s one other thing that Harry hates, it’s murder. Unfortunately, right here and right now, Harry’s clothes are dirty, and he’s murdered someone. So. It’s not a great day. “Ugh,” says Harry. “Yeargh. Bleh.”

໑ 🔒 Like a Fire Burning in Your Veins by Stria / @nooradeservedbetter​ E, 2.8k, pwp summary: But first kinks are never forgotten, so to speak, and Harry can’t help but go back to them, alone and with Louis, over and over again. Can’t help but ask for bruises and pinches and slaps, can’t help but get on his knees in a bathroom stall, mouth full of dick while Louis bites on his fingers to avoid screaming. (Or, the one with the pain.)

໑ Livin' In A Daydream by @lululawrence​ NR, 3,3k, wankfest summary: See, Harry had learned his lesson. In order to protect Louis’ clothing and ensure everything was able to be thoroughly washed the first time, Harry had to go through each item individually. He would never be able to forgive himself if he didn’t go through the basketful and then he accidentally destroyed a beloved band shirt or something. One line from the song Harry had previously been humming was now stuck in his mind on repeat, but it wasn’t bothering him yet so he allowed it to stay for the moment. The words he knew flowed with the music, and he subconsciously tried to figure out the missing lyrics as he mindlessly went through Louis’ laundry, until it all came to a screeching halt. Harry originally had thought that the sock he had pulled out was just another one of Louis’ sport socks he left balled up, but when Harry pulled the cuff out, he realized the actual sole of the sock felt… crusty.

໑ 🔒 On The Pull by @homosociallyyours​ E, 4.2k, wankfest summary: When a radio host jokes that Harry and Louis should go on the pull together after Louis' "breakup" with Eleanor, Louis is quick to privately laugh it off as a ridiculous suggestion. So when Harry texts him and says he heard the interview and would be up for it, Louis is caught off guard. He says yes, but the night takes a few turns-- they might just end up on a different sort of pull than expected.

໑ and i’m putting my heart out on display by localopa / @waterloux​ NR, 6k, getting together summary: harry gets cheated on. so does louis. they find comfort in each other

໑ READ LIKE A HEADLINE by The_Halcyonic_Lachesist / @chai-hat-tea​ NR, 6k, fitf fic fest summary: Louis Tomlinson, a singer-turned-actor is the source of tabloid gossip and his latest project is jeopardised when the media interferes again. Tired of life handing him the short end of the stick at every turn, he finds himself at a bar drowning in his sorrows. A kind stranger tries to cheer him up, but Louis soon realises that the stranger does so much more than that. Inspired by 'Headlines' from the album 'Faith in the Future' by 'Louis Tomlinson'.

໑ 🔒 See the Light by Stria / @nooradeservedbetter​ E, 6.2k, pwp summary: Luckily for him, Louis doesn’t seem to mind. “Tell you what, love,” he says. He gets the pen on the counter, scribbles some numbers on the back of his receipt. “Here’s my number, and we can talk more about the purposes of a leash.” He winks, and then saunters away, bag in hand. Harry looks at his arse the whole time. AKA the filthiest thing I've ever written.

໑ The Way to My Heart by @ladyaj-13​ T, 6.5k, a/b/o fest summary: Louis' having a bit of a dry spell, until he bumps into an attractive alpha in the supermarket and leaves with his number. It was a hard bump. Very... muscular. The only problem is, said alpha asks Louis to cook for him - which is not exactly his skill set.

໑ Trying to Find the Words (To Say For Ages) by @insightfulinsomniac​ E, 6.8k, fitf fic fest summary: As best friends and roommates, it’s really not a big deal when their on-campus housing provides Harry and Louis with an unusual, intimate bathroom arrangement. They’re perfectly comfortable with one another and their own bodies. Except for the whole mutually pining thing. That might make it a little awkward.

໑ Rock My World by reader_chic_2  M, 14.2k, rock festival au summary: When Louis goes to his first rock festival and finds himself nearly dying left in right in the wild crowd, he owes his life to Harry Styles, the hot and angry security guard who never fails to save him.

໑ what's left of my halo's black by LiveLaughLoveLarry / @loveislarryislove​ E, 22.4k, fitf fic fest summary: A year after a devastating breakup, Louis is still trying to put himself back together - but getting over a breakup is hard when you work as a wedding planner. Thankfully, his coworker Harry is the most supportive friend Louis could ask for. But Harry has some secrets of his own, and they send Louis' world spinning off its axis all over again. Based on the song "Holding On To Heartache" by Louis Tomlinson

໑ Until the Pearls Get Lost by LadyLondonderry / @londonfoginacup​ M, 25.5k, big bang summary: London, 1933. Harry Styles, alpha, elusive bachelor and happy third wheel to his coupled friends, receives a visit from one Liam Payne, begging for his help. Liam’s childhood friend Louis is about to become the talk of the city; left at the altar because the mating bond was rejected, Louis will spend the rest of his life in an institution unless Liam can find someone to take him in and care for him as he recovers. Most omegas with failed bonds are never the same again. With rumours swirling around about the reason for the rejected bond, Harry gives in to Liam’s pleas. He hasn’t the slightest idea how that decision will shape the rest of his life.

໑ Bitter Ends Turn Sweet by @allwaswell16​ E, 30k, fitf fic fest summary: It had been four years since Harry first heard the song his ex wrote about him and far longer since they broke up. He forgave Louis long ago, and now his life was focused on his career, his family, and especially his son, Max. But Louis was back in Chicago, after all this time, and he’s not an easy man to ignore. Or a songfic inspired by the song Chicago

໑ 🔒 hope your life leads you back to my door by wildestdreams / @thelavendrhaze​ E, 56.7k, yjhd au summary: Harry Styles set out to be a doctor; a steady career and a good living is all a young person could ask for. What he hadn't set out to do was to spend his summer holiday on a trekking trip in Spain with a group of people he barely knew. And he certainly didn’t plan on having his heart stolen by Louis Tomlinson, class clown and secret crush, in such a way that he feared he might never find it again. ft. cheesy chat-up lines, a big desi wedding, falling in love, and growing up. based on the bollywood film yeh jawaani hai deewani

໑ Where I Burn to Be by @pleasing-louis​ E, 143.3k, top gun au summary: There were very few people who managed to get under Louis’ skin as effortlessly as Harry had, and even fewer who had done it in only a day and a half. It was quite an accomplishment, really. They’d only interacted a handful of times and yet Louis had the insatiable desire to slam the locker into that frustratingly well-defined face that never seemed to hold any expressions other than contempt and arrogance. “That’s right. I do own the skies. And you wanna know why?” he sneered. Without his boots on, Louis was a fair bit shorter than Harry, his eyes pretty much level with Harry’s chin and his socked toes bumping into the boots of the other man, close enough that Louis could make out the tiny scar on Harry’s brow and the individual shades of emerald in his irises. He was handsome, but that only made Louis hate him more. Heart thumping heavily against his sternum and his hands balled into fists, Louis lifted his chin defiantly and plastered a coldhearted smirk across his lips. “Because I’m the best goddamn pilot here.” . . aka the Top Gun AU

— rare pairs / categories —  

໑ on the borderline tonight by edensrose / @holdingthornsandroses​ louis/ethan hawke, M, 1.4k, coffee shop au summary: Louis is an artist in need of inspiration. He finds it one sunny afternoon in a Brooklyn coffee shop.

໑ 🔒 Fingertips Putting on a Show by cherrylarry / @beelou​ girl direction, E, 2.2k, wankfest  summary: Harry just wants a relaxing self love session in the bathtub when she gets interrupted by a knock on her door.

໑ you wanna be on top? by @disgruntledkittenface​ girl direction zayn/louis, NR, 6.1k, zouis fest summary: Zayn’s experience as a contestant on America’s Next Top Model left her more than a little traumatized. She thinks she knows what to expect when she lets herself be talked into making an appearance on the show a couple of years later. Louis manages to surprise her.

໑ Pageant Material by @ladyaj-13​ zayn/louis, G, 6.7, zouis fest summary: Louis flicks a nearby switch, lighting the bulbs around his mirror in a soft glow. The buttery yellow catches on the edges of his cheekbones, sharpening the dip. He looks more grown up this year. Some of his baby fat has melted away, and he sucks in his cheeks to see what he might look like by twenty five if this pattern continues. Then he crosses his eyes and sticks out his tongue. Or, the Zouis teen beauty pageant AU.

໑ too into you by @disgruntledkittenface​ harry/chris pine, E, 11k, harry rare pair fest summary: Harry works in the café of a popular used bookstore and he’s been pining after his favorite regular for years. When the seemingly impossible happens and his regular actually asks him out on a date, Harry worries that he’ll screw it up because he’s just too into him. Little does he know how well it’s going to go. The Cinema/spitgate inspired AU that no one asked for.

໑ Never Stop Dreaming by @rockstarlwt28​ zayn/louis, G, 14.4k, zouis fest summary: Nursery Teacher, Louis Tomlinson moves to the heart of Yorkshire, finding solace in both his career and rural life. Yet, that's not the only things Louis finds comfort in, when local joiner and neighbour Zayn Malik warmly welcomes him to the neighbourhood.

[chicagolive]

Hello! I hope you’re doing well. The one year anniversary of Faith In The Future is this Saturday! What are your top 5 songs from the album?

Hi, lovely!! I’m doing good, hope you are too!! <3

It’s Saturday!! Happy baby ju-ju to faith in the future 🥳✨💕

The album that changed all albums! Here’s my top 5:

holding onto heartache (my url would be a lie if it wasn’t no. 1!)

paradise

chicago

face the music

all this time