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[symbioticfic]

Producing Pleasure: Prologue

(Main story of Idol Alternate Universe)

Tags: Original Characters, no smut, just a teaser, an intro to the world

This is an alternate universe. Some events may differ from real life.

Thanks to @twice-inamillion The Company series for making me revive this idea from the drafts. Check out their awesome work on their blog.

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“What?!”

“I said, I want you to produce our new girl group.” Mrs. Kwon repeats herself. You rub your face in disbelief, hoping your CEO is joking.

“With all due respect Ma’am, I’m already a leader of a group and you put me in charge to become our group creative director. That’s quite a lot. Why not choose Eunji or Keenan for the job?” you plead your case. All your focus is for your co-ed group, Twelve Six, along with Eunji and Keenan. With being creative director for your group and sometimes groups under your label, you don't want more stuff in your hand.

“Well, Eunji is also helping out as a composer for Phoenix. And Keenan is broadening our A&R connections. We may be an up and coming label in this industry, but we are still short staffed.” Slumping back to your chair, gears in your brain are working hard to find a way out of this.

“Then why don’t you hire someone who has experience doing this kind of stuff? I know you have the money to find one. If the three of us are spread thin like this, when are we going to make music?”

Mrs. Kwon always says that the three of you were geniuses and is the reason why OTB is the rising star of companies in Kpop. Take Shamrock for example. A thirteen member boy group and the first idol group under OTB. You recommended a talented Japanese street dancer that you used to battle and Keenan found a genius kid producer online. Both of them become important members of Shamrock. As for Eunji, she trained OTB’s first GG, Phoenix in vocals. With her and her sister, they composed and produced music for the five member group, resulting in them competing in the Red Sea of girl groups right now. Also not to mention, your group Twelve Six. Your group’s music is able to breakthrough the public listeners. Decades after the last big co-ed group, finally Twelve Six changed that. Now, Korea sees Twelve Six as “Music for the people” because of your group penmanship and music move and touch many people's souls, not just in Korea but also the world.

“Because I trust you and I see potential in you to be a great producer.” there she goes again, putting huge faith in you. Ever since joining your label, Out of The Box (OTB) Studios, you have been one of her favourites. As an experience street dancer and performer, also having a brain being a portal to fantasy world says Mrs. Kwon, she has pushed you to the limits. She even goes as far as creating you a co-ed group with her youngest daughter Kwon Eunji and a Korean American rapper named Keenan Shin. The three of you were born on the same day and year, the twelfth of June, hence the name Twelve Six comes from.

With all the money in the world and full trust on you, Mrs. Kwon will do anything to help you to become one of the greatest artists in K-pop. But you doubt your ability if you are given another responsibility.

“Listen, Choi Sesang.” you sit up straight as your CEO calls you by full government, “Just please look into this file and consider it.” a brown file is presented in front of you. Reluctantly, you take it and open it. The first name on the paper almost made you jump out of your seat. You flip through the pages and surprisingly most of the names are familiar to you.

“Ma’am, there are-”

“Yes, they were idols. Some had troubles with their past companies and ended their contracts, and some I bought them out of their contracts.” bloody hell this rich woman. Her way of using money to get what she thinks is the best for the company still baffles you even after years knowing her, “They deserve a second chance and I know you’re up for the job. And rumour has it, you have your ways with girls.” she gives you a teasing look.

“Your daughter really has a nasty mouth, you know that?” Mrs. Kwon laughs at you cursing her youngest daughter.

“I don’t care if what Eunji implied was the truth or not. But I do have my own eyes.” she says after calming herself, “Your relationship with the Phoenix girls is admirable. They see you as a brotherly figure and a safe space to talk to. Those girls are strong minded and some are hard to get through, but you easily befriend the girls. That is enough for me to know you’re the right person for this project.” you look down to the file in your hand, taking in all what Mrs. Kwon says. A heavy sigh escapes your lips.

“Okay, I’ll do it.”

“Splendid!” she claps her hand in joy, “Also, there is one thing I need to tell you.”

Here you go, the catch in all of this, “Doing this job means you have got out of your way to get the job done. I know you are a good kid and have been staying clean until now. But sorry to say son, you have to get your hands dirty with this one. It's part of the industry, the system. No matter how long you try to avoid it, your time will come.”

Saying those words with a beaming smile so easily creeps you off. Well, a CEO of a K-pop company is not exactly the most morally right person in the world. Mrs. Kwon has always been brutal when it comes to business and you are led into one of her traps. Situations like this remind you where Eunji gets her nasty personality from.

Defeated, you know there’s no way out of this. Your fate has been sealed by the devil. Already, you try to drown your mind to come to terms with this twisted system. With heavy heart, you look straight at Mrs. Kwon. You can see insanity behind her eyes.

“So… do the job by any means necessary?”

“Correct! There you go, already getting a hang of it.” it’s supposed to be a laugh of joy for Mrs. Kwon, but it feels like she’s laughing at you. Soon enough, you will be playing with people's lives just like her.

“The girls will be coming in next week. Prepare yourself, mind and body. I have a feeling you will like them.” with a smirk, she leaves the room. You groan as you throw yourself back into the chair. The dreaded day is near. By next week you will become one of those industry scumbags. You love performing and singing, but you despise the industry. Being in it long enough to know stuff. The girl that you will be working with surely also knows a thing or two.

Thinking about your doomed future only makes you mad at yourself. Feeling suffocated, you pack your stuff and go home, not before leaving a text in the group chat.

Chat Room

Three silly peas in a pot

You

@Enzy your mother is a fucking witch

Enzy

WHAT THE FUCK?!

I mean you’re not wrong

But still…

WHAT THE FUCK?!

THAT’S MY MUM YOU PRICK!

K.S.

LOL 😂

Dorms now

I need this juicy story 👹

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Three days since you operate as the main producer for OTB’s new girl group. You’ve met with the company staff and instructors over the week to discuss the training program. These three days have been orientation and waiting for the rest of the girls to join the company. Today is the day where they all finally present and training will begin to ramp up.

You arrive at the company at eight. Not wanting any problem, you do a morning check up every day just to make sure. After doing that, you take a sip of your black coffee while looking through the girl's profile again. You seriously can not wrap your head around the names on the list. Mrs. Kwon really is a crazy businesswoman for getting these girls to become trainees again in your company.

“Damn they’re hot.” startled, you almost spilled your hot coffee onto the papers. You look back to see Keenan peeking over your shoulder. His curly dark brown hair really needs a cut. It almost pokes your eye.

“Could you not sneak up on me like that?”

“You’re the one who’s busy staring at these profiles.”

“Hey!” he takes a seat next to you and slides the file over to him. You let him be, as you need a break from reading those papers over and over again.

“Still can’t believe they are trainees here.” Keenan says.

“Me too.”

“Mrs. Kwon is one damn good negotiator.”

“You can say that again. It’s like a person playing DnD and always rolls Nat 20 on persuasion.” Keenan laughs at your cheeky joke.

“Yeah… so, which one you gonna fuck first?”

“I- what?! Bro, shut up.” you punch his arm only for him to laugh even more.

“Come on, seriously bro. There are some hot chicks right here. If I were you, I would try every single one of them.”

“But I’m not you dumbass. I’m not some guy who will fuck every girl he sees.”

“Not yet.”

“Fuck off.” Keenan's laugh now turns hysterical. He’s always been like this. Being from Brooklyn makes him more frontal than your average Korean. He’s been teasing you since both of you met. With your ability in speaking English, you bonded easily with him. You also help him get accustomed with his homeland culture. But it seems you can’t take Brooklyn out of Keenan.

You take back your file from Keenan and walk off, “Ay! Where are you going?”

“Training is almost starting! I’m needed in the dance room!” you shout back at him.

“Okay then! Tell me if you score on one of them!” you don’t look back and flip him off. You can hear Keenan laugh fading as you walk further away from him.

The dance room for trainees is in the basement. Everything related to the trainees are in the basement. Only the ones who debut are the only ones who can experience the freedom of the city view from the artist dance room upstairs. For the trainees, the dark and damp basement is their prison. Some even will never see the day of light from the dungeon. Sound of blaring music can be heard at the end of the hallway. The girls may be stretching right now.

Other than being the main producer for the group, Mrs. Kwon also personally assigned you to be one of the dance instructors. Talk about a burden. It’s not the first time you are teaching a class. During trainee days, you already helped to train the fellow members of Shamrock and Phoenix. It’s just for a few sessions because Shamrock have a capable and experienced dance line and for Phoenix they are natural performers. Not the same can be said for this group. Maybe one or two names stood out, but they are nowhere near the talent as your fellow labelmates when they first join the company. And your part is to train them to be on par to standards.

Standing before the dance room door, you take a deep breath before twisting the door handle. The sound of your arrival alerts the girls. Quickly, they line up in a line with one of them scrambling to turn off the music before joining the line.

“Good morning PD-nim.” they greet you in unison.

“Good morning. At ease.” you say that, but they are clearly tense. Fifteen girls standing in front of you. You recognize their faces with a few unfamiliar ones. Some of these girls had a respectable career as idols. They are without a group due to them being in a project group making their contract length shorter than normal or suing their way out of their contract because of how stupid their company was. Some were in a group that disbanded. Others are trainees from different companies. Now, here they are starting from zero once more.

Knowing you have to keep professionalism, you close your eyes and take a deep breath. Starting today, you will have these girls' fate on strings. Toying with their dreams, giving them false hope. Just like Mrs. Kwon you thought. You open your eyes and give them a big smile.

This is when you notice Mrs. Kwon foul tricks, attacking your weakness: boobs. Most of these girls have sizeable to huge tits. You felt your cock twitch at the sight of the girls wearing tight sports bras, pushing their boobs together. One of them has a big enough bust, it outlines her baggy shirt.

“My name is Choi Sesang. For those who don’t know, I will be the main producer for this debut project as well as your dance instructor. Pleasure to finally meet you all.”

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If you made it this far, thank you for reading. Like I said on the top, this was an idea that was collecting dust in my google docs. @twice-inamillion The Company series really got me thinking about this idea again.

I already have a few names for the girls: Chaehyun, Natty, Hyeju, and Xiaoting so far, with the first three already having a rough idea for it.

Recommendations for idol names are gladly accepted with the general prompt of the story would be helpful also.

I know I said a Pokémon story is on its way but that's on hold for now. I have struggles for the smut scene of that story. Wait a little more.

See you next time 😄

[izacore]

Maison Margiela being a part of an OTB fashion group is such an unfortunate coincidence somehow always following Harry and Louis 😔

[finelinelarents]

just tell me you love me (that's all i need to hear)

read it here! - 20.1k, part of the @notjustsmutficfest

Harry has always been insecure about her the lack of experience surrounding her love life and is not helped by the fact her best friend - Louis, can get anyone she wants, just with the bat of an eye. She's everything Harry wants to be, confident, charming and incredibly gorgeous.

When Louis decides to help set Harry up with someone in an attempt to make Harry feel better about herself, it doesn't go particularly well. On the verge of giving up and thinking she's destined to die alone, Harry finally finds a man who is interested in her. He's the man of her dreams with his big muscles and suave demeanour, Harry can't believe her luck.

The only problem is that Louis doesn't agree.

OR

The one where they just can't get it right, until they do.

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a little bit delayed but here she is! my first ever fanfic! i can't believe i'm saying that 😭😭😭😭😭

Thank you to everyone who supported me in getting here, there were days that I never thought I would reach 2k, let alone 20k. But, it's here and i hope you love it as much as i do <333

Beta'd by the absolutely amazing @jalboyh-otb thank you so much for everything 😭😭😭

The incredible mood board made by the even more incredible @atruththatyoudeny

Thank you to @alwaysxlarrie for running this amazing fest.

Lastly, thank you to everyone in the 1d Library discord server for all your help, i couldn't have asked for a kinder group of people to help me with this.

[bbupdoots]

Quick Things of Note 8/4

Reilly's probably keeping Felicia and Kirsten OTB, with Kirsten as the target.

Hisam let Reilly know about Kirsten's rumor about her and Matt, which has really made Kirsten's target, stick.

Reilly's named the entire house more or less as her allies/possible alliance.

Cirie has determined her core allies will be Izzy/Felicia/Bowie.

Cory's target has shrunk, as while some people don't trust him, Reilly sees benefit in saving him.

Reilly/Jag duo is very close. Lots of chatter about a group of them, Jared, Matt, Blue, with others named at various times to be included (Cory, America, Cameron all mentioned for this).

Luke rapidly losing trust with people.

Cirie had really good talks with Reilly and Blue, winning their trust.

People mentioned as untrustworthy by multiple others: Red, Cory, Cameron, Kirsten

[amarriageoftrueminds]

same anon but I just realized that in that context "trans omega couple steve and bucky" can easily be read in many ways and many directions (transdesignation, transgender, etc/some or all of these?) but that just lends itself further that the worldbuilding of abo has the possibility to go in many directions and ask questions of what is normative and what are the analogues of IRL experiences and how'd they might coexist with each other, but it's woefully underexplored by that genre

Anon I'm so sorry but I have lost the first ask about this because I wrote out a whole long answer and queued it up without knowing that my post-limit had just run out... so tumblr deleted it. So for the second time ... *from memory*

You were decrying the lack of A/A, B/B, O/O etc fics (possibly in ref to this old post of mine??) and how great it would be if there were, eg. big beefy trans O Steve and Bucky.

ITA! It is a shame that more people don't go all-in with the super broad potential of worldbuilding in A/B/O fics.

But, on the other hand, that genre was invented merely to speed along horny werewolf PWPs... so you can't say it's defeating its original purpose! 😅

A thing that occured to me, recently:

If you think about it, in a world where no one gives a crap about gender, there really ought to be way more they/thems, because the societal pressure to be binary wouldn't exist, since it's the designation (the designation trinary?) that gets enforced, instead.

But you never see that in A/B/O fics, not even in bg/npc characters, despite it being the logical conclusion to make about such a world!

Maybe that's because it's rare- or has been rare in the fandoms I've known- to see a canon character characterised as being anything but their original gender, even in fics dealing with trans experience.

But I think it would be a neat thing to incorporate into A/B/O fics, just a small background detail to lampshade the massive impact upon gender expression that designations would (should?) have.

[under cut for length]

The most original A/B/O I've read was that clownfish A/B/O one where people can transform into any designation at will, everyone is expected to be poly, and IIRC no one has any preconceived notions of what an A/B/O should look like or act like because everyone is everything. So creative!

Speaking of A/B/O Steve/Bucky, IMO Steve in particular is very easy to read as trans, in canon, because of the way he's treated by cis men, both before and after serum (read: before transition).

He's seen as inferior to them and needing to 'prove' his right to exist in their cis spaces (eg. the army, the social group of 'men whom women ask to dance'). He's relegated to women-centered show business, he's called tinkerbell, sweetheart, an "experiment", "not enough", and ofc Tony Stark famously says to his face that "everything special" (ie: masculine) about him came out of a bottle.

All while looking like Chris Evans!? (Can't help but think there's some jealous over-compensation going on in that writers room.) 💅

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So for a while now I've been daydreaming of an A/B/O Au (I think I've rambled about this before) where Erskine was working at the Hirschfeld Institute before the Nazis took him, and the serum was invented to help trans A/B/Os physically transition, not to create super soldiers.

In that AU, I see Steve as a trans OtB (omega to beta!), who Mulan'd his way into the Army by living and passing as a beta, before the serum. He'd be successfully avoiding omega attention, pre-serum, because of anti-beta prejudice, and because his lack of interest would go unremarked since betas aren't susceptible to pheromones the way alphas are.

(And after serum, when he looks like a stereotypical alpha, but isn't one, people would mischaracterise his disdain for dating omegas for Manly Stoicism and an ascetic devotion to Duty... When the real reason is he's gay af (meaning, in this 'verse, only attracted to betas and alphas, with a preference for men) and, again, betas aren't susceptible to, eg. scent-bombing, in the way alphas are, even when they are attracted to omegas.)

For variety's sake, Bucky would be a BtA (beta to alpha) trans alpha, and would not be the 'I knew I was X from birth' kind of trans person, but more of an 'I didn't hate being beta, I just slowly began to realise that I wasn't one,' later on in life. His transness would be a crucial component of his defiance of Hydra, since they thought he was beta, and wanted him kept beta (subservient to alphas). But deep down Bucky would've known he wasn't, and this knowledge would armour his memory and allow his inner identity to survive, deep down, despite brain-damage.

His physical transition would only happen once he gets free of Hydra's preventative medical interference -- the serum would only begin to physically transition him once he has his identity back and confirmed for him Steve. Mental and physical transition would coincide with true freedom and a renaissance of mental clarity and health, for him.

Both of them would confound what people expect their identity to be, both before and after transition. Eg. Steve is the hero, so he must be an alpha, right?? whaddaya mean Captain America isn't an alpha?! (but he has a deep voice!! he drives a pick-up truck??) oh he was disabled before, so he must have had no omegas! he had no omegas so he must be a virgin! whaddaya mean this big beefy alpha WS is a victim?! this big beefy alpha does crafts for a hobby?! and so on.

sidenote: Steve finding it hilarious when handsy omegas, assuming he's an alpha, try to hit on him by complimenting his alpha scent... but he doesn't have one, it's Bucky's residual scent left on him... 😏 (and Bucky nearby, within earshot of all this, turning bright red the more the omega rhapsodizes about how amazing 'Steve's' scent is.)

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Completely off-topic, but I also love the smaller, grittier details of worldbuilding in A/B/O Aus.

Like when people factor in the vomeronasal traits, and mention eg. scent-blocking air fresheners, scent-blocking body sprays, perfume being a huge industry, ditto heat-supplies, how heat/ruts affect domestic architecture, heat/rut being a huge component of the sex work industry, etc. etc.

(Although writers often give away their class background by never, ever talking about, eg. people who can't afford or don't work in industries offering heat/rut leave, or a home with special nest rooms, etc. It's always white collar people!)

Another aspect I don't think I've ever seen addressed in fic:

how A/B/O biology would affect beauty standards.

Noses!! Necks!!!

These are both big deals in our world (when have you ever seen a model with a short wide neck? look how common nose jobs are!)

But in a universe where everyone smells and everyone has scent-glands on their necks (in a lot of A/B/O Aus), why aren't nose and neck shape a huge component of attractiveness?

Characters' inner monologues should be talking about them!

*lol, imagine someone starting an Onlyfans just to post sexy neck and nose pics. Or Hays Code era films being censored for having a racy up-nostril shot.*

Is a long neck better for longer scent-glands, or worse because the scent is dispersed and diluted over a wider area?

Does a short neck have stronger scent concentrated in a smaller area, or less scent altogether? Does it depend on the person? Is a short neck seen as prudeish?? (eg. harder to stick ur big old alpha schnozz into?) Do omegas deliberately try to make their necks look shorter to appear more modest? Or try to make their necks longer to seem sexier? Is the pose of tilting your head back (both lengthening the neck and flashing those nostrils!) seen as raunchy?!

And how does this intersect with racism?

Example: if flared nostrils in a thin caucasian nose are a sign of someone scenting, and drawing in scent is part of a/b/o sexuality, how does that affect people who just naturally have flared nostrils, by dint of their genes or ethnicity?

(Black men in America have been seriously endangered by their stereotyping as hypersexual, especially around white women, so imagine how much worse this would've been if their very noses were treated as provocative, and merely sighing deeply could be taken as a sign of hitting on someone? 😬)

Conversely, would white men and women be praised for having, eg. sexy broad-bridged noses? (*cough* big-nose-having wish fulfilment honestly*cough*) Would white omegas be contouring their noses to look more flare-nostril'd, and black omegas be pissed off about it?

I read a study once which said that people regard men with longer noses (as oppose to a shorter mid-face) as inherently more trustworthy (like Steve!!) So would that be true of long-nosed alphas too (who can't suck in scent so quickly? Is that, like, a chivalrous-lookig physical trait to have)?

And again, how does this work with racism, since longer/thinner noses are an adaptation for cold dry climes (including 'Eurocentric beauty standard ground zero' Scandinavia), and short/wide noses originate in hot humid climates around the equator / sub-sahara, where the people are most likely to be black?

Just imagine the racist field day that eugenicists and phrenologists would've had with this, throughout history...

How do sniffing and sneezing and colds fit in with perceptions of beauty?

Are people squicked when pets sniff them?

Would mankind have discovered a cure for the common cold, purely because nose-related illness is a huge turn off?

Or would it be the other way round? Would the sinuses be so sensitive, in everyone, that a drippy nose would be like an exaggerated sign of attraction, like when a cartoon character drools over a hot person?

If scent is part of attractiveness, is blowing your nose a snub, tantamount to loudly saying 'omg everyone here is soo ugly.' 🤣

What about people with broken noses?

If noses are an erogenous zone, wouldn't a broken nose read as a sign of someone who's been punched for sex-related reasons? Would a broken nose be seen as a sign of an overstepping creep, a homewrecking Casanova, or someone who's rough in bed? Would alphas be going out of their way to try and get the 'broken nose' look, just to seem more passionate and dangerous?

And what about nose jewellery? 😱 Phew, talk about racy!

Instead of being dress-coded, would young omegas be sent home from school for having septum piercings?

Same deal with necklaces! Are long and dangly ones sexier, because they leave the neck itself exposed? Are chokers sexy in a 'completely covered up erogenous zone' kind of way, like a long slinky dress? GASP: what about turtlenecks?!

And hands! If hands/wrists carry scent too, did handshaking still become a thing? Is air-kissing (air-scenting) more the standard method of greeting? Are gloves more commonly worn?

Yeah never mind just gender, gimme the weird neck/nose/Fashion class-and-racism worldbuilding! All of it!

[holyitsquiverrflynn]

OTB PT.4!

HEY GUYS. THE GUYS ARE HERE. AND ALL OF THEM ARE NOT OK

Starting with Hong Lu! Who (surprise) is the main protag! He was relatively safe and protected during the early days of the apocalypse (or the Dissent as it’s also called) due to his family having top notch security and safety until he was mysteriously kicked out of his house into the unknown. From then he somehow got by until Sinclair found him, and he was the last member of the Bus to be found. He overall is learning about his new environment!

Gregor was a veteran before the Dissent hit, and lost his arm when getting attacked by an infected and it had to be amputated, though sometimes he feel an odd pain in it….he finds that insects (mainly roaches) have a liking to him though, for some reason.

Heathcliff is the main bruiser of the group, and the one who often instigates a lot of conflict…and definitely butts heads with Ishmael a fuckton. Before the Dissent he just kinda did his own thing, similar to Ryōshū before he steeled himself for the apocalypse.

Next is Faust, Yi Sang, and Rodya!

[persephoneflouwers]

I don't know why he would say something like that when he's the one who spoke about and defended fans from different backgrounds and groups back in 1D days.

I don't know where this shift happened, from louis being the flamboyant and gayest member of the band to him supposedly saying "I'm straight idk why I have LGBT fans"

I don’t know, angel. Maybe he doesn’t say it and that was made up. The official version of the facts will be here soon.

It’s frustrating to see the fear in the fandom though… it’s sad we don’t know for sure, still there’s this little voice in the back of our heads that goes “but what if he did…”. It’s awful how his current image has disrupted the fandom like this. You’re like “this guy wrote Just like you, sings OTB in his first album and performed it showered in rainbow lights and flags and has many other gay coded love songs, how did we come to this?” I wish I had better words of wisdom, but I don’t.

[faithinlouisfuture]

Despite Turkey being a difficult country (i saw the trashed the flags 😔) the concerts was more beautiful for what i saw in pics and videos than the concerts in us (the country of progress yes sure lol) or some in europe and louis was happyyy!!! Hope he adds more dates for LT2

Hi I’m so sorry for the very late reply on this. The relationship that Turkey has with the LGBTQ+ community and rights is a shaky one and I’m not Turkish so I’m not going to presume to know enough/ be representative of them in any capacity to speak on it. It’s not my place.

I just posted my video for OTB of the Istanbul show, and as you’ll see it was a beautiful moment with the crowd filled with flags and rainbow colored glow sticks (which was one of the projects). It wasn’t easy for the people who did manage to get those flags in, they had to hide them on their person somehow. Twice while waiting in the line we heard about someone (police I’m assuming) coming to check the entire line for rainbow flags, and everyone in line was asked to hide theirs. Once while waiting in the line which was on the side of the road, a random passer by older woman made a homophobic comment about the flags the people in the line were holding and so many came together to give her a piece of their mind. Once while we were all standing in the venue and waiting for the show to start we heard that the police was entering the venue again to confiscate the flags that people had felt safe enough to take out once they were inside. What ended up happening is that only the first few rows had their flags taken away (the big ones that they couldn’t hide fast enough), and what we heard on the concert group chat was that the fact the Louis had NOT specifically asked for the flags to be taken away (apparently that’s a request that an artist can make there) was the reason that the police kind of gave up after the first few rows and just left.

At the end of the day the fact of the matter was that OTB and the entire show turned out beautiful and everyone there felt safe & comfortable to be themselves in the space that Louis always manages to create for his fans. This was one of my favorite signs of the day (it was in my section so I saw it a lot and it made me smile every time);

[seasurfacefullofclouds1]

this is not intended as hate so I hope you do not read it that way, but I don't think its fair to categorize ALL larries as people who do not care about louis. While I agree, there are some who don't like him or don't care about his career, I also see a lot of larries who support him just as much if not more than they support Harry. There are obviously bad apples but I don't think they spoil the bunch. The same can be said about any sub-category of fans. I'm sure you get a lot of messages because you're a "solo louie" but theres some bad and some good and I don't think its fair to throw them all in one boat. You probably wont post this ask, and maybe you wont even read it but I just really don't think its fair to treat larries that way. I've seen so much support from larries for louis and his solo career and they do so much in terms of vocalizing their opinions on his team, his band, his career etc. they share a lot of opinions as you do as well, so really the main difference is they believe in larry, and you do not. which is fair, you can believe what you want. but speaking so horribly about a group of people is really not it. Again, this isn't meant as hate, but I just wanted to say this because it really bothers me to see so much hate in this fandom when we're all here to do one thing. Support Louis.

Obviously I don’t know all Larries, so it is wrong of me to stick everyone in the same category. So I apologize for that.

The vocal Larries in the fandom — as far as I can tell — prefer Harry, to the extent that their Louis posts are almost all exclusively about Harry. To prefer Louis as a Larrie is a stigma, and I don’t ever see a blog or Twitter account like that. The biggest Larrie UA is Harry-centric. When Project Defenceless was gaining steam, HLD proposed Project OTB and Project Harry-to-100-million. If Larries are streaming so hard for Louis, do you know how many songs on Walls has 100 million streams? One.

I won’t even mention the disparity in music video views.

Larries started the 50-50 voting project for Billboard’s Best Artist until Louis lost against Harry. They knew that Harry had a much bigger fandom and label support, but they cared more for their ship.

Larries have boycotted most solo Louis UA’s streaming projects. They boycotted Walls Olympics. They boycotted Project Defenceless. When HLD started telling followers to vote for Most Requested Live, Louies had been requesting Defenceless for MRL for four weeks already. And HLD had no idea how to do it; neither did their followers.

I’m not even going to mention the 1D Larrie business blog that used to be called Azoff-direction? And then turned into a blog that spewed nonsense about Louis wanting to stay home so Harry could be a big MCU star? This is a blog followed by most Larries in the fandom.

So the difference isn’t just about a “belief” in a ship. From the patterns I’ve observed in the fandom, the difference is putting the ship above the musician Louis Tomlinson as a human being, using ideology to win a fandom war, even if it means Louis loses. That’s from watching the fandom for many years.

Addendum:

Okay, you don’t mean hate, and I also mean no hate. But you know what Larries call solo Harries? Harries. You know what they call solo Louies? Rads. Because it’s a radical and hateful act to prefer Louis. Apparently not liking Harry, and finding him problematic, is a sin, even though there’s more than enough evidence to dislike him.

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[twopoppies]

hi ginaaaa!! i wanted to also share my favorite moments in the fandom!! i have two, and my louis concert will probably always hold the top spot. then harry’s concert in second place. my louis concert was probably the best night of my life, i met so many girls there and we were all having the absolute best time. i miss them so much, we even have a group chat and talk in it every now and then. i was seated by the smoking area, so the entire time i was like 👀there were so many pride flags, and i held mine up the entire show. i met so many larries there too, everyone was so gorgeous. since i saw him in atlanta, he had to stop the show for a while. so that was definitely concerning!! but he’s so beautiful and the way he moves is so full of power and oh my god sndlakldksod he sounded so fucking incredible and i was screaming my lungs out. KMM AND LITTLE BLACK DRESS GO SO HARD LIVE OH MY GOD!!!! i would do anything to have a time machine so i could go back to that night. there was even a tiny scattered rainbow project during otb, it was so cute. i remember when i was waiting in line to get in, i met someone there and we were talking about louis. but i wanted to find out if they were a larrie, so i asked if she believed harry was dating olivia. they said no, so then i asked if they believe louis and harry were together and they said yes!!! so we started talking about louis and harry and how adorable they are together. after the show, we were waiting outside for louis to come out and it was FREEZING oh my god. i live in florida, so i was dying bc i’m used to the heat. we waited out there for an hour and a half and he didn’t come out akjdkajska i was sad, but didn’t mind because i met some people while waiting and they were really fun to talk to. plus louis put on an incredible show and it’s not guaranteed that he is going to come out. i know some people got mad that he didn’t, but it’s not like it’s a guaranteed thing. it was definitely an experience. sun room came out though, we all cheered for them. they’re adorable. i also got to admire louis’ tour bus. i also remember on the ride to the venue, i was freaking out in the car. then when i saw the venue i literally broke down sobbing jandosndosnfos but here are some photos i took :) plus my outfit (one of my friends pointed out that my outfit fit little black dress and i didnt even do that intentionally)

then my harry concert was incredible. the entire day, i was so emotionless not gonna lie. i literally did not know how to feel. we got to the venue like three hours early and got merch and stuff. this guy even took a photo of my outfit for his facebook aidjsojdos i genuinely do not like my outfit looking back on it, the only part i liked was my boa bc it was rainbow. but when we got inside the venue, i got some food and was chilling in my seat while my sister and mom were in the bathroom. i was wearing mesh and that place was so fucking cold 😭😭 but it paid off bc when the concert started i was sweating. but even when i was sitting in my seat, I LITERALLY WAS EMOTIONLESS?!? but i don’t think i’ll ever forget the feeling that i felt when i saw harry’s back as he was being raised onto the stage. it was so surreal 🥲🥲 he was real and i literally couldn’t stop screaming my lungs out. when he came over towards me to sing a few songs, i could make out the outlines of his face and started sobbing again akdnsondis i sobbed so much during the concert, he’s so gorgeous and oh my god. the day before the concert, these assholes at my school were making fun of my outfit and pride pins. so harry’s songs and speeches made me a little bit more emotional that day. he always knows how to make people feel loved and accepted. he’s also a dork btw, he knocked over a guitar during only angel isnfisjd. but he’s so incredible and i can’t wait to see him again soon. then here’s some photos i took of harry :))

Adorable outfit and great memories! Thank you so much for sharing them.

Does anyone want to share some of their best memories of Harry/Louis/One Direction etc?

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Funny how when you click the link to the Play Magnus Group, it takes you to this guy:

[Image Description: the header of the Wikipedia article for Magnus Carlsen, that says "Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen[a] (born 30 November 1990)[1][2] is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. He has held the No. 1 position in the FIDE world chess rankings since 1 July 2011 and trails only Garry Kasparov in time spent as the highest-rated player in the world. His peak rating of 2882 is the highest in history. He also holds the record for the longest unbeaten streak at the elite level in classical chess.[3]"

Who is accusing nineteen year old Hans Moke Niemann of cheating, leading to the "vibrating anal beads" conspiracy.

What's also interesting is that Carlsen and others are using Chess.com's investigation as proof of Niemann's cheating

[Image Description: a headline from Chess.com that says "Chess.com: 'Niemann Has Likely Cheated In More Than 100 Online Chess Games'" by PeterDoggers. The first paragraph says "In a 72-page report made public on Tuesday, Chess.com states that GM Hans Niemann "has likely cheated in more than 100 online chess games, including several prize money events." Chess.com also notes that Niemann is "the fastest rising top player in classical OTB chess in modern history" but hasn't found clear evidence that Niemann cheated over the board." End I.D.]

I haven't read the seventy-two page report (and chess makes my head spin so I undoubtedly won't) but I have yet to see any article, including Chess.com's, mention the conflict of interest.

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Masterpost of all my 1D fics from 2017 - Now (Updated 03/03/2022)

♡ It’s simple and it goes like this (Zayn/Liam, 3.8k, Liam and Zayn have been fake dating for almost a year to get their parents off their backs. Liam’s a closeted lesbian and Zayn’s a trans woman who is also not out to her parents. It seems like the perfect plan to give them both some peace, until feelings get involved. Written for the Girl Direction fest)

♡ I could be lucky (Louis/Harry, 3.3k, Harry finds a phone in the back of a taxi and then he finds Louis Tomlinson, but he assumes they won't meet again. Which would have probably been the case if Louis didn't leave his passport in the bakery he works at just a day later.)

♡ Give it to someone special (Zayn/Liam, background Louis/Harry, 9.5k,   Liam’s cold, lonely and homesick on Christmas Eve, but his night starts looking up when a stranger from home invites him to join his birthday party. Liam meets Zayn, who is still recovering from a broken heart and hates Christmas, but is somehow still the warmest person Liam has ever met. Written for the 1D Christmas fest 2022)

♡ Couldn’t miss this one this year (Louis/Liam, 3k,  All year Louis has been chasing this gorgeous guy he met at a ski shop. It’s Christmas and he’s decided it’s just time to let it go. He's spending Christmas on his own this year. Based on the song Christmas Wrapping by the Waitresses)

♡ No Control (Zayn/Liam & Louis/Harry, 5.7k,  E, Prompt: Harry and Louis go into the wrong hotel room while snogging, Zayn and Liam walk in on them. Nobody cares and they all have sex in the same room)

♡ Let me in (Zayn/Louis, 24k,  E, Canon Zouis fic based on Zayn’s song ‘Outside’ set in 2014, 2015 and 2022)

♡ It's easy to be loved (I know you wanna be loved) (Liam/Louis, 14k,  Young single father Liam is less than pleased when a group of students rent the house next door on his quiet, suburban street. But then he hadn't expected Louis 'kid whisperer' Tomlinson)

♡ Bit of a bromance (Zayn/Liam, 3.2k, T,  Set during X Factor. Liam and Zayn just can’t seem to stop kissing each other. But it’s just a bit of fun, right? They’re just bros)

♡ When you know, you know (Louis/Harry, background Zayn/Liam, 3.6k, Louis meets Harry at pride, who is attending for the first time - written for the Project OTB drabble fest 2022)

♡ Home (Zayn/Liam and Louis/Harry, 3.6k, Liam and Louis writing the song ‘Home’ for their boys and for the fans)

♡ I could come and love you (Zayn/Liam, background Louis/Harry, 2.5k, E, Louis tells Liam about prostate orgasms and Liam gets curious - written for Wankers Day 2022)

♡ The Quiet Ones (Zayn/Liam, background Louis/Harry, 24k, E, Canon Compliant fic set in 2015 & 2022 where Liam and Zayn meet at a party seven years after Zayn left. Liam’s struggling with old demons and Zayn and Louis fix their friendship over a common interest, which happens to be Liam Payne)

♡ Where were you when we were getting high (Zayn/Liam/Louis, 4.8k, E, Zayn and Liam surprise Louis on tour and they’re all in a poly relationship)

♡ It ends with you and me (Louis/Harry and Zayn/Liam, 11k, T, AU where Louis is a recent graduate who just got a job in a bank in Manchester and has a terrible sense of direction and Harry’s a homeless kid who knows Manchester like the back of his hand. Zayn is Harry’s best friend, Liam is Louis’ workmate and Niall’s a busker) 

♡ My shadow’s dancing without you (Niall/Zayn, 2.3k, M, Song fic for Niall’s ‘Too much to ask’. Niall and Zayn had a fwb thing going, Niall fell in love and Zayn left. He’s waiting for him to come back)

♡ Sweet, wonderful you (Zayn/Liam, background Louis/Harry, 11k, E,  AU where Zayn’s an ex-world-famous model recovering from an eating disorder. Liam’s a celebrity personal trainer. Their mutual friend Niall, a pop star trying to make a comeback after a public breakdown, introduces them to each other. Also Harry is Zayn’s ex-rival turned best friend and a model who also stars in movies and Louis is his premiere footballer fiancé)

♡ Two of a kind, we’ll find a way (Liam + Niall friendship, 2.5k, Timestamp/Prequel to SWO. Liam likes getting beaten up, Niall’s an ex child star with addiction problems. They meet in a bar)

♡ All I know (Zayn/Liam, background Louis/Harry, 3.4k, 5 times Zayn and Liam kiss)

♡ The way you do (Zayn/Liam, background Louis/Harry, 12k, E,  Two years after a big argument, after Liam and Zayn decided to never speak to each other again, Zayn calls Liam and asks to meet up)

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