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Louis performing at ZOA City photographed by Cal

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Louis up on the barricade at ZOA City - 11.07

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The crowd at ZOA City - 11.07

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I'm coming to you with a concern. I may be letting others and their opinions influence my own but here goes. So when Louis liked the Larry reel I got caught up in all the excitement. But I think we can all agree that after Louis' behavior over the last couple of years, the like really seemed to come out of left field. Since about 2022, Louis has been making a concerted effort to drive Larries away, or at least quieten us down substantially. It has felt different from the times in the past, where there would be a denial, but it would be quickly followed up by something obviously Larry. That's why the like seemed very strange to me. Anyway, my worry is that with a new album in the works, Louis realized or was advised that he needs to curry some good will with larries and either him or his team liked the reel for that reason. To create excitement and engagement again. This on its own is not that bad. But my main concern is if Harry and Louis are broken up and Louis essentially Larrybaited and continues to sing 7, knowing full well how people take it and is stringing fans along, knowing there's no relationship anymore. I would be so disappointed to find out he'd be okay with doing something like that for some extra ticket/cd sales, but at this point, I don't know that he wouldn't.

Hi nonnie, it’s totally okay to feel this way. I’ve had some of the same thoughts, but personally, I just don’t believe Louis would use someone who was such a big part of his life like that, even indirectly. If anything, he’s always been incredibly protective of Harry. The way he’s reacted to Larries in recent years has felt less like denial and more like he’s drawing a boundary. Like he’s pushing us out of something private we were once invited into.

I also feel like both Louis and Harry have worked so hard to shape their public images, that queerness can be suggested, but never in a way that outs them or crosses a line. Everything’s so carefully curated and I respect that. Many fans actually do, but… I do think the fandom has changed. There’s been a rise in really intense over-analysis and this almost obsessive scavenger-hunt mentality where everything is about “freeing” them. That’s shaped a lot of the newer side of the fandom and it feels like we’ve gone from “let’s quietly support something beautiful we believe in” to “I know a secret and I’m going to shout it everywhere and I’m going to fight people online over it”, even if it puts them in uncomfortable situations. I’ve often felt like… maybe we are too much, and I totally understand why they’d want space from that. Okay, I am kinda going off grid here so…

As for the like, I won’t lie, it gave me a little bit of 2015-style recklessness. I don’t fully know what it means. But with both of them at Glastonbury, heavily stunting… it felt weirdly intentional and coordinated, like there was a shared decision. And if it was planned, it didn’t feel like one person using their ex trying to stir things up alone, it felt mutual. Not like Louis being a petty ex trying to reanimate a part of a fanbase that will remind him of a possibly terribly painful end of a relationship. Like always, we’ll probably only understand what that was about in hindsight. 🧐

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Louis up on the barricade at ZOA City photographed by Lewis Evans

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Apricale, Italy (by Gilles)

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Pouty Louis down barricade at ZOA City - 11.07

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Louis on stage at ZOA City photographed by Deniza

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Louis getting up on the barricade at ZOA City - 11.07

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We made it… ft. the crowd and their fan project with flags 🏳️‍🌈🫶🏼

Zoa City Festival Switzerland. (11 July 2025)

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Zoa City Festival Switzerland. (11 July 2025)

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Louis down by the barricade.

Zoa City Festival Switzerland. (11 July 2025)

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Louis having a drink on stage.

Zoa City Festival Switzerland. (11 July 2025)

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"This one’s for everyone who’s complaining about too many one direction songs on the set" - 11.07

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Louis on stage at ZOA City - 11.07