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Louis talking about a new song called "Palaces" and the inspiration behind Lemonade - 01.10
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Hi. I don’t usually say much about things like this, but lately everything has been so loud. I’ve been watching it unfold for a while now and I guess I just wanted to share a few thoughts. I’m not sure if this is the right place for it, but maybe it’ll reach someone who needed to hear it. Either way, this is just my perspective on it all.
I've worked in media and PR long enough to recognize a manufactured narrative when I see one and lately, the way Louis Tomlinson is being positioned in the public eye has all the markings of classic image management. For someone whose identity as an artist has always centered around emotional sincerity, subtlety and an unspoken bond with his fanbase, the recent shift in media portrayal feels jarring. If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know what I’m talking about: the sudden, almost aggressively visible "relationship" rollout, the tabloid-heavy coverage, the shift in headlines from music to gossip. It’s not just a matter of bad timing — it’s a deliberate recalibration of brand identity.
Zara McDermott, the woman now repeatedly placed at the center of Louis’ public image, is not a new name to the UK media ecosystem. She’s built her platform on visibility, not artistry — which, again, isn’t inherently a flaw. There’s a difference, however, between calculated self-promotion and alignment with values that actively contradict those of the audience you’re being marketed to. A quick look at her track record reveals statements and behaviors that lean politically conservative, socially tone-deaf and, at times, openly exclusionary. That in itself creates a tension when she’s placed next to an artist whose entire legacy has been built on the opposite: openness, softness, subtext, resistance, chosen family and a deeply loyal fanbase. The dissonance is impossible to ignore, not because of the relationship itself, but because of what this entire media narrative seems to be trying so hard to say.
In PR, when you want to reframe an artist for a broader market, you simplify. You reduce complexity. You craft a version of them that is easier to sell, easier to explain. “Popstar. Pretty girlfriend. Public appearances. Paparazzi moments.” It’s a formula, one that’s been used a thousand times. Right now, the goal isn’t authenticity; it’s reach. Engagement. Visibility. McDermott’s team gains exposure. Louis’ team gains control over a narrative they think will boost streams, generate SEO activity and satisfy industry benchmarks ahead of his next album. That doesn’t make it personal. It makes it strategy. And that’s exactly why it feels so deeply impersonal to the people who actually know his work.
Because here’s the thing: Louis Tomlinson didn’t build his fanbase through spectacle. He built it quietly, through music that whispered instead of screamed, through lyrics that offered shelter rather than dominance. His fans have always been a reflection of that emotional space: complex, diverse, sensitive, intelligent. They found home in him, not because he made declarations, but because he made space. He became a constant in lives full of uncertainty. And that’s not the kind of connection that’s built overnight. It’s earned. Which is why the current marketing push feels, to so many, like a betrayal of that space. Not necessarily by Louis himself — many still believe, quite reasonably, that this is happening around him rather than through him — but by the machinery that now speaks louder than he does. Fans are unfollowing. They’re disengaging. Not because they don’t care, but because they do and because what’s unfolding in front of them feels like a rejection of everything they thought this connection was. It’s not about shipping. It’s not about who he’s allowed to date. It’s about the erosion of trust between artist and audience when the narrative suddenly stops sounding like his voice.
Still, there are signs that the story being told isn’t the full picture. Social media behavior that doesn’t align with the official narrative. Likes, unlikes, timing that feels more symbolic than accidental. These moments, as small as they are, matter. Because they suggest there is still someone behind the curtain trying to say: “I know. I see what this looks like. I’m still here.” Whether that’s real or simply wishful projection is anyone’s guess. But when everything else feels manufactured, those little cracks in the façade start to carry weight.
And so, attention turns, as it always does with Louis, back to the music. Because no matter how loud the noise gets, his art has always been his most honest language. I believe his next album will speak to everything he’s not saying publicly. Not with tabloid-friendly metaphors, but with emotion. With restraint. With the ache of someone who understands what it means to lose control of your own story. I wouldn’t be surprised if we hear themes of displacement, fractured identity, detachment and memory, not as grand statements, but as quiet truths tucked inside melody. That’s where Louis has always hidden his sharpest insights. That’s where he’s most himself.
That said, we need to be clear about what’s happening here. What’s currently unfolding is not just an attempt to generate press, it’s a calculated move to reinforce a heteronormative, palatable version of Louis Tomlinson that fits mainstream expectations. It’s an image designed to erase ambiguity, erase queerness, erase the very nuance that made his story matter to so many. And while we can never know the full truth of his private life, nor should we assume to, we can recognize patterns, tone and intention. His silences. His lyrics. His choices, when he’s able to make them. Those speak volumes.
It is not "drama" to name the dissonance between who Louis has shown himself to be and the version of him being marketed now. It’s not hateful to say: “This doesn’t feel like him.” And it’s not unjustified for fans to walk away when they feel gaslit by an industry that demands silence, compliance and consumption above all else.
But let’s also be clear: none of this justifies harassment, hate, or cruelty — not toward Louis, not toward McDermott, not toward fellow fans. Accountability isn’t the same as attack. You don’t need to condone this rollout to still treat people with decency. But you are allowed to be frustrated. You are allowed to question what’s being done to someone you once saw yourself in. And you are allowed to expect better, from the industry, from the team, from the people who promised something real.
What’s happening here isn’t about love. It’s about image control.
And if it feels fake to you, it’s because it probably is.
So don’t doubt your instinct. Don’t lose your voice.
And when the noise becomes too loud, listen for the music.
That’s where the truth always lives.
Hi Love,
Thank you- This is beautifully put!
If I ask nicely who will rb this telling me what is the last song u listened to 🥺
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This might come off as sort of cynical, but honestly, the boys' actions in the last few months have really proven their characters to me. I think I always knew they were genuine, but it's only become clearer to me. As absolutely vile as it is to think about, anybody with marketing sense is probably urging them to release new music or projects right now, to capitalize off the recent "interest" in the band and in their careers, and it's not lost on me how none of them have really taken advantage of that.
Zayn, whose tour had already been scheduled and sold out before Liam's death, did everything he could to leave room for grief, pushing back BOTH his UK and American tours (which must have been a massive hassle when you have so many contracts with venues involved). Otherwise, they've each taken time to heal, work on their art, and simply exist, all while the spotlight is very firmly fixed on them. They could have used this to their advantage, and they have done practically the opposite.
Zayn, leaving room for Liam's memory at every show of his tour, singing a song Liam used to sing, using a red microphone, dedicating one of his singles to him and playing it only during his tribute, speaking about him during the show in his hometown and making slight changes to represent him, allowing a space for the people who loved him to grieve, taking away the spotlight from himself. There's something very selfless about ending every show with a tribute and no encore. He literally left his audience with a memory of somebody else because that was more important to him than them leaving with a lasting impression of himself.
Louis speaking up for him boldly, taking time to remember him and to appreciate the effort of others remembering him, doing a show that benefitted small venues, playing in a soccer match that benefitted children around the world (a soccer match that Liam himself had played in only a few years prior). Living his life in honor of somebody he's made his love for very clear. Reconciling with Zayn, something Liam would have absolutely wished for them.
Niall staying out of sight for a while. Clearly doing his best to keep the attention off himself. When he finally did come back into the spotlight, it was unrelated to his music career, and clearly allowed him to find peace and fulfillment in something else for the time being. And even this was probably a commitment for him that he couldn't really avoid. He's part of a golf management company, he had to come out and support the people he made those commitments to. When the heartbreak weather anniversary came around, he simply rereleased some music and thanked everybody for their love, which frankly was a little bit of joy I (and many other fans) needed.
And then there's Harry. Harry, who so many had been speculating would announce or release new music just around the time Liam passed. Harry completely withdrew for months. For a while, it seemed he was rarely out in public, and refusing photos when he was. And every time he was spotted, he always seemed to carry a heaviness with him. No projects, no new music, no announcements. Just him living and grieving. And Harry, the "biggest" of them all, leaving his post about Liam, a photo of just him, as the top post on his Instagram account for over half a year now. A reminder to anybody who looks that this is who matters right now, that this is who we should be thinking of.
I think their relative silence in this time has been more powerful than we've given them credit for. Some other artists would have capitalized off of this. None of them have. In fact, I'd wager they've put projects on hold, stunting their careers temporarily to ensure that what's important is remembered.
These are men who loved their band and their bandmate. They will not let him be forgotten, that much I am sure.
Babygate Timeline
Not going to lie this timeline with date and stuff actually confused me...which is telling 😂 so i’m sorry if i get some things wrong. (I’m going based off what was reported) also it helps people out who weren’t here at the time or has forgotten.
On March 7th 2015 Louis and Eleanor ‘split’ due to Louis constantly being away and they don’t have time for eachother which after 4 years she would be used to.
Articles from The Sun posted that Louis ‘kissed’ a ‘mystery girl’ in a pool on March 14th 2015 at 6:30am and were kissing on and off for 15 minutes and he thought it was Eleanor until she turned around, they said Louis and Eleanor had split 2 weeks prior, 7-14th that was 1 week. Love how hard they were selling the story with specific times, also who paps someone in an inside pool. Also, what was Louis doing swimming at 6:30am.
22nd March 2015, articles confirm that Louis and Eleanor had split, they said it was following the pictures of Louis ‘kissing’ the ‘mystery’ girl, so cheating, but by this point they would have been split for 2 weeks and 2 days (16 days) before the woman. The same day Harry sang ‘I will suvive’ at the concert he was so happy, Louis didn’t seem miserable either.
5th May 2015, Briana and Louis were seen for the first time, she was an unknown LA stylist, to point out she was the main focus with the paps
11th May 2015, we assume from this, the last night of the papped club walks, was when they ‘slept together’ this was the same night that Briana tried to ‘cosy up’ to Louis after noticing the cameras but he pushed her to the side, the paps were heard saying “this one is for the sun”
12th May 2015, a fan account was made for Briana with her full name and where she lived and her job, nobody knew who she was let alone know she was going to be significant. Nobody sets up a fan account for someone that they would just assume was ‘hanging out’ with Louis or never see again.
27th June 2015, Louis and a ‘Mystery Brunette’ (Tamara Bell) were seen at Glastonbury, holding hands. Funny thing is she is Harry’s childhood friend and would also be friends with Louis, when we picked up on it, the whole situation and Tamara disappeared and Louis wasn’t seen with her again (PR)
14th July 2015, The Sun published the pap photo that was “for The Sun” with the headline ‘One Conception’ Louis and Briana have never spoke about this at the time. Briana isn’t a celebrity they could of kept all this secret like many celebrities are capable of doing. At this point, they say she is 11 weeks pregnant but that would mean that she got pregnant on the 28th April.
When they ‘slept together’ and when they said she was 11 weeks she would of actually have been 9 weeks.
16th July 2016, After The Sun drops the news, Louis throws a doll off stage and shouts “it’s not real” which many claim was foreshadow because he had no reason to randomly say it wasn’t real, it is a doll we can tell the doll isn’t real. Unless he was hinting at something.
4th August 2015, One Direction was on Good Morning America where Louis confirmed the rumors and said he was ‘excited’ about it. All the boys were quiet and awkward, the interviewers delibrately picked on Harry and asked him if he was okay because he was quiet lol, just before the interview there was pictures of Louis crying and Lottie and Lou Teasdale were seen wiping under his eyes with a tissue and re-applying makeup. There were also pictures of Harry touching Louis’ knee almost like it was for ‘comfort’ and more pictures of Louis seemingly stroking Harry’s cheek which if anything proves that their friendship/relationship hasn’t been affected at all.
August, Briana was seen 3 months pregnant but there wasn’t a bump insight, then later the same month she posted with a bump forgetting she had already got papped.
What i will say is i’m not sure where all of these fit in so i am going to mention it here but i am sure sometime after the article dropped a fan had DM’d Briana and asked about the rumors to which she denied and said she wasn’t pregnant or at least she didn’t think so, after 11 weeks she would know, Especially since the press seemed to know before her. She also had it in her head that she was going to marry Louis, her family created (BrianaTomlinson.com, BabyTomlinson.com etc). It was also reported that Briana was a ‘close friend’ of Louis.
September, she attended a 1D concert and she had a bigger bump.
RBB and SBB (plus Freddie Reign’s name foreshadow)
In 2014, a Rainbow Bear was thrown on stage at a 1D concert. It was kept and it later showed up with electrical tape on him, making it a bondage bear. Josh Devine, the band’s drummer took a selfie with it and was capture around the stage, the bear even got it’s own twitter and it’s twitter handle @bondagebear.1d literally advertised on a sign at the concert telling people to follow it.
The posts were just pictures of the bear partying but then it made a reference to Judy Garland who was a gay icon, (talking about watching a Judy Garland film). She was famous in the 50’s and 60’s as a Gay actress, if you were to say that you were a friend of Judy or a friend of Dorothy (the role that she played in Wizard of Oz) it would be code for being gay.
A few days later the account got suspended and the bears weren’t seen again for the rest of the tour, (people say that management might have discovered it)
In 2015, during the band’s last tour the bears make a reappearance but was this time wearing cute outfits, people thought Josh was behind it due to the fact he was feature with the bears before. Then pictures were posted of the bears dressed up as Freddie Mercury.
The next day, another bear appeared, this one was smaller and given the name Sugar Baby Bear (SBB) and the big one was named Rainbow Bonage Bear (RBB)
RBB is then caught reading a book, it is called ‘all you can get is me’ this book uncovers k.d’s deep emotions, it talks about commitment, animal rights which threatened to ruin her career and coming to terms with her sexuality which made her a poster girl for the gay and lesbian community. The boys never acknowledged the bears but they were right in front of them at every concert.
Then there was this picture:
This picture is what made people associate the bears to ‘Larry’, SBB (the small bear) has some Mcdonalds fries while RBB (the bigger bear) has an ice cream, well the day before, Louis was papped at mcdonalds and Harry was papped getting some ice cream. This picture was taken a few days after Louis ‘acknowledged’ the baby for the first time, notice how there is a baby bottle featured in the photo.
The bears them start referencing Judy Garland again, RBB was seen with Blue and Green stickers on it’s boots, they have always been Harry and Louis colours, it’s the ‘larry’ colours.
On the 24th September 2015 bears are dressed up in wedding outfits (brides dress) with a photo of Larry Grayson and it is signed ‘Love Larry’ once the boys came on stage the picture was removed, well, the 28th September is the famous wedding rumors.
October 10th 2015, the bears got a new twitter account with the handle @ rbbsbbofficial, Josh Devine is the first to follow the account but later denies any involvement by this point he is the first person to talk about the bears. Someone then starts taking pictures of the bears in ‘behind the scene’ areas, RBB is stood next to a wall.
October 20th 2015, there is a countdown and the bears then stop coming to the shows.
October 22nd 2015, the boys cancel there first ever show, half an hour after they were suppose to be on stage, it was said that Liam was sick but it was doubted as all the boys had performed while sick before, (broken knee, pucking backstage etc) that same night the music video for perfect is dropped at 2am out of nowhere. Louis then tweets and most likely leaked a song called ‘Home’ which didn’t make it to the last album, the song is widely associated in the fandom as a ‘Larry’ song, as it seems to be about someone discovering their sexuality (“so many nights i thought it over, told myself i kind of liked her but there was something missing in her eyes”) and finding someone who understands you (“still high with a little feeling i see the smile as it starts to creep in it was there i saw it in your eyes”)
October 25th 2015, after the countdown ended, a sign was posted which said ‘Danger, bears are coming out of hibernation’ then that same night the bears were wearing football uniform that both Harry and Louis have openly supported, the bears literally had their own security guards and some very intense green and blue lights were focused on them.
The night after RBB had a photo taken with one of Harry’s childhood friends the FBI’s figured out where the bar was that they were at, Sunset boulevard in Newcastle it was a gay bar. Louis was then seen at a gay bar across the road at a gay district in Newcastle, he made sure everyone knew where he was that night and that is something Louis wouldn’t normally do.
The day after the bears tweeted that they were outside the Newcastle football stadium, this picture is then tweeted in B&W signed and initialed just like what Harry does with his IG, ‘Being fabulous, all day everyday makes me exhausted’ RBB 28/10/15 then during the show there is a certificate for the bears that said “To RBB ‘for being fabulous’ from: SBB 29/10/15 it also looked similar to Harry’s handwriting.
The bears would the appear on twitter every few day and there location would change depending on where the boys were.
On December 3rd, one month before the baby is born and by this time Briana’s cousin Ashley has already DM’d a bunch of Briana stan accounts and asked them to post stolen pregnacy photos and say that they are Briana. RBB appears on stage with a microphone dressed as Freddie Mercury, and the picture is old from the last time in 2014. At this point everyone is confused, 1D were scheduled to perform on James Corden’s carpool karaoke so people thought they were going to perform a Queen song.
A few hours later Josh said in an interview that neither him nor the boy have anything to do with the bears and that it’s fun and the fans read into it to much (if that is the case then why is it all so secret and why can’t they tell us who is really behind the bears)
The day before, for the first time the boys were asked about the bears, they all immediatly stopped what they were doing and became silent, they did all brefly glance at Louis and well i think Niall got whiplash with how quickly he turned his head towards Louis, Harry said that he believes the crew kept it and now it is taped to a scaffolding. Harry kept saying he ‘believes so’. Liam said that he didn’t even know the bears existed but with how obvious the bears were on stage, i doubt that very much.
December 8th 2015, the bears twitter location had changed to Home, soon to return. Harry left LA and arrived in London which then had the location change immediatly and Louis was still in LA, but as soon as Louis got home he tweeted 🏠 emoji. Harry was home, Louis was ‘soon to return’ home and when he is home he tweets a home emoji which was the same emoji used in his tweet about the song ‘home’ which is associated with HL and Louis never tweets about where he is coming and going place, (you can’t make this up).
The next day the location had changed to ‘London’ and we caught Louis’ reflection in the glasses of RBB so since then the bears glasses have been blurred, when fans realised the picture was then taken down.
December 12, there was another mention of Judy Garland, everyone thought by this point that Judy Garland was probably just the bears go to icon, until they looked at some of her songs: “i’m just wild about Harry” and “skip to my lou-”
December 18th 2015, the bears tweeted a photo of them putting a CD into the DVD player. In the top left corner of the photo there is a book by Bette Davis with a library sticker on it that says HCPL (Holmes Chapel Public Library) Harry’s home town. The book is all about Media Manipulation.
The was a picture for christmas of the bears, a christmas card made an appearance where some handwriting on it looks simular to Louis. During this time Briana posted a photo of her baby bump, 2 days later a family member posts a picture from the same day and her belly is completely flat, not a belly in sight, you could even see her arms on the other side when she was sat down which if she had an 8 month pregnacy belly and she was sat down from the side you wouldn’t be able to see her arm on the other side but you could, absolutly flat.
RBB then changed their icon to George Michael in a jacket he wore in 90’s freedom from his album ‘faith’. By now, we should know who George Michael is but if not then he was a singer forced to hide his sexuality most of his life and sued his label SONY due to a contract is said was slavery. Then a photo of RBB was taken outside a pub, with a huge sign behind him saying ‘Freedom’ it was taken at bears house inn, which was 5 minutes away from holmes chapel.
January 21st 2016, Louis ‘son’ is born, Freddie Reign, (Freddie as in Mercury and Reign as in Reign to the throne - Queen) someone DM’d Briana asking when the baby was born and she said 20th January, Louis then tweeted on the 23rd that his son was born ‘yesterday’ meaning the 22nd. The photo that Briana and Austin had of the baby look different to the picture that Ruth Clark (Brett’s mum) posted with the baby one of the babies was tinier. Briana’s nail polish changed colour over night and they stole birthing photos from a mommy blog, there was picture of Brett sneaking around (why sneaking?) with two bouquet of flowers, if this child was acually through IVF and is Brett and Tammi’s (he is) then the two bouquet of flowers could be for, the surrogate and Tammi. Brett and Tammi where having a hug looking super happy, could be that they had become grandparents so they were hugging or it could be that they are the parents, Tammi was the one in sweats while Briana was in make up, ripped jeans and carrying the carrier, (why was she dressed so nice after ‘having a baby’ did she know the cameras were there?)
February 1st 2016 all the boys officially left modest and it is Harry’s 22nd birthday, later the bears tweeted a picture of them with a chocolate cake an the number 22 candles, then they were shown with the cake all over them (like they had eaten it) this was the first time RBB was seen without his glasses (not counting 2014) and the first time SBB wasn’t tide to string. The smashing of the cake could also be a reference to 2011 at the G.A.Y club when Louis had a cake smashed all over him.
Also the bears are now dirty so they would have to be washed, which goes back to 2014 ‘laundry day’ the same year Harry tweeted about it all ‘coming out in the wash’ which is probably what it was referenced.
3rd/4th February 2016, Louis said he doesn’t need to take a paternity test because he believed her (she did say that she slept with someone else around the same time)
February 2016, didn’t seek in custody battle, made arrangements between them
12th February 2016 the bears account was deleted.
Freddie was papped 4 times in his first week of life, walking out of hospital, doctors, the beach everywhere.
4th April 2016, Louis was papped in LA with his mum, stepdad, Freddie, Danielle, his grandad, Ernest and Doris. The twins has there faces blurred but Freddie didn’t.
Throughout the year, they exchanged the kid in a PRIVATE parking lot where they were PAPPED, Briana’s mum Tammi and Stepdad Brett were also at some of these exchanges.
New year/Jan 2017, Louis and Danielle split
Louis and Eleanor get back together
Louis is papped on exchanges at parking lots again
Last public interation, Brett hugs Oli and they hand Freddie over
Louis sells his LA house
Someone asked one of Louis’ twin sisters how old Freddie is on a live and she said 2 in February (his birthday is January)
Briefly speaks about him during interview for his music in 2018, they ask him what his first words are and he starts by saying “i know he isn’t a dog but...” then he says it was a mix between ‘mummy and daddy’.
On the Xfactor 2018, Simon mentions children and Louis makes an excuse to leave. Louis says “all my friends are getting married and having children and i’m here like what do i do” (in other words he has totally forgot he has a child)
2019
They ask Louis what Freddie went as for halloween last year, he said a pumpkin. No he didn’t he went as a pumpkin when he was one, in 2018 he went as a pirate. They told Louis that Freddie looked like him, Louis said he did when he was a baby (all baby’s look the same) but Freddie doesn’t look like him so much now (his words)
On Freddie’s birthday, Louis was seen in Copenhagan, when asked about this birthday in an interview they asked him about the cake and Louis said he got him a big one (he wasn’t there)
One week before, Father’s day, Joe Jungwirth (Briana’s dad) said that Louis never sees Freddie and he is a ‘deadbeat’ father who starved Briana of money and it was Briana who raised him for the past 4 years (in other words Louis isn’t that childs father) he also said Freddie’s first word was ‘Dada’ (Louis said it was ‘mummy’ and ‘ daddy’) She followed Louis on IG but he didn’t follow Briana back.
Father’s day, Briana mentions it for the first time ever and posts a photoshopped picture the day of the birth, (it is now archived) Louis never said anything, he hasn’t since 2017. Freddie was with the Clarks that day because of a picture posted and Louis might have been in doncaster that day due to a voice that sounded like him in Calvin’s IG.
He hasn’t spoken or mentioned Freddie since Jan/Feb 2020
Things to remember:
Freddie has called Tammi and Brett ‘Mommy’ and ‘daddy’
Family friends have said that Freddie is Brett’s ‘mini me’ and Austin’s twin
Freddie and Austin have been called ‘brothers’ numerous times
Freddie had been photographed and papped for the past 4 years
Louis can’t get facts right about Freddie
Louis has not proper memories of Freddie after 2017
Harry banned Briana and Ashley from his show (why would he do that?)
Louis has NEVER spoken about Briana or her family ever.
Briana has recently unfollowed Louis (and archived that photo)
Brett’s grandma responded to a comment about Louis being gay saying “so? Why does it matter”
Louis’ sister always used very old photos of Freddie the only ‘new’ ones are for Tammi and Briana’s account.
Louis doesn’t follow Briana on IG where pictures are of his kid but recently followed Harry who he “isn’t friends with anymore” because we “ruined” their friendship.
During the bears, they had a phone during a concert with a number on it, fans were texting the bears and they had messages come up on the phone such as ‘larry is real x’
Everything comes back to Harry, Louis was seen holding hands with Harry’s friend, the interviewer aske Harry if he was ok after the baby confirmation, Harry banned B and A from his concert, Louis mentioned about Manchester being the inspiration for “We Made It” because of his girlfriend, Liam said Manchester is Harry’s hometown. Also...
Who did Louis share a single bed with...
This month brought so many wonderful new fics! I've not read half as much as I wanted to but these are the ones I enjoyed in April 2025. You can find my other fic recs here. Happy reading! <3
🐇 Roll Like Thunder by croisblue / @forwhatiam [M, 9k, sexual surrogacy]
When quadriplegic Louis Tomlinson's therapist recommends he see a surrogate partner, he panics, thinking this is yet another way he's being belittled for his disability. When said surrogate partner turns out to be Harry Styles, a nearly inhumanly beautiful man who's gone back to school for a certificate in Disability Studies, Louis finds he doesn't mind so much.
🐇 Oblivious Hearts by FelintoGirl / @felinto-girl [GA, 5k, university au]
Attempt number seventy three was pasta night.
Louis almost had a breakdown while trying to cook sauce from scratch, but Harry licked his thumb clean and smiled like Louis had handed him the moon. Louis had to leave the room and scream silently into a pillow.
But still… just friends.
🐇 Set the Scene by @mandylynn4 [E, 11k, queer awakening]
Louis Tomlinson is ready to write his next bestselling book - a rockstar rom-com called Stage Dive, but his agent thinks it would be better with queer characters. With no knowledge of how gay sex works and petrified at the porn he'd tried to watch, he enlists the help of his friend's boyfriend and roommate as figure models. As Zayn and Harry act out spicier scenes for him to reference in his story, he soon starts finding himself thinking about how it would feel to be the one touching Harry instead. Enter gay panic...
🐇 The Referral by @disgruntledkittenface [E, 5k, established relationship, threesome]
Louis has noticed that since he turned fifty, his sex drive has started to slow down. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for his younger boyfriend Harry. A problem solver by nature, Louis wants to do something special for Harry, to show him how much he appreciates him even after ten years together. When he suggests getting a referral for a sex worker to give Harry what he hasn’t been lately, it doesn’t take long for Harry to agree.
And then they meet Tom.
🐇 Running Through The Garden by juniperlightning / @juniperlightningwrites [E, 11k, strangers to lovers]
Based on the prompt:
Character A buys a house with a big garden to have the opportunity to relax while gardening. Turns out character B is a loud, football loving person, who loves to play in his garden. When the ball ends up on the wrong side of the fence more than once, there is not only irritation between the neighbours.
* podfics available *
🐇 In Dreams by dolce_piccante [M, 23k, neighbors au]
🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic
When Harry moves to a new city, his new flat come with a number of sweet, anonymous gifts and surprises that brighten his days. Could it be a friendly ghost? Another friendly presence in his new building is his tattooed neighbor, Louis, who seems determined to put a smile back on his face.
🐇 Torn On The Platform by Conscious_ramblings [M, 27k, tube au]
🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic
AU where harry and louis are strangers but they always get the same train to work in the morning and one day harry falls asleep on louis' shoulder. louis wants to be annoyed because harry just broke at least seven rules of tube conduct but he looks so soft and peaceful that he just lets him sleep and wakes him ever so carefully when it’s his stop. it happens again and again until it becomes a regular thing where louis will let harry snooze and then gently nudge him awake, hand him the cup of coffee he took from him so it wouldn't slip and spill everywhere and send him off with a “have fun at work, love” and after the tenth time harry isn't even embarrassed any more.
🐇 Thought The Song Was Sung by @100percentsassy [E, 12k, famous/non-famous]
🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic
AU, Louis never auditioned for the X-Factor. Years later, Harry's just another gay ex-boybander who lives alone with his cat... until Niall decides to take matters into his own hands and set up a profile for Harry on a dating website.
🐇 leave it to the breeze by @hattalove [E, 81k, reality tv]
🎧 podfic read by frecklebombfic
A great british bake off au in which louis cares about winning and winning only, harry is made of sunshine and rainbow sprinkles, and niall sticks his nose into other people's business. also featuring liam as louis's best friend-slash-concerned mother, and zayn as a macaron connoisseur.
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Hi Gina! Hope you’re doing well, I saw all the Harry in Berlin discourse and wanted to share some things told by my good friend who lives there. I’ll try to keep it vague for both their sakes.
So Harry seems to really enjoy living in Berlin (and he’s practically living between there and London) for one simple reason: he’s being treated as a regular person. People in his neighbourhood see him pretty much daily and barely pay attention. Less than 10% of these interactions are recorded or told online (and usually by foreigners). This is so comforting, especially knowing how he was practically driven out of Italy (where I live) by stalkers. In Berlin he’s just doing his silly little side quests, playing tennis, copying people’s coffee orders (yes, that’s a real story), maybe occasionally going to the studio, but seemingly mostly chilling and spending time with his circle.
Speaking of that: yes, there is a brunette woman that he’s occasionally hanging out with. My friend didn’t personally see her, though, but her other friends did and said that there are zero romantic vibes and zero plausible stories, with her or any other woman or man for that matter (and those people aren’t larries like us, or even big fans). Also, it’s not the one in the fresh picture (well obviously, that’s likely just a bystander, plus I don’t even think that it’s indeed a fresh picture, I swear that I’ve seen it a while ago), or maybe even in any of the circulating pictures. And it’s not any of the people that he was hanging out with in Italy.
This goes to show the simple truth that het harries can’t comprehend: the man has plenty of friends/colleagues/acquaintances that he spends time with - until they start to run their mouth. I’ve heard from this and other parts of the grapevine that Harry dropped contact with the Italian journalist and maybe other people from that circle, likely because of their attention-seeking attempts. To me, this is another evidence of how he values his privacy - and that if someone is allowed to be seen with him or to speak about him without consequence (like James Corden), it’s for a specific reason.
All of this brings me back to my first point: Harry is taking the chance to live like a regular person, interact with other regular people, do regular life stuff. And I absolutely love that for him.
I wish I could pin this to the top of my blog. I’m so happy to hear this. I really hope fans don’t ruin it for him.
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: ¨·.·¨ : ` ·. if you’re reading this i hope April is gentle to you. i hope your days are stress free, easier , happier & worth living. be kind to yourself. things will work out amazing for you. sending love, please accept
reblog if you wear glasses. too many mutuals don't know they have glasses wearers in their midsts
it really is crazy how quickly people were willing to just let chatgpt do everything for them. i have never even tried it. brother i don't even know if it's just a website you go to or what. i do not know where chatgpt actually lives, because i can decide my own grocery list.
i wisely turned off the notes on this when it was at 700 but oh my god stop telling me what you "just" use it for in the notes shut the fuck up shut the fuck up I AM NOT A CATHOLIC PRIEST, I DO NOT ABSOLVE YOU. WRITE YOUR OWN EMAILS.