should we just keep driving

[stylesin]

[twopoppies]

😕😕😕

https://x.com/hlupdates_2/status/2079397747803713868?s=46&t=KM1Y22XQBNGo6oNfvMQrQQ

I hate the thought that he’s that worn out. The lyrics of this song are painful without even thinking more deeply, but when you look at them in the context of closeting it hurts even more.

x

He’s used a number of songs from this album, In Rainbows, IIRC.

[twopoppies]

I actually totally agree with you @alarrylarrie

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

Harry’s show tonight, 21 July 2026, in São Paulo has been cancelled

(source — thank you Gina @twopoppies 💕)

from personal experience that is a typical wording you use when the show is cancelled over ticket sales that have not met expectations and you don’t want to make a loss, but you also don’t want to be transparent about that. MANY tour promoters (and especially Live Nation!) do that.

i personally do not think Harry is sick, but we will see on Friday, 24 July 2026, a) how Harry is doing and b) see in videos how full the show is. in my update post about Harry’s tour ticket sales here you can see that all other shows of his tour are very well sold, if not sold out completely, but for the São Paulo shows I couldn’t really make an estimation, other than at least half of the sections (including the outer pit) not being sold out, yet. if H is coughing on Friday, please keep in mind that he has been coughing at ALL of his shows and has been using a spray for his throat during some shows. (i’ve seen it with my own eyes in Amsterdam.)

a supposed insider who says they work at the production, gave more insight, but as always I recommend taking it with a big grain of salt:

(source account - thank you Gina @twopoppies 💕)

edit:

(source)

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

21 July - Happy Oops! & Hi day 💙💚

Today marks the day where Harry has known Louis for half of his entire life 🥹

From this timeline post here.

21 July 2010 💙💚 They finally meet and talk to each other, in the X-Factor bathrooms. Louis takes the chance and gets Harry's first autograph and talks to him: “Even though I didn’t speak to them much I remembered Harry [...] well, because I saw them and thought, ‘You are definitely getting through.’ I had a photo taken with Harry because I knew he was going to be famous. I even gave him a hug and told him not to worry because I knew he’d be fine.” (Louis, Dare To Dream).

(Louis in his butterfly and bee shirt 🦋🐝🥹 coincidentally 2 tattoos Harry would later get)

The same day, 21 July 2010, this picture gets taken of them as a group (the name below was put there later)

When they took the picture, they hadn't been put into a band, yet. So this is their first real picture together at X-Factor. (Either their potential name had already been chosen that day or the tape that was later put on. That picture wasn't released until later on.)

[oops-hiii]

Starting from tomorrow Harry will have known Louis longer than he hasn't 💙💚😭

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

🥹💙💚 Amanda 😭 @alarrylarrie

[stylesnews]

Are You Listening Yet? live at the Together, Together Tour in São Paulo Night II (July 18th)

[stylesnews]

The Waiting Game live at the Together, Together Tour in São Paulo Night II (July 18th)

[stylesnews]

Coming Up Roses live at the Together, Together Tour in São Paulo Night I (July 17th)

[twopoppies]

https://x.com/aleestyles91/status/2078270719541035308?s=46

BLESS! bless bless bless bless bless

🩵💚🩵💚🩵💚

🤣🤣🤣 I love it so much.

x

[stylesnews]

Are You Listening Yet? live at the Together, Together Tour in São Paulo Night I (July 17th)

[lthsflorals]

📸| Harry drinking cocos 🥥(? in São Paulo 🇧🇷!! 14/07

[twopoppies]

Hi Gina! Wondering if you (from things you've heard) or someone else with industry experience can chime in with a bit of behind the scenes knowledge about tour life.

The Beaches just did a promo interview that I found interesting where they mentioned they saw Louis on Day 1 of them being on tour with him and haven't been able to talk to him since. https://www.instagram.com/p/DavPbulilQy/

As someone who isn't super in the know on how these things work I just find it fascinating and would love to better understand what tour life is really like. Before I joined the fandom, I naively assumed everyone hung out and it was just this big social thing backstage! All getting to know each other, eating their catered meals together, etc. But the more I follow Louis' tour this time around, I'm not getting that impression at all. I've also noticed every opener only posting one picture with Louis on their last night touring with him. So he obviously has some boundaries in place. We know he's filmed some backstage content with the band lads, which I assume they film between soundcheck and his show time but do we think he just keep to himself or his tight circle outside of the show these days?

I suppose the tl:dr of my curiosity can be summarized as: do artists and their opening acts really not interact all that much behind the scenes?

@hoovesandfloorpaws @louisisalarrie this is yet another question you can answer much better than I can!

Or anyone else?

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

hello dear anon, i’m on the go, so I unfortunately have to make this brief, but it depends on a lot of factors if the main and support acts hang out or not.

a big one is whether they share a dressing room and/or a tourbus or accomodation (hotels). you’d also think the smaller the production, the more the bands/artists hang out, but it really also depends on how social the people on the band are; how busy they are, etc.

i’ve been on tours with the support acts where the main act barely spoke to us at all. i’ve been on tours with main acts where the support acts and the main one became thick as thieves and remain friends to this day.

i’ve been on tour where artists started out as friends and ended the tour on no-speaking terms. or tours where there was no animosity, but the main act just was so busy and overworked, that they literally had no time and energy at all to even talk to their support acts outside of a hello and goodbye.

tours is where friendships can start (and they can also end…) or they don’t.

with a production of Louis’ size, the main act probably only sees the (1st and 2nd) support act in the catering area and maybe when you enter it leave the tour bus and on such occasions. louis’ schedule (time-wise) will differ quite a lot from the other bands’, but obviously he could make an effort to go and talk to them, or they could go watch his soundcheck or talk to him in the catering area — what you usually don’t do as a support act is go into the dressing room of the main act uninvited, that’s a huge no-no and safety/theft/etc. risk. it’s just etiquette in general as a support act to respect the space of the main artist and don’t ‘bother’ them at busy times, such as 10 mins before their show or during soundcheck or right after the show (of course not ALL support acts respect that etiquette, but they should) and wait for the main act to approach them first. it’s honestly a lot about mutual respect and reconising that the main artist is taking you under their wing. i mean the whole touring party of the support acts with that. you’re a guest in their ‘house’ and you should act accordingly.

as for Louis and The Beaches… a big factor: Louis is a world famous closeted man (practically) married to another world famous closeted gay person. that’s all i can say.

another factor is their different schedules. louis often has some promo to do during the day (for example those fan radio interviews) and his backstage get in and soundcheck times are different than those of the support act. often the main act eats while the support act soundchecks, so if the catering area is the only place where those 2 would hang out, you miss each other. IF louis eats in the catering area some artists either take their food into their dressing room or they pick from the menu and their PA (Oli lol) brings it to them to the dressing room. there’s a lot of main artists who don’t leave their dressing room at all aside from soundcheck and their performance. and not every day on tour is the same. some days you’ll feel more sociable than on other days. also as the main artist, louis has the luxury of ordering everyone out of the room if he wants to be alone. his team and band then have to find somewhere else to chill and they will potentially go talk to the support act. Louis doesn’t “have” to.

also Louis is very tight-knit with his travel crew, team, and liveband in general and he seems to really treasure the safe circle of his tour family. to me, it’s understandable that he keeps to himself and his circle most of the time. i’m not saying he definitely has trust issues, i don’t know him personally, but after everything he’s been through i’d understand if he’s very cautious with new people who -for work reasons- have to be where he exists as uninhibited and as much of his true (gay and practically married) self as he gets.

when you’re on tour, you are in your little bubble and a lot of the outer world completely disappears. crew becomes your family. and louis has had the almost same ‘family’ for years now! and louis values his privacy a LOT. the support acts are pleasant visitors, but at the end of the day, they are just that: outsiders.

-

i hope this helped to shed a bit of light. it’s definitely not as comprehensive as i wanted to be, but i hope it still makes sense it’s the middle of the night where i am and ive got a super busy next 6 weeks ahead of me 🥹💖

[hl-obsessed]

okay who's up babes

send me your fav fics with alpha louis

[hoovesandfloorpaws]

SO LET'S GOOOOO ヽ(‘ ∇‘ )ノ

🐺 Angels Fly by LilyBlue28  203k • not rated (slow burn, but has smut) my bookmark comment: "What an INCREDIBLE incredible incredible fic this was, wow wow wow WOW. i spent an entire week with it and every time i dipped back into the story, i was captivated from the first second. the fic stayed with me all day even when i wasn't reading and it's sent me through so, so many emotions. i want to KISS the author's brain." the worldbuilding and plot of this fic was like a legit film. i laughed, i cried, i cried a bit more, i was legit scared... it was abolutely incredible.

✨ that’s showbiz, baby! by eulogiseme / @eulogisemeao3 98k • explicit this fic is e v e r y t h i n g to me. i am not kidding when i say i think of it DAILY and it's been a re-read at least 3 times. i LOVE bodyguard AUs 😩💖 and this one is extra great, because H is so bratty and cute, but also so, so sweet. i love their dynamic and how gone Louis is for Harry. I love the entire idea that Louis has to pretend to be Harry's boyfriend and Harry is such a tease. The plot is so thrilling! Also, the sex scenes sent me to another plane 🥵🥵🥵 i can't even put it into words.... you have to read it for yourself. OOF.

🏡 Full of Terraced Dreams by InsightfulInsomniac / @insightfulinsomniac 47k • explicit my bookmark comment: "OH. MY. GOSH. - what. a. FIC! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I could NOT put it down - it was such an incredibly wonderful read, I'm in complete awe. This fic had EVERYTHING!!!"

🔥 Say Something by kingsofeverything / @kingsofeverything 106k • explicit "At fifty years old and recently divorced, Omega Harry Styles isn't interested in dating. When his doctor suggests a heat and rut matching service, he signs up out of necessity. It’s the only use he has for an Alpha in his life. Twenty-eight-year-old Alpha Louis Tomlinson aims to change that." oh my GOD, this fic was SOOOOOOO !!!!! *rolls around on the floor* 💕it has EVERYTHING i LOVE! older omega!Harry, fantastic communication, a dedicated and super doting and sweet alpha!Louis, and the rest I cannot mention bc I don't want to spoil anything. 🤭 I usually read fics without looking at the tags, and going in blind into this fic made it even better. But in any case, this is an amazing read and I LOVE this author in general, their fics are SO good. (◡‿◡✿)

💖 Don't Know What to Call This Feeling by larryftnoctrl / @the-larry-way (fic post with super cute art) 72k • explicit I am currently still reading it, but it's incredibly sweet and hot and if you love alpha!Louis who is also girl dad!Louis (like I do), then this is the perfect fic for you! 🥰 also Stuie's writing always hits right into my feelies 🥹

🤫 Hell or High Water by xunorthodox 25k • mature "Pretending to be an omega seems like a good idea to rogue alpha Louis, until it isn’t." hnffffff, this fic was SO fantastic. 😩💕 i LOVED the idea and the fic is such an amazing read. the suspense is d e l i c i o u s and the smut made my brain melt out of me ears. 🥵

🐕 Send Someone To Love Me by louislittletomlintum / @louislittletomlintum 58k • explicit aka. "the one where louis rescues a wolf and gets a lot more than he bargained for" oh my gosh, i LOVED this. so. much. 58k of pure GOODNESS. 💖 and i love love love this author in general!! :'))))

🪢 Unbonded by jacaranda_bloom / @jacaranda-bloom 25k • explicit Another author I looooove basically every fic from :') I read this fic in 2024, so my memory is a little bit hazy, but I just re-read the first chapter and I know that I definitely really loved this one! 💕

🚪 come on over, we've got something to share by jaerie / @jaerie 13k • explicit Jaerie is one of my all-time fave authors in general. Their works are all just AMAZING. And this one is their typical brand of cute, HOT, and even cuter and even hotter.

💦 Wait by the Light of the Moon by jaerie 5k • explicit aka: "Being a single parent of a newborn was not in Harry's plan. He can barely keep himself together doing everything on his own. He can't explain why he finds comfort in his neighbour next door, but apparently it's mutual." a very DELICIOUS little snacc 💫

👸🏻 to what happened in monaco! by boyfriendstages 19k • explicit aka. "A week in Monaco, a job Louis can’t walk away from, and the slow slide from irritation to something much filthier." oh this is another GREAT and fun read!! chefs kiss kiss kiss. 🙂‍↔️🔥 it has a LOT of horny, cheeky, bratty omega!Harry and exasperated, horny alpha!Louis 🤭

🌴 is this flying or falling by HoldingOnToChaos / @holdingontochaos 56k • explicit "the one where Harry and Louis both go on a trip to Tahiti and meet on the plane" gosh, this fic was so, so good!! I should've put it in my bookmarks right away, so I could give more details, but I saw the summary and know that I really enjoyed my read of this. also because I LOVE this author in general, so their fics are always fantastic 💕

[harryworldwide]

Harry’s full segment on Blue Peter (via blue peter) July 10, 2026

[twopoppies]

Apparently he wasn't in NY: https://x.com/teenagekicks937/status/2075619381426409969?s=20

This is so ridiculous. We got the first photo drop of Harry in that outfit on June 29. Then his residency ends and suddenly his team is pushing super hard to show he’s still in London by releasing more photos of him and Zoe. Why? He’s on a break. Why would he have four days of pap shoots?

Harries are perfectly happy to accept that that weird photo of H and Zoe holding hands looked photoshopped.

They’ll push back and point out how the paps are lying about the dates of the second set (ie: not from the 5th but from the 29th).

They’re willing to argue that the third sighting (a video where he’s in that same shirt and cap and has only changed his shirts and sneakers) is sus because the guy posting it said Harry has been there all week but suddenly he’s posting on the 7th (or whatever day it was) and being all excited about it. Why not post the first day? Why wait and see him every day and then finally post? Why not answer people asking if it was from “today?”

They’ll roll their eyes at Harry, yet again wearing the same fucking outfit, in a fourth set of photos at a cafe and laugh about how there’s no way he’s in London.

Until a larrie posts that he’s been seen in NY.

Then, suddenly, they believe he’s in London. 🙄 It’s like fucking clockwork. Just like they believed the source when they were sending gossip to a harrie. But the same source sending gossip to a larrie must be lying.

Maybe, just maybe, harries are actually wrong. They’re willing to say he’s not dating Zoe. They’ll point out all the lies and machinations behind the scenes to show how fake his relationship with her is. But they believe pap pictures placing him in London because they don’t want to believe very plausible reality that he’s in NY. And being in NY means probably being with Louis. God forbid.

[voxina]

One Direction photographed by Rahul Bhatt, exclusively released for Rolling Stone UK.

[grapejuicerryyy]

he’s so🤏🏼🤏🏼🤏🏼🥲🥲

[hl-obsessed]

nobody talk to me