Either Larry is real or they had some HUGE falling out, bigger than the Zouis falling out.
There is NO way you can convince me that Louis and Harry literally ignore each other (even on social media) when they were once best friends just because of gay rumors. Unless they are extremely homophobic, any straight male friends would just laugh it off and either straight up deny it or play into it more for fun. And at the beginning they DID play into it (tweeting with pet names, calling each other their husband, their moms saying “son-in-law”, Liam saying “you are though” in regards to them dating, Harry saying his first crush was Louis). All of those things can be played off as a joke, IF they had stayed just as close friends as they were. It is also VERY obvious that neither Louis or Harry are in anyway homophobic. The reason Larries started getting more attached and picking apart what they did was because their management made it weird and treated it differently than ANY other mainstream ship. The reason Larries freak out when they interact is because it’s been SO LONG since they have. If they had continued just being themselves and interacting whenever they felt like it, it wouldn’t be a shock when they follow each other or like/comment on a post or even hang out. It would just be like “oh look they hung out” instead of “OMG SOMEONE SAID THAT THEIR FRIEND SAID THAT THEIR CLASSMATE SAW A SHADOW THAT LOOKED LIKE LOUIS” Also, if they were “so uncomfortable” with Larry then why would some of their closest friends talk about it and joke about it. If I knew something made my friend so viscerally uncomfortable to the point that they lost their best friend because of it, I wouldn’t dare mention it. So, in conclusion, unless they had a falling out so big that they can’t even talk about it like they do with Zouis, there is no realistic explanation as to why they stopped being close and why they can’t even like each other’s pictures.
To clarify, I don’t think that harassing their families and friends about Larry is okay. Attacking their girlfriends is absolutely wrong and just plain rude. Trying to ask them to out their friends is ridiculous because at this point, IF they ever decide to come out, it will not be through one of their friends touching their nose in a livestream. It’s also probably annoying for someone to do a live stream and all they see is people talking about their friends’ relationship when they have more important things to share about themselves. There is always a reason why people stay in the closet and no one should be forced out when they are not ready or just can’t yet. Respect them, respect their families and friends, respect their girlfriends, and respect each other.
Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.
