#post co

[ave-el-sol]

[sundy]

I was just thinking that when H & L come out, they'll be this generation's Brangelina. Even bigger I'd argue. The fact that a huge celebrity power couple will also be a gay couple would be amazing for visibility and progress as well

Yep, they’re going to have a great impact in the LGTBQIA+ community and the world. They’re going to be a mix of NPH&David Burtka and Brangelina, I can’t wait :)

[sundy]

omg when the CO finally happens there are a few blogs in particular whose reactions i wanna see. they are SO anti-larry, making unprovoked posts about 'debunking' theories when no one has even said anything. part of me will want to smash their askboxes open with an "I TOLD YOU SOOOOO", but i know i shouldn't lower myself to that level. i just wanna see their reactions and i'm almost excited about it, as awful as that probably sounds…

I understand the temptation, love, but you’re right: it’d be sinking to their level. I think we’ve all thought about that at some point or another, though, they can be frustrating sometimes lol I’m sure most of them will just delete after they CO but some will stay to be a eternal pain in the butt.

[sundy]

Hi Irina! What level of public interaction do you think H/L will have after the CO. I think one of the most jarring thing about their closet is how they went from a hundred percent obvious affection to zero acknowledgment. Now we seem to be at neutral/friendly interaction. Knowing that everyone who has ever met them outside of the spotlight says that they are very affectionate do you think they will go back to the old days or a steady measured easing of the public into h/l interactions? 1/2

I realize my ask is somewhat related to the CO so I understand if you can't answer it. I am just so curious because even though they are in the closet now when they do interact there is always such an undercurrent of fond. I wonder how the team would instruct them to act after the CO. Anyway, thanks. Xx 2/2

Hi, love! Don’t worry, I don’t mind talking about it :) 

They went from a glass closet to an iron closet so it was pretty noticeable, personally I don’t think they’ll go back to the same heavy PDA from the beginning in work related settings but I do believe they will treat each other in special and different ways. The fond will probably multiply per 1000, they will share some details from their personal life and touch each other a bit more, but I think they will keep it mostly down while they’re working because they’ve matured since then and it would be a bit rude for the rest of the band if they got stuck in their little bubble the way they used to :) they probably won’t be able to help themselves sometimes, though.

[sundy]

Got my hair done last night and was talking to my stylist about 1D (he knows about my interest in the band, especially in H/L), and told him the steps toward the CO were happening more rapidly than we imagined. I showed him a pic of Louis and said, “Ugh, isn’t he just so gorgeous?” He replied, “Yeah, he’s pretty, but isn’t he a total douchebag?” It seems the only thing he really knows about 1D/Louis/Harry/etc. is that there were a few incidents over the years that established Louis as (+)

an asshole homophobe. I assured him that was the media talking and he was willing to listen to my argument, but he’s still skeptical. So that’s the setup (sorry so long!)…now I’m getting to the question. My stylist is 37, part of the LGBTQ community, has disposable income, enjoys exploring music (and plays it in the salon where lots of people could hear it!) - in short, he would be a dream new fan for the more mature 1D. But he is completely turned off by the image the media (+)

has built for Louis. And while a CO might help temper some of that distaste, won’t LGBTQ folks in particular need some explanation for all the dickish and hurtful things “Louis” has done? If they’re not on tumblr every day reading analyses from some of our great bloggers, they’re not going to get the full story. So how do they move past all the bullshit and allow themselves to be fans? Thanks for any insight!

I don’t think LGTBQIA+ people will have any problem understanding what’s really going on once they come out, we all have been closeted at one point or another and I think they’ll know that Louis (and/or his representatives) did what they had to do (most people won’t think that his team was purposely screwing him over). 

One my childhood besties (a gay man) used to hate Wentworth Miller because he always reacted pretty badly to the gay rumours and denied it in very aggressive ways, just the other day we were talking about him and he told me that he felt sympathy and love for him now because he understands how difficult accepting yourself can be. I think it’ll be the same with Louis: most people (specially LGTBQIA+) will understand that it wasn’t really him once they get to know the real Louis and the rest of them will think he was just a closet case. These things will be quickly forgotten.

[sundy]

hey, have you seen how fans reacted after zayn went solo when he told us he wanted to be a normal boy? they felt lied to, and they still do. what worries me about that is that they're REALLY gonna feel lied to when louis & harry come out, for them it's even worse because it's been 5 years, it's gonna be real ugly..

Hi, love! In my opinion it’s not going to be so extreme because Zayn’s departure came a bit out of nowhere (some people knew but I think it’s safe to say it was a shock for most of us) and the Larry CO is very much seeded, it won’t really be that much of a surprise for anybody. People will be hurt, though, that’s inevitable and they’ll be angry and say hurtful things and some of them will never accept it, we’ll lose many of them but there’s nothing they can do about it. I have the feeling that most of them will just adapt - deep inside they just believed what they were told so if they really like the boys and want what’s best for them, they’ll happily stay and support the new narrative. I have talked with a lot of people who changed sides recently and most of them don’t react in an aggressive way, they are numb and sad for a bit but once they see what’s really going on they are happy for them and support them just as much as we do. So yeah, it will be ugly for a bit but I honestly don’t think it’s going to be as bad as people believe.

[sundy]

I can't wait to see H and L all over each other again! BRING THE ON STAGE BONERS!

Uhhh, okay, I don’t mean to offend because you seem pretty excited but this message made me a tad uncomfortable - sorry.

I’ve seen a lot of people asking similar stuff and expecting all kinds of foreplay on stage (and off stage too) that I don’t think is ever going to happen. I understand where you’re coming from: I find them adorable too and they make me want to sob when they interact but this is not about us - it has never been. When they come out it’ll be for them and they’ll behave in the way they see fit because they’re going to finally have more freedom than they’ve had in a long time. I don’t think they’re the kind of people who will keep every aspect of their relationship private, I feel like they’re going to share part of it on the social media and won’t have trouble expressing their love in public but that’s just because they will be free to act like a normal couple - not because they’re doing it for us. 

They don’t owe us anything, specially not their shows of affection. I know people are expecting UAN Tour 2.0 but I really think (I really hope) that won’t be the case because they’re not horny teenagers anymore and I’m sure they can keep it in their pants for 2 hours while they’re working. I’m not saying they’re not going to be naughty from time to time if they feel like it or that they won’t act like a couple in work-related settings at all, just saying that expecting heavy PDA is a mistake. They will treat one another the way they want and we definitely don’t have the right to ask for more because their shows of affection for each other were never about us, it was about them being unable to keep it inside and not caring about who knew. I think it would be unprofessional as hell if they started behaving the way they did back in the day on stage and/or interviews, specially now that they’re only four (if they get into their private bubble too often Niall and Liam will be left a bit aside and I really wouldn’t like that). 

Of course they’ll stand/sit together, of course they’ll look at each other fondly and for a longer time than the rest and of course they will treat each other in different and special ways but I expect professionalism from them now. I really don’t mean to insult anybody here, it’s just something that I’ve noticed for a while and felt like it was a good opportunity to share what I think about this :).