LARRY RESOURCES: A beginner's guide
Important Note: There’s a lot of debunked information that might not have reached other Larries yet (for example, the “rejected on Christmas return call” twitcam situation). Always double-check what you share on social media and try to add context whenever possible to avoid confusing baby Larries.
Most importantly, remember: H, L, their families, their friends, and all of us fans—including your fellow Larrie friends/moots—are real people. This is real life. TPWK. 💙
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I. BEGINNER RESEARCH
For easy digestion, I’ve included direct links and added credits wherever possible. There are other important discussions about the topics included here, but I only selected some 'quick read' ones where you can have the whole overview without scrolling through tons of posts. Other advanced deep dive resources will be added to the next section.
1. ANNUAL TIMELINES
Source: Cosmic Leeds Format: Video Links: 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 Note: Road to Larrying starter pack. Great summary of the years’ highlights, but there are TONS of highly significant details (that were either not discussed or adds more contexts) that weren’t included, obviously for the sake of making a compact and coherent timeline. Source: BostonKatie617 (X/Twitter) Format: Excel Link: Larry’s Great Big Doc of Everything Note: Highlight - Collection of day-to-day evidence from 2022 to 2024 (as of writing) + promos from FITF and HH, etc. Extra Source: Unknown (I’ll try to find the original source on Tumblr - I only got to save this link) Format: Excel Link: Solo OT4 Shows Note: Shows HL’s tour schedules and how they wrap around each other (newsflash, they fly together and support each other’s tours)
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2. IMPORTANT LARRY PLACES AND DATES
Leeds Masterpost by alarrytale | Link 𓏔 Important Festival in Larry history.
Manchester Masterpost by bulletprooflarry | Link 𓏔 “All Along”. Ed Sheeran in Manchester. 𓏔 Supporting info - such as the timeline of Ed’s shows in Manchester that aligned with the timeline of creation of All Along - is on Cosmic Leeds’ video.
Dallas Masterpost by ohthefond | Link | Extra 𓏔Kidd Kraddick interview. “Genuinely, seriously” ‘denial’. Glassy-eyed, wrecked H.
Australia & NZ Masterpost | Link 𓏔 Larry honeymoon extravaganza. 𓏔LOTS of iconic interviews and Larry on tour moments came from here.
France / Valentines Day 2012 Masterposts | mybodyfails | thisismyoneluckyprize 𓏔Famous one and only Larry interview. Mario Kart interview analysis.
Jamaica Masterpost by cristinayanggirl | Link 𓏔 Yahoo UK Reaction | Link 𓏔 Receipt 1 | Receipt 2 (taken with huge grains of salt)
Belfast / October 15, 2015 Masterpost by bulletprooflarry | Link | Extra | Extra 𓏔 Belfast is the only 1D Concert that was ever cancelled. The fans were inside the venue and the opening act had already taken the stage before someone went up to announce that the concert was cancelled. The reason given was Liam apparently had diarrhea. Meanwhile, another media outlet was to take an interview with Niall and heard that he was the one who was supposedly sick. Believed to be related to BBG.
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3. TATTOOS
All about HL’s tattoos.
Tattoos Timeline by bulletprooflarry | Link
Tattoos Timeline by Cosmic Leeds | Link
Gay Sailor (Nautical) Tattoo Discussion on Reddit | Link
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4. 7 (x4) AND 28 REFERENCES
Significance of 28 / 7 (x4) to HL’s life. Harry instigated the 9/28 thing which led larries to dig more into the significance of the number.
“28” X/Twitter Thread by teaandfrozenpea | Link
“7” Masterpost by so-idialed-9 | Link
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5. LARRY’S HOUSES
They live together.
Houses Timeline by bulletprooflarry | Link
Cosmic Leeds’ Houses Summary | Link
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6. CONCEPT OF HOME
‘Home’ as a recurring theme in Larry’s work.
Home Timeline | Link
Still The One Timeline | Link
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7. RBB/SBB AND THE BIG GAY WAR
Cosmic Leeds’ RBB/SBB Summary | Link
RBB/SBB for Dummies by louisandthealien | Link
Mr R.B. Bear & Co Financial Estimate | Link | Link 𓏔 Debunking the claim that it was ‘the sound guy’ who was behind the bears.
Fan RBB and Harry in 2022 | Link
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8. MUSIC/LYRIC ANALYSIS, PARALLELS, AND OTHER DISCUSSIONS
Lyric analyses and parallels, mainly. Other music promotion-related discussions may be checked through other blogs’ tags (i.e. Gina - twopoppies, Daisy - daisiesonafield, etc - added in the ‘Advanced Research’ section)
Larrylyrics Tumblr Archive | Link
Bluewinnerangel Tumblr Archive | Link
Ella (ialwaysknewyouwerepunk) Tumblr Archive | Link
Gina/Daisy/Allie’s Tumblr Archive | Link
Cosmic Leeds’ Lyric Analysis Summary Video | Link
EXTRA: As for lyric changes, they could sometimes be subjective. Sometimes, what you read also translates to what registers in your brain, but if you hadn’t seen the text prior, your ears might hear a different thing. For me personally, the clearest lyric changes I love are as follows:
Lou’s “I LOVE HIM, I HATE IT” for Back To You 𓏔 Compiled Summary, Context, + Timeline | Link
Harry’s Juice Lyric Change 𓏔 SXM “Louis ONTO my drawers” (with BBC) Analysis | Link 𓏔 BBC “Lou baby I’m a whole damn meal” Live Lounge by tonix3 | Link
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9. OTHER CODING / SIGNALING
Only adding some of the notable ones. It’s a big separate topic.
The Queer Code: Secret Languages of LGBTQ+ Art | Link 𓏔 Non-Larry related but a good video about queer coding
Harry and the Blue Bandana 𓏔 Summary by genuinelybelieve-blog | Link 𓏔 Timeline by bulletprooflarry | Link
Harry and Louis’ Blue | Link
Louis and Queercoding by No Stunts Magazine | Link
Coded Clothing Tag by Gina | coding | blue and green
Signaling Tag by Gina | Link
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10. RECEIPTS
Collection of receipts/’proofs’ from HL, their families and friends, fans, and non-fans. Always take them with a huge grain of salt.
Daisy (daisiesonafield) Tumblr Archive | Mobile | Desktop
Gina (twopoppies) Tumblr Archive | Mobile | Desktop
Larryreceiptsproof Tumblr Archive | Link
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11. BABYGATE
Big docs about BBG. Read with caution and respect. It’s a very sensitive topic, but most larries approach/touch this topic without propagating hate or disrespect towards F (he is just a kid), but more about understanding the concept of babygate in Hollywood in general, how fake pregnancies and babies exist in the entertainment industry, and how the management+media can easily manipulate the narrative of an artist’s image.
Complete BBG Timeline PDF (95 pages) 𓏔 Ideal starting point. Concise and coherent.
BBG Masterposts by tellmethisisnotlove (approx 100+pages) 𓏔 Great supporting document to the one above.
BBG Slideshow (107 slides) 𓏔 Photo references and comparisons of the Clark’s and Tomlinson’s. 𓏔 It’s a good addition in my opinion since most comments we see is how F is a carbon copy of L, and having the photo references could help you form your own opinion about it.
Babygate Analysis/Conclusions: A Non-Larry Perspective 𓏔 Important read. Non-biased opinion from a non-larrie perspective. 𓏔 Have BBG tags of popular Tumblr blogs at the bottom.
The Big Kiwi Talk 𓏔 Mainly about H’s Kiwi. Highlighting this: H did the famous ‘Kiwi x3’ during HSLOT’s encore in July 14, 2018. July 14 is the anniversary of the beginning of BBG.
BBG Quick Summary and Masterpost 𓏔 Quick-look reference. Some links might be dead.
Note that all of these are backed up with documentation and real pieces of information released during the height of BBG (pre and post-birth of F) - whether as a form of an article, a tweet, pap pics, etc. In the end, it’s all up to the reader how you’d analyze and take them all in.
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12. OTHER TAGS TO CHECK
Check out the tags in the blogs cited under the Advanced Research section. There are too many to put here and/or hard to summarize, so it’s better to do deeper dives using the tags.
Beards and Stunts
Louis’ Sexuality
Harry’s Sexuality
Denials
Debunked
Closeting and PR
AND SO MUCH MORE. Take it easy - one topic at a time, as it could easily get overwhelming. This rabbit hole just gets deeper as you go, and don’t forget that we’ve condensed 15 years worth of stories.
[Part II—Advanced Research below]
ADVANCED RESEARCH
Larry’s time capsule. Deep research.
Note: For mobile users, there is a search bar where you can type in the topics you’re curious about.
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Source: Gina (@twopoppies) 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop 𓏔 Tags Links: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8
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Source: Daisy (@daisiesonafield-blog) 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop 𓏔 Tags Link (check on desktop to view the complete list of her tags)
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Source: Allie (@skepticalarrie) 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop
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Source: @bulletprooflarry 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop 𓏔 Tags Link (timelines and tags)
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Source: @bulletprooflarrybackup-blog 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop
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Source: Marte (@alarrytale) 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop 𓏔 Tags Link
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Source: Paz (@hoovesandfloorpaws) 𓏔 Tumblr Link: Mobile | Desktop 𓏔 Tags Link
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Larry Stylinson Google Site 𓏔 Website
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Source: Cosmic Leeds 𓏔 YouTube
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Source: Freddieismyqueen 𓏔 Re-uploads from various people
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There we have it! If there’s anything important I missed that should be highlighted, I might just add them in next time. My main goal here is to make a quick overview and one-stop guide especially for baby larries. Since some people aren’t familiar with Tumblr and other platforms, it can be harder to do research without knowing where to start. Don’t hesitate to ask questions if there's anything you're looking for (I've gotten pretty good in scouring the crevices of the internet and we have lots of credible veteran larries out here ♡ There are some I might've forgotten to add, but they are definitely just as amazing x), but please do check the posts first in case your question has already been answered.
Hope this helps your Larrying journey. And again, TPWK!
