I hope everyone is surviving the festivities! Here’s an overview of things you might have missed in the fandom this month, plus a bonus section of creator recs.
It was an honour and a pleasure to write this newsletter for y’all this year. Can you believe that I published 42 Larry Newsletters in 2023?! Wild!
I’m not yet sure about the future of this little project, but let’s see what 2024 will bring!
This month in Larry news
All dates listed for CET (Central European Time).
❤️ Week 1 (Dec 4-10) ❤️
Louis
Louis shared an instagram reel celebrating the end of UK/EU tour leg
More festival announcements:
June 21-23: Pinkpop, Netherlands
August 1-4: Arenal Sound Festival, Spain
August 23: Victorious Festival, UK
LTHQ announced that the AOTV DVD/CD will include a studio recording of the Rock Version of “Back To You”
Moroccan fans have organized a super cute Louis-themed party. Go here for pictures, it’s so lovely!
Harry
nothing :) (so happy about that! he desperately deserves the rest!)
Larry
An article about the tour says that Louis watches the show virtually with the lighting designer several times so he can "make comments and tweak things", confirming once again that the blue greening and rainbows is his definitely 100% what Louis wants.
Bonus: OT5
Liam's tattoo artist shared the meaning of the "Where the dark meets light" tattoo. And here’s a recent photo of Liam with a fan.
🧡 Week 2 (Dec 11-17) 🧡
Louis
More festival announcements:
July 4: Main Square Festival, Spain
August 2/3: Santander Music Festival, Spain
August 7-12: Sziget Festival, Hungary
August 18: Cabaret Vert, France
August 24: Zürich Open Air, Switzerland
An impressive thread comparing venue sizes between Louis’ first and second world tour
“Official Charts” announced that the FITF album made it to #1 of the “record store charts”. The CD included in the AOTV DVD release also counted towards the Album charts, so FITF entered the Album Charts for a second time!
AOTV has won Favorite Music Documentary at the 2023 Fan-Voted Favorites from the Billboard Music Awards. This was a big team effort by our fandom, well done!
Louis was photographed in Las Vegas, where he attended a UFC match. It all looked a little staged, especially this video. He also took some photos with fans (photo | photo).
Harry
nothing :)
Bonus: OT5
Rolling Stone article about Niall and his album “The Show”. Here’s a pic of him going out with friends recently.
Zayn is still chilling and promoting Mixoloshe (one more photo from their newsletter | article about Mixoloshe in StyleCaster magazine). He also recently shared a photo with dog, and posted about the film “10 lives”.
💛 Week 3 (Dec 18-24) 💛
Louis
Look at this amazing fan edit
Fans who took part in a charitable fundraiser have won items signed by Louis
Louis sent a birthday card to a fan (oh to be so lucky?!)
A few fans received gifts from LTHQ to thank them for their support (photos | photos)
Louis’ team sent out newsletters confirming that Jakarta will be the only 2024 FITFWorldTour Asian date
BBC Radio started playing Louis’ music - what?!
Louies have won the ‘Best Fandom’ category, and the FITF World Tour has won the ‘Tour of the Year’ category for the CelebMix Awards 2023
Happy Birthday Louis! Lottie shared a photo of his birthday cupcakes and Phoebe of his birthday cake. The account “World Music Awards” shared a really lovely birthday tweet calling him a “gorgeous, hugely talented chart-topping, record-breaking singer, songwriter, producer & Global Icon” 🥰
The tour director of LTWT received a Christmas card as well as a commemorative poster from Louis. Helene Horlyck also received such a poster and wrote a very emotional post on Instagram.
Harry
nothing :)
Bonus: OT5
Liam sent a Christmas card to a fan, telling her to “keep an eye out for more”. Plus: Recent photo of him with a fan :)
A video of Niall being styled for The Voice season finale. BTW, his candidate won!
💚 Week 4 (Dec 25-31) 💚
Louis
Lottie shared several photos and videos from the family’s Christmas festivities
photo with what seems to be a birthday card for Louis in the background
Rolling Stone has released additional photos from their Louis photo shoot
Harry
Harry has partaken in a staged (proof?) outing at a pond where he went ice swimming (picture, not stunt free)
Larry
Katie has updated her “Larries' Great Big Doc of Everything”
Other
Nja has updated her pretty tour calendars for all the boys for 2024
Creator recs
💙Our fandom is so incredibly creative, and I want to use this newsletter to showcase some of that creativity! For the December issue, I asked people on twitter to send me something they’re proud of creating this year. Here’s what I was sent!
🛍️ Fan-run store: “TheLarryLovers” on Etsy has wall art and greeting cards :)
🛍️ Fan-run store: “A Larrie Shop” on Etsy has t-shirts, stickers, calendars and more :)
🛍️ Fan-run store: “TheAnnexDesigns” on Etsy has cute earrings and keychains :)
✒️ Comission: Man_die_chibi is open for comissions of fanart drawings :)
💌 Fic rec: “I’m with you” by Darling28, 111k words, rated E.
Summary: “Louis is homeless and the only thing he has left is his loyal dog Clifford, who makes life on the streets a little easier for him. Harry, on the other hand, is a lawyer who is struggling with his own problems. When one evening Louis stands in front of Harry with Cliff in his arms and begs for help, two worlds suddenly collide.”
💌 Fic rec: “A Golden Goal” by a_momentwitme, 55k words, rated E.
This fic is a continuation of the fandom-favourite “Love is The Only Goal”. Author’s summary: “Even they, as free as you think they are, don't always get to love like this, in the true meaning of the word, of the feeling. Not some diluted version that some settle with for their entire lifetime. I mean love in its purest form, which still grows every day despite the problems, barriers and annoying habits you discover in your partner. A love that refills your heart after you pour it out or makes you go on during your worst days, knowing that your best is expecting you at home.”
💌 Fic rec: “I'll crawl home to her” by blessin_n_curse, 7k words, rated E.
Summary: “The one where Harry tries his best to be a brat. Or the one where Louis can't stop fonding over his baby.”
💌 Fic rec: “Baby It's Cold Outside” by SilverStuff50, 12k words, rated E.
Summary: “Louis is delivering pizza to Harry, his favourite customer, when he realises the man needs more than comfort food. A story of kinky love at first compliment.”
💌 Fic rec: “And Baby be with me so happily!” by Let_Us_Be_Weird, 11k words, rated E.
Summary: “A random corner on the street, five questions, two people getting to tell the story of their love.”
💌 Fic rec: “Bah, Humbug” by 5secsoflarry, 12k words, rated G.
Summary: “Louis is on the naughty list and is miserable and lonely. Harry is a cheery elf and gets stranded at Louis' home on Christmas Eve due to the weather.”
💌 Fic rec: “Too Cute To Wear An Ugly Christmas Sweater” by 5secsoflarry, 5k words, rated G.
Summary: “Louis is the strict music teacher. Harry is the fun kindergarten teacher.
They hate each other, but Harry's name is drawn to help organize the Christmas concert.”
💌 Fic rec: “Just Breathe With Me” by She_bear, 90k words, rated E.
Summary: “Soulmates AU. Louis and Harry meet at a yoga retreat in India, both struggling to reconcile ghosts of the past and uncertain about the future. Brought together by an irrepressible emotional and physical connection, they embark on a journey of self-discovery which will change their paths forever.”
💌 Fic rec: “Yoga Position Challenge Oneshot” by their_sunflower_28, 3k words, rated M.
Summary: “Zayn sends Harry a TikTok video. Harry pranks Louis into doing 'yoga' positions.”
💌 Fic rec: “Divine Oath” by ArietaBennet, 43k words, rated E, WIP.
Summary: “Sometimes even an eternity can’t fit love. Sometimes a brief glance is all that true love needs to find its destination. They found their love in the flowers that blossomed despite the darkness. They lost their love despite a sun ray that pierced through it. And if their love is a wound, would another life heal it?”
💌 Fic rec: “The Distance Between Us” by TheHollyD, 112k words, rated E.
Summary: “Harry's back in town after ditching London for the Big Apple six years ago, and his childhood nemesis Louis can't stand it, or him. But when their anonymous online alter egos strike up an intimate friendship, the IRL animosity gives way to simmering attraction. After a drunken night trying to bury the hatchet leads to hungover cuddles and plane tickets to New York, Louis and Harry must face the truth of their deeply buried feelings. Just when it seems they've left the past behind, a shocking discovery threatens everything. Will these star-crossed not-quite-lovers get out of their own way long enough to claim the happy ending they didn't know they always wanted?”
💌 Fic rec: “The way you move for me baby” by INnenaHeart, 12k words, rated M.
Summary: “Louis is attending the RS awards when he sees Harry Styles, international popstar walking the red carpet in a little black dress. It’s love at first sight… or is it?”
💌 Fic rec: “Something About You Feels Like Home” by MarWritesStuff, 40k words, rated E.
Summary: “The one in which Harry is a sheltered and inexperienced omega, brought up in a very traditional family, who just moved alone to London to finish his studies. There, he attends a concert by indie band The Rogue. Louis is the lead singer of The Rogue and is a bit tired of not finding a connection. Harry wants to let go of his family's rules and restraints, and Louis wants to find an omega to cherish and take care of.”
Final words
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