The Larry Newsletter - Oct. 2023 (week 2)
In which we mostly fret about Louis' shirts, and we'll always have Paris :)
Did anyone else go and see the Eras movie? I quite liked it, especially how everyone was having a party in the cinema! Anyways, on to your weekly summary of the larrieverse!
This week in Larry news
All dates listed for CEST (Central European Summer Time).
❤️ Sunday, October 8 ❤️
Louis
The Lathums frontman Alex Moore talked about Louis in an interview for DAILY STAR UK
Louis performed a show in Turin:
outfit: beige tank top and black pants, with a cap that says “Project Paris”
asked the crowd to sing the bridge of Paradise: "Who knows it, cos I don't!"
was rather emotional during his speeches
reacted to a pride flag with writing on it thanking him for starting “a family who will always show us love”
I love him
a fan pointed out that the super impressive rainbow lights we all love so much during SIBWAC were added by Louis sometime during the EU tour leg
Post-show insta post & LTHQ post-show pics
Louis came out to meet fans after the show looking very cuddly in a white tracksuit and looking very happy (photo | video | video of him going through a fan’s photos)
Harry
Harry was seen at a PR event at the National Theatre in London tonight (pap pic?)
Someone made this punch-in-the-feels video edit of “the Harry’s House promo, but with a sneak peak on what’s to come” 🥹
1D
Daisy Tomlinson posted a screenshot to Instagram of her listening to One Direction’s “Fool’s Gold”
🧡 Monday, October 9 🧡
Louis
Video and photos surfaced of Louis having a fun night out after his show in Barcelona last week.
This video of him getting cozy with a female fan had the fandom in a “what do you mean, jealous? me??” tizzy
until we started noticing the details of the shirt Louis was wearing (an All Over Print Hawaiian Shirt customised with the face of his tour engineer Kenny) and the mood shifted to bewildered hilarity 🤣
I mean… we were definitely invested (video)
We later found out that the entire team was wearing the shirt that day 😂
Hank Green saw himself in that shirt, and that’s a crossover absolutely nobody had on their bingo card 👀
Louis performed a show in Bologna:
outfit was a black tank top and brown pants (ID of the top)
a photo of the setlist was shared moments before the show, unexpectedly showing the 1D song “Drag Me Down” (which had been included in the regular setlist of Louis’ first tour btw). Nobody was normal about this. Here’s a video of him singing the song :)
Post-show insta post & LTHQ post-show pics (beware, the backstage shot is lethal levels of beauty…)
Louis met fans after the show, wearing the same tank top as during the show, sweaty curls, and a huge smile (video | more photos)
💛 Tuesday, October 10 💛
Larry
Unipol arena (the Bologna venue) tweeted blue green hearts 💙💚 for absolutely no reason and once again none of us was normal about this.
Joshua reacted with “wow!” to a fan-update-account’s image edit of his crowd shots (link)
People Magazine published an article on Louis’ siblings for no discernible reason. Great PR tho!
💚 Wednesday, October 11 💚
Louis
The Independent published an article about Louis’ collab with Pete Doherty on Andrew Cushin’s album. A quote from Louis:
“What’s fascinating to me is watching my fanbase watching [guitar bands], listening to this music and taking a real passion like I do. That makes me really proud. Just to be around people going through that period of their life is a really exciting thing for me and there is a very small part of my brain that has this guilt that I came up with One Direction in such a meteoric way. I’ve always been a massive fan of guitar music in general and often with these bands, it’s a very, very different process to get to where you want to get. I feel that I want to do my bit because I definitely got… lucky would be the wrong word, but ‘right place right time’ to a degree. I want to give back a little bit in the industry.” 🥰Louis performed a show in Luxembourg:
outfit was a black Stone Island t-shirt with a pink compass print, and black pants (shirt ID)
Louis let a fan throw him their phone and took a selfie with it (photo | video)
Post-show insta post & LTHQ post-show pics
Harry
Harry has reportedly submitted both “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” and “Daylight” for Best Music Video at the 2024 Grammy Awards
1D
Phoebe Tomlinson posted about watching the movie “One Direction: This Is Us”. It’s not easy being a ‘solo’ these days…
Larry
check out this twitter thread detailing the fandom history around National Coming Out Day!
💙 Thursday, October 12 💙
Louis
Louis performed a show in Antwerp:
wore black jeans and a brown/white track jacket, which he later unzipped and finally took off to reveal a black tank top 🔥
The high-closed jacket was giving some of us flashbacks to this interview 😋
Louis called some fans in the front row out for fighting (or “scrapping” in Yorkshire English, as I learned)
Louis told a fan that he loves their shirt. The shirt was later identified as a Doncaster Rovers jersey.
Post-show insta post & LTHQ post-show pics
Louis met fans outside afterwards, wearing a different track jacket over his tank top, and again being in a very good mood (video)
Harry
A pap video of someone walking in London was released today, clearly meant to make us believe that Harry is in London (pap video)
💜 Friday, October 13 💜
No news that I’m aware of, please enjoy this amazing photo (taken by Steffi Renz) instead:
🤎 Saturday, October 14 🤎
Louis
Video of fans dancing in the queue before the show 🥰
Louis performed a show in Paris:
wore a black-white-red checkered shirt 🏁 and black jeans
The arena in Paris was sold out entirely, as these photos and this video show quite well
his sisters Daisy and Lottie were in the audience
Daisy posted this video of the fans doing the KMM lights
Fans did an absolutely breathtaking 🏳️🌈 light project using some kind of phone app, and Louis was very impressed and moved 🥹 (video | video | video | photos)
as he previously announced, Louis sang “Headline” tonight
video of the crowd singing the end of “Walls”
outro: Bubbles by Biffy Clyro
Isaac tweeted “amazing show tonight in paris”
Post-show insta post (LTHQ post-show pics were not available as of 9:59 this morning)
Louis did not meet fans outside afterwards.
Larry
Before Louis’ show started in Paris, the arena showed an ad for Spotify with Harry’s picture, to the great delight of the audience (video)
The difference between Harry and Louis controlling the crowd in Paris is astounding! (video)
Louis’ father posted a photo of Lucky to Instagram, using Harry’s song “Adore You” as background music
An unverifiable screenshot was passed around of Google results showing that Harry had a show in Accor Arena tonight instead of Louis. Clearly this was a mistake in the metadata, if it’s real at all, but yes… the universe seems to be a larrie sometimes!
Announcements
Please check out this fan project for the show in Brisbane. It’s still a while to go but they’d like everyone who goes to the show to get involved early :) They’ll be doing a lot of bracelet trading, a project for waving hands / doing heart hands at specific moments, and a lights project!
If you want to be part of the 2024 larrie calendar, check this out.
For all your queuing plans, please be aware that temperatures in mid-latitude Europe are going to drop sharply in the next few days. Please pack and plan for layers!
Fic recs
📚 “Wind beneath my wings” by lunarheslwt, 93k words, rated E.
Recced by: Bee
Summary: As an omega carer that works at a rescue and rehabilitation centre for feral alphas and omegas, Louis has experienced all sides of ferality. So Harry- a cold, near mute, non-receptive alpha- was a challenging case for everyone at Phoenix Rehab Centre. Louis wasn’t expecting to feel drawn towards an aloof Harry, or to form a slow bond with him. He certainly was not expecting for his entire life to change in unforeseen ways.
Content notes: Deals with a deeply traumatised Harry. The death of a loved one is described briefly but in detail.
Why you should read it: Who doesn’t need a superhumanly capable, patient and kind Louis to swoop in and help us heal all our emotional wounds? This fic beautifully and realistically describes the recovery of Harry from a traumatic event. I found it very comforting. Despite a good amount of angst, it mostly left a fluffy aftertaste.
📚 “Suddenly They’re Right” by sapphichug, 22k words, rated E.
Recced by: anon
Summary: Louis is a painting professor with an art block the size of Texas and a global superstar for a non-boyfriend, who he wants to keep. A fic about feeling stuck and learning to free oneself.
Why you should read it: “It was the BEST short read (~22k) in a while. While Famous/Non-Famous is my absolute favourite trope under any circumstances, it is often hurt/broken singer meets private person. Not this little treat, while it does deal with the problems that come with Harry's fame the focus is entirely on Louis who despite of having a pretty well adjusted "normal" life as an art professor, he still feels down lately. Watching Louis grow and overcome his fears paired with Harry being the sweetest most supportive non-boyfriend *ahem tomlinsoncreations*;) one could ask for, makes it a really great story!!”
📚 “love will tear us apart” by ilove1dbro28, 204k words, rated M.
Recced by: glitteryhuman
Summary: It was only meant to be a one night thing, but when the country goes into lockdown, Louis Tomlinson finds himself stuck in windsor castle, in company of his royal fucking highness, Harry, the prince of England.
Content notes: Deals with the COVID lockdown
Why you should read it: “they have a wonderful relaxed and easy-going style of writing and the story has everything we want: a lot of arousing sex scenes, big emotions, family issues and a lot of fun, too!”
📣 What’s your favourite fic? Please help me out with this section using the button below. Thank you!!
Final words
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