I say this with a heavy heart, but this week's larry newsletter will be the last for a while. I didn't want to admit it, but I've burned myself out by juggling fandom projects on top of an impossible real-life workload. I know this is not what you hoped for, and truly I am sorry. I tried to make it work, but I just couldn’t keep my head up under the sum of it all.
If anyone feels inspired to take over while I'm taking a break, please respond to this email or dm me.
This week in Larry news
All dates listed for CEST (Central European Summer Time).
❤️ Sunday, October 15 ❤️
Louis
Louis liked Peter Doherty’s post on Instagram about The Libertines’ recent album announcement. He also liked The Academic’s Instagram post wishing their lead singer and guitarist a happy birthday.
LTHQ post-show pics from Paris dropped
Louis performed a show in Amsterdam:
some fans lit a candle 🕯️ hoping for a tank top tonight, and well…
outfit: black tank top and reddish-orange pants (outfit ID)
the venue posted this video of the KMM lights 🥰
video of an incredible lights project ❤️🩹 for Angels Fly 😭
Louis appeared to be supremely unhappy about how his top got torn open at barricade
LTHQ post-show pics (featuring Louis perching on what almost looks like a 🏳️🌈) 👀
Louis did not come out to meet fans after the show.
Harry
Metro published an article which humorously calls the hair clip the love of his life
🧡 Monday, October 16 🧡
Louis
The venue in Luxembourg shared an autograph Louis signed for them
Louis was out and about in Amsterdam today, even taking photos with fans in which he seemed quite happy and relaxed (photos | photos)
Harry
Harry’s Weekend 1 Coachella outfit is on display for Gucci’s Cosmos exhibition in London (tweet)
Some unseen photos were shared by a fan who met Harry in Chicago last year
Larry
Faith pointed out that once Louis started bathing himself in rainbow lights, Harry stopped singing “Lights Up” during his shows
💛 Tuesday, October 17 💛
Louis
Louis performed a show in Cologne:
Backstage photo from before the show, where the venue gave him some commemorative plastic thing 🤣 I’m still chuckling at the pic because Louis looks so bored while the two other dudes look so important
outfit was a red-and-black checkered polo shirt and black skinny jeans
Videos of Louis and the crowd surrounded by 🏳️🌈 and lights
some fans had a score board and kept Louis updated of the England-Italy football game happening at the same time :) He loved it!
A fan saw these boxes stored somewhere in the venue, and from the print it’s clear that they’re used to transport the SIBWAW lights (one of these boxes also featured in Joshua’s backstage photo last show)
The venue shared this post on social media, and it sure makes a statement 🏳️🌈. They also posted this (more normal and) very appreciative tweet:
💚 Wednesday, October 18 💚
Harry
An article in Paste Magazine featured an interview with Mitch, in which he describes working with Harry
💙 Thursday, October 19 💙
Louis
Louis performed a show in Prague:
there were two fan-organised banners outside the venue for fans to sign
outfit was white t-shirt with print and black pants
Louis mentioned that he “went to the studio yesterday” but that it wasn’t “for the new record” but “for someone else” 👀 (reaction tweet | reaction tweet)
One of Louis’s sound techs posted this video from “High in California”
Louis met fans outside the venue afterwards, appearing bubbly and happy and relaxed :) (video | video)
Radio host Smallzy announced that Louis will be on his show next week and is collecting questions for it (tweet)
💜 Friday, October 20 💜
Louis
Louis performed a show in Berlin:
outfit was a black tank top and silver/blue Stone Island pants
Louis pointed out a fan sign saying “who the fuck is gonna stop us” 🥹
Louis surrounded by lights 🏳️🌈
the venue posted this pretty video about the SIBWAW lights
the pansexual flag was rarely as clear as in this picture:
Louis’ label BMG was at the show (their tweet with video)
video of Louis saying “I fucking love yous. Look what we’ve done, look around! This is us! THIS IS US. THANK YOU.” 🥰🥰🥰
Louis met fans after the show (outfit)
🤎 Saturday, October 21 🤎
Harry
Louis
Lottie shared a photo of her and Louis after the show last night to her IG story
Announcements
💌 After a pretty rude and hurtful concert review article was published in a Cologne newspaper, my friend Tina and I composed this letter to the author. A whole bunch of you wanted to sign it too, so in the end we could send it in with dozens of signatures. Thank you!
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Fic recs
📚 “You Were Made To Be Mine” by lovelarry10, 619k words, rated E, WIP
Recced by: anon
Summary: Louis Tomlinson takes his 6 year old son Jacob to see Harry Styles in concert. Jacob has been a huge fan of Harry's for as long as he can remember, so it's a dream come true when Harry notices him in the pit. But Jacob isn't all that Harry has his eye on...
Why you should read it: “It's so beautiful. I know, it's very long and not even finished yet, but it's absolutely worth it.”
📚 “Stranger Stars” by shaylea, 212k words, rated E.
Recced by: KisunyaMars
Summary: Five years ago, Africa offered a grieving Louis Tomlinson an escape from an England he couldn't tolerate. Now it's become home as he leads overland tours across the continent with his best friend and driver Zayn Malik. What's meant to be just another ordinary six-week trip from Cape Town to Nairobi turns into anything but, when future lawyer/current photographer and songwriter Harry Styles and his friends join Louis' latest set of passengers.
📚 “A Package Deal” by alltheselights, 18k words, rated E.
Recced by: SilverStuff50
Summary: For the past three years, it's just been Louis and his one-eye orange cat, Biscuit. When Louis starts sleeping with Harry, the aggravating cop stationed at the ER where he works, he has no reason to think anything will change. Unfortunately, Harry and Biscuit have other plans.
Content notes: Brief mention of animal injury
Why you should read it: “Just lovely slushy fluff and smut and it made me happy. Gorgeous stuff.”
Final words
Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed it :) Feel free to reply to this email, or message me on twitter. It’s been a blast, and an honour, and I hope to be back.