#and since harry always had solos ofc if they were together louis would be happy when he did good

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H&L updates account said it appears H is in LA. The entire comment section was flooded with everyone denying it. I am honestly so confused how everyone knows this? And especially as someone who is newer to the fandom, apparently this is a very typical occurrence of like posting that 'super old pic' of H driving in LA for the sole purpose of trying to prove they aren't together? To what extent is this true? Ofc I want them to be together. Deep down, I have not one doubt they will end up together.

part 2: However, I also don't want to have false hope. I don't want to assume they have managed to stay together for all this time, bc I always thought they did break up at some point (tbh I don't know whether they are even currently together). Don't get me wrong, I will go down with this ship. I know they are endgame. But so many people think they are currently together, when to me, Lou's lyrics esp allude to the fact that is not the case right now. How do you have such firm belief they are?

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Just to be clear: this ask came in March 27th but I didn’t have time to answer it then. You touched on a few different points

How does everyone know the picture is fake? One thing with celebrities that you should know is that they are a product that is marketed to you, and that everything that gets out, gets out there for a reasons. Which means, all of it is, to some extent, “produced” – though not necessarily completely fake. In this fandom, however, a lot has been proven to be staged, fake, or easily refutable. This particularly with regard to “Elounor”, and with regard to Harry and Louis being together on important dates (New Year’s, birthdays, start of their solo tours). The best advice I could give anyone entering this fandom is “question absolutely everything” (! except your own ability to think logically, you must trust your own mind, no matter how often you are told not to). That doesn’t mean this picture was necessarily fake – but it’s definitely also not conclusive proof that Harry was there at that time. If I am not mistaken it was a picture that showed a man in a motorcycle outfit, from the back, from rather far away – could be harry, could be not, could be old. And, much more importantly, we had Stevie Nicks saying that Harry was in London. Did she not get the memo? So we don’t know the picture is fake, but we certainly don’t know that it’s real.

Is it a typical occurrence to post old/fake pictures to prove they are not together? Yes, in fact it is. As I mentioned, we often get pictures “proving” they are far apart, for example on the date of start of Harry’s first solo show in Europe, the Paris date, a pap picture of Louis and Eleonor was published. I remember being told while lining up and thinking “oh, they must still be together then”. This is definitely a consistent pattern – I don’t have the time to make a list for you, I am sure others have it somewhere – but it would happen on their birthdays, on new year’s, for important dates, holidays, during harry’s tour, there were always pictures or stories coming out suggesting they were not together, and more often than not, the proof was far from conclusive and there were conflicting reports suggesting they were together for some of those occasions.

You say you have no doubt they will end up together, but you don’t believe they are currently together, which – I have to say – I find strange – how do you know so sure they will? .

As to why I have such firm belief they are together? Well – for one, it’s clear that they were into eachother at the start of X factor, that they got very close very soon, and became a couple. Then came the bearding, and the tattoos, then came the bullshit and the denials and the “social/public distancing” between Harry and Louis, but the little glances, smiles and body language didn’t stop, the tattoos didn’t stop, and their lyrics kept pointing to a long term committed relationship. They publicly undermined their closets, particularly Harry who seemed to have more freedom, and after Zayn left and Harry and Louis were allowed to do more press together again towards the end of 1D it was clear to everyone they were an old married couple. Both their lyrics still point to a long term relationship with one person they are very committed to, despite having overcome difficulties – in other words: consistent with a closeted relationship under heavy pressure from label and management. The lyrics of “We Made It” definitely point in that direction – and even the sadder songs, like “Too Young”, if you really look at it, are more consistent with Louis and Harry being in a relationship, than Louis and Eleanor. “I can’t believe I gave into the pressure, told a love like this would never last”, is what they would have told Louis and Harry – why would they have pressured Louis about Eleanor. Interpretations of breakup usually focus on the “two years since I’ve seen your face” – which in my view, could just as well refer to the social distancing. Also: “come so far since Princess Park” and “walk in your rainbow paradise… myeah”

In short, nothing is certain, question everything. There is consistent evidence of Louis and Harry having been in a relationship from the early X factor days right up until 1D split, and their current lyrics are more consistent with a long term committed relationship that’s had its difficulties and pressures, than with any other explanation. The main reason why people seem to be doubting, is because they haven’t seen Harry and Louis in a room together in years. In psychology that’s called “object permanence” or better lack thereof. When we no longer see it, we believe it no longer exists.

But as the weeks of quarantaine have gone on, we’ve seen a lot of Niall, a lot of Liam, and next to nothing of Louis or Harry, particularly not live video – of the kind that would pinpoint them to a certain location. Lady Gaga’s #togetherathome concert included every big star that should have been touring at the moment, livestreaming from their home. Why include Niall and Liam, but not not Louis and not Harry? Okay 4/4 of one direction is perhaps a bit much, but Harry is the one, of all of them, that’s the biggest right now, and who would have been touring – why on earth not include him?

So. I am sure they were in a relationship throughout 1D, I don’t have any evidence that they would have broken up, and reasons to think they might still be together. That’s as much certainty as I can give. They seem happy. That’s it. That’s my answer. 

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11(33) Questions meme

So I got tagged by @writsgrimmyblog quite a while ago, and didn’t get around to answering it since I was travelling, so got further tagged by @dictacontrion​ and @huldrejenta​. So this is very long. Hence the cut thing.

RULES:

- Always post the rules

- Answer the questions given by the person who tagged you

- Write 11 questions of your own

- Tag 11 people (or however many you want)

As for my questions, I’m tagging @eidheann, @dracogotgame, @capipuff, @awesomedig, @comingupwithusernamesishard, @noeeon, @i-didnt-wanna-do-it, @firethesound and then if you guys who tagged me wants to do my questions too, I wouldn’t mind readig your answers :D

@writsgrimmyblog​ asked:

1.       What’s your favourite quote from a book or poem? I'm not the best at picking out quotes and I've never been big on poetry, but Kate Tempest has some texts that really digs into my soul. Seeing her at the third biggest stage at Glastonbury, a spoken word artist drawing such a crowd - was pretty powerful. So I chose this quote from her 'Tunnel Vision':

"The myth of the individual has left us disconnected, lost, and pitiful" (which sounds a bit bleak, but the whole poem/album is really powerful, and it ends on a sort of hopeful note.)

2.       What song makes you want to dance like nobody’s watching? I only ever dance like nobody's watching :D latest to Pumarosa at their set at Glastonbury, and then to some pretty heavy techno waiting for Josefin Örn's set at the Glade. While I don't listen to it much on my own, nothing really makes me let loose and not give a shit like hard electronic music does wrt dancing.

3.       What’s your favourite ship to read? Currently Larry. Fic wise it's such a varied pairing to read - covering so many themes and settings - so I never manage to get tired of it. I also really love Tomlinshaw, but Drarry is always in my heart - my first and deepest fandom love.

4.       If you could own one item of clothing belonging to any celebrity what would you pick and why? Umm, is it weird to be in a celeb related fandom and say that I don't really pay that much attention to celebrities? I guess in the sense of overall style I usually like Kristen Stewart's choices and I'd probably be more than happy to wear her wardrobe at all times. But for a single item I'd probably go for one of Harry Styles's lush and luxurious and ridiculously expensive floral blouses and pair it with a pair of high waisted skinny jeans and my brogues.

5.       Gif with a hard or soft ‘g’? Well, as I usually pronounce file formats in Norwegian, the hard g is the only one that makes sense. I suppose we do have a version of soft g too, but that would make it yif, and that just sounds weird. So hard g it is!

6.       What’s your favourite fanfic ‘getting together’ trope? Hmm, does coming to terms with one's sexuality count as a getting together trope? That always hits me really hard and feels very emotional. Otherwise I guess friends to lovers and enemies to lovers, with loads of pining and ust.

7.       What’s your guiltiest pleasure? I'm not sure I actually have a really guilty pleasure? I used to watch a lot of Americas next top model, just because I loved seeing the process with the photo shoots, so maybe that's a little guilty with regards to how the modelling and fashion industry perpetuates some very unhealthy things.

8.       Most relatable 1D (or solo 1D) lyric? “If tomorrow you won’t be mine, won’t you give it to me one last time” JK LMAO but no one can convince me that song isn’t fucking hilarious. For real though, I’m more of a melody than lyrics kind of gal, so I’m not entirely sure? Maybe this one, for good luck, since I’m making some changes in my life (also bonus since they are Louis’ lines :D): “I think I'm gonna win this time, Riding on the wind and I won't give up, I think I'm gonna win this time, I roll and I roll, 'til I change my luck, I roll and I roll, 'til I change my luck”

9.       If you could give one piece of advice to a celebrity, what would it be? I don't necessarily feel like I have any good basis for giving advice to celebs, but I guess just remembering to keep a healthy perspective towards the world, and to use their platform for good. Their participation in politics and activism could do more good than I think a lot of them realise. (But stay informed and think before you speak.)

10.   Tell me your favourite joke. You know, I literally can’t think of a single joke. I guess I could search for some, but that would sort of belie the point.

11.   If you were famous for a day, what question would you most dread being asked during an interview? I think anything related to diet/workout routine/keeping my body in shape would make me feel really uncomfortable and objectified.

@dictacontrion​'s questions:

1.       If you could have one billion dollars or the not (or only incidentally) profitable superpower of your choosing, which would you choose and why? As my big dream/my favourite thing to do is travelling and seeing the world, my chosen superpower would probably be teleportation. BUT teleportation would still leave me with the issue of spending money and getting days off work (unless I used the teleportation for criminal purposes I guess). So I think I'd go for the billion dollars, which not only would enable me to travel as much and however I'd like, but is such a ridiculous amount of money that maybe I could use it to do some good in the world.

2.       What article of clothing makes you feel most awesome? The way I dress is incredibly dependent on my mood, but I guess maybe my denim shorts? Mostly because of the setting in which I would wear them. I love the feeling of warm air and sun on bare skin more than practically anything, so the few occasions where I'm able to wear my denim shorts I feel happy and awesome from the get-go :)

3.       How did you get into your most recent fandom? That must be the 1d fandom, so long story short: a 1d fanfic based m/m novel tickled my curiousity, Harry's 'not that important' even more so. Got recommended the fantastic gryles fic “If this is love” by sunsetmog which I read and adored, and diving deeper into sunsemog’s fics I then read “I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow” which till this day still stands as one of my fave ever fics. Then followed some arbitrary tumblr searching and blog following, and in time the rabbit hole that is Larry swallowed me hole and has failed to spit me back out.

4.       What’s your least favorite/most hated book, and why? I’m terribly impatient, so I don’t really finish stuff I don’t like? So I don’t really have that passionate bad feelings about any one book I’ve read. Read some 1800s Norwegian realism/naturalism literature in high school which at the time felt like a drag, but in hindsight I’m very happy I read. Moby Dick annoyed the hell out of me, and I gave up halfway through, but I still don’t hate it, I don’t think. So I don’t really know *shrugs*

5.       Describe a fanwork you’d love to read/see/watch, but don’t want to create yourself, please? Ummm, a long and plotty Ginny/Luna fic maybe. I’d love to read more femslash, but the fics I’ve seen out there are usually just little ficlet. And nothing against a good ficlet, but I’m longing to dive deep into a long and immersive wlw story. (Incidentally, if anyone have any such recs, be it fanfic or original fiction, I’d be happy to hear about it!)

6.       What would be the lineup of your ideal music festival? Ahhhh this is simultaneously the hardest and the best possible question for me!! Okayyy: Grimes, Years & Years, One Direction (ofc), Pumarosa, Arctic Monkeys, Lianne La Havas, Shura, The Shins, Loyle Carner, Wolf Alice, Ezra Furman, Lady Gaga and Rihanna (the two of whom I don't listen to much, but I think they'd bring some amazing pop flair), the Kills, Chvrches, All We Are, Warpaint, Tame Impala, Susanne Sundfør, Amason and then Katzenjammer for some fun nostalgia, ohh and Kate Tempest! and Charli XCX was a lot of fun and I wouldn’t mind seeing her again. ummm okay and then a club line-up for after hours with AlunaGeorge, Disclosure, Hot Chip, Roger Sanchez, Röksopp ft Robyn, Christine Dancke and Nick Grimshaw because why not ;) (And now I’ll probably go on to regret everyone I forgot to add)

7.       You’re given the power to unilaterally create one law or policy in one country - what is it? To nationalise all natural resources so their riches would benefit the people rather than a few rich private business owners and multinational corporations who are often not even based locally.

8.       If you had to commit to living in one place for the rest of your life, what would it be?  Part of me wants to say London, but I think realistically I'll have to choose Bergen (in Norway)<3

9.       Thinking about your life a year from now, what’s one thing that you hope will be different? I hope I’m no longer in this limbo between life phases and will have got to implement the changes I’m going for properly.

10.   What’s one thing that you hope will be the same? My relationship.

11.   What’s the last thing that made you laugh? Was out with some friends for beers last night, which included many laughs, but I can’t remember what in particular that made me laugh. I hang out with these people way to rarely. They’re such great people, and hanging out with them feels so relaxed.

And last but not least, @huldrejenta​‘s questions:

1. What was your favourite album as a teenager? Depends on when you asked me. If I was 13, probably “The Eminem Show”, but as a 17-year old, most definitely Arctic Monkeys’ “Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not” (which still stands as one of my all time favourites)

2. What’s your favourite album now? Pumarosa – “The Witch” – fantastic album, which I wholeheartedly recommend.

3. One pairing you’d love to have more fanfic/art about? As mentioned above, Ginny/Luna. But also more femslash in general would be pretty fantastic.

4. What’s your favourite villain in books and/or movies? I’m not a villain kind of lady, but maybe Umbridge? I don’t think anyone has ever given me as bad feelings as her, because she’s such a realistic villain in a lot of ways. She’s not caricature evil like Voldy or Sauron, but an everyday, self-involved, closed minded evil. And that’s a very effective kind of evil to hate.

5. Do you believe in supernatural phenomenons? No

6. You can have dinner with any person from history, who would you choose? This is kind of an impossible question. So many interesting persons through history. But, actually, I think I’d really have loved to have met my grandfather on my father’s side. My dad is quite old, so his dad was born in the late 1800s and died long before I was born, but he was a teacher and from the sound of it, incredibly foresighted and modern for a man of that time. Which are values he’s very much passed on to his sons. My dad is amazing. My grandfather was a teacher, and during the Nazi occupation of Norway during WW2, he was among those who lost their jobs because he refused to teach nazi ideology to his pupils. And this was in a small, working class industry town, and my dad has told so many fantastic stories about him. I’d love to have met him and talked to him.

7. Name three things you like about yourself :) While I’m pretty shy, I’m also kind of tough in some ways. I went to Japan without much of a plan and winged it as we went. I started playing rugby at age 27. I started singing in a choir I found by googling, where I didn’t know anyone. I wish that toughness spread to other sides of my life, but at least it’s something. I can sing, something which brings me immense joy. I have a pretty good memory, combined with wide spanning interests and curiosity, so I remember a lot of weird facts and random things.

8. Hogwarts era Drarry, yes or no? Depends. 8th year, post war/canon, yes. Canon divergence (other than ewe), mostly no.

9. What was the last thing you googled? The lyrics for some 1d songs for one of the questions further up :P

10. Favourite Harry Potter book? Hmmmmmmmmmm I don’t know? Maybe Prisoner of Azkaban? They’ve all had very profound effects on me though, so it’s like choosing a favourite child.

11. Favourite museum/gallery? I’ve seen a lot of amazing museum during my life, so that’s kind of impossible to answer as well. But maybe, for nostalgic reasons, Bryggens Museum in Bergen. Because my dad used to take me and my sister there sometimes during weekends when we were little, when my mum needed to sleep after a night shift at the hospital. And he’d tell stories and we’d look at the archaeological spots and the seasonal exhibits, and we’d get soda and cake in the museum café.

My questions:

1.     Do you have a song stuck in your head right now? Which one?

2.     Do you have any plans in the foreseeable future that you’re looking forward to?

3.     What’s your favourite place inside your house/flat?

4.     What hobbies do you have outside of fandom?

5.     Do you speak any languages besides your own?

6.     What’s the best concert you’ve ever been to?

7.     If you could meet the leader of your country and tell them whatever you wanted, and be guaranteed they’d listen to you, what would you say?

8.     What movie did you watch over and over as a child, and what was your favourite thing about it?

9.     What’s your favourite thing about each season through the year?

10. If you were to get a pet tomorrow, what would you call it and why?

11. How did you discover fanfiction?

[eagleslouis]

That sucks :( none of my friends are going to the same Uni as me so I get it 😢 oh darling 💔 I'm so sorry 💔 but I think you make new friends 🙏 but try to hold on to that confidence! Like even if your friends are away for a bit they still love and support you! You know are awesome! Is always kinda hard the first day but keep in mind is everybody first day too don't be afraid to start a conversation with someone ✨ nooo :( I don't think you will 💔 like is hard to be alone but you will still

have your friends I'm sure they'll never let you feel truly alone don't worry they got your back 💓 yeah! I remember looking up how much I would pay for Uni if I had to go to private Uni and.... Fucking hell I think it was like 60k?? But like my dream was doing half of it in Italy (bc Italy is like pretty great if your going to law school ) and even half was like around 100k???Aww thanks ❤ I'm better now like I get anxious about different things (even BG tbh) but I'm handling it better now I'm also braver than I was before thanks to Louis haha I keep pushing my limits an even if I get really scared for a while generally is worth it 🙏 aw your dog seems so sweet 💖 when I'm down I barely talk I have no clue how my baby knows 😢oh god! What happened with the bird is so scary 😣 I think is possible the bird just made its way out 🙏 harries get so mad when they see people treating Louis like he deserves lol is so weird like... How can they be that nasty? 😷 I will try to find! He looks so cute!!!

youre sososo sweet lovely. my thing is like i have no inbetween for when i talk to people so its either i wont tell them anything about me for months or ill tell them everything about me in one day y’know? 🙈 im sure everything will be fine too ❤ its just me being stressed, like you said everyone is nervous their first day, its like i feel like most people are shy their first year? i am at least! but yeah my friends and i have been friends since elementary school (primary?) and we always keep in contact through text so itll all be good ✨ thank you honey!!! for college, 60k a year as well? i get its private and they have to fund it but.. come on 😩😩😩 if i want to go to medical school too, for all four years, thats like 200k, plus what i wouldve paid for college before that (where id study biology probably)!! so i guess my only hope is that i become one of those rich doctors really quick so i can pay it off quick as well 😎 (this is a joke ofc but if it actually happens 👀) college is obviously expensive and i know it gets cheaper when you include financial aid but still.. its crazy a lot for young adults to think about! anyway italy would be amazing for school like just to study abroad!! i was considering studying abroad (to study spanish) but ive never even been on a plane let alone out of the states, can you imagine? my school was sponsoring trips to italy (for the freshman class) but you still have to pay a couple thousand dollars ofc and my parents are just too nervous about it. have you been to italy? seems so beautiful 😭 

yeah anxiety is a thing that really no one can escape (not trying to sound insensitive here since i know some people genuinely have problems with it, im just talking about the general feeling ❤) so its totally normal to feel it occasionally and its great that you found a way to deal with it!! ofc its good to ‘face your fears’ for a lack of better words and i do think it makes you stronger tbh, maybe adds confidence? and AWW im so glad louis helped you with that like :’) thats why we’re all here isnt it really? thats why it always bugs me when people criticize us for loving him so harshly like? i dont know. 

i think thats why your cat would know!! since youre not talking, like if youre so affectionate otherwise, when youre not they probably know somethings off. arent they such angels? 😇💕 and yeah i think its a high possibility that the bird just made its way out haha, much happier situation.