#and where's liam's album whilst we're in full wonder mode hmmmmm?

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Of course I know that Louis doesn’t owe me anything. And I would never want him to go back to a One Direction-esque timeline because that was treacherous. But like. I do not care if he wants to take another year or two or seventeen! I don’t care if he never wants to release music again. I support him! But if that’s the case I wish he would say it instead of pretending that something is about to happen for two years when he knows it’s not. It’s misleading and not fair to people invested.

anon 2: Also people have to get over the “he lied to us” thing. Have you been around at all? He does it constantly. We’re all here saying he doesn’t actually have a girlfriend or a child. We’re no special kind of fans he would never lie to. We’re not his friends or his family. I’m sure he appreciates all the support but we’re a group of people who need to be managed as a collective - people for whom images are crafted and perceptions shaped… They’re selling stuff to us not trying to become our bffs.

anon 3: Oh I totally think he was lying and i would never criticize him for that his fandom is a mess like i get it, i respect that, and i probably would have advised him to do the same

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I’m gonna group these here because #2 and #3 really help answer #1 way better than I could. I’d only add some questions, like, why are you so invested in this album’s release schedule? Why does it bother you so much to wait for six months vs. sixteen? Is there some sort of project in your own life that’s hinging on this album’s release? Do you follow any other bands? Are you aware that most of them go through an announce and wait cycle, like, pretty much always? I feel like there’s an inflexibility here that puts Louis in particular into a “no win” situation. I also have a lot of thoughts about his perfectionism and the album’s theme and how much control he has over that theme, and I would imagine this album has shifted shape multiple times (see: Harry’s album and how “Medicine” was the first song he wrote for it, and yet. AND YET), in addition to his team shifting, too. A chunk of my inbox would tell you I’m a terrible fan, though, so maybe I’m the wrong person to ask.