#fitf fan art

[berlinini]

It's you and me until the еnd

@louisprojects Louies Advent Calendar - Day 1: Happy One Month Anniversary to Faith in the Future!

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Lucky Again spray paint art, from @nimmeart

[fairyyloulou]

[abicherry]

Night 1, Uncasville

[houseoflouies]

Launching House of Louies, a new fan made merch brand for Louis Tomlinson fans! Made for fans with a variety of aesthetics in mind! Shop here ! ◟̽◞̽

[sunshineandlyrics]

The fan and the painting she gave to Louis x

The fan to Louis "Your art inspires other peoples art" ❤️

Louis reacting to a fan saying Face The Music is their favorite song and receiving a painting from them at the HMV Sheffield signing this afternoon. (8 December 2022)

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[fadeintolight]

5 things you love about louis?

in no particular order

his music: i could pretend to have all the music critic knowledge in the world, dissecting the pop-punk elements, rock vibes, and the soft melodies that weave through his songs – they're undeniably fantastic and keep me on my toes but i don’t speak music that well so. what personally stands out for me is the comfort his songs provide. it's as if he guts me with his lyrics, only to miraculously put all the pieces back together within a single song or a few tracks later. the raw honesty in walls is unmatched, and it's the solo album that i hold closest to my heart. yet, i owe a tremendous debt to fitf most because i was at one of my lowest points in life last fall, and i have no idea how i would've coped without that record to cry and scream to. his angelic voice is just the cherry on top.

his fandom: through him, i've had the chance to make friendships i wouldn’t have come across anywhere else and that’s what i selfishly cherish the most about him. getting to experience the energy of his live shows with these people is craaaazy! everyone is so L O U D and engaged and just fully there!! it really is not just about him; it's about us, and i feel like a part of something truly special even when we drag him through the mud for being a jackass, it’s family business ✨.

his heart: he's just a heartwarming human being. the way he interacts with fans, his love for the art, and his resilience in the face of challenges is incredibly inspiring. he is a cupcake. a clown! a best friend. a fucking idiot! 🫶

his queer themes: call it my own projection if you’d like or just subtle queer coding, idgaf, it’s all about meee and how what resonates with me when it comes to him. it’s like a secret message that creates a sense of being seen and understood in a way that's truly unique.

his fat ass: him being this hot and heartmeltingly soft at the same time makes me want to stay on this planet. which should say it all.

[gracefullou]

Louies' 2023 Wrapped Tag Game

Rules: Answer the questions below and tag at least 3 people!

Thank you so much @louis-in-red for tagging me <3

favorite walls song: It changes all the time but right now, it's always you.

favorite fitf song: All this time.

most played song on Spotify by Louis: From fitf, the greatest 😭. I would've loved for it to be all this time but i always play the album top to bottom that's probably why the greatest is my most played (great song btw! I love it). From walls, always you. But my all time most played songs by Louis are bty and jho (it's Spotify's doing).

favorite louis lyrics: it's a crime to ask this question to a Louis Tomlinson fan bc the man is a lyrical genius but right now it's either "and i keep on building mountains hoping that they'll turn to gold but the truth is i still doubt that what i do can get me home" or "it's an old curse dreamers diving heard first broken beaks and dead birds can't get through the glass and there's no use crying over spilled blood caring only kills love a kiss won't bring it back". Just typing coaoac lyrics i'm in awe with his mind, that's a poet your honor

louis life lesson: "sometimes you're just running forward and you're missing all the action"

favorite louis outfit: you can't ask me this question he served so many iconic brillant outfits especially in the fitf era but if i really have to choose one nothing will ever match this outfit. And THE POSE! I think this is my favorite outfit of all time on anyone not just Louis. Obsessed!

favorite tour show: ltwt Austin, fitfwt Woodlands, fitfwt NY, fitfwt London ( i know these are a lot of shows but i love them all so much ok 😭) and if we can count afhf then the first afhf will always be THE Louis show for me, just iconic

favorite public appearance: aotv Japan premiere and RS UK awards red carpet (he's so charming i melt everytime 😭)

favorite AOTV scene: That yacht scene when all this time started playing and the final scene at the Milan show 🤧. Cinema at its finest tbh

favorite band or crew member: i don't really have one. I just like when they're professional and do their jobs but also treat my baby like he deserves so i like Matt D, Steve and Zak from the band. And from the crew: Joshua, Krystle and Joni

favorite picture: this is crazy, i can't choose one pic. I can't even choose 10 pics 😭 that man is a walking art. That being said, do not underestimate my ability to make everything about the picture with that Anarchy outfit (the picture above)

something that you are looking forward to in 2024: Fitfwt Latam and all the festivals he has lined up (including afhf of course 🤭)

one wish for Louis (or Louies) for 2024: I just want proper build up and promo for LT3 is it too much to ask 😭.

Tagging @ahurricanebehindthedoor @milf-louis @buscrimes @comradelouis @cassandraatthegates @different-names-on-the-gates @pureasthedrivenslush @riverswater @stormyhale and sorry in advance if you were already tagged/ you already played the game

[izacore]

oops… this is a lot longer than it was supposed to be, so sorrry!!

just prefacing this by saying that everything surrounding the asia leg cancellation is so fucked up for all the fans, but i did just want to say how sorry i feel for louis because he just has the worst fucking luck. it’s quite frustrating to see niall and harry do so well and not have these kind of set backs, and i’m not trying to compare or put anyone down, they deserve all the success they have, but it just sucks because louis deserve at least a 10th of that. his music is amazing, i think so many people outside of the current fanbase would love his personality, and he’s inspired and helped so many people. but he just keeps on getting thrown these curve balls. he writes an amazing album, but the numbers don’t represent that. he goes on tour, that gets cancelled. he releases a doc, but there’s barely any media coverage on it. like i get that he’s probably catering this stuff to the fans, but he’s at a point where fandom support is not enough (this is an assumption, but i do think the cancellation is b/c he didn’t meet some sort of ticket/sale quota, otherwise he would’ve given an explanation as to why this happened). anyways, imo he (and harry too) should take some time to figure stuff out. take a step back, maybe write a little music, but mainly just reflect on how far they’ve come (because they’ve achieved so much!!!) and see where they want to go from here. they’re just going going going because they want to keep up the momentum, but i think they’re leaving the fans behind in the process. i get that covid changed so many things and everyone is trying to catch up from the past two years of lockdown, but when you keep on touring and releasing stuff people become overwhelmed, mentally, emotionally, financially. i think that’s kinda where people are at. fans are becoming frustrated with hl. niall on the other hand, everyone is asking when he’s going on tour because people haven’t seen him in over 4/5 years. it’s good to step back, give people a chance to miss you, especially in this kind of industry. i know everyone keeps on saying the same thing over and over again, but yeah… it just sucks. i hope things start getting better for louis, he deserves it.

Hi nonnie, don’t worry I don’t mind long messages.

I agree with you that it's true that Louis cannot catch a break and that in the past he unfortunately had the worst luck, but in this case with the examples you named I just can't absolve Louis completely of the responsibility. The (potential) low ticket sales, fitf's numbers, aotv not making any noise outisde of the fanbase are things that Louis should have some control over and what's lacking is any effort from lthq to... work. You cannot just drop a project, expect fans to carry it and do your job for you and then get disappointed when the outcomes don't meet your expectations. Louis released fitf and then disappeared/went on holidays/went to party in LA/promoted a doc full of lies. How is that going to be sustainable?

Hard agree on Niall and his promo, though. His team is just so smart with reintroducing him to the gp and booking him for festivals before they send him on tour. And in all of his interviews you can see how... mature the approach he has to his art and career has. My friend @louisshomesharry hit the nail on the head yesterday when we were talking, and said that compared to HL, Niall accepts his age and adjusts his career accordingly, meanwhile the boys are still trying to live their early 20s catering to teens cause they don't want to accept they wasted those years on some bullshit. I wish they could both take a step back, slow down, reconnect with each other and then come back when they're rested and matured (and with a duet album ready haha).

[sunshineandlyrics]

HMV Sheffield, 8 December 2022 x x

Louis talking to a fan at the Sheffield signing and reacting to the painting the fan in front of them gave to Louis - 08/12

[berlinini]

Let the golden hour wash through the room

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Saturdays [Twitter]

[twopoppies]

Hi!

I’m new to the larryverse and am really finding bits and pieces fun (show recaps and fan projects), funny (art, commentary), comforting (the actual music!), and compelling (marketing, learning more about overt vs covert homophobia, media and industry manipulation, etc.).

I’ve been slowly catching up (i.e. reading stuff on various sm platforms) on fan opinion regarding who LT is addressing/singing about/to in FITF.

It’s interesting to me how so many folks think most, or a large portion, of his songs are about his fans and the relationship there. I recognize that there is a facet of that on the album and he does make loads of reference to that in his promo, but I am also finding it a little naive to believe he is singing that he loves only the fans, and the entirety of the album is dedicated to them, and them alone. They’ve found him, and he loves them for that. He catches their eye and sees they’re the same and he just wants to dance with them. It’s great lyricism because now that I’m writing this out I am seeing how it can true. Ha ha. Perhaps because I’m relatively new here I don’t understand his writing style, fan dynamics, or LT as a person, but he’s a person with a wide social network, family, friends, and a significant other. Why do people disregard that? Just like any other artist he paints with a wide brush on a large canvass.

I guess this is all to say is that I think his team and the marketing strategy to the fandom is really working. Good for him!

sorry for the long rant. I should take up journaling or something. Jesus. Ha ha.

have a love day!

Hi sweetheart. So glad you're finding your way in the fandom. With Walls, Louis was very vocal about the album being autobiographical and that many of the songs were about his "girlfriend" and it fit the narrative that was being spun that she'd come back to him at his lowest (after his mom died) and had saved him.

With FITH future, he's made an effort to say numerous times how this album is not as autobiographical and that he wasn't going to speak on the meanings of each song which gives fans more of an opportunity to interpret each song as they read them. I tend to find, though, that the people who are dead set in believing the songs are about the fans, often are people who don't buy the idea that Harry and Louis are still together (or who just outright hate Harry). But also, the idea that Louis is super focused on his fans is one that he/his team are really pushing. Yeah, the songs could definitely be read as being about fans (as you've shown above), and some might be. But, to me, it seems reductive to assume anything that reads as a love song is automatically about the fans. I'd say they're more layered and meant to appeal to people in different ways. He's got a lot going on in his life that he can draw inspiration from. His relationship with fans, for sure. But, IMO, his relationship with Harry is going to be woven into those songs, too.

[abicherry]

Night 5, Cuyahoga Falls

[dogsliampaynedoesntinstagram]

so now that the elounor breakup, would you be willing to share your thoughts on how everything unfolded, the timing, etc?

If Louis and Eleanor were pretending to be in a relationship, then they have a lot of freedom to plan the break-up - without any tedious feelings getting in the way. So it follows that the timing of the break up is intentional.

The most noticeable aspects of this is the time it took from planning to completion (7 months) and the way the whole point appears to have been to keep up any talk about the relationship or the break-up away from album promo.

We don't know why it came to an end - whose needs was the situation no longer meeting (or both?) We may get some more indications down the line, but who knows.

The most interesting decision to me is the decision not to present his music as a break-up story. I think there was a real opportunity here and I'm interested that he didn't take it.

Louis knows that a significant chunk of his fans are telling a story that he's in a relationship with Harry, and even more fans are reacting to that story. If Louis had wanted to take control of his story (whatever the truth was) then breaking up with Eleanor offers a very specific opportunity to do so. If Louis and Eleanor had broken up towards the beginning of the year, and Louis presented his album as being in response to that break up (it would need to be slightly different from FitF, but not that different - a lot of the material is there). Then I think that would have changed the story quite a lot of fans were telling about him, and decentered Harry from his story.

It's interesting to me that he didn't take that opportunity - and instead appears to have leaned in entirely the other direction, by making sure there's no connection between the album and the breakup (and more widely suggesting that the albums connection with his life is indirect) underlined by them not announcing the break up till after he's finished promo. (And I think it's clear that he did blacklist any questions about his personal life).

Or to put it more generally - this approach - not being publicly in contact for months before the album was released, delinking the album from his personal life, not commenting on his personal life during promo, and then releasing a break up announcement after his album is released is a way of ensuring he doesn't have to talk about breaking up or address breaking up in his art.

We may be able to guess more about the dynamics as time goes on, but to me that's quite an interesting aspect of how things have been done that we can be reasonably sure of now.

[mychampagne-mybubbles]

Louis Tomlinson • FITF • Boston 2 • 25.07.2023

Figurative art shirt • Took a video with a fan cell phone • Outro: Here comes you man by Pixies