Write a Different Fan Fic
Yes, they have broken up. Suddenly, so many direct messages. I see you’ve all been freaking out this week — actually, it seems like a few months. I’ve seen the confusion and mixed messages circulating. Oh, the colors again! Blue and green (you see that everywhere), yellow and green (oh, that’s when you ignore), the old green shirt from the Walls era, then the same brand but in red this time. Gemma posted two photos looking back at blue, one of them waving bye-bye (you seemed to have ignored that one), H and the yellow bandana. You believe H is in Italy — actually, he lives in Italy, so that would make sense — so then he must be with L at the races. Sure. You’ve constructed a narrative based on selective details, but the truth is different.
L has been struggling with H for some time, which is why his album is a breakup album. The signs were there, but many chose to ignore them. But if I am wrong, then you should all be praying for L because he is in a long-term toxic relationship.
You all think H is so cute bouncing around at the N concert a few days ago. The press (paid) even called it secret, but it wasn’t, was it? It was a spectacle designed by him to take press and your attention away from L. Oh, and he wore the gold sweater that was laying on the couch in a photo Z posted a while back. Of course, it also happens to be a venue that H is invested in along with his management — the A-daddy-son duo. H’s new job seems to be promoting A’s assets, filling stadiums, endorsing bands that perhaps A-duo wants to recruit. The Fontaines? I have my speculations about that. H’s behavior has become increasingly self-centered, prioritizing spectacle over substance. Unfortunately though, that’s a continuing pattern and if I wasn’t so concerned for L, I actually feel kind of bad for him. But he chose this life and he got what he wanted except he lost L. Time for new fan fic.
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Arrogant? You don’t even like that word being attached to H but you’ve seen him change. He’s not the same guy that stood on stage a few years ago singing Sign of the Times with just a guitar. H is a brand, and at first, he probably didn’t like it, but during LOT, he embraced it, and I suspect that may be when they were having their most difficult time. Listen again to the songs on H’s House; satellite, daylight, spinning, waiting for you to be more like me, LA mood, should we keep driving, I wanna talk, I can’t talk. Besides these songs being silly elevator music that could be turned into children’s songs, they point to a terrible relationship that isn’t working.
Sometime around the time of LOT, H’s arrogance got the best of him; the narcissist in him fully kicked in, and he became the brand. Instead of getting more real, being more authentic, and letting us know who he truly is, he hid. He became more afraid, more insecure, and hid himself in those lyrics. There are a couple of good songs (none are Grammy-worthy), but I’m talking generally. That album is childlike and shows a person hiding from the issues — not only his personal issues but the ones he has with his so-called husband.
THIS >>> The Larry ship, the constant linking of L and H, has contributed to their breakup. By focusing on their connection, you’ve overshadowed L’s own achievements and identity, forcing him to live in H’s shadow. This pressure and the elevation of H’s arrogance, while resisting L’s independence, (we saw that on stage in LOT and Coachella!) widened the gap between them.
As L grew more confident on his tour, he recognized the distance between them, and H’s arrogance finally became too much. Despite L’s efforts to save their relationship, it wasn’t enough. And in the end, the Larry ship played a role in driving them apart.
I heard the out song last night was Aurora’s Echo of My Shadow. Since you guys love to rely on those out songs as a window into L’s head at the moment, you should look at this one carefully because it’s a whopper: “If I stay here any longer, I’ll stay here forever. And the echo of my world will fade.”
He is tired of living in H’s shadow, and you helped put him there.
