Ahem! Now for some videos. Lots and lots and lots of videos. @_@
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Let's start with One Direction performing for the judges to see if they will be accepted into the finals. Basically the first few seconds where Harry and Louis run into one another's arms after Louis returns from a visit to the hospital. :3333
Okay! So after they made it onto the X Factor they started these weekly video diaries and a lot of the early shipper stuff comes from them. I will crash all of your computers forever if I embed 9 billion videos so I’m just going to give you youtube links for all of these. I suggest you watch them because it really gives you a sense of what they were like before they got PR people. HINT: Obnoxious and really touchy feely.
Warning: For those of you who are easily mottsed out these might be difficult to watch. I had to skip a few of them until I was more familiar with the guys, but I really think they are all worth watching. If they freak you out I suggest just skipping to the bits I mention in commentary and coming back to these later. They get so much easier to watch after you've seen five billion interviews with the guys. :)
X Factor Video Diary OneThe one where Liam tries to keep them on track but Louis mostly molests Harry’s curls.
X Factor Video Diary TwoThe one where we learn that Harry is a flirt and Louis is the leader (because that’s the only position left) Also Harry likes a girl with a pretty face and Louis enjoys a girl who likes carrots.
X Factor Video Diary ThreeThe one where Harry gets stage fright so badly before the 3rd performance that they have to rehearse without him. Louis responds to this by spending the entire time molesting him -- starting at about 10 seconds in. Check out Louis biting Harry’s shoulder at 30 seconds. There’s lots of staring. Lots of smiling. Basically a bromance is born in 3.5 minutes.
X Factor Video Diary FourThe one where Niall thinks Louis is hilarious but it’s still Harry and Louis being boyfriends. Lots of great stuff here but Harry at 2:00 minutes is a joy and a wonder to behold.
X Factor Video Diary FiveThe one where Louis and Harry aren’t sitting together and the world is a sadder place. You have to get kind of crazy with this one BUT I can do crazy like nobody’s business. Let’s note that at 41 seconds in Niall attempts to play with Harry’s hair and Harry shrugs him off whereas Louis can molest him in all possible ways and he is like “seems legit”. There’s a lot of Harry being both amused and totally unimpressed with Louis’ level of obnoxiousness.
X Factor Video Diary SixThe one where they are legit all wearing onesie footie pajamas. (I will take a moment to mention that they were asked about these things more recently and Louis said that he and Harry still have theirs. ) Louis is being Louis. Harry is smitten. Harry leans in like he’s going to kiss him at 27 seconds. At 1:25 Louis says he would like to be Harry for a day so he could have curly hair.
X Factor Video Diary SevenThe one where everyone thinks Louis is hilarious for reading? IDEK. But once again Liam tries to save the day from descending into total chaos. Harry does a lot of staring and smiling and generally being amused by Louis’ existence.
X Factor Video Diary EightThe one where One Direction has pickle or salt tea -- depending on their preference. Otherwise known as the diary where Louis shows us the kind of house husband he will be. Niall is distracted. Harry is confused. Liam is the only one keeping his shit together. Zayn is mostly not paying attention and Louis is obnoxious because that’s how he rolls.
X Factor Video Diary NineThe one where we learn Louis’ secret identity. Will Harry be his Lois Lane? I don’t know what’s going on at 36 to 45 but I like it. At 2:23 Louis reveals how he gets Mr. Styles to go on a second date. At 3:03 we learn that given the chance to marry any celebrity Harry would marry David Hasselhoff. Aaaaand at 3:12 Louis declares his love by saying he would marry Harry.
X Factor Video Diary TenThe one where I have no idea what the fuck is going on but it’s the end of the line anyway so yeah! The boys on too many energy drinks and high off of getting to go home for a few days.
One Direction in the Final 3This is a clip of them being booted after making it into the top 3 finalists. Note at 45 seconds in Louis checking on Harry and reaching out his arm to comfort him. ;__;
Please feel free to watch any number of youtube videos and interviews of them but especially the “Making of One Direction” vids
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Basically Harry and Louis give me a lot of feels in this. But, it’s also cool because you get a down and dirty background on all the guys.
Okay! Moving on from X Factor stuff now and going right into interviews.
Bravo Web TV InterviewIn which Louis is sly when asked what celebrity he thinks is hot. Also Louis points out a love bite on Harry’s neck and says “I gave him it.”
Okay. I am embedding this shit because it is my favorite thing ever. Let’s start with Harry saying in French “I go the cinema with my boyfriend (gestures to Louis) and my family” at 19 seconds. Anything after 4:35 is pure gold.
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Interviewer asking about Harry: “Not hot?”
Louis: “Of course he’s hot.”
Harry then reaches out and touches Louis’ face. But the best bit is a little after that when Louis says, “Thank you. Thank you, dangerous slave.” And Harry literally stops mid-sentence and they stare at one another for a second. THEN at the very end Harry turns back and says at 5:08 “That bit needs to be cut.” And Louis laughs.
ValentinesIn which Harry reveals that he would pick Louis as his Valentine.
Zayn loves Louis tooAnd Harry is so displeased about it. At 8:00 minutes the hosts ask Zayn which member of the band he would date and he QUICKLY says Louis. Harry is like >:(
Jealousy is kind of a thing with Louis and Harry. They get a bit put out when other people are touching one another and it is kind of hilarious.
This one is worth watching simply for the moment @2:10 when the interviewer touches Louis’ thigh and Harry glares him down and then pats the exact place with his own hand to like ~reclaim~ Louis… or something. But then at 7:58 Harry and Louis just kind of … idek. Like fake make out or something? 1. It should be noted that I'm pretty sure Louis says "Kiss me" right before Harry goes in for it. 2. I love Niall's "GET IT". No one ships Louis/Harry like One Direction ships Louis/Harry. Just keep watching till the end, tbh. Louis and Harry go on to talk about how they spent an entire day in bed together watching TV. Good times.
I am going to embed both Alan Carr interviews because they are GREAT AND WONDERFUL but the second on has more Louis/Harry.
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Basically there are ten million interviews with them and they say the same shit over and over again but if you get into this fandom you will end up obsessively watching them so that you can attempt to read their body language like it is fucking tea leaves or some shit. Why yes. I have gone insane.
This one where Harry is like NEVER LEAVE ME.
Okay, that’s enough. If you’re not convinced or at least curious enough to go find the wealth of other shit out there I can’t help you. I know I'm forgetting things, tbh. There is just SO MUCH with these two and like... my brain hurts right now. So, if you have more stuff please fill free to drop me links in the comments and I will update this thing appropriately.
Finally, since this is actually a band with like songs and stuff I guess I will link you to my four favorite live and/or acoustic performances. Louis and Harry are boyfriends in them too, tbh.
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I'm going to start with this cover of "Grenade" by Bruno Mars from the X Factor Live Tour, not because it's super good or anything but 1. Lots of Harry/Louis flirting and 2. It will be a reference for how much BETTER they have gotten since then.
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This is Moments which is one of my favorites off the album because pretty. This is a shit version because of the screaming girls but apparently they are putting a cleaned up version on the DVD they’re releasing. So there is that to look forward to!
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One Thing! Love love love this one. Harry and Louis are pretty cute here if you're crazy like I am and spend about 9 hours studying it. There's lots of like pointing when the other one hits a high note or is coming in for their part, and also the moment about half way through where Louis give Harry basically the hottest look ever.
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More Than This. Pretty much Harry sounds effing hot in this one. Also everyone else and their faces.
Okay. Done. Fuck my life.