I'm really happy about this!! It was one of my main worries, honestly - I felt that I made him more sympathetic as the fic went on but I was just so worried that people wouldn't understand his motives initially, you know? Because the outing bit was from Louis's POV so we couldn't actually see what Harry was thinking, or that he WASN'T really thinking. And I kept thinking, like, is this even in character for Harry? Would he actually DO that to Louis? But in the end it wasn't about doing something to Louis - it was just an impulse, really, it was him reaching breaking point, and I hoped it would come across like that because we do all have a sense of his frustration already. I wanted it to be clear that Louis wasn't even actually on his mind in that moment, because I think if he had been, he wouldn't have done it.
Yeah, I get really stressed out about it tbh because if it's not under their control it's going to be such a MESS and I could really imagine management not handling it well. And even if they DO get to control it somewhat, I can't see management being cool with telling the truth about Eleanor - I think it'd be more likely that they'd have Louis and Eleanor break up and then wait a couple of months before announcing Harry and Louis are together, and pretend it was a recent thing. Which means they would get stuck lying even more. :/ And I get so nervous sometimes because it seems like the plan is just to cover it up for as long as they possibly can, but the more successful they get the more scrutiny they're under, and the more frustrated Harry (and possibly Louis too) will get, and it just seems like the more time passes, the more likely it is that they'll get "caught" somehow or Harry will lose his patience and just out them. :(
Yeah, I get really stressed out about it tbh because if it's not under their control it's going to be such a MESS and I could really imagine management not handling it well. And even if they DO get to control it somewhat, I can't see management being cool with telling the truth about Eleanor - I think it'd be more likely that they'd have Louis and Eleanor break up and then wait a couple of months before announcing Harry and Louis are together, and pretend it was a recent thing. Which means they would get stuck lying even more. :/ And I get so nervous sometimes because it seems like the plan is just to cover it up for as long as they possibly can, but the more successful they get the more scrutiny they're under, and the more frustrated Harry (and possibly Louis too) will get, and it just seems like the more time passes, the more likely it is that they'll get "caught" somehow or Harry will lose his patience and just out them. :(
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