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A movie plays on Harry's large flat-screen TV though no one is really watching it. Parker and Harry are sitting together with Forest fast asleep under some blankets nearby.

"I'm going to miss you two while I'm away."

"We're going to miss you too, but don't focus on what you're leaving behind focus on what's ahead of you. You love going on tour, imagine all the fun memories you'll make."

"I really do. Being out there and seeing my fans just..."

Parker and Harry whisper at the same time, "Connect."

Harry sighs and Parker turns to Harry so he can look him in the eyes. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing."

Parker hums unconvinced, "Is 'nothing' code for you're scared about how this tour will go now that it's just you? Because if it is then you have nothing to worry about."

"How do you always know?"

"Just a feeling." Parker shrugs.

They sit in peaceful silence as Harry gains the courage to voice his insecurities. "I'm a lot different from when it was me and the boys."

"Yes you are and that's perfectly okay. The years you would have spent discovering who you are as a person were spent under a microscope. You had the whole world telling you who you needed to be instead of finding it out for yourself."

Harry squeezes his arms around Parker and smiles when he returns the gesture.

"This...well for lack of a better term, coming out, is just the start of your journey in finding out who you are. It's going to be scary, but as long as you are having fun and loving what you're doing your true fans will as well."

"But what if I try something and don't like it later? What if I never find out what kind of person I want to be? How did you do it, Parker? How are you so sure of who you are?"

Parker runs his hands down Harry's back, calming the nervous man. "Well, I was a little late to the game as well. It took me leaving for college to really start questioning my gender, my morals, what made me, me you know."

Harry sighs and relaxes in Parker's hold.

"It's different for everyone Harry, I can't tell you what to do, but what I can tell you is that right now you have the freedom to try things out, and change your mind as many times as you want for as long as you want. I will always support you."

Tears stream from Harry's eyes, "Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me, Harold, it's called treating people with kindness."

"Treat people with kindness? I like that."

"You can use it, it's just a little something I started saying when I was in school."




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