Louis looked at Harry for a moment, examining his features and how much he's grown since he was thirteen.
He's sixteen years old now.
He's grown more.
His curls are fully grown out, shoulders a bit broader, his skin is still milky white, and his eyes still have that soft glow from when he first looked at him.
It makes Louis emotional knowing that he's helped Harry get through life even though he has no family.
He remembered the first time he made him laugh.
The first time he made him cry.
They've been through a lot together and he wouldn't take anything back because he loves Harry.
He loves Harry so much.
"Lou, I'm hungry.." Harry mumbled, automatically knocking Louis out of his thoughts.
"You're sixteen, go make yourself something." Louis answered with furrowed eyebrows and Harry rolled his eyes and slouched in his seat.
"Some big brother you are." Harry mumbled. Louis just looked over at Harry and raised an eyebrow, he expected for Harry to do it back but he wasn't even looking.
"Are you okay?" Louis asked and Harry just shrugged one shoulder, the weird thing about Harry is that he never shrugs both of his shoulders, he only shrugs one when he's upset, "What's wrong?"
Louis sat by Harry looked at him closely,"Harry." He said.
"I hate school..I everybody over there, Lou." Harry explained, biting his lip and looking away, "I'm failing.."
"You're what?"
Harry just looked at Louis and pursed his lips, a single tear streaming down his cheek.
"I'm stupid." Harry mumbled out before covering his face and crying, Harry is hypersensitive, anything can tick him off or upset him.
"Aw..no, c'mon 'Arry..don't cry.." Louis whispered, pulling Harry closer to him with a small pout.
Louis hates seeing his little boy cry.
Louis placed both hands on his cheeks and tried his best to wipe away the tears.
"Hey..I failed two of my classes in high school." Louis told a crying Harry, desperately reaching to cheer his Harry up.
Harry sniffled and finally looked at Louis with a pout, "you did?" He asked and Louis smiled with a small nod.
"But I brought both of my grades up by the end of the year though," Louis added on.
"I'm too stupid to bring up my grades." Harry grumbled and Louis huffed, wiping his thumb over Harry's wet cheeks that make his face a bit cold.
"If I can do it then you can too, trust me." Louis said, voice soft and sincere.
"I can't Lou.." Harry whimpered.
"Promise me you'll try." Louis said, resting his forehead against Harry's. Harry didn't respond after that, "promise?"
"I promise." Harry whispered.
Louis nodded and kissed Harry's nose which made the sixteen year old giggle.
"You still hungry?" Louis asked, Harry just smiled and moved closer to Louis' face, "Curly?"
Harry raised both eyebrows and bit his lip softly.
"Food?"
Getting not another word from Harry, Louis gave up on asking, Harry should still be hungry anyways.
Louis widened his eyes as his lips almost touch Harry's, but instead of doing something Louis expected, he just kissed his nose.
"I love you." Harry whispered before hugging Louis tightly, Louis was startled by his actions, he didn't know what to do with his hands.
So he just wrapped his arms around the boy's waist and sighed, loving the sweet and warm embrace.
"I love you too, curly." He said as he picked Harry up while walking to the kitchen, sitting him on the counter.
"You're carrying me around like I'm six." Harry joked with a small chuckle.
Louis opened his cabinet full of snacks and smiled, "You look like a six year old if I'm quite honest."
Harry brushed his hair back with his fingers and rolled his eyes.
Harry swung his feet off the counter with a small him, not so subtly staring at Louis' growing bum. Liking the way when he reaches up his shirt shows a bit of his soft tummy and tan skin.
He shouldn't look at Louis this way.
He's practically his brother now and wanting to do things with him is incest.
Illegal.
And he's a minor.
Illegal again.
"Blue.." Harry mumbled.
"Hmm.." Louis hummed as his response, finally fixing himself a drink and harry his usual snack.
"Are you gay?" He can hear Louis cough up but ignores it because after all it did come out of nowhere to him.
"No, why?"
"I..just wanted to know?" Harry questioned his answer, "I mean..you never told me about your sexuality.."
"I'm bisexual." Louis chuckled, handing Harry his chips in a bowl with three plain chocolate cookies.
"..right.." Harry mumbled.
"You questioning yourself, buddy?"
Harry nodded slowly, because yes, Harry is a bit confused at why Louis makes him feel weird all the time for the past three and a half years.
"Ooh speak on it." Louis smiled, leaning on the counter next to Harry, hands resting on his thigh.
"I have a crush on a boy, but..I can't date him because..it would be weird.." Harry said, starting to mumble towards the end of his sentence.
"Do you think girls are cute? As in dating one?"
Harry shook his head with a shrug.
"So you're gay?"
"You're supposed to be telling me, Louis." Harry said pointing Louis with his thumb.
"Well if you like boys and not girls then you're not straight or bisexual. Just find what attracts you, no judgment in this house." Louis said, patting Harry's thigh with a wink, "your snack's over there."
"Another question." Harry mumbled, staring out into space almost unaware of what he's doing.
"Yeah?"
"Would it be incest if we were to..do stuff?"
Louis shrugged, "we're not related, but I do treat you as my own brother."
Harry closed his eyes with a sigh, "right.." He said, "that would be a bit gross."
Louis just laughed and walked out the kitchen, with out a clue of how Harry was feeling, what he was going through inside.
Or he's just a hormonal teen that might like his guardian.
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