Styles Academy ¬ Larry *Solo Harry, Schoolboy Louis* #Wattys2017

Idée Fixe

"...Harry." Louis says lowly, speaking into the silence of the calm dorm. Harry looks up from his studies, taking off his readers.

"What's up, babe?" Harry asks, bookmarking his page and closing the large music theory book. Louis sighs from his position on his bed, and he straightens up to face his boyfriend.

..If he can even call him that...

"So we've been 'dating' for two months now, Harry." Louis states, gaining full attention from Harry.

"Yeah...we have..." Harry agrees slowly, wondering where this conversation is headed. Louis takes a deep sigh.

"I'm not gonna beat around the bush here," decides Louis, getting up from his bed to make sure the room door is locked. "Why won't you just come out already?"

Harry flinches at Louis' sudden change of tone. "Excuse me?-"

"I'm just tired of being your little secret." Louis adds on, his tone softer. He's not trying to start a major argument, but he can't help feeling some type of way that he and Harry haven't even gone on a proper date..

"It's a lot easier said than done, Louis. I'll come out to the public when I'm ready." Harry says simply, his voice low.

Louis contains composure. "How come you were so eager to before-"

"Things change, Louis!" Harry exclaims, his course book falling to the floor. "I'm sorry that the whole world isn't aware that you're Harry Styles' boyfriend!"

Louis scoffs, his eyebrows raised incredulously. "So it's like that, huh?"

Harry gets up from his bed and Louis steps close to him, his arms crossed. Harry is about to leave the room without another word, but Louis blocks the door. "...At least take me on one date, Harry..." Louis pleads softly, his hand tight on the doorknob.

Harry sighs, avoiding eye contact with Louis. "I can't, you know what the media would do-"

"But you went out somewhere with Jake once, and the media literally said nothing about it?"

"How did you find out bout that?" Harry asks, eyebrows scrunched.

"He told me. It was just a friendly lunch, but still. It was just you and him, guy and guy...and the media said nothing about it."

"That's because the main buzz was the fight between you and Liam, and that was a massive deal, so of course there would be no uproar about who I share lunch with." Harry states, and Louis slumps his shoulders. "I'm just not ready to come out yet like I thought I was. End of discussion."

"Fine."

With that, Louis removes his hand from the door slowly, his head low as Harry exits the room. Now standing in the hallway, Harry runs a hand through his hair and breathes a shaky sigh.

"Great. Now Louis' upset with me." Harry thinks, his head down as he leans his back up against the door. Just as he is about to walk right back into his dorm, Harry is greeted by Andie, Leslie's sister.

"Harry! Hi," the girl says brightly, tapping away furiously on her phone after giving Harry a smile. She stops texting immediately once she gets no response from Harry. "Harry, oh my gosh, what's wrong?!" she gasps, small hand over her mouth in shock at the sight of Harry covering his face to hide his tears.

Harry shakes his head, taking a deep breath before he looks up and wipes his eyes. "I'm sorry, Andie. Excuse me, please."

Andie stands in utter shock as Harry briskly dismisses himself. She frowns, putting her phone inside of her bra before she wildly, yet somehow politely, knocks on Louis and Harry's door. Louis opens it without asking who it is like he normally does. Once he sees that it's Andie, he mentally rolls his eyes.

Sure the girl is nice or whatever, but any relative of Leslie's probably has malicious intentions towards Louis.

"What, Andie?" Louis asks, too harsh for the girl's liking. She frowns even more.

"I'm sorry to disturb, I just wanted to know what's going on with Harry?"

"Then why don't you ask him-"

"He was crying just a bit, Louis. I couldn't get him to tell me what's upsetting him."

"Well, if he didn't tell you then that means he doesn't want you to know." Louis states with a shrug, crossing his arms and changing his stance to a semi defensive one.

"I know that you and Harry are dating." Andie states simply, catching Louis by surprise.

He blinks at the girl, shocked to have heard those words fall from her lips. "H-how did you know that?"

Andie looks around them before she turns her attention back to Louis. "...Uhm, may come in? You and I should have a more private conversation." Andie suggests, and Louis can't help but to agree.

Too many nosey ass onlookers in these hallways.

Louis lets Andie in and they talk for hours on end. As it shockingly turns out, Andie is the niece of Zayn Malik, who is now Harry's new personal manager in place of Liam. She gets much more information and gossip than any teenage girl should be able to handle keeping secret.

Louis thought Andie was nothing but a lack of brains, but she's actually quite smart, and able to be confided

"Please be patient with Harry, okay? At first his team really wanted to keep you away from him and maintain his image of a straight man. But after much persuasion, and still more going on, Harry's management are starting to devise proper ways for Harry to come out.

...I know it's hard being kept someone's secret for two months, but if you really love him-" Andie pauses and looks directly at Louis. "You'll wait for him."

Louis stays silent, letting Andie's words sink in. After a moment passes, Andie gets up from Louis beanbag chair. As she is about to see herself out, Louis speaks up.

"Thank you, Andie."

She smiles brightly. "You're welcome, Louis. And don't worry, until Harry comes out, your secret is safe with me."