Tied Down (Larry Stylinson)

Chapter 3- The rope is hidden.

Chapter 3

             Everything in their relationship had been going well- They'd even snogged a bit backstage before their best performance on X-Factor yet. It was really great for both of them, even better for the band, even if they didn't realize it just yet.

             Harry felt safe. He was young and shy and awkward and dorky and so many other things but the only thing he ever cared about being was Louis'. Whenever Louis had his arms around him, Harry's true personality shined. He even got comfortable enough that he would tell bad jokes and not shy away whenever someone complimented him.

             Louis felt excited. He wasn't the same as Harry, he wasn't someone who was just accepted by everyone. He didn't have the curls and dimples thing going for him; He had to work a bit harder to feel like people liked him. Which people did, a lot of people liked him, but when he was with Harry he just radiated confidence. He didn't even care if people liked him because Harry liked him, and Harry liking him was the best he would ever get.

             The other boys were doing well also. Ever since Louis and Harry 'came out' to their little group, all of their relationships have improved as a side affect. Louis felt less intimidated by Liam's abs, quickly taking Liam under his wing and pushing him out of his comfort zone.

             Louis did the same with Zayn once he realized they both had a love for pulling pranks. Zayn felt empowered by the two gay boy's dynamic that he even started speaking more, opening up and talking about his small home and his large family and just his life.

             Niall was probably the boy who benefited most, other than Louis and Harry. Niall was their greatest supporter, acting as though making sure their relationship worked out was his greatest purpose in life. And it wasn't as though he was only doing it so the band wouldn't break up, no, he was doing it because he genuinely believed that Harry and Louis belonged together.

             The whole band was exctied and their relationship was strong despite being new. It wasn't until they were sitting in front of Simon, all of their hands folded in their laps like school children being scolded.

             "So, I have some footage that you guys might find interesting." Simon said and gestured to his computer screen as he clicked a few buttons before a video spread over the screen and started playing.

             "Come on, no one will find us." Louis' voice said in the video, dragging a half-naked Harry into a janitor's closet.

             "It smells like bleach, Lou." Harry had whined in response, a small smile on his face though.

Now, though, as all 5 boys sat watching the video, none of them were smiling. Harry and Liam's face both were paled to a sickly white, neither of them moving or even blinking as the video showed the couple snogging. Niall had his nose crinkled as he kept looking between Harry and Louis, while Zayn did the same. Louis' face remained passive as he reached up and shut the laptop.

             "It is none of your business, so we kiss and we're dating and okay, Harry's gay. So what." Louis said with a bit of an attitude as he crossed his arms.

             Harry gasped and his eyes looked like they were practically going to bulge out of his head. All he could think was that you just /can't/ talk to THE Simon Cowell like that. He couldn't even focus on the real matter at hand, them being outed.

             "It is my business. You guys are my band, and yes, your private matters are your own, but I need to keep your private and your public image seperate. Obvious you guys don't want to be out yet-" He said, Louis shaking his head vehemently but Harry just giving a small shrug. "-so I won't make you, but if you guys don't want to be out then there can't be any more of this." Simon finishes and gestures to the screen.

             It wasn't much, and Simon had been pretty understanding, but it was the first time they really had to face the facts. They either had to be 'out', or they had to be hidden. And they didn't realize what they were doing to themselves when they both said "Let's just keep it to ourselves for a while, yeah?'

That was the first time the rope was hidden.

Hello my curlies!

This is still one of my favourite stories but like? It has no reads? Why aren't you reading this? TOO METAPHORICAL FOR YOu, HUH? WAnnA FIGHT ME? Ahhh. okay. Sorry, i'm tired.

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