In my dreams - Larry Stylinson [AU]

epilogue

❝ So open your eyes and see the way our horizons meet. And all of the lights will lead into the night with me ❞ -Ed Sheeran (All of the Stars)

☁ 15 years later ☁

"Dad, it's for you!" With flying brown curls, Jenna storms into Harry's office.

"Who is it?" Harry mouths to his youngest daughter.

"Publisher", she mouths back and hands him the phone.

"Good morning, this is Harry Styles speaking", he says and he waves Jenna off.

"Good morning, Mr Styles. I'm very pleased to inform you that we deem your manuscript worthy of publishing, with some small changes." The publisher keeps talking about how good his manuscript is and how it's been a while since they've had a good fantasy book but Harry tunes out. His and Louis' story is going to published. His life long dream is finally coming true. The whole world is going to read the bizarre story of how Louis Tomlinson, once fictional character, came to life.

Of course, no one but them, Ashton, Luke, Niall and Lilly know it's real. They told Jenna and Gracie, both of their daughters, but neither believed it. "Dad", Gracie had said, "that sounds really cute but it can't possibly be true." And that was that. Jenna was a little less sceptic and asked both Louis and Harry frequently to tell her the story. She could hear it again and again and it would still fascinate her.

After he's thanked the publisher many times, he hangs up and stares at the picture on his desk with a big smile on his face. It's going to be published.

"Lou!" he calls out. "Come over here!"

Of course, the girls come in as well. Jenna and Gracie Styles, 12 and 14 years old. Jenna has the blue eyes from the Tomlinson side of the family, Gracie's are traditional Styles-green. Louis' oldest sister offered to be their surrogate, not too long after Florgi last visited and told them Louis would stay here for the rest of his life.

Jenna has Harry's brown curls and Gracie has dark straight hair. In their features, they don't look alike at all but so similar at the same time. They are intelligent and kind and witty sometimes and Harry couldn't love them more. Neither could Louis. Their girls meant the world to them.

"What is it, Haz? Why are you yelling?"

"Yeah Dad, what is it?" Jenna winks at him and Harry smiles at her. Gracie looks at him expectantly.

"So I just got a call..." he attempts to drag it out but Jenna smacks him. "No violence on the premises!" he yelps. "I got a call from the publisher to whom I sent the manuscript, remember?"

"How could we forget, Dad? You've been looking at the phone as if it were a bomb for the past few weeks every time it rang", Gracie sighs.

He ignores his daughter's comment. "They're willing to publish it!" Harry announces.

"Really Haz? But that's amazing! Congratulations!" Louis comes over and kisses him excitedly (Jenna and Gracie pretend to throw up). "I'm so happy for you!"

"That's pretty cool, Dad", Gracie says, studying her nails. After about ten seconds, she gives up on keeping it cool and grins widely. "That's really cool!"

Jenna joins him and Louis in a hug and Gracie wrestles herself in as well. "That's really good, Dad! Can I get my own copy to show everyone at school?" Jenna asks.

"Of course you can", Louis says. He's got a proud smile on his face. "Haz, you should call everyone over!" Jenna picks up Amber in her arms and does a little dance with the little dog.

"Gracie, call your auntie Gemma, will you?" She nods and takes the phone from Harry's desk.

Harry himself gets his phone out and presses speed dial for Niall's number. "Hey Ni, it's me. Come over with Lilly, would you? We have something to celebrate so bring a bottle of wine I know you have in your wine cellar and maybe some bubble champagne for the girls?"

"No problem, see you in a bit!"

Next up is Ashton. "Ash, we have something to celebrate. Come over, will ya?"

"You're not going to elaborate, are you?"

"Nope."

"Be there in a few."

It doesn't take long for everyone to arrive and once everyone's seated with a glass of wine (and bubble champagne for the girls), Harry finally tells them why they've called them over.

"Congratulations, Harry, that's great!" his sister Gemma says and she gives him a hug.

"That's fantastic!" Ashton says happily and tackles him into a hug as well. Niall almost falls over in his attempt to hug him tightly and Luke and Lilly are also very happy for him.

They all stay over for dinner, much to Jenna and Gracie's approval because they don't see all of them together very often.

And when they're just starting dinner, there's a poof and a burst of glitter on the table. He smiles widely and he sees Louis does as well.

"Dad, where did all this glitter came from?" Jenna asks, wiping it off her plate.

Harry doesn't answer, just looks at Louis and sees from the look in his eyes that he understands. He always has.

fin.

[of course, when I said 'out of the fandom' last chapter, I didn't mean I suddenly started disliking the boys. I'm very proud of what they've achieved and I will still buy any new albums coming out but personally, I find that the fandom is annoying me to no end and I'm becoming a bit too old for all the merch and everything.

but that's it. the end of In My Dreams. I'm kind of relieved but a bit sad as well. I mostly loved writing this although it had itst moments (meaning I had my moments where I wanted to throw my laptop out the window) but I finished yet another story. Much, much love to everyone who has supported this story, whether you've been here since the beginning or only tuned in today because without you, this story wouldn't exist. thank you so much Lilly and Florgi for portraying the characters and thank you Larry_Lashton, Rukia1DWolf, UntilWeSurrender, Grace_Music4Life and many others for the feedback.

I think this will be my last official story to be posted online. possibly a one shot one day or I might finish 7 Days but no more new ones. no sequel to In My Dreams either. naturally, I will not delete this account but I won't be active anymore either. maybe you'll see my name on the cover in a bookstore one day :)

for the last time ever, pretty please leave me a comment what you thought of the story in general? lots and lots of love, cuties, and have a beautiful day. Marlou out ♡]