LURE ✧ l.s. ✧

7.

I'm really starting to like the whole red aesthetic thing

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For the next week Louis does a number of things. He obviously goes to class and does his homework. He sees Liam and Zayn again which makes him feel guilty for not telling them but he's not going to until he knows for sure that he's got the job. Most importantly though, he does some online shopping.

First, he looks up 'stripper outfits' but that didn't really work for him. Next, he went on Pinterest and looked up 'lingerie' which went okay, he saw maybe one or two things that might work. The one issue is that all of the bodysuits or even two-piece sets are all meant for women which means there's usually a bra cup part. Louis, he doesn't have boobs, so thats not going to work very well. He tried looking up 'men's lingerie' but that was honestly the worst of it all. The one good thing that came out of that though was that he found out they make panties, bodysuits, or just any bottom pieces with like, extra room. They all look the same as typical women's items just with more space.

He did find more body suits like the one from the mall that don't have the bra cup part so those are the ones he decided that if he gets the job, he'll buy.

He also looked at shoes, that went fine for about three seconds before Louis got overwhelmed. All of them were either way too high, way too skinny, or just not good for stripping. Louis has never in his life walked in heels. Well, there was that one time as a kid he tried on his mum's, but that doesn't really count.

He needed to find a way to practice walking in them before it's time for his audition. That's why he ordered a pair. He'll really hate himself if he doesn't get the job now.

Currently, he's sitting on his bed trying to do the straps for them. Thankfully Niall will be gone for the next two hours so he has time to practice. Once he finally gets them on correctly -at least he thinks they're correct- he stands up.

He wobbles a little at first but then finds his balance. He was smart and bought ones that were only like three inches. The heel part is skinny but not too skinny.

Louis tries to take a step. Surprisingly he manages not to fall on his face. He slowly moves his right foot in front of the left one. At a turtle-like speed, Louis continues walking forward. He has his arms out to each side to help him stay balanced. He also makes sure to stay close to the wall so if he trips he has something to grab onto.

He's actually able to walk normally when he goes really slow. He decides to be daring and speed up, which really means normal walking speed. He wobbles a little more this time around, but he never falls or twists his ankle.

Once he has walking down, which takes about forty-five minutes, Louis moves on to other 'skills.' He tries to speed walk. This time he really does fall. Thankfully he doesn't hurt himself and is able to get back up easily. He tries again and again until he's able to speed walk perfectly.

He keeps practicing different things and by the time he has to take them off so he doesn't get caught by Niall, he's able to walk, speed walk, sorta but not really run, he even taught himself how to jump. He was only able to do one jump but it still counts as progress.

It's only Tuesday so he has time to perfect his high heel skills. This time when Louis puts his stuff away he makes sure to hide it in a place Niall definitely won't find. He's not necessarily embarrassed, Niall already knows he'll have to wear stuff like heels, it's just a new thing and even Louis himself isn't used to it so, for now, he's just going to keep it a personal thing.

Over the next few days, whenever Niall's gone, Louis practices walking in the heels. By Friday afternoon he'd say that he's getting quite good at it. He can walk and fast walk perfectly, he's able to jump up and down, and most importantly he's able to dance.

Louis looked up how to dance like a stripper and he did his best to imitate it. He fell a little short but it's not his fault. First of all, he doesn't have the right environment, like having a pole or a stage. Secondly, he's never really danced before now. He's never been like, the worst dancer ever but he never practiced it or even thought about it. He never had a reason to, until now.

Louis thought about maybe asking Niall his opinion but he decided that's not a good idea. Niall, of course, wouldn't judge he just wouldn't take it seriously. That's understandable though, if Niall asked to practice stripping for him he definitely wouldn't be able to take it seriously either.

That night, instead of doing the rest of his essay, Louis studies stripping as much as he can. He's got a little more confidence in himself now because according to most websites and what other strippers have said, he doesn't need to be able to do a bunch of crazy tricks. Stripping and pole dancing are very different.

Apparently, with stripping, you just need to know the basics. You're dancing around the pole more than you're swinging around it. Pole dancing itself is where you learn all of the fancy tricks.

When he goes to sleep that night he ends up dreaming about it. When you think about something enough then sometimes you dream about it. Like if someone were to binge watch a tv show for four hours straight before going to sleep, chances are they'll dream about it.

With how much stripping has been on Louis' mind it was inevitably bound to pop up in a few of his dreams.

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Saturday morning Louis wakes up at six. He doesn't have to be anywhere until ten at night but he wasn't able to sleep due to his nerves.

When Louis was younger he was a theatre kid. He loved drama and being in the school's plays. Whenever he had to audition he always got so nervous and couldn't sleep the night before, he feels just like that now. This is so crazy to him. Not in a million years did Louis think he'd be auditioning to become a stripper, but here he is, doing just that.

Just as the night before, Louis' anxious all day. Thankfully he didn't have any classes so he was able to do what he wants. At around eleven he couldn't take the nerves anymore and needed something to distract himself so he decided to go for a walk. He was going to jog but he really can't be tired for later.

When he gets back he plays Xbox which also helps distract him. He finds different ways to take his mind off of tonight throughout the day. When his alarm goes off at nine to tell him to start getting ready is when the nerves really kick in. He forces himself to get through it though.

First he showers, then he sits in his towel for fifteen minutes. When he finally gets up he digs out the bodysuit from where he hid it. He just stares at it for a few minutes before he slowly puts it on.

He bought red underwear to go under it so he was fully tucked in. They're not super fancy but they are women's so they fit without being shown. After he has those two things on he goes back to his drawer and takes out the red, sheer, thigh-high stockings he ordered.

Without thinking about it too much he slips them on. He even shaved his legs for this. When the stockings and bodysuit are on Louis goes over to his mirror. He runs his eyes over himself, really taking in his new appearance. It's definitely...different.

Louis doesn't hate it, not at all actually. His body suits the look very well he thinks. It's just kind of odd to see himself so feminine for the first time. After starring at himself for a while and turning to see himself from different angles, he starts to actually really like the way he looks.

He loves the way the lace of the body suit shows just enough skin to make it revealing but still keeps a sense of captivity to it. He likes how his legs look so smooth under the sheer stockings with a thick strip of lace at the top. His favorite part though, is how the red looks so enticing against his tan skin.

Louis decides that there's no way he's walking through the campus like this so he puts on track pants and a t-shirt over everything. Instead of wearing the heels right now, Louis packs them in a bag and slips on his Vans instead. He really likes the secrecy of it all. How if anyone were to look at him they'd never guess what he has on underneath or why he's wearing it in the first place. It's all very thrilling and Louis decides he really likes that.