Kiss Of Fame | Larry Stylinson

8. The Plan

"I'm sure we don't have to go this far yet," Harry his manager says.
"No one wants to listen to a gay singer," Louis his manager replies.
"I do," Harry says. "Troye Sivan is a good artist. Same with Brendon Urie, he is pansexual."
Louis his manager ignores him. "Fans will lose it of they find out they don't have a chance with him."
"Who says I'm gay?" Louis comes in.
"I do," Louis his manager says.
"You can't just label someone," Harry says. "He doesn't even know what he is himself."
"Can you shut up for a second?" Eleanor comes in.
"No, I can't. Can you?" Harry fires back.
"I am."
"No, you're not. Now shush."
Louis chuckles and now he receives a mad look from her.

"Before things get too heated up in here, just be quiet. All of you," Harry's manager says.
"Only if he is reasonable," Harry says while looking at Louis his manager.
"Harry," Louis hisses.
Harry looks at him and the look Louis gives to him makes him shut up.
"Good," Harry his manager says. "He won't lose fans for not being straight. I mean, look at Harry. He doesn't label himself and is even more popular than before. Fans love him."
"Louis is not a gay pop star. He just needs to be with Eleanor."
Eleanor nods which make Louis cross his arms.
Harry looks at him and lays his hand on the armrest in a way it touches Louis' arms a little. Louis learns his arm into it more.

Harry and Louis both want to say something about it.
"I thought they broke up?" Harry his manager asks.
"They may be in private, but not online."
"So you're speaking of a beard?"
"Yes. I am."
Harry glances at Louis and in the corner of his eyes he sees a grin on Eleanor her face.
"How do you want to make that work when pictures of them are out there?" Harry his manager asks.
"Tell the fans it was photoshop and Luke tried to be funny," Louis his manager says.
"And you think they will believe it?"
"Do you have a better idea?"
"Tell the truth? That it was a drunk mistake?"
"And people think Louis isn't straight? Never in a million years."

Harry sighs deeply and moves positions so Louis and his arms aren't touching anymore.
"Why do you care about him being straight so much?" Harry his manager asks.
"Because he is straight."
"Can I say something?" Louis asks. Harry his manager nods. "Okay," he goes on. "I'm not straight. I don't know what I am, I am just not straight."
"False," Louis his manager says.
"I told you this before."
"I know. But you're talking nonsense."
"If he says he is not straight, he is not straight," Harry his manager comes in.
"But he is straight."
"Can you stop saying that for a moment and try to work this out with me."

Louis his manager is quiet.
"We can't just make up it's fake or something because it looks real and is real. We can't change his sexuality. I am not okay with coming up with a beard for this, because it won't help. They are broken up, but they can announce that later because I get that right now it's not the best to do. First we just need someone to type out a statement about this and post it online. I would say Harry, since he is bigger than Louis," Harry his manager says.
"I am not okay with Louis not being straight because this guy kissed him." He points at Harry.
"I did not kiss him. We both leaned in," Harry says.
"That's true," Louis says.

"But what kind of statement?" Louis his manager asks.
"If we just work on that while those 4 go and do something else. Then we call them back in," Harry his manager replies.
"Okay. Eleanor and Louis go do something else. Just don't get into more trouble."
Both get up and walk out. Eleanor speeds away and sits down somewhere as Louis leans against the wall and waits for Harry.
"Luke and Harry go too. Just don't go online," Harry his manager says.
"I am not even planning on doing that," Harry says as he gets up.
"Same," Luke says and they both walk out.

"Hey," Louis says as soon as they walk out.
"Hey," Harry says and he closes the door. "Let's go to the kitchen."
"Sure."
The 3 of them walk away. "Your manager sucks," Luke says.
"I know. I want to punch him," Harry says.
"Yeah I know. I never noticed how bad it was until now," Louis says.
"My manager will help you, don't worry," Harry tells him.
Louis nods. "Yours is so cool about this."
"He knows he can't change it and neither do we. Plus he was young before as well."
"I'm just scared," Louis says.
"Why?"
"Eleanor is going insane mode on me. What if she will be my beard? I don't want to be around her. And I don't know what my manager will do."

"I promise you, it will be fine," Harry says.
Louis looks at him. "Don't promise things you can't control."
"I know it will be fine. So yes, I promise it."
They get to the kitchen and Harry opens the fridge. "They have pie," he says as he grabs the box.
"Are you going to eat it?" Louis asks.
"Of course." He grabs some plates and gives everyone a slice. He then puts the box back.
"How can you just grab stuff here?" Luke asks.
"Because they don't care as much. I changed because they respect me and are chill with things like this," Harry says and he starts to eat his pie.
"You're lucky. Mine is chill as well, just not as chill as you," Luke says and he eats his pie too.
"You can always switch to here. I will have a good talk with them," Harry says. "Same with you, Lou."
Louis nods. "Yeah... I didn't do good with mine."