KINGS & QUEENS - LARRY STYLINSON FANFICTION

CLOSING THE SHOW

It's truly a magical moment when the lights go out and the runway is being illuminated. At the same time, the music starts playing. It's a song Louis actually likes and he catches himself tapping his fingers onto his thigh. A slight nervous anticipation fills his body when the models walk by. The clothes are more decent this time. Of course, they're not normal or anywhere close to what Louis' opinion on normal clothes is, but the colours match and they don't look too bad. Impatiently, Louis waits for Harry to appear but he doesn't. How many models are usually booked for a show like this? He has at least seen thirty or forty of them and Harry hasn't appeared yet. Maybe something went wrong? While Louis thinks about Harry, he suddenly feels starstruck. There he is. Louis' chin drops as he stares at his boyfriend. He looks magnificent, beautiful, elegant . . . like an angel. His clothes are completely white, flattering his body. Some parts are almost transparent so that Louis can see Harry's tattoos shining through the milky fabric. The shorts he's wearing cling tightly to his thighs, his shirt or dress or whatever it is fits him so good but at the same time, it's too big on him at some parts. Around his neck, he's wearing a black collar that looks incredibly sexy on him. White and black in combination looks excellent on Harry, extremely good and appealing. It takes Louis time to process what he's seeing and he wishes Harry would just stop next to him so that Louis could touch the fabric, touch him and kiss him.

"He's stunning," the older woman next to Louis says, leaning closer toward him since the music is too loud. Louis startles since he was lost in thought. "I believe Harry Styles will close the show, I'm sure of that. Look at him, just look at him."

"Wait, you know him?" Louis asks astonished. He doesn't look away from Harry for too long. His eyes are still glued to him, mostly to his tanned thighs. In the next second, he feels incredibly stupid. Of course, she knows him, he's famous in this business but she obviously doesn't know him. It seems like not everyone falls for fake online and tabloid stories.

The woman laughs. "Are you new to this business?" she asks in a friendly tone.

"Well, pretty much." Every fibre in Louis' body screams "tell her that he's your boyfriend" but he decides not to.

"He's the most popular male model right now. He's worth millions and he's booked by the best and most expensive labels in the world."

"So, you said that he's going to close the show. What does that mean?" That's the part where Louis really doesn't know what this is about. When Harry is out of sight, he looks at the woman next to him.

"The last model closes the show and the designers usually choose their favourite model for that. Closing a show is even more important than opening it and he's the best, absolutely the best. It's not only his way of walking the runway that fascinates everyone, it's the whole package."

"Yeah, I also think he's amazing."

"I can't wait for his next outfits. When he was new in the business, he applied for the agency I'm working for but my boss didn't see his potential. He regrets it every day and he probably will regret this forever. Harry is an exceptional talent." She nods as if she needed to prove her own words to herself, then she stops talking and concentrates on the models again who have apparently changed their outfits.

After three more clothes changes, all models walk down the runway together. When they're gone, the designer walks onto the runway with Harry next to him. He waves and blows kisses into the audience, just as Harry does. The music changes and small, colourful pieces of metallic paper fall down onto the runway. The crowd cheers even louder when the designer takes Harry's hand into his. The whole place goes nuts. People get up from their seats when the designer and Harry stop at the end of the runway and bow. The photographers take pictures like crazy. Then the designer let's go of Harry and applauds toward him and Harry touches his heart with his right hand, then he gives the designer a quick hug. It's a moving moment for Louis because it's also Harry's moment and he deserves this. Harry was chosen to close the show and he is Louis' boyfriend. Yes, he really is Louis' boyfriend. The guy Louis used to hate is the one he loves most now. What an ironic stroke of destiny that is, he thinks. Still, after about three minutes, the applause hasn't faded, on the contrary.