#okaaay

"My nephew knows about his dead aunt in our basement, time to threaten him!"

"My son might be in danger so Ill put him in a blank white room with nothing but his thoughts while I send out nightmare akumas to everyone (including my son) and then work with his ex's mom to terrorize paris!"

"Ladybug please :( I miss my wife :( thats why i terrorized kids and all of Paris..New York and Shanghai :( thats why I've been neglecting my son since forever :( dont tell him please, I love him :( .."

a stalag truth serum clegan fic, explicit, 8.9k words

chapter 2

It's my very 'i'm surrounded by great people in spaces i choosed and created for myself' bubble that often gets me thinking that the greatest pr they could ever have is being with each other. Two big musicans from the biggest boyband ever, that has been together and loved each other for 15 years despite everything. Both amazing, kind, sweet and intelligent people.

But then reality kicks back and i remember how homophobic this world still is and how's that in the first place got them into the closet and tangled web god knows how horrible contracts with ridiculously long expiring dates.

Also the thought that i often get back to is that, despite how they were forced into it, how now that closet might be actually form of protection for them.

Louis just talked about fame and being wildy recognised, and also about how he likes to keep some things to himself and how they are only his.

I would not be surprised if after all those years of having to keep thier relationship in the shadows, it would actually bring them some kind of comfort and protection - as thing that's it's only thiers, and not another aspect of thier lifes up for explanation.

Because right now, all the pr relationships they have are just that - not real relationships that anyone and everyone and press and tabloids can speak about, good or bad, and it's not actually hurting them personaly.

We are right now in this hot period of bullying and hate when so many entitled assholes think they have a right to spitt their awful hatred right and left.

Anything happens these days and people are at each others throats.

Think now that Larry would officially come out. We want to think it would be amazing because they would be finally free. But behind happy half would be half of hatred. Not only homophobic based - it all would come at once, backlash for years of lies, people with personal or imagined beefs and prejudices, and so on so on...

Tabloids would have field day with all of it.

Going further, because even after few stormy weeks of mixed happines and hatred, after people would get somewhow used to idea of them being publicly together, it would still not end. Some people would still hate, loudly and openly.

But what else: now it would be thier relationship used for tabloids gossip and all the promos. Articles about their actual relationship, questioning thier love and commitment and loyalty over the years and in the future.

They can actually just not give a fuck now, but after coming out? It would suddenly get every personal, hitting very close to home, right into them.

For the other side, for us? We would also want to know shit. If they are happy, if still together. Did they spend time together recently? Why yes, why not. Looking for clues and signs would get on a whole new level. And people would judge all of thier choices. To less time together, too much. Is one keeping other from the job, is job keep them away from ech other?

Now it's clues in song, some clothes here and there, some lights. Then? It would be photos, posted or not, why yes why not. All the new work would be look at even more, why write that if they are happy? did something happend? were they seen together recently? why not? who was they seen with instead? is relationship falling apart? is that new romance? and again so on so on.

I can see how this could easily and quickly get tiring and draining.

I think that thier closet(s) right now might give them this feeling of safety and comfort. When they don't have every aspect of their life, and that important relationship part, dragged back and forth through shit of gossips and tabloids. At lest not openly for the whole world to see.

I can understand how they wouldn't want to give that safety up.

As for pr relationships, well people are noisy fucks for once. And gossip and drama and love and romances sell exceptionally well. But also showing person from different angles and showing different part of thier lifes gets people to connect with artists. It's a promo. Lots of people will come look into new things and new people in lifes of thier favs. Pr relationships opens doors for possibilities of gaining new fans.

But everyone who comes closer than basic level, who learns more, especially about our boys will see the pr game, that everyone plays in entertainment industry.

And after understanding that, and a little bit of the world, and having some morals...

The thing is that not many actually comes this closes to knowing and understanding the person. Actually if people in fandom wouldn't brought up so many things about zmd i wouldn't know them. I would not go and look into her. I wouldn't because she's temporary, so it doesn't matter. But lot of people just doesn't care, for so many reasons. He 'choose' her so she must be good for him - and that's good enough for them. (It's often, when i'm not that deep in the fandom like i am here, that i actually do not care for partners of someone i like too. Like for example, i like Shawn and some of his music, but I have no idea about deeper things about him or about any of his partners - i now he was with Camilla coz it was very loud. But i never feelt need to go learn anything more about her. She has few good songs and that are happy together. That's what i knew and that was enough for me.) Aslo some people might have learn about her and get interested in her content, in her brand but never go watch any of her pseudo documenaties, and never learn the problematic bits. From the other side, fans of her might have learn about Louis and went to listen to song or two, subscribe on some platform and bam done another listener that maybe will tell someone about this one new song he found and liked. But non of them might go looking deeper into his past or to learn anything about him.

But i have no idea how anyone with all that deeper informations about how actually zmd is problematic can think they are actually together. They are so fucking different. It's insane that there are groups in this fandom that think or behave like they think that every pr girlfriend is the one. If you are in fandom you should actually have some fucking knowledge and know some informations about the person you are a fan of.

And in this fandom especially, with all the history... i don't know how anyone can think those boy are straight or not together. There is too many proofs that lead to one logic conclusion.