Hi! I don't know what the universe is doing with tdatdbs lmao. I read it about a year ago and loved it SO MUCH and then today I randomly thought about it and decided to go re-read. During chapter 6 it occured to me that I'd REALLY want to read this from the other person's pov, which I never really thought about any fic. Came to your tumblr to ask whether you're planing to do something like that only to find out that not only are other people suddenly thinking about the fic, they're wondering about the same things I am... anyways, it's totally fine that you don't feel like it. It leaves room for the imagination. I think you write Louis' internal war so well and we have such detailed understanding of what he's going through, and then there's Harry who's doing things, but we don't really know what he's thinking and feeling, and that's why people are all thinking the same thing. It's implied, but I'd like to know to what extent Harry feels guilty for what they're doing. And what's his headsplace after his breakup (or divorce? I'm not there yet, just remembering) and how does that affect his actions. Anyways, this fic is a underrated masterpiece and also I wanna thank you for writing older larry. I don't like it when they're 24 in fics with stable jobs, apartment owners and parents... A lot of people think life ends at 35 in this fandom. Sorry for rambling, much love 💕💕💕
It makes me so happy that people love this fic. I know a lot of people won't go near it because of the cheating, but I tried my best to handle it well and realistically so it wasn't just an angst fest or whatever lol
The fic is about Louis first and foremost. His journey (really not a fan of that term but my brain isn't cooperating) is the most important thing. And like Louis says to Bridget, Harry's the catalyst, but he's not the reason Louis does everything he does. I do find it fun that anyone's out there wondering about Harry's POV. I tried to show it, and like you said, it's implied, but that's on purpose. Louis can't ever really know more than Harry tells him or shows him, and since it's Louis' story, we won't either.
I will say that Harry didn't feel very guilty about what they were doing unless he was around Bo, which wasn't often, or when he met Bridget. And that was his turning point. He was lying to himself about Louis' situation and when it became obvious that things were different than he imagined, he backed off. It broke his heart, but he ended things. As far as Harry's divorce, it didn't really have anything to do with his actions w/r/t the affair. His ex-husband didn't cheat. Their relationship fell apart for other reasons. He'd been divorced for a while before he moved there, so he was just happy to be on his own, starting over, with a good job, a great boss (Boss Niall!). He didn't really expect things with Louis to last or work out well for him once he found out Louis was married, but like a lot of people in similar situations, he thought Louis would leave Bridget for him even though it was never discussed.