Judged

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"Harry, can you grab water on the way back." Camille said, sprawled across the couch. Harry grunted an almost inaudible 'Yes' and grabbed a bottle of cold water from the refrigerator. When he reached the couch, he seated himself on the spot farthest from Camille. She rolled her eyes at this gesture and snatched the bottled water from his hand, drinking almost half of it in one sip. Harry cringed at the girl sitting in front of him. He didn't even want to be here in the first place. He wanted to be with Louis. In their apartment. Together. But he couldn't be. He had to be with this girl who was supposed to be his girlfriend while Louis was supposed to be with Eleanor. His 'girlfriend'.


Harry removed his phone from his back pocket and began aimlessly scrolling through his gallery. About five minutes into it he came across a photo of him and Louis hugging. His heart swelled, then tightened at the image. For anyone else they looked like good friends. Just friends. But they knew better. They weren't friends. They were so much more. They loved each other. So much. Too much. And they wished they could tell the world. Tell the world who they really loved. Harry didn't love Camille. Far from it. And Louis didn't love Eleanor. At least he hoped. While Harry was proudly into boys and boys only, Louis had not yet found himself. He knew he loved Harry, but he also knew he had felt positively about the girlfriend he had in high school. The thought haunted Harry.


What if this was just a phase? Loving Harry. Loving boys. All just some spur of the moment decision. Will he wake up one day and realise that it was all just an act? That Louis had been into girls the whole time. Harry couldn't speak for Louis. He could however speak for himself.
He loved Louis. It came like breathing to him. Loving Louis was like a drug. Louis challenged him. Tested him in ways he didn't think were possible. Annoyed him. Irritated him. But made Harry happier than he had ever been. Made him smile. Made him laugh. But most importantly. Made Harry love the idea of love. Made Harry think his life was worth living.
Harry loved Louis. He was ready. Ready to take the next step. To tell the world what they were. But was Louis ready? Or was he scared? Scared to tell everyone. Scared of being judged.
Scared of changing his mind...?

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