I’m sure he thinks his new look is cool as hell but it had to have been a little jarring to look in the mirror for the first time after that

Sun 24 Nov

Harry's promo is taking off, in the weirdest possible way! Ads for the fictional island of Eroda ('Adore' backwards) began showing up on most social media platforms a couple days ago (not Tumblr because a made up island frankly just isn't batshit crazy enough to be a Tumblr ad, but everywhere else). The ads lead to what is a normal tourist site on the surface but aside from the fact that it doesn't actually tell you where to go or how, there are other moments of spooky dissonance. On close examination not only do many Harry references emerge (street names that are Fine Line songs, the release date, allusions to kindness...) but a thread of darkness unfurls. What do the ominous references to Him portend? If you can never leave once you've given your name are we all fucked because we used the 'kindness' generator? What are they serving at those town dinners? You think it's a cute little coastal AU but upon closer examination it's full on Wicker Man meets Hotel California meets Nightvale in the afterlife (which is what most of those places are anyway so sure why not). Oh and it's where the video from the Scotland filming is set so I guess we'll get the rest of the story in the video. Dec 12 perhaps? Are we 'cordially invited' and 'on the guest list' for a trip across the River Styx? Thannnks I guess... I could make a fuss but fuck it this is where it's all been leading from day one hasn't it, the long spiraling road into this roach motel of a fandom. Of note, since the very moment Harry burst out into promo mode for Lights Up he's been playing his little location game, "am I going to Oslo? Copenhagen? oh I'm just being silly haha" which looks to have been laying groundwork for this and idk if I want to salute him or kick him but I do find it extremely thought provoking, if you will... Just, he is very good at his work vs private life and taking anything he says as casual or accidental is done at our own peril and that's all I have to say about that.

Liam posted a rather contrived video of him cooking a Sunday roast for his team with his Christmas song in the background, and then him and many of the guests posted about the nice meal with captions like #sunday, but shortly after he appeared in a fan pic in Texas from today so unless his team is all with him in Texas (they aren't) and they had that meal at like nine am (they didn't) and that wasn't actually his Surrey house, it wasn't this Sunday. Anyway while I absolutely enjoy romcom lead Liam and think it's an angle his team should lean on way harder, it occurs to one that his DEBUT ALBUM is due out in TWELVE DAYS and mayyyybe that's something to talk about??? I sure hope they used that lunch as a strategy session.

Louis announced another Jingle Ball pre show free show, Dec 11 in Philadelphia, he isn't touring yet but it's like a warm up with shows twice a week, I bet he's having so much fun! And his sister posted a nice picture of them with extended family supporting at TXF last night.

A UA reported that Niall's next single, the much anticipated Put A Little Love On Me which he's described as the best song he's ever written, will be out next Fri. Is it true? Given that Niall immediately got busy posting about any and everything but that rather than refute it I'm inclined to believe! Like if posting a weeks old video of Shawn isn't a ploy to distract....

And in the almost cut for space section, did King Princess do a Harry Styles sketch on SNL that was cut for time and if so will we ever see it?? And whoooo sent all those anons trying so hard to convince everyone the same old weak ass Harry and Camille receipts were suddenly a big deal cause it was an awfully concerted effort... Thank goodness Eroda emerged to put us all out of that misery (though hopefully not... permanently...)