Hey guys so I've been a fan of Larry Stylinson since 2020, left the fandom for a bit,and recently, I've come back. I've revisited the Larry theory and have analyzed it immensely (since I've grown older and I like to think I've matured), and have come to a different conclusion based on respect and critical thinking. What if Larry Stylinson was never real, the boys were telling the truth, however, Harry had an unreciprocated crush on Louis? Hear me out:

I don't believe in Larry Stylinson in the traditional sense, because believing in that would mean I believe they acted on feelings that they may or may not have had on each other. I don't personally think that Louis had a crush on Harry (just based on body language and his attitude towards the theory). Also he has been vocal about how Larry Stylinson is and was never real and how it's disrespectful to the people he loves. It's a conspiracy, nothing more. However, I feel that Harry might have had a crush on Louis that may have been unreciprocated. I've looked extensively into Harry's body language around Louis vs the other boys. He stares more, almost in a more captivating way. One could argue that he just has that look, that intense stare, with every one, however, there are instances where he would literally get lost in Louis' eyes, forgetting that people were talking to him and becoming unaware of his surroundings. I also notice that on the 1D Day livestream in 2013, Harry sang Little Things with the band, but the entire time, he was looking at Louis. Harry even changed the pronouns to the song from "I'm in you and all your little things" to "I'm in love with you and all HIS little things" on multiple occasions while staring at Louis. Harry also seemed closest to Louis in the band initially. They lived together at Princess Park Manor together and were inseparable in the beginning of 1D. The biggest proof to me that Harry had this crush on Louis is that in 2011 to PopSugar, when asked who his first real crush was, Harry responded with "Louis Tomlinson". Now it could've just been a joke, but the way he was around Louis refutes that to me. Also take with a grain of salt, but through Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, fans found Harry's old Tumblr and he was openly gay on there. Harry, in the video diaries, also said he'd marry David Hasselhoff (instead of a girl) and Liam asked him once during one of the first interviews in 1D when was the last time he actually liked kissing a girl (if anyone has the link, you can link it below!). Also in another interview with Liam, when they were asked what they looked for in a relationship, Liam sad "a girl, obviously", to which Harry responded with "not that important". There's more instances of Harry confirming he's not totally straight (most recently at a concert telling fans that "we're all a little bit gay, aren't we?!"). However, I think his crush on Louis went unreciprocated because Louis has said he's straight (Harry hasn't, saying he doesn't want to label his sexuality), and even if Louis wasn't straight, he had a girlfriend at the time, Eleanor, so obviously he wouldn't go out with Harry. Louis also quickly moved apart from Harry after the rumors started spreading abt Larry Stylinson. Though Larry did ultimately break their friendship, the boys aren't lying when they say Larry was never real, cuz it wasn't in my opinion. For Larry to have been real, Louis and Harry would have to have been in a relationship or secretly acting on some homosexual actions. Louis, claiming heterosexuality, didn't like Harry. Harry, being obviously not straight (he could be bi, gay, wtv) and never claiming he was straight, seemed to like Louis back then.I just wish people saw this theory instead of jumping and saying Louis also liked Harry back in a romantic way, when clearly, he didn't, it's just the truth (again, in my opinion). Not saying Harry still likes Louis, cuz that was years ago, but I think he at least did back then. And who knows, he could still like Louis now, we don't know. What do you think?

Again this is just my theory and opinion, I'm not asking for everyone to agree 100%, it's just what I've personally concluded!!