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Panic and confusion flooded the room as the darkness engulfed them. People screamed as chaos erupted and more body guards than ever took their places inside.

Suddenly, a glitch formed on the large screen in front of them, white light flickering in front of their eyes before it halted on a video compilation.

With the newly formed light emitting from the screen, everybody froze and the room became silent once again. Louis took this moment to run for Harry, needing the safety of his boyfriends arms before the lights would cut out again.

Louis made it as quick as possible and flung himself at Harry, who caught him in his grasp and held on tight as if Louis could evaporate into thin air at any moment. Louis was trembling, hands shaking and clammy from the initial panic that had rushed through his veins not a moment before.

"H-harry, What the hell is going on?" Louis whispered, his voice wavering and stuttering as he tried to get the words out.

"Fuck I don't know lou, I really don't know" Harry replied, and although he was trying to be brave for Louis, Louis could hear the edge to his tone and feel the rapid pace of his heartbeat against his own chest.

"They know Haz, they know about us, they know about Zayn and Liam. Fuck, I practically told them all" Louis rushed out, stumbling over his words as they left his chapped lips quickly.

"Shh, babe, I know, it sucks having it come out this way but at least it's done with yeah? It was bound to happen at some point" Harry replied with a reassuring tone. "Besides, they seem to support us" He continued, stroking the back of Louis head as the smaller man burrowed his face into the crook of his neck, desperately trying to calm his breathing.

"But h-how? I don't understand? Who put the camera on me?" Louis asked in realisation, someone would have had to move the camera and follow him and Simon on purpose.

"I only know as much as you do. But, I guess we're about to find out" Harry said as he turned Louis around to face the big screens, now seeing the video begin to play.

Louis looked up in confusion, his eyebrows furrowed and his eyes squinted up at the screens. He recognised the footage instantly, it was the evidence. The stolen evidence.

The imagery wasn't much, all that could be seen was the inside of Louis pocket as he shifted around a little on the chair inside the office at modest's headquarters. It was the audio that counted, every single word spoken was clear as day to each person inside this very room, and all attention was focused on the screen. Nobody moved an inch as they listened, it was as if the whole room was frozen in time, the only thing that mattered was the screen as it seemed to hypnotise each and every person.

It was when Simon spoke that the first reaction left each person, as they gasped in shock at the cruel words.

"Right so I'm assuming you already know timings and where to be so we won't go over that. But let me tell you now, if there's any funny business on stage between you two then I'm upping the contract time"

"He can't do that!" Someone shouted in the room, followed by more of the same angered words from almost every person; it was like a big discussion had broke out revolving around the lads themselves who were stood right there, watching the entire thing go down.

"What exactly do you mean by funny business?" Louis could be heard asking.

"You know what I mean" Simon replied in a cold tone, even being heard through the audio.

"No I don't actually, I need to know what I am and aren't allowed to do on stage"

"Fuck sake Louis, no kissing, holding hands, hugging, touching, all that shit. To put it simply, don't act gay!"

And that's when shit went down.

Angered voices erupted, shouts and screams of disgust vibrated against the walls. The lads looked around to see each person shaking their heads in disbelief at the vile words coming from a man they had all respected for years on end; they were finally finding out the truth.

"Turn this damn thing off right now!" Simon suddenly belted out from backstage, only to be shoved out onto the stage to face every single person.

The shouting only got louder, more vicious as the man was revealed to them. He looked like a deer caught in headlights, stood vulnerably in front of hundreds of celebrities who no longer looked up to the man, but instead despised him.

"I-I can explain! Just, turn off the video, sit down and we can resolve this. It's only a misunderstanding" He pleaded, arms stretched out to the people as he begged for redemption.

But of course, they weren't having it. They were only enraged more by the lies Simon was spilling from his mouth, they had heard it all, they had seen the discriminative behaviour directed towards the lads and there was no way the man was getting out of it.

From around them, the lads saw many people begin to walk up towards the stage at a fast pace, shouting profanities and pointing fingers as they sent daggers with their eyes from just below the stage.

"These boys don't deserve any of this shit, do you hear me? Your a disgrace to the industry!" Rihanna shouted as she stood directly below the man, pointing up at him with all the sass she could muster.

"I'm proudly gay and I've made it, who are you to say they can't?" Sam smith shouted bravely, looking the man in the eyes with a scowl before spitting at the mans feet and walking away back towards his seat but not before sending a nod of approval towards the boys.

"I've known these lads as long as I can remember and I know exactly what you've done to them over the years, to be honest I'm ashamed I never said anything to you sooner. Go fuck yourself simon" Ed said calmly, but his facial expression gave all the anger needed. Ed then stood next to the lads with a clap on Harrys shoulder, showing he was with them all the way.

The lads stood in shock at the events they were witnessing. Not in a million years did they think this would be the way in which they would come out, expose Simon and announce it publicly.

There was too much going on in one sitting to even process it all. Their heads were fuzzy and their ears were ringing from the continuous shouting; it was all just too much to handle.

Finally the lads looked up to the man who was still stuck on stage, visibly shaking and panicked due to the inevitable downfall of his own career. Simon made eye contact with each of them, scowling bitterly before he took off of the stage, leaving a crowd of furious people behind him.

Even after he had left the shouting didn't seem to simmer down, only continued as everyone seemed to be discussing their thoughts with one another on Simon and the boys.

"What the fuck just happened?" Niall exclaimed over the shouting as he finally got himself together after the initial shock, looking dazed as he tried to wrap his head around the situation.

"Fuck, were out. They all know" Louis mumbled mostly to himself as he stared down at the floor, shaking his head in disbelief.

"Yeh mate, fucking finally, and everyone still loves you guys the same. Look around you, each person in here just stood up for you against that disgusting man, we all support you guys" Ed said as he gestured around the room, causing Louis to finally lift his head and take a look at his surroundings.

He wasn't surprised to see infuriated faces, all using wild hand gestures as they spoke erratically to one another; but what did surprise him is as he caught people's eyes as he scanned the room, each one of them smiled widely at him, showing their love and support to a gay man in the industry. It was refreshing to say the least, after years of being told that these people would react in the exact opposite way.

Louis turned to Harry and beamed up at him, giving his boyfriend a large toothy grin as a tear of joy escaped his eye, rolling slowly down his tanned cheek. Harry smiled down at him in return, his dimples on show as he held the same expression. He then gently wiped the tear from Louis face and held his warm palm against the soft skin as the two held their eye contact.

"God I've wanted to do this for so long" Harry whispered for only Louis to hear before he ducked down slightly with the intention of finally kissing the man he loved in front of the public eye; but once again, the lights cut out.

The loud and vicious chatter died down to gasps as the screen flickered, making a horrible buzzing sound release from the speakers.

The lads looked at each other in utter confusion; they had assumed it was over, apparently not.

When the glitches and flickers came to a stop all that was left on the screen was an eire looking figure. No matter how much you squinted your eyes you couldn't see the persons face, as it was shadowed over by a hood as whoever it was sat in front of the camera in a dark room.

The only thing that could be heard was the shallow breathing of the mysterious figure, sending chills down everyone's spine as they assumed the worst. Nobody dared to move or speak and instead opted for patiently waiting for something, anything to happen.

And the person finally spoke.

"Good evening ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I'd like to apologise for ruining your night; but I think we can all agree it was time this came to light"

It was a shock to hear the voice. Not because it was familiar, not because they knew who it was like they expected to, but because they had assumed it was a man. But no, this voice was feminine and high pitched, it was quite obviously a woman behind the camera.

"You're all most likely very confused right now, including you boys. You see, I've been waiting for this moment for just over three years now, and damn does it feel good to finally speak to you all"

The lads all raised their eyebrows at the mention of this being in the making for three years. Whoever this was, had been following their every move and plotting for three years. Three fucking years; and they didn't even know.

"But the thing is, I'm not the only one who wants to speak to you"

Again, the screen glitches and another person popped up on the screen. This time there was no shady background, no coverage. Just a normal looking teenage boy.

"There's many of us who share the same ideas, who see the same thing and have done for years on end"

The screen glitches again, now showing a girl with red hair and glittering blue eyes.

"We get told countless times online and in the fandom that our ideas are ridiculous, that we're delusional to think that two men could possibly be together"

Glitch, now another boy, slightly older looking than the first one.

"But we believe love is love, and anything is possible, even two men from a boy band made to hide their love from the world"

Glitch, three girls sat in their bedroom, one direction posters stuck to the walls.

"We've seen everything since the year 2010, since the very first time Louis jumped into Harrys arms on the X factor stage"

Glitch, two boys holding hands, seemingly a couple.

"And we've followed ever since. You've inspired people like me and my boyfriend here to stay strong even throughout the hate and discrimination, we can't thank you enough"

Glitch, a transgender boy who smiles widely into the camera.

"I've been able to make so many new friends because of this belief we all had in common"

Glitch, two girls holding a rainbow flag.

"We could all share ideas, point out new evidence, create fan fiction, create videos. There's so many aspects to this fandom that tie us together and you're at the centre of it"

Glitch, a woman with spotless dark skin and wavy hair cascading down her back.

"We thank you for staying proud, for loving us all unconditionally and showing us the meaning of love is love"

Glitch, a red head with pale porcelain skin.

"But we are also sorry if this isn't what you wanted. We're sorry if you weren't ready"

Glitch, A tall boy clad in black clothes and a beanie, his black curly hair sticking out the front and sides.

"We're sorry it came out like this, on national television at one of the biggest events of the year. We're sorry if we took something special away from you"

Glitch, five teen girls wearing one direction t shirts.

"We're sorry, but we didn't see a way around this anymore, and when we had a chance to use evidence that could have potentially saved you guys from anymore suffering, we had to take it"

Glitch, a woman stood in front of the Eiffel Tower, by a cafe where she must have set up a camera to record, her french accent heavy through the speakers.

"We could see through pictures and videos just how much it was affecting you. From the stunts, to the media, the interviews, the statements. At times you were made to ruin your image just to hide your love for one another, and this isn't okay on any level"

Glitch, back to the mysterious hooded person.

"It had to stop"

Suddenly the screen flicked to a compilation of Larry evidence moments, beginning with videos and pictures from the very beginning on the X factor in 2010, transitioning through more and more beautiful moments the two have had throughout the years as the hooded woman spoke over the top of it all.

The audience, including the lads, were now staring up at the screen with smiles on their faces. Reminiscing all the good times from the past where their love for one another was clear as day. Some laughed when embarrassing moments would pop up, such as the interview in which the two were asked who gets in front and who gets behind in "Mario kart" or the not so subtle sexual moments on stage where they would mimic dirty actions to one another. Louis and Harry were blushing at these moments, but it didn't falter the smile on their faces when watching each other on the big screen.

"It may be a little selfish of us to out you like this, because I guess you had it in mind to do it yourselves properly? But you and I both know that would be a long time coming and from the evidence I retrieved, Yeh, sorry about that, I could see for myself how much you wanted this. You share something so beautiful and rare that we couldn't just let it go to waste, not when the only thing holding you back was a homophobic prick and a team of money hungry  sociopaths. It was evident to us that the industry would support you, it's 2020 for gods sake, we have artists such as Sam smith who are in demand for content and are loved for it, despite their sexuality"

The woman's speech ran throughout the compilation, but stopped when she paused, ending with some of the moments the two have shared since the reunion.

"And all these people here, they all support you for who you are" She said as a huge screen full of at least a hundred fans showed up on the screen, some of which the lads recognised from the beginning of the video. All of them were in on it.

"And as do I, seeming as I came up with this entire thing. But that leaves the question, who exactly is this strange girl looking like a serial killer from those scary movies; sat behind a screen wearing a harry styles merch hoodie, it's great by the way, you should all get one, very comfy" she said, causing many people in the audience to laugh, despite not knowing who the fuck it was.

The screen went black once again and everyone was blinded in the darkness of the room. But suddenly the dimmed lights flicked on and a girl, probably in her early twenties, was sat at the edge of the stage, right in front of the lads who were gaping up at her.

None of them knew who she was, but harry thought she seemed a little familiar, however he couldn't quite put his finger on where he had seen her before.

"I know, not exactly what you were expecting right? I'm not some celebrity friend who was behind the whole thing, I've never even met you guys before. But it doesn't matter who I am, I just wanted to share this with everyone whilst I still could" She said in a sarcastic tone, shrugging her shoulders as she picked at her nails, all the while smiling at the boys who looked utterly confused.

"Who are you? You seem familiar" Harry finally asked, furrowing his eyebrows as he squinted at the girl.

"My names Kelsey Hall" She replied. "Nice to finally meet you, I almost shit myself when my brother told me he met you" She continued with a grin, wiggling her eyebrows in a hinting manor.

"Holy shit- You're Jacks sister? Jack Hall?" Harry suddenly exclaimed, the realisation hitting him like a ton of bricks. Jack, hookup dude who helped them retrieve the evidence, yeah, that Jack.

"Yup, how else do you think I stole the evidence from Louis phone? I can't do any of that hacking shit, but he's a pro at it as you know" She said with a smirk, before suddenly waving at someone backstage.

And casual as ever, Jack strolled out from backstage and into everyone's view, a cocky grin on his face as he high fives his sister before sitting on the edge of the stage with her, amused at The lads shocked expressions.

"Alright lads? Nice night?" He said playfully, looking around the room in awe of even being at the brits, never mind on the stage.

"You- You knew about this? Even when we asked you for help? What the fuck I'm so confused right now" Louis stuttered out, unable to pronounce proper words as his mind was spinning at a mile an hour.

"Look, I'll just explain everything alright. I've been a fan of you guys ever since you Auditioned for the X factor, and like many others I got sucked into the Larry conspiracy. It was literally all I thought about, every day I would look on social media and see all this new evidence supporting the theory and I couldn't help but want to figure it out for myself. Those people you saw on the screen, they were all here for the last three years to back me up with what I was planning, and they also wanted to be a part of it. So, after hearing that Jack had met Harry I thought this could be my chance, as I knew he had all the skills necessary to get valid evidence that could support what I wanted to show. It had taken about a year for him to find a way around breaching the codes and walls protecting Louis' phone, but he finally got it, and luckily for us you were collecting your own evidence against Simon at the perfect time. Jesus it was like you were asking us to expose you. Anyway, I created the compilation with the people from the video and jack hacked into the system for the brits tonight, and, well, you know the rest"

After explaining the situation it all became a lot clearer to the boys as they nodded their heads slowly. It made sense now, this girl had been planning to out them all along; and surprisingly, they weren't even mad at her.

In fact, they wanted to thank her. She had actually made everything a lot easier for them, because now there was a big chance they wouldn't even need to take legal actions, and they didn't need to plan a coming out situation themselves. She had basically explained the entire situation to the industry for them, which was a huge weight off their shoulders as now they didn't need to worry about everyone getting the message and understanding it properly. She had done everything they would've had to do themselves for them; and now, maybe they can get on with their lives in peace. Without the homophobia from their management and Simon, without the worry of what they can and can't do in public, without the strain on their relationship, without the stunts and without secrecy. It was finally over with.

"There's obviously some people in here that already knew about their relationship, but for those of you who didn't before tonight I hope you understood what the lads had to go through for the most part of their careers. I hope you stick by them and show your support, which I have no doubts that you will. But I thank you all for listening and I'm sorry if I ruined the night. Goodbye"

And with that, Kelsey stood up, bowed to the audience, sent a wave and a wink to the lads, and walked off stage with her brother as the audience clapped for her.

"Wait, she can't just leave can she?" Zayn asked the lads who were still a little in shock from the turn of events.

"I'm pretty sure we will be seeing them either later tonight or tomorrow, I mean, I want to bloody speak to the girl after all that. I didn't even get to thank her" Harry said as he shook out his hair and sighed.

"I can't believe that just happened" Louis said as he shook his head, smiling to himself as he heard the room cheering and clapping.

"Me neither, Jesus Christ the brits turned into a tea spill channel" Niall said as he laughed, drinking from his glass of water.

"Alright ladies and gentlemen, I've spoken with the producers and we've managed to fit in the show till a later time, so we can now get back on with the award ceremony!" James called as he walked back on stage, causing many people to sigh in relief that they wouldn't need to change their plans to come for a re scheduled show.

"I still can't get my head around this" Louis said as he laughed, his blue eyes sparkling in the lights of the hall.

"Neither can I, but I'm gonna make the most of it" Harry said with a smirk before pressing his lips against Louis' in a passionate kiss, for the first time ever in public, for every person to see; without the worry of Simon, or management, or hate.

The crowd took notice and cheered for them, a few people cat calling and whistling as they made their display of PDA in front of hundreds of celebrities and fans, not to mention the camera filming them for national television.

"Alright alright, we know you just came out but Jesus, chill out, get a room! You dirty, dirty boys!" James called them out from on stage, pointing at them in mock disgust, when in reality he was extremely happy for the two lads he had seen in so much pain for the past few years; finally able to show themselves completely and be proud of who they were.

The two broke apart from the kiss as they laughed with one another, finally sitting back in their chairs to relax, Harry's arm resting around Louis back for the remainder of the night.

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Author notes:

Yo I don't even know if I wrote this chapter very well as I was a little distracted and I guess I'm feeling the pressure as everyone has been dying for me to upload. Sorry for the wait.

Also, I was kinda worried about having my own made up character to be behind the whole reveal, because a lot of you began commenting about to being someone the lads knew; so idk I'm sorry if it's not what you wanted, but this is just how I planned it in my head :/

Either way I hope you enjoyed it as it took me forever to write omggg.

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