okay but the most important thing about one direction’s queer songs is the lack of tragedy and the absolute certainty that there’s nothing wrong with feeling the way you feel or being the way you are. there are so many encouraging bits in each song (”it’s alright”/”we’ll be alright”, “i’m not scared”, “you love who you love”) that not only relate to the one specific relationship these songs revolve around but also speak to the broader queer audience and i’m so so grateful and appreciative of the fact that louis values positive queer readings