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    Summary

    Louis hates the fact he was held back a grade in his youth, but he knows if it was not for being held back he never would have met Niall, Zayn, most importantly Harry, and perhaps Liam. This coming of age story follows five friends (or more than friends) who try to figure out their place in the world while also attempting to hold on to each other. Growing older brings to the surface insecurities, surging hormones, figuring out who they are in regards to new identities, group drama, past trauma, secret plans, and a lot of emotions. But at the end of the day, they always find their ways back to each other.

    But to sum it all up: the one where Louis is oblivious, specifically to his own feelings; Harry is a little scarred and secretly possessive; Zayn is a wallflower who will do anything for his 'family'; Niall falls for the last person he would ever expect to; and Liam is kind of an ass, but the boys love him anyways.

    *There is a formulated soundtrack to this story. Every chapter title is the title to a song, so altogether the titles add up to a soundtrack.
    **This work often goes through reconstruction when I'm bored. I fix grammatical errors while occasionally adding in new scenes and more thorough contexts.

    Language:
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