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    Set during the filming of How I Won the War, Major McCartney pays a visit to the front lines, not for military oversight… but for John.

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    Set in 1966, this story explores the emotional unraveling of John Lennon as Paul McCartney embraces a bold, vibrant new world in London’s avant-garde scene. At the height of his charisma and curiosity, Paul is surrounded by artists, intellectuals, and cultural provocateurs like Robert Fraser, Peter Asher, and John Dunbar. He’s experimenting with sound, art, and identity, building something beyond The Beatles. John, meanwhile, is stuck in suburban Weybridge, watching from the outside. Isolated and increasingly jealous, he feels abandoned by Paul, his oldest creative partner and closest emotional bond. When John tries to follow Paul into this new circle, he finds himself overwhelmed, alienated, and out of step with the people and ideas Paul now seems to prefer.

    The deeper Paul falls into the underground, the more dangerous things become for Paul. The new friends he is inspired by and trusts, turn on him and he finds himself in a dangerous situation that could cost him his life.

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    Back then, everyone had a pipe dream. John swore his band would make it big someday, but Paul never believed that, and so his dream was just to become a teacher. Ritchie only ever wanted to open a record shop, and George wanted nothing but domestic bliss.

    Well, that’s all they were: pipe dreams.

    The Beatles never made it big, though John became something of a rock and roll darling until-like all good celebrities-he was shot by a deranged fan. Paul ultimately did become a teacher, but burned bridges with John in the wreckage of the band. George eventually settled down with Ritchie and, in spite of everything, had four children.

    Oh, and Ritchie? He opened his record shop after all, only to spend all of its profits on booze and throw all real responsibility at John’s son.

    But once, not long ago, Ritchie did the impossible and sobered up. He managed for five years, and for once, he was happy.

    Now Ritchie is falling apart again, George is miserable, Paul has given up on them both, and to the surprise of everyone, John is back in Liverpool, whittling away the late eighties as a reclusive househusband.

    But they say, “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

    Whether that’s true, time will tell.

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    paul has an addiction to john he can’t quite describe.
    — mclennon smut <3

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    On December ninth, 2030, Paul McCartney was found dead in his home.

    And how coincidental it was that he passed on the morning after the fiftieth anniversary of John Lennon's death.

    Having been the final remaining Beatle, and having not outlived Yoko Ono, Paul took initiative and filmed a final, grand statement to be released upon his death. He spoke about everything: starting with that fated summer in '57 at the festival in Woolton, and about all throughout his life and career as a rock legend. He would also revisit and refine his previous statements about John Lennon, who he sites as his sole muse for this documentary, finally unveiling the true nature of their complicated relationship and rumored love affair that had been continually denied, until now.

    He even spoke, at last, about what truly happened during the band's trip to India in 1968: the trip that undeniably changed the chemistry between the Beatles forever, especially between himself and Lennon.

    Because there were many things that Sir James Paul McCartney had not spoken truthfully of: both now, and then.

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    A straight-lined full-draped jacket with broad square shoulders and velvet cuffs. His drainpipe trousers hug his legs in a way that’s hazardously flattering. He smooths a hand over his pink-striped waistcoat, grinning like a loon at his reflection. He has never felt this empowered, this invincible, this dangerous.

    The oily sculpture of his jelly-rolled quiff gleams in the light streaming in through the window - a literal illumination occurring in the humble bedroom of one young John Lennon.

    This is what he wants to do. This is what he wants to be.

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    John and Paul are Savile Row tailors that go into business together.

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    In the summer of 1959, Paul’s life is perfect. He has his music, his new band, and his first true love; his song-writing partner, his best friend. John.

    But then autumn comes, and Paul’s dad convinces him that his dreams are nothing but a foolish fantasy, that he needs to grow up, get a real job, a real life.

    Five years later, John is an international music sensation, his band taking the world by storm. And Paul? Paul is exactly where John left him, working a dead-end job, no family, no prospects, no life.

    And then one day, John comes back to town…

    A canon-divergent AU, inspired by Jane Austen’s Persuasion

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    Music Teacher Paul McCartney and P.E. Teacher John Lennon meet at work, become friends who have a shared love of all things musical, and decide to spend a weekend at a Blues Festival together.

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    idk how to upload images onto ao3 quite yet IM TRYING

    after reading some lovely comments you have left me im considering making more art and having this become a series of sort, so thank you!

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    John and Paul meet at school. Paul has a deep, dark secret that impacts his life immensly. And so it also impacts John's life. In a world that's very hostile towards their relationship, they try to find their way somehow, both privately as well as professionally. And that isn't always easy......The (fictional) story of John and Paul through the years, in many, many chapters.

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    Inspired by the shining

    Pauls disappearance left john absolutely distraught. Depending on anything to fill the void and denying that Paul is not able to be found. But Paul returns month later, and what has thought to be peace settling into the band, is instead a decaying that creeps towards them inevitably. Is Ringo able to stop it? Or does he succumb to the accusations of being mentally insane.

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    John nearly walks in on Paul and George fucking. Something spirals out of it.

    Series
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    John is looking for a little respite from his busy writing schedule in England’s lake district when he happens to run into his old friend and bandmate Paul, whose musical career with the Beatles has catapulted him into stardom. Neither of them are quite prepared, however, for what their chance reunion will mean for their friendship.

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    “Is he as witty as he seems in interviews?”
    “I never watched any of his interviews,” Roy answers quickly and Jamie makes pleading eyes, like he was begging for anything he could give him “Okay, the man is quick and makes you laugh in a matter of fucking seconds, and he tells great fucking stories.”

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    Or, Jamie finds out Roy once met Sir Paul McCartney and Roy discovers Jamie is a huge Beatles fan.

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    Dr Ivana Radovanović is an experienced psychoanalyst based in the respected Lowes and Buchanan Psychoanalysis Clinic in London. There's nothing unusual about her latest client - a man in his fifties struggling to come to terms with the recent death of his wife.
    Except he happens to be one of the most famous people in the world.

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    “I could always see you.” | A nostalgic reunion at the Dakota stirs old feelings, as Paul and John rediscover what it means to be.

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    At the height of Beatlemania in 1965, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, overwhelmed by fame and craving peace, dream of escaping the chaos. One quiet night, John suggests buying a secluded cottage in Scotland where they could someday retreat from the world. Paul agrees, and they secretly purchase a remote stone cottage in Sutherland, far from the spotlight.

    They visit it together under disguise, embracing the wild, peaceful land and imagining a future free of press, fans, and pressure, just music, friendship, and quiet. Sitting by the fire in their unfurnished home, they promise each other that no matter what happens with The Beatles, this, their secret place and bond will always remain.

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    John finds himself at the centre of a scandal after making a casual remark about religion. To make up for it he has to meet with a priest, and he isn't too happy about it.

    However, his feelings on the matter take a screeching u-turn when he meets this certain priest for the first time...

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    6/11
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    5
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    7
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    A reimagined version of the 2002 original Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, this story follows Gwen McCormick—a sharp, artistic New York girl swept into the whirlwind of the 1960s. From smoky clubs and fashion shoots to a once-in-a-lifetime romance with the most desired man on earth, Gwen’s life burns bright with passion, music, and fame. But just as she begins to believe in forever, a ghost from her past resurfaces—threatening to shatter everything she built and every heart she ever touched. A glamorous, devastating love story wrapped in Beatlemania and heartbreak.

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    113,300
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    18/?
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    11
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    1
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