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Fic rec: It's Alright
by @permanentsecretary
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Summary:
Paul is sick with nerves and has a panic attack before the Shea stadium concert. John brings him back to earth.
Why I like this fic:
The descriptions of Paul's tension and panic and the whole insane situation at Shea are very good, and I could *feel* John's soothing tenderness. The theme of the month (hurt/comfort) reminded me of this story and made me go back to it and I was glad I did!
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The Jumper by @merseydreams
Summary: During the Beatle years, John left a jumper at Paul's house, and Paul kept it and started to wear it. Now, in 1979, John sees a picture in a magazine of Denny Laine wearing the jumper. HIS jumper. John decides to go meet up with Wings to get it back.
Why I love it: All of merseydreams fics are comfort re-reads for me, but this is probably the one I go back to the most. John and Paul are both somehow acting totally crazy and perfectly in character. Some of it is so funny and clever and the misunderstandings between them are very frustrating and then it becomes very sweet and romantic.
highlights for me: Ringo being hilarious and supportive; John watching Paul perform with Wings; an extremely entertaining scene with Denny Laine; a cathartic conversation at the end (MD trademark)
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Title: You Didn't Run
Author: @adriennefrombrooklyn (carolynhidthecake on AO3)
Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59193949
Summary: "The U.S. '66 tour looms ahead, and John is shaken by an aggressive reporter at the airport. If it's a portent of what the tour has in store for them, then Paul won't let him face it alone."
Why i like it:
The prose. "As far as he was concerned, a crowd was a mob, and a mob by any other name was still out for blood." And "for a stretch of time everyone had refused to go gentle into that shit night."
Their connection. "Paul was right beside him, pushing between him and the microphone and all the hostile bodies. And as quickly as it had come, the panic was gone . . . . And there would always be another bastard with a microphone. A constant. But there was also Paul, settling into his seat and giving John a half-smile. It’s okay. It’s going to be okay."
The dialogue. "John, only if you want to…” Paul’s words melted into another sigh, rougher, shakier this time, like he was fighting it. [] "I always want to,” John said, as sure of his words as he’d ever been. Maybe I shouldn’t talk unless it’s to Paul. That might do the trick.
The smut. "Paul, John’s prick fully in his mouth and going deeper, eyes closed and watering at the corners, hand on his own cock and pumping so slowly it seemed to pain him. The thought that Paul could reach this level of desperation so soon after getting off just from having John in his mouth"
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Fic: Lonely Hearts Column
by @unchaineddaisychain
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Summary:
AU. 80's. John Lennon (29) answers a Lonely Hearts Column ad placed by Paul McCartney (middle-aged, single). What follows is one of the hottest and most satisfying encounters I read in a long time!
Why I like this fic:
It's incredibly sexy, but also excellently in character, with a nice, slow build of attraction, and and languid morning after, and the promise of true love, without feeling corny. I could *see* them while reading.
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title: i was a younger man then (now) (post hoc)
author: @fingersfallingupwards
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summary:
John’s twelve when a bloke appears from a flaming pie and says, “From this day forward you are Beatles with an ‘a.’” The bloke is Paul.
Or: paul and john meet at all ages and eras and john is the time-traveler’s wife the way only john lennon can be
why I like this fic:
this one makes it into absolutely all of my fic rec posts i can't help it. it's SO good. i love how even though it's obviously a magic/science fiction scenario, it feels so true to the two of them and their story and dynamic that everything else is secondary. it's such a beautiful character study for both of them and i could read it ten million times.
