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   Standing solo in the sun by Kathleenishereagain

   Fandoms: The Beatles (Band)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   19 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • John Lennon/Paul McCartney
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • John Lennon
   • Paul McCartney
   • George Harrison
   • Ringo Starr
   • Mal Evans
   • Cynthia Lennon
   • Neil Aspinall
   • Original Cat Character(s)
   • Angst
   • Panic Attacks
   • References to Drugs
   • References to Depression
   • Time Travel
   • Slow Burn
   • Alternate Universe - Canon
   • Period-Typical Sexism
   • Self-Worth Issues

   Summary

   It was stupid. It was all so damn stupid, but it was not like he had ever had a choice about it.
   Paul was the sun, and John would be damned if he didn’t get burnt trying to get closer.

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   During the events of On our way back home, John is trying his best to keep up with Paul's travelling back in time, his feeling, and his own future.

   Series

   • Part 2 of On our way back home

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   16,443

   Chapters:

   9/10

   Comments:

   341

   Kudos:

   763

   Bookmarks:

   59

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   Bookmarked by Frogbonezz

   19 Aug 2023

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   On our way back home by Kathleenishereagain

   Fandoms: The Beatles (Band)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   31 Dec 2020

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • John Lennon/Paul McCartney
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • John Lennon
   • Paul McCartney
   • George Harrison
   • Ringo Starr
   • Brian Epstein
   • Jane Asher
   • Cynthia Lennon
   • Julian Lennon
   • Neil Aspinall
   • Pattie Boyd
   • Mal Evans
   • Maureen Cox Starkey
   • Bernice Bing
   • Original Cat Character(s)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Sexism
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Slow Burn
   • Panic Attacks
   • Depression
   • References to Drugs
   • Time Travel
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Minor Character Death
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Mental Health Issues

   Summary

   Something ticked in Paul’s mind as the familiar words washed through him. When he looked at John, his friend was already looking at him. And suddenly, it all became clear: He remembered having that conversation more than 50 years ago. He remembered it too well.

   He had been thinking about it for years, wondering what he should have understood, how he should have reacted. If it was as meaningful as it had felt or if his memory had just romanticized it.

   “I don’t think a love like that obeys to any rules,” John went on, unaware of Paul’s agitation. “It’s not something that humans have created, not like a societal thing. It’s deeper than that, and that’s what some people are afraid of I guess, because they can’t control it. Whatever laws they create, they can never control it. A white lad will fall in love with a black girl.” He paused. “A lad with another lad. You know.”

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   Summer 2019, 77-year-old Paul wakes up feeling surprisingly good. One tiny problem: he is back in December 1965.

   PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS FIC ON ANY PLATFORM. DO NOT PUT IT ON GOODREADS, OR ON ANOTHER FANFICTION PLATFORM, PLEASE.
   NO TRANSLATIONS EITHER, SORRY.

   Series

   • Part 1 of On our way back home

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   363,059

   Chapters:

   56/56

   Collections:

   5

   Comments:

   3,465

   Kudos:

   6,216

   Bookmarks:

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   Hits:

   254,758

   Bookmarked by Frogbonezz

   16 Aug 2023