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(Bonus: some Paul-centered feel-good fics)

...Ordered roughly according to severity of pain:

Sick to His Stomach by @econhomework. November 12, 1963, in three glorious chapters

I Feel Fine by @theoldmixer. Another tribute to November 12, 1963. And there is more!

Man, I had a dreadful flight  by @theoldmixer. Paul gets motion sick on a flight to the US. John is there for him.

Krankenstand by @savageandwise. Paul gets sick in Hamburg.

Long Way Home by @theoldmixer. 1967. Paul and John drive to Liverpool for Christmas, but Paul gets ill on the way.

Backwards, upside down and inside out by dalula. Hamburg. Paul gets sick, and it doesn't put John off. At all. 

Above Us Only Sky by candle_beck. Early days. “John will pretend not to know him tomorrow, but he’ll take care of him tonight.”

Next to the Pub at the Corner by TheGirlWithABrokenSmile. Touring days, 1964, Amsterdam. Paul gets in a fight, John takes care of him.

Bound and Determined by @aquarianshift. Paul likes to be tied up…and he cries in the end.

How does it feel to be by manhattanvalleys. Paul asks Robert to be rough with him during sex, and doesn’t enjoy it. Tears and tenderness ensue.

Any Road by @teacups-andtime. Paul is in a bad place in 1968. George can help.

Julian’s Song by @pauls1967moustache. Paul in 1968. He just wants to be normal, but something is wrong with him. 

Under Dove-Grey Skies by @therealsaintscully. Old Man Paul finds a way back to John, and relives his loss. 

AU’s

At Night by orphan_account. Paul survives a childhood of abuse and trauma because he finds music—and John. Series.

Can You Take Me Back by lovelyrita. The story of John and Paul, in which Paul is born with a weak heart.

Tomorrow Never Knows by @yeoman-lawyer. Paul and John meet during the zombie apocalypse.

Twelve Bloody Weeks by @m1ssunderstanding. Billy Shears kidnaps Paul and takes his rightful plays at John’s side…at least that’s the plan. 

BONUS: five fics in which Paul is taken care of, and he’s doing just fine, actually 

Double Heading by bookofapril. Is it a dream, is it real, is it time travel? 1961 Hamburg rat boy Paul meets 1991 Liverpool Oratorio Paul, and learns that it’s okay to love men, himself—and John. 

Can I Take My Friend to Bed by manhattanvalleys. Paul fucks his bandmates in sequence, because that’s what it takes to keep him satisfied. I don’t know you manhattanvalleys, but you introduced me to his furry thighs. Please receive my eternal thanks.

And when I go to town I wanna see all three by @dovand. It’s 2024 and the Beatles are giving a concert.

Songs From Another Lifetime (A Play in Phone Calls) by @lilypadd23. Paul grieves Linda, but he and John find each other again, and how. Absolutely beautiful.

An Orgasm of Sound by @pauls1967moustache. Every day is a good day to celebrate Paul at his peak, and November 12 is NOT an exception! The composition of A Day in the Life. add tag: piano sex

And if necessary, I’d invent a thousand gods to thank them all for bringing you into my life.