#all the good things

[crepesuzette2023]

Hi, I would love recs for mclennon fics dripping in sexual tension, like six hours in August by stonedlennon. It doesn't need to have explicit sexual content. Thank you!

Thank you so, so much for this ask—this is a category of fiction I personally enjoy *a lot* (imagine Paul's "I slept with John..." pronunciation).

Here are some favorites that came to my mind. Some have sex on the page, others do not; I remember all of these as having excellent Tension™. I hope you find something you like here! Young J/P:

Streets of Your Town (@with-eyes-closed): Sensual. The upheaval in young Paul's mind as he falls in love with music and John, without putting a name to it. As of yet unfinished, but it's so good I rec it anyway, because it's...[read to find out, take a fan]

All I Know Since Yesterday (RedheadAmongWolves): Paul and John's first kiss at Paul's, after long, sweet hours of trembling fear/excitement. Paul POV.

The Way Things Sometimes Are (@paisanas): Young John is troubled and pining for Paul. Paul is mesmerizing through his eyes.

now and then (there's a fool such as I) (@stonedlennon): The Nerk Twins take the bus to Caversham and share a bed. You can smell the summer grass and the sweaty leathers...

(Ain't no cure for the) summertime blues (orphan_account): John and Paul alone on a hot summer day.

The Photograph (thinkpink20): John finds a Photograph Mike took of Paul and notices...things.

Hamburg:

ageless children, animal sweat (eyeball2eyeball): Read this story to spend time in John's throbbing, unhinged Hamburg mind. No sex on the page, and yet. It's *everywhere*. For such a short story, it takes up a lot of room in my brain. The Paul in this story is one of my favorite Pauls.

Sinful City (thinkpink20). Days and Nights in Hamburg. Paul needs John, and stops questioning things.

In Margaret Asher's music room:

Tell You Something (@louiselux). Lennon and McCartney write "I Want to Hold Your Hand." The tension rises.

In or near Paul's Geodesic Dome:

shotgunning (@pauls1967moustache): John and Paul languidly try something new...

Chrysalis (cloudy_blue): Tension in 1967. Hypnotic and stylish, I love it.

Stop all the Clocks (@javelinbk): After Brian's death, John and Paul retreat to Scotland. Grief and awakening ensue...slowly and sweetly.

Greece:

Way Up Top (@boshemians). Snapshots of J/P desire and spiraling doubts, contained in the Beatles' trip to Greece to buy an island.

Nineteen Sixty-Eight:

Outro (bakerstreetafternoon). From the Summary: 'Had it been this tension that had kept them together? Had it always?'

Bad Luck to Talk (7intheevening): Paul chats with JohnandYoko at a party and follows them home for a cup of tea. What hurts more exquisitly than pining? Unacknowledged pining.

John I'm Only Dancing (@skylikeaflame): Amidst the insanity of the Mad Day Out, desire erupts relentlessly.

The 70's as they should have been:

Down on the Farm (RosalindBeatrice): Incredibly hot and realistic (and funny in just right amounts!). John visits Paul in Nashville; Paul shows off Wings and the family, John stays the night. Dot dot dot.

I can only speak my mind (@paisanas): John's diaries are leaked to the press and printed; Paul reads them. What follows is the sexual awakening of James Paul McCartney as he reads of John's feelings for him. First rate pining, past and present.

I still miss someone/ I know that I miss you, but I don't know where I stand/ close the door lightly when you go (RosalindBeatrice): John and Paul meet in 1976. There is a spark. Few and far between meetings follow.

The Other Eighties (John lives and experiences sexual tension with Paul):

and when broken bodies are washed ashore (who am i to ask for more) (wardo wedidit): John divorces Yoko and visits Paul in Scotland. Soul searching and relationship mending.

The Birthday Party (@merseydreams): John and Paul meet at Ringo's Birthday Party. There is only one bed.

Tension through the Years:

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (@savageandwise). John is turned on by Paul smoking. 1958—1969.

[not-poignant]

Baldur’s Gate 3 - 28/? - Palmarosa - Astarion/Raphael

Title: Palmarosa Rating: Explicit Pairing: Astarion/Raphael Tags: (Check AO3 for the full list) Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Deals with a devil, Contracted sexual slavery, Bad BDSM etiquette, PTSD, Communication issues, Flashbacks, Trauma recovery and Retraumatisation, Dark and disturbing themes, Blood consumption, Minor character death, Canon typical violence, Dominance/submission, Top Raphael, Bottom Astarion etc.

Summary: (Set post-game / end-game) The love of Astarion’s life has disappeared to go live in the daylight with the druids, and Astarion is stuck in the darkness once more, yearning for sunlight with every fibre of his being, while bitterly reflecting on all the things that were denied to him in the end - love, sunlight, the option to kill thousands of people and become a near-god…

Raphael knows Astarion’s desperate, and comes to him with not one, but two horrid contract offers that Astarion loathes and dreads in equal measure - but the prize at the end of both are too good to turn down, and he’s become too cynical to care about how much of a good idea it is to give his body to a devil for a month or two, because really, comparatively, how bad could it be?

Palmarosa (Baldur’s Gate 3) - Raphael/Astarion - 28 - The First Solar Coin I

In which Astarion discovers Fhaeleb’s reaction to the new contract and is shocked at her anger. And Raphael kicks things off nearly immediately, with the first ritual.

[cyber333angel]

am I wrong for a stepdad logan drabble

[apnourry]

love is stored in the bummin it lookbook

[angry-derp]

*SCREAMS IN GATO*

I think it was that weird gameshow at the end of the Shrek 2 DVD, that gave me my earliest memory of Puss and Boots. I was around 7, and I had no idea at the time... Just how important he would become in my life.

I woke up first thing this morning(5:30ish), And I decided I was going to watch The Last Wish. I heard it had really good animation and a great story. "I like me some good animation," I told myself, "it couldn't hurt, right?" ... "Right!?"

WRONG. I immediately started crying after the movie. This cat had shit to work through and so did I. I was aware of the themes of this movie going in. I mean, it was literally spoiled to me through this site. BUT OH BOY DID IT HIT ME LIKE A MOTHER FUCKING WALL OF ANGRY BEES. I probably woke my neighbors up with the very loud existential crisis I was having. this movie got me thinking about life and death in a way that made me pull out years of my own repressed feelings about mortality, sat down on the floor with the giant metaphorical pile of unread mail, and just started sorting through it. Tears and all.

I absolutely loved this movie. It did hurt at the end only because I was repressing my feelings during the movie since I genuinely didn't expect it to go this hard. DreamWorks really outdid themselves with this one.

Oh and the animation was *CHEF'S KISS*

TL; DR: I watched for the animation and stabby orange tabby, got recommended therapy for my repressi distressi by a fictional dog and I'm running with it.

[idlespright]

I made Fior di Mandorla.

[lordansketil]

Two fancy dress breastplates worn by George IV as Prince of Wales, both dated to 1806.

[rainiiis]

I'M LATE BUT IDC IT'S STILL THE 29TH IN THE UK HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHUUYA NAKAHARA FROM HIT MANGA BUNGOU STRAY DOGS YOU MAKE LESBIANS SWOON AND WHENEVER I HAVE A BAD DAY I THINK ABOUT YOU AND I IMMEDIATELY FEEL BETTER BLESS YOU YOU UNBOTHERED KING!!!!!!

[not-poignant]

Stardew Valley - 6 - A Stain that Won’t Dissolve - Alex/Sebastian

Title: A Stain that Won’t Dissolve Rating: Explicit Pairing: Alex/Sebastian Tags: Hurt/comfort, aged-up characters (mid 20s), minor character death, angst, injury, grief, miscommunication, bullying, enemies to lovers, dubious consent, internalised homophobia, closeted character, past child abuse, dyslexia, antagonist farmer, unrequited love, pining, acceptance, top!Sebastian, bottom!Alex, power dynamics, happy ending.

Summary: Alex hates Sebastian – which is great because Sebastian more than returns the favour – and what starts out as revenge fantasy turns into unironic lust, which evolves into unrequited love. Alex gets a job, Sebastian marries the farmer, and both of them lose almost everything before finding each other again. A story of two mutual bullies who learn how to messily grow up.

A Stain that Won't Dissolve (Alex/Sebastian) - Chapter 6 - Leaky Breaks

In which Dr Harvey is mad as hell that Sebastian let Alex keep working after he got wounded, and Alex is given a mandatory ten days' break from work, which he knows is going to be the worst... until Sebastian turns up on his doorstep.

[pink-salt-and-olive-oil]

We had the absolute best double day date.

[noemitenshi]

Excerpt“Why’d you wanna know, hm?” Troy smirked. Oh, wasn’t that the question. “I wanna know just how much of an asshole you are.” He laughed again, genuinely amused now, his nerves subsiding because she made it easy for him to steer away from the subject. “You already know what an asshole I am, hasn’t everyone warned you?” Her stern set brows softened in the slightest, or wavered in their sharpness maybe. Interesting. “Just answer the question, Troy.” He looked at her then and held her gaze intentionally, hoping to make her feel uncomfortable. It didn’t seem to work and he knew he should look back at the road but he couldn’t. It was her who held his gaze now, demandingly, and so he caved and answered her in truth.

[kithtaehyung]

HAPPY BIRTH BEAUTIFUL I HOPE YOU HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL DAY AND YOU GET CAKE AND ICE CREAM AND WINE IF YOU'RE INTO THAT I HOPE BOTH SIDES OF YOUR PILLOW ARE COLD AND YOUR SOCKS DON'T SLIDE DOWN INSIDE YOUR SHOES AND YOU FIND A PENNY HEADS UP ON THE GROUND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BABE CONGRATS ON ANOTHER YEAR OF LIFE

LMFAOOOO JAY I LOVE YOUUUU THANK YOU SO MUCH, BABE🥳🥳🥳 I hope all these same things for you and that you have a really good really fun super relaxing day💕

[embonar]

i can’t believe i manifested all this shit

[lexstellaris]

Daily Draw - 20/5/23 - Clive Barrett's Ancient Egyptian Tarot

Ace of Cups

Genuinely I did not try to pull this one again lol but ig it is the energy that's running through this weekend. I saw Wil Anderson tonight, one of my favourite comedians. He hasn't made it to Perth since 2019. I'd missed him so much, it was such a great show. <3

It was nice to go with my brother and SIL as well. I don't often get to go to comedy gigs with other ppl, so the company for dinner and the lift home afterwards was so nice.

In a few hours, we have the next instalment of The Company, which is going to be super fun. Also MCC to watch tomorrow. :D

AND THEN TOMORROW Is Joe Lycett! :D I'm so looking forward to that omg. <3 My SIL saw him tonight; I'd accidentally double-booked myself so she was happy to take the ticket for me and I'll see him tomorrow for his second show. <3

It's very much a ka-feeding weekend, and one I have needed, I think. Anyway. It's late and I need to get to sleep before I wake up at an ungodly hour for a zoom comedy adventure wooo. <3

[lordansketil]