#modern beatles au

[slumberpartymakeouts]

the idea of the beatles being in high school in this day and age is a very funny concept to me. imagine john shutting paul’s chromebook and paul going “omgggg john stawwwppp”

[miscartz]

John getting cancelled ♥️

[longing4yesterday]

to know what is real

what would happen if your sense of self felt like it was crafted? in the year 2015, a new show rocked british television with over 5+ million viewers at the premiere of the pilot. five dapper boys plucked from the streets of liverpool became instant stars overnight, dubbed as the fictional band the show was named after, "the beatles". however, as the years roll on, the fame starts to feel less like a blessing and more like a cage to keep them under contract. they begin to question themselves, their reality. are they real? is their music their own? or is it all but a farce?

(read the prologue on ao3)

[makzmollpol]

He broke every bone in his body

[johnlennonyaoi]

do you guys like them. chronically online Beatles

[crepesuzette2023]

do you have any modern AUs you like where the characterization is really on point? Like they’re different but still the same if that makes sense

Ooh, interesting question. Ask ten different people and you'll get ten different answers, is my guess—and every AU picks up different parts of the John/Paul relationship, right?

That said, here are some favorites of mine:

the great motorbike chase of 1992 (flightofthebluealiens): for the 'fuck everyone else, we're out of here'/'Paris '61 re-imagined as quest for John's father'-factor.

we push and pull like a magnet do (toppermost of the poppermost): for love at first sight, praise for Paul's body hair, and the 'it's just handy to fuck your best friend' dilemma. "Shit, John is in a complicated friends-who-shag relationship with an exotic woodland creature and he’s so worn out he can’t even be arsed to worry about it right now." <- say no more

Double Fantasy Series (a.k.a., flowershop AU) (@javelinbk): For shared eccentricity and sweet domestic vibes.

You Might Well Arsk (snugglesweaters): for writing together and the escape to Scotland; also: 'it takes a village' to bring these two together; MVP (shared): Ivan Vaughan, George Harrison.

The long and winding weekend (that takes me to your profile) (whereveryouaramir). For instant bonding over music, exclusive whisper conferences, and the texting & nicknaming that should have happened.

[fatherforgivethem]

For the benefit of Mr. Kite!!

There will be a show tonight on trampoline

Lastly through a hogshead of real fire

In this way Mr. K. will challenge the world!!

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[george-harrisons-last-biscuit]

So I am kinda writing a Beatles Modern College AU for funsies

Also if y'all could give me tips on how to write Ringo that would be so helpful. I have never actually seriously written Ringo as a main character so any help would be nice. Also I might have add in starrison and I don't know how I get to write it. So please help.

[prommytheus]

this is still the best tweet ever to me

[slumberpartymakeouts]

in the vein of my last post:

[waveofahand]

The Silliest "Paul is Dead" Story!

One of my favorite "George-and-Paul-at-odds" stories, and it's completely true -- wherein Ringo relates a test of wills between Paul and George fighting about who gets to drive. Ringo says everyone sat in a car parking lot for two hours, until it was settled. I figured that deserved a fanfic, right? Except THIS time, they're modern AU college boys, and idiots, and John is waiting to be picked up from somewhere. And he's hungry and angry. He's whangry. And there is thunder and lightning. And Paul and Geo are STILL fighting. Everyone is texting. And John... oh, John is very bad at texting. Very, very bad. It's just a one-shot, but pretty entertaining:

Modern TEXTING AU; they’re all in college and they’re all idiots. Everybody's gay.

         CHATGROUP: ROOMIES MINE

LENNONBALLS: Guys?

LENNONBALLS: DUDES? I’m ready to be ticked up now. You know, like I said 20 mens ago?

LENNONBALLS: Gays? Li’l help here?

BABYRICHMAN: Hey, John. Sorry. Not sure when we’ll be picking you up, darlin’

LENNONBALLS: What do you bean you’re not sure? Why not sure? WTF not sure? You said you’d be rite uber to pick me up when I was Finnish with the %$#@ doctor,

LENNONBALLS: %$# finished, I mean!

BABYRICHMAN: Aye, we did, but…

BABYRICHMAN: …

LENNONBALLS: … ? WTF is … ? Is there a pablum?

LENNONBALLS: You hvnt had an accident, hv you? Is everyone ok?

BABYRICHMAN: No.

LENNONBALLS: NO? OMG WHAT HAPPENED? IS PAUL OK? IS EVERYONE OK? WHO WAS DRIVING OMG RINGO I AM FREEING OUT WHAT HAPPENED? IS PAUL DEAD?

BABYRICHMAN: No, John…

LENNONBALLS: OMG PAUL IS DEAD, ISNT HE?  I’m gonna die! Where are you? Has anyone called emergent?

BABYRICHMAN: No, John SHUT UP A MINUTE!

LENNONBALLS: Don’t make me cry! I’m frying!

BABYRICHMAN: Mate, I was just answering your first question, that NO there wasn’t a problem. But there kind of is.

LENNONBALLS: Oh my God!

BABYRICHMAN: No, mate, it’s not an accident. It’s so stupid I don’t even want to tell you.

LENNONBALLS: Well what is it then? When I see you I’m going to kick your arse bald for making me worry like this!

BABYRICHMAN: I didn’t worry you, lad, you did that all by yourself, didn’t you? And my arse is pretty bald already. Or did you mean arseballs? I don’t have them!.

LENNONBALLS: ...

BABYRICHMAN: Wait, did you mean kick or lick? You type bad.

LENNONBALLS: I hate you. What has happened?

BABYRICHMAN: Well…

Read it at A03!

[econhomework]

One Day at a Time

Paul's struggling to come to terms with everything life has suddenly dealt him, and just when he thinks he's getting the hang of it, John gets thrown into the mix. John's not exactly slap happy about the situation either.

(The lovely drawing of George and Paul taking a selfie in the bottom right is not mine or @stupidbloodytuesday 's art. It was found on Pinterest and we were unable to determine the original artist. If anyone knows who it is, please let me know so I can tag and credit appropriately!) Chapter 1: Doctor My Back

Chapter 2: Bad News on the Doorstep

Chapter 3: So This is How it Is

Chapter 4: Doctor My Eyes

Chapter 5: Odd New World

Chapter 6: Winston

Chapter 7: Everything But the Bus

Chapter 8: Life's a Piece of Shit, When You Look at It

Chapter 9: Memory Lane

Chapter 10: Back Again

[toovirgins]

For your Tumblr request series , what about modern setting married mclennon having arguments 👀

hey anon! sorry this took so long, it took me a few drafts to figure out which direction i wanted to go with it, but i couldn't take an "arguments" request and not angst it up... hope you enjoy <3

this one's a little longer than my usual requests so only posting it on ao3 this time

stuck in the middle with you

john / paul

2024

cw: grief / loss angst

via anon

[johnlennonyaoi]

he is shit talking

[shippingmclennon]

Fic update:

*Chapter 1 will be posted this week*

Uni is a great place for starting over. It's like the place you go from a boy to a man, a new identity if you will, where you sort of “find yourself”.

And John knows a thing or two about finding himself. As a troubled, neglected, and bitter teen, John was toxic by definition. He was a dick. He was cruel. His life was a mess. So you could say he knows a thing or two about change. Especially when the absolute worst heartbreak of his life; the end of a relationship he thought would kill him; caused him to take a good look at himself, and, well… change.

This new John is “healed”, as they say. He got his life on track, he's a good person now (really!), and now, he's using every opportunity to make the best of his life. Unbelievably, he's moved on. But even more importantly, he's changed.

However, no amount of “moved on” could've prepared him for what he stumbled upon here. The absolute last thing he expected to see in his uni halls… the very man himself; his ex-boyfriend. Paul McCartney.

*Title coming shortly*

[beatleshalloween]

I just finished this cute little creative alternative universe story.

I hope you will enjoy it!