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The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship (or the Art of Winning Games without Actually Cheating) by obstinatrix
Fandoms: The Beatles (Band)
04 Jun 2024
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From the moment John returned from Barcelona — all right; from the moment he’d left with Mr Epstein — it had been obvious that something had changed.
To the surprise of nobody, Paul is not about to let sleeping dogs lie, especially after the scene John creates at his twenty-first. He's on a mission, but so, apparently, is John. The ultimate outcome is, largely through coincidence, favourable for all.
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24 Nov 2025
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It strikes him that Brian knows him in a fundamental way that Robert doesn’t. Brian’s always understood Beatle business. It’s like he said—it’s his job.
Paul fishes out his own lighter, and holds the flame to Brian’s face.
“Come back for one,” he says.
For the fic-a-thon prompt: Paul and Brian cross paths on a night out at the clubs. After a mixture of several drinks/substances, and the subsequent effect of severely lowering the pair’s inhibitions, Paul begins to question Brian about his relationship with John.
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07 Nov 2025
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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
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04 Nov 2025
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A war rages within the moderation team of r/indieheads. One of lust, art, hatred, and betrayal.
Meanwhile, Noel Gallagher brother’s shit has been hidden away in some overpriced Hackney apartment by a vengeful ex and he’s been stuck with trying to find it. Unfortunately, there is only one person in London who's still getting emails back from Iceland.
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18 Oct 2025
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When Orange and White get pulled over and arrested, Freddy knows someone's screwed up - why else haul in an undercover cop when he's on the job? There's a scheme in the works, cooked up by his superiors. Freddy must gain White's trust by any means necessary.
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16 Aug 2025