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infinityuphigh

Seaside (John's Disappearing Act) [s/a]

Jul 18, 2010 16:00

Rating: PG-13
Pairing: John/Paul
Disclaimer: Fake fake fake.
Summary: “I guess I just wanna see if even a Beatle could be subject to a mouthful of concrete.”

( Do You Want to Go to the Seaside? )

standalone, john lennon, the beatles, paul mccartney

Comments 14

grl_in_red July 18 2010, 21:58:04 UTC

Awww... so good and so sweet. Oh but god, John's feelings of claustrophobia and emptiness and despair... that was so well done. I'm sure he did feel some of that. If he hadn't had Paul to hold on to during those years, I don't know what might have happened. Maybe he would have stepped off the roof. I think, yeah, Paul did remind John that he was human and a person and that someone appreciated that fact, appreciated HIM for something other than being a Beatle. I think that was incredibly important.

It's why I think Paul and Ringo are so important to one another now. They need someone to hold onto who KNOWS, every now and then. We all do.

infinityuphigh July 18 2010, 22:02:12 UTC

Ahh, that's so true, what you said about Paul and Ringo. And yeah, I feel as though John and Paul may have just needed each other for reality's sake sometimes.

Thank you for reading :)

beatmy_heartout July 18 2010, 23:38:24 UTC

Oh my god you just capture John in SUCH a way. This was difficult to read because I could REALLY feel it. Absolutely beautiful as always.

infinityuphigh July 19 2010, 02:36:49 UTC

Thank you so much!

miss_lizzy777 July 19 2010, 05:17:57 UTC

Wow. This was amazing. Your writing is absolutely beautiful.

infinityuphigh July 19 2010, 06:27:32 UTC

thank you so much :)

larainefan July 19 2010, 14:06:42 UTC

I liked this, I like the atmospheric sense of claustrophobia and isolation you managed to create here. And I love the little touches, how John is feeling trapped by Beatlemania, and Paul is reading a magazine with the image of their faces on the cover...and lol, Paul taking the "Which Beatle are you" quiz! Love the little details like that! And how Paul is the voice of reason to John's manic episodes.

infinityuphigh July 19 2010, 16:08:59 UTC

Thanks! I'm glad you likes those :)

semolina_p79 July 20 2010, 03:26:47 UTC

Guh. This was absolutely orgasmic. I found that it had a mellow, dream-like feel to it the whole way through.

The way you delve into John's head - it's mind-blowing.

I loved the John/Paul interaction in this the most.

infinityuphigh July 20 2010, 04:13:11 UTC

Thank you! I really appreciate it!