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• Trouble In Paradise by Newsetofproblems

  Fandoms: The Beatles (Band)  

  • Mature
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  • Multi
  • Work in Progress

  25 Jan 2022

  Tags

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  • John Lennon/Paul McCartney
  • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
  • Past John Lennon/Stuart Sutcliffe
  • Past Cynthia Lennon/John Lennon
  • Paul McCartney/Original Character(s)
  • Original Character(s)/Original Character(s)
  • John Lennon
  • Paul McCartney
  • George Harrison
  • Ringo Starr
  • Cynthia Lennon (mentioned)
  • Stuart Sutcliffe (Mentioned)
  • Original Characters
  • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
  • Fake/Pretend Relationship
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Sharing a Bed
  • Idiots in Love
  • Gay Panic
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • John is bi
  • Paul is "totally straight"
  • John is out
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Fluff
  • Tooth-Rotting Fluff
  • Light Angst
  • Eventual Smut
  • John and Paul share a braincell
  • Vacation

  Summary

  
  “Do you wanna go or not?”
  “Who’s turning down trips to Hawaii these days?”
  

  When John wins himself a romantic trip to Hawaii from a TV talent contest, he decides to bring Paul along as his date. The tricky thing is: they’re not actually together.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

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  Chapters:

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