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   If I Fell in Love With You... by johnlennonzettairyouiki (sheridanlefanu)

   Fandoms: The Beatles (Band)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • John Lennon/Paul McCartney
   • George Harrison & John Lennon & Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr
   • Pattie Boyd/George Harrison
   • Bob Dylan/George Harrison
   • Maureen Cox/Ringo Starr
   • John Lennon
   • Paul McCartney
   • George Harrison (The Beatles)
   • Ringo Starr
   • Brian Epstein
   • Mal Evans
   • Pattie Boyd
   • Maureen Cox
   • Jane Asher
   • Slow Burn
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Mutual Pining
   • Omega John Lennon
   • Alpha Paul McCartney
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Drunkenness
   • References to Drugs
   • Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • only very very briefly though
   • george harrison cheats in this!!

   Summary

   Things had been going too well for John Lennon. He should have known that the universe wouldn't let him have nice things. On New Year's Day of 1965, he is outed as an omega, and the public doesn't have anything good to say about it.

   The idea of an unmated omega in a band of alphas could be ruinous, so Brian Epstein suggests that John and Paul pretend to have been mated for years to clean up their image.

   They agree to uphold the charade for one year, then they will "break up." However, John and Paul's relationship has always blurred the lines between friendship and romance, and their fake relationship only makes things even blurrier...
    

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   English

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