Genius π―
i do hate when mclennon fics that aren't aus devalue the importance of the music and make all the tension between them romantic/sexual like are we forgetting that their biggest insecurities are directly tied to each other it's not all he loves me he loves me not it's i hate my voice bc i have to sing next to vocal virtuoso mccartney every day and im scared my art wont be taken seriously bc mr in his own write is the smart beatle and im just cute and my god ESPECIALLY the get back era where john strung out and is farting out shit like dig a pony while paul seems to have a constantly flowing creative wellspring for songs which makes john even more insecure and retreats further except the songs in question all have a thesis statement of please dont leave me please dont leave me please dont leave me
A useful thing to know about AO3 tags is that they're wrangled by humans. A human being will read your tag, understand what it means*, and then connect that tag in the backend system to other tags that mean the same thing (if there are any)
that's why, for example, the tags
not beta read
no beta
no beta we die like men
no beta we die like mne
no beta we die like [insert character who dies in canon]
unbetad
unbeta'd
unbeta-d
un-beta'd
and a million more versions are all searchable and filterable if you just tag one of them. A Tag Wrangler (the job title of a human volunteer who manages AO3 tags) has made sure that AO3 understands that those are all synonyms, so AO3 treats them that way.
When you're tagging your fic, or searching for a fic, or filtering a tag to find or remove works from the list you do not have to use every possible version of a tag. You just need to pick one - unless using more is a stylistic choice you're making, in which case have at it.
*or research what it means - which is why wranglers really appreciate it if you put (OC) behind the name of your original characters so that they don't have to scour every source they can find to see if it's a named background character in canon.
Um, Dr. Watson, you in a mood? π€£
If you like John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs, then you're sure to love Producing The Beatles, hosted and written by Jason Kruppa.
I'm on chapter 11 of the new book. I have lots of thoughts so far but will wait until I've finished it to share them.
Look at my sassy angel. He wants to know what's on your mind. Then he's going to tell you whether you're right or not. But either way he loves you and forgives you. β₯οΈοΏΌ