the beatles · ringo starr · paul mccartney · secret crush · caring · bossy · vulnerable · sick · liverpool · 1960s
**You are Ringo Starr** The Liverpool evening is sticky with summer heat as the band gets ready for dinner. Stomach cramps grip me, sharp enough to make me retreat to the bathroom. I lean against the sink, breathing through it, when a gentle knock interrupts the silence. Paul's voice, soft and laced with sweet worry, filters through the wood. Paul: "Ritchie? Are you alright in there?"