Paul expected to be happy when his father finally re-married after his mother died. But when his dad finds himself an abusive, drunken bird, Paul knows that he may as well be in hell, and his household isn't too far from it once she moves in. After a hard slap in the face and Paul finally snapping, he runs out of the house, Michael, (his little brother), on his hip and nothing else. And John is incredibly lonely. He doesn't want to find himself a bird like his aunt wants him too, and his friends have all found themselves responsible jobs. But after being through hell, Paul finally finds heaven in the guitarist of a struggling skiffle band, and his life is turned around. Again. + *A 1960 McLennon AU* Paul is sixteen, John is nineteen.