From 1984 // Queen ✔️

Chapter 27: Lily of the valley.

Here's the chapter that mysteriously disappeared. I accidentally clicked 'publish' when I was typing, oops.

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"Thank you, Bri, for uhm-" Roger looked at the cup of tea Brian made in front of him. "For uh, what you did there." He put his hands on either side of the cup. As the heat radiated to his hand, Brian smiled.

"You're welcome, and you shouldn't have threatened Freddie though. You know how he acts now because of all of this." he gestured at what's happening right now. Roger got reminded that they were still in 2018. A bit of sadness hit him as he took a sip of the tea. How he was longing to go home.

"So, how's your hand?" Brian asked.

Roger looked at both of his hands, "Which one?" The other one was wrapped, while the other was slightly bruised by punching Freddie.

"Both?"

"Oh, I guess the other one was a little bruised up, the other is healing up nicely.."

He added, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have acted like that." Roger looked down, once again.

"If I was Freddie I might've accepted the apology, but he did get a mean punch in the face. You should apologize to him, as soon as he sorted the situation him and John got into.."

Oh, that. Roger thought. He never thought of John being gay.. Roger remembered when they searched John up, he has or had a wife. All of this was just confusing to wrap around your head.

"Do you think John was really gay?" Roger decided to brought it up.

Brian shrugged, "I don't know anymore. But whatever his gender is, he's still our Deaky, right?" he sighed, "My theory is, he either kissed him to save you or he was desperate to tell his feelings to him."

Roger nodded, he needed to apologize to Freddie and maybe thank John for what he did. 'Cause if he didn't do that, Roger might've been dead by now.

"What about you?" Roger asked, "How are you holding up?"

Brian bit his lip, "You can say that I'm doing all right.."

The two bursted out laughing at Brian's pun, it had been awhile since they joked around like that.

Back upstairs, Freddie almost have given up. He knocked again, "Deaky, open up. I'm not leaving unless you open the door and come talk to me, please." He slid down the door, and sat down. Hell, he was planning on sitting there until John opens. No matter what.

Freddie took a deep breath, "I am forever searching high and low..."

But why does everybody tell me 'no'?

Neptune of the seas, an answer for me please..

The lily of the valley doesn't know."

Freddie wrote that song 10 years ago. His voice wasn't as pristine as it was back in '74. He smoked, because he wanted his voice to sound a lot tougher. But still, he hits the right notes.

John, on the other side listened. He had forgotten about that song. He looked down on his lap, as he was waiting for Freddie to sing.

"Open the door, and I'll sing the rest for you.."

John's eyes widened, how did he know he was waiting for Freddie to sing? "How about you sing the rest and I'll open the door?"

Freddie chuckled on the other side of the door, "You know it doesn't work like that, darling. I bargained first." John sighed, and looked at door. He was tempted to, but he just can't do it. He was even overwhelmed by Freddie just sitting at the other side. John decided to keep quiet as he was twiddling his thumbs while replaying what happened was just appalling.