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Don't Stop Me Now - P2

Second part to my Queen AU !!

Characters if you haven't been following:

Remus / Freddie Mercury / Frontman, singer
Remy / Roger Taylor / Drummer, singer
Logan / Brian May / Electric guitar, singer
Patton / John Deacon / Bass guitar
Deceit / Jim Hutton / Freddie's (Remus') husband
Virgil / Mary Austin / Freddie's (Remus') ex. Platonic soulmates. His best and closest friend.

Genre: N/A.

Trigger warnings: Very British swearing, arguments.

I love you all 💛 Stay safe <3

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Remus felt a rush of relief and excitement take over him as he walked out and watched the enormous crowd, cheering and jostling over one another to get closer to the stage.

"Now now, lovies, move back a bit! I'm not that special, you know." He laughed. This earned him a cheer.

"Remy?" He raised his eyebrow over to his bandmate who smirked and winked as he started up the drums. Remus began the intro of "Now I'm Here" and the sounds of the audience washed over them.

After playing an energetic set, the boys headed backstage for a quick interval. They all headed to get drinks, chatting amicably ("You did so well with the falsettos, Remy!")
Well, all but one. Remus slipped over to his private dressing room and waited.

The telephone began to ring. He picked it up hesitantly, looking worried as Virgil began to speak. The conversation was very low, and muffled, making it seem suspicous.

The rest of the band had caught on, watching Remus warily as they whispered among themselves. Virgil was good. Him and Remus were friends, best friends, close than most. But... there was always the possibility that... well, what if he was cheating on Dee?

Remus hung up and the band prepared to play the second half of the show, Remus suddenly energetic and bouncing around with a new-found confidence. Hmm.

Back on the stage, Patton chewed his lip as he focused on the tricky bass line he was playing. He wasn't sure what Remy and Logan had been on about, and he found it quite offending - he knew Remus was a loyal man, and would never cheat on Dee. Even so, he had agreed to follow Remus home tonight with his bandmates. What had he gotten himself in for? He had a very bad feeling about all of it...

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Finally, the evening's entertainment was over. Logan shook his hair out of his face and waved to the crowd, blowing a kiss. Remy threw a drumstick into the crowd and winked, earning deafening screams from the audience. Patton waved shyly and scurried backstage, not waiting up for the others. Remus grinned into the mic. "Goodnight Liverpool! Tonight's been something special. We hope to see you again soon."

Remus was chatting to the crew members in his usual charming way backstage, peeling off his glittery jacket. "It was great! When we next tour the UK, we have to play this venue again. The crowd were so lively!"

He caught sight of Patton's worried face, and the way he was fumbling as he put his bass back. Logan and Remy were storing Remy's kit away.

Remus put a hand on Patton's shoulder, startling him. "You alright, Pat?" Remus frowned. Though Patton was a shy man, he certainly was never this jittery. "Y-yeah." Patton swallowed. "Just feeling a bit tired."

Remus nodded. "Want a cig?" He held one out as he lit his up. "I'm fine, Ree. I gotta go catch up with Lo anyway."

Remus shrugged. "Suit yourself. I'm with Dee if you need me!"