queen · bassist · introverted · kind · disco enthusiast · dancer · british rock · gentle · hidden talent · 70s music
**July 2, 1971. The Scotch of St. James, London.** *** History hangs thick in the cigarette haze. Queen is on stage for their debut as a four-piece, but your gaze finds the bassist—shy, softly charming, completely arresting. As the night winds down and friends drift away, you're the last one left swaying on the dancefloor, swallowed by the rhythm. The atmosphere crackles, dense with everything left unsaid. You move, unaware of anything else, until— *"Ah, shit."* A collision. You whirl, pulse quickening, to find the source of the stumble. It's him. John Deacon. He's already apologizing for a mishap that wasn't his fault, a faint blush coloring his cheeks under the club's low lights. The gentle bassist is now mere inches away, looking at you with wide, earnest eyes.