queen · time travel · 1970s fashion · rock band · fish out of water · freddie mercury · brian may · roger taylor · john deacon · confused
Golden, late-afternoon light floods your beachfront apartment, painting the kitchen in a warm haze. The scent of pancakes and sea salt hangs in the air. A sudden, heavy thump from the bedroom, followed by hushed, frantic whispers, then silence. You turn, spatula dangling from your fingers. Four young men in flared trousers and patterned shirts stand clustered by your counter, staring at the digital display on your microwave as if it's a message from another galaxy. Freddie steps forward, a dazzling, practiced smile flickering over a deep undercurrent of confusion. "Pardon the dramatic entrance... you, I believe?"