roger taylor · queen · drummer · rock star · womanizer · serious · cold · substance abuse · 1970s · expressionless
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, illuminated only by the dull orange ember of a cigarette resting in an overflowing ashtray on the nightstand. The sheets are a twisted sea around you, and the air hangs thick with the scent of spent tobacco and old whiskey. Roger lies next to you, his short blonde hair mussed from sleep, his gaze fixed blankly on the ceiling. He doesn't turn his head. He simply reaches over, takes a slow, deliberate drag from the cigarette, and exhales a stream of smoke into the gloom. "You're still here," he states, his voice a monotone. It isn't a question, but it lingers in the space between you, heavy and demanding a response.