#brianrogershipsweek2023

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Roger and Dominique

Roger Taylor (26 July 1949) 💕 Dominique Beyrand (26 April 1952)

Children:

Felix Luther (22 May 1980)

Rory Eleanor (29 May 1986)

Roger met Dominique when she was working as assistant for Richard Branson, when he was organizing Queen's Hyde Park concert on 18 September 1976. On 16 October the band went to Kempton Park to launch the A Day At The Races album, and he turned up to that with his girlfriend Jo, but it seems Roger ended it with her and by 1978 he was in a public relationship with the French brunette.

There are plenty of pictures of her following Roger and Queen on tour and having fun with him at parties, later with their children too, and her fashion taste seems to match Roger's very well! Dominique looks like a classy but humorous lady, with beautiful glossy black hair and lean, long legs.

At the end of a long time stable relationship (Roger has always been against the idea of marriage) they got married on 25 January 1988 with Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin signing the register as witnesses. Taylor informed the press that he and Beyrand were undergoing a trial separation, and despite the press tried to make a scandal out of it, their relationship was already over when he started dating Debbie Leng. The marriage was most of all for their children Felix and Rory.

"I wanted to make a commitment to Dominique and our two children. I wanted to make my children legal and secure. Dominique is a terrific woman. We really are the best of friends." - Roger Taylor

Prompts - Day 1: Roger and Dominique (12th April)

Language barrier

Surprisingly powerful

Take me anywhere, I'll follow you

When I look and I find I still love you

Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 rules and prompts

[eileen-crys]

Aisuruhito yo

Queen is touring in Japan, crazy and hectic as always, but Brian takes the chance for a quiet night with Chrissie to comfort her pain.

My entry for the Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 - organised on @johnica-weeks - with Brian and Chrissie! There's not much mindless fluff between them, sadly (and only one fully dedicated smut!) so I wanted to make up for that and give these two some time to cuddle without any worries or angst. This fic is set in an undefined year in the late 70s/early 80s but without kids yet.

I hope you'll enjoy and I hope this will inspire more Brissie fics! 🥰

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Roger and Debbie

Roger Meddows Taylor (26 July 1949) 💕 Deborah “Debbie” Leng (6 April 1963)  

In a relationship from 1987 to 2004 (not married)

Children:

Rufus Tiger Taylor (8 March 1991)

Tigerlily Taylor (10 October 1994)

Lola Daisy May Taylor (2 April 2000)

Deborah Jane Leng Burgess is a model and actress, and Roger met her on the set of his side band The Cross' video-clip "Cowboys and Indians" (1987). She next appeared as the masked lady in Queen’s “Breakthru”. Debbie started her modeling under the artistic name of Debbie Du-Bell in 1982, and represented the UK in the 1986 edition of Supermodel of the World. She created a sensation in 1987 when she became the iconic Cadbury's Flake girl in a TV commercial and got axed three years later for being "too sexy".

Roger and Debbie’s relationship was immediately object of interest for tabloids, especially since he married his previous girlfriend Dominique in 1988 to secure their two children and the media didn't understand their relationship was actually over, and Roger he soon moved in a new mansion with Debbie. Another object of scandal was the alleged diffusion of a sex tape between the two, and the media never failed to point out their age difference of 14 years. The drummer of a world famous band and a beautiful supermodel couldn’t stay out of the spotlight, after all...

However, besides often appearing together at events, concerts and parties, looking dashing and rich, what happened privately in their lives seems to remain very private. (short to say I’m not really finding much out there besides gossip articles mentioned above). Of course, Debbie is a beautiful woman and always looks friendly and smiling around her family, often having fun with Roger, but there's not much additional information about her personality.

They had Rufus, Tigerlily and Lola together and it appears that Debbie has stayed a lot by Roger’s side after Freddie’s death. “Freddie Mercury was still alive when Rufus came along in 1991 and those two got on famously. Mind you, Fred was always fabulous with kids — he was the one who came up with Rufus’s middle name: Tiger.”  They split in around 2004, but they still have a close relationship nowadays and Debbie introduced Tigerlily and Lola to the modeling world, following her steps, while Rufus is drummer of The Darkness, much like Roger.

“Although Rufus’s mum [Deborah Leng] and I were together for about 15 years, we never did get married. I also had Felix and Rory Eleanor from a previous relationship [with Dominique Beyrand], but in that situation, we did eventually tie the knot. I guess I wanted to make sure Felix and Rory were looked after financially. “I’ll admit my life back then was, well… let’s say it was complicated. It was a strange time for all of us. Wouldn’t it be great if relationships were simple and easy? Sadly, breaking up with people who mean a lot to you is never simple or easy. The important thing for me has always been that the kids support each other and feel like brothers and sisters. There’s not some from “this relationship” and some from “that relationship”; they are a gang of five.” (Roger in 2014)

“Mum and Dad never actually got married, but their separation was still pretty rough. There was a bit of shouting for a while and a few headlines, but, y’know what: shit happens. People split up. Both of them have gone off and done their own thing, and they’ve got a much better relationship these days.” (Rufus in 2014)

Prompts - Day 3: Roger and Debbie (14th April)

Under the sunshine

Growing family

Baby you got a fire in you

If I could only reach you, if I could make you smile

Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 rules and prompts

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Brian and Chrissie

Brian May (19 July 1947) 💕 Christine Mullen (birthday unknown, likely born in ~1950)

Married in 1976/1977 (sources report different dates)

Divorced in 1988

Children:

Jimmy May (15 June 1978)

Louisa May (22 May 1981)

Emily Ruth May (17 February 1987)

Christine was born in Leeds circa 1950 and she was student from the Maria Assumpta Teacher Training College, in Kensington (London) (like Veronica Deacon)

In 1968 Chrissie’s flatmate, Josephine “Jo” Morris, was dating medical student Roger Taylor, who played drums in a band called “Smile” and run a stall in Kensington market selling second hand clothes with a friend who called himself Freddie Mercury. When Jo took Chrissie along to one of “Smile”’s gigs at Imperial College she was introduced to Roger’s friend and bandmate Brian May, who played the guitar.

Theirs became a stable relationship and they soon moved in together in a small apartment with a cat, Squeaky. Bran recalled in 2010: "It was probably the happiest time of my life. I was living with my future wife in a bedsit about the size of this table. We lived on cod in a bag, we had one gas ring, we had no problems in life." Brian was busy with the band, sometimes with Chrissie and sometimes without, but Brian's strict father loomed on them: “When Queen was taking off, we didn’t speak (Brian and Harold) for nearly two years. He also hated the fact that I was living with a woman, who turned out to be my first wife, Chrissie. He thought it was immoral, I couldn’t understand it.” The second disapproved thing was the choice of music instead of astronomy. And so, after around seven years of relationship, Brian and Chrissie got married to please Harold May, soon welcoming baby Jimmy in 1978.

Like with Dominique, we have plenty of photos of Brian and Chrissie on tour and at parties. She followed him pretty often, even with children, and they seemed inseparable whenever she was there. Chrissie is much shorter than Brian, with full curves and very long straight hair. Despite touring with Queen, though, she's a very private person, we don't know much about her personality and Brian tried to protect his family's privacy as much as possible.

However, the straining routine began causing strains in their marriage as well. Years later, Brian recalled: "It’s very hard to adapt back to normal life. I was married and I had kids and the marriage survived the whole touring life really well. It was only when I stopped touring that things fell apart, because we couldn’t adapt to living ‘a normal life’."

In 1986 Brian fell in love with actress Anita Dobson, and not even the birth of his and Chrissie's last child Emily in 1987 could save the marriage. They divorced in 1988 and Chrissie has kept a retired, very private life since then.

Prompts - Day 2: Brian and Chrissie (13th April)

Hair, hair, so much hair!

Opposites attract

Please, I really need you to hold me right now.

White Queen, how my heart did ache

Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 rules and prompts

[johnica-weeks]

Masterlist

Rules and Prompts | AO3 collection

Exactly like the Johnica week, the AO3 collection and this event will STAY OPEN, and I will keep sharing your entries here, and will add them to the masterlist! Just let me know that you'd like your creation to be added to the collection and the event! You don't have to follow the prompts, just check out the rules as always and be respectful! Meanwhile, under here you'll find all the creations written, drawn and put together so far. The Queen fandom is getting more quiet so each engagement is super precious for our contributers, don't forget to show your support!

Thank you to all who contributed to the event and are willing to contribute in the future 🥰

✨️ You can contribute to this event even with poly fics written for Queen poly week @queenpolyweek if it features any of two components of these ships!

💖 Fluff ahead!

🔥 This fic contains mild/discussed sexual themes, and 🔥🔥 contains explicit NSFW scenes! 🔞

‼️ This fic contains delicate themes and/or important angst, mind the tags before reading!

🪐 This fic is set in an Alternative Universe.

• Roger x Dominique

Take Me Anywhere by @nic-214 💖

• Brian x Chrissie

Aisuruhito yo by @eileen-crys 💖

We're in a pretty pickle, my dear by @carrrothead-vol2 🔥

I'll be here for you by @nic-214 💖

Curls, Glorious Curls by @freddie-mercury-rising 💖🔥🔥

• Roger x Debbie

You have a Fire by @nic-214 ‼️🪐

I'm a rock, I am an island by @freddie-mercury-rising ‼️

• Brian x Anita

My Love by @nic-214 🪐💖

Hades and Persephone by @carrrothead-vol2 (art) 🪐💖

Everything I do is driven by you by @freddie-mercury-rising 💖🔥

A bolt out of the blue by @freddie-mercury-rising ‼️

• Roger x Sarina

Blank Canvas by @nic-214 💖

Johnica Weeks 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 (still open for submissions!)

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Roger and Sarina

Roger Taylor (26 July 1949) 💕 Sarina Potgieter (18 December 1971)

Married on 3 October 2010

Children: none together, Roger has 5 children from his previous relationships with Dominique (2) and Debbie (3)

Last but not least, here are some info about Roger and Sarina! Sarina Rose Potgieter was born in South Africa and at the age of 12 moved to Johannesburg in order to attend the National School of the Arts where she was accepted into their ballet program. She moved into the Drama program for the final two years of her schooling. Upon leaving the arts school, Sarina turned her hand to studying Make Up Artistry and Theatre Crafts at The Tshwane University Of Technology in Pretoria. She specialized in Prosthetics and special effects, prop making and set design. She then went on to dance professionally for many years in a number of theatrical productions worldwide.

In 2013 Sarina successfully moved into the realm of film, both as an actress and producer, and she's now active promoter of her and Roger's clothing brand "Taylored of London".

Roger met her in 2004 and they married on October 3rd 2010 at their home in Surrey, after a six year long stable relationship: "The 36-year-old bride wore a purple wedding dress and the celebrations had a black and red theme as the pair staged an unusual ceremony at their home in Surrey last Saturday. Says a friend: 'The whole event was very low-key but incredible fun and light-hearted. All they wanted was a really big knees-up with their pals rather than a formal white wedding. 'The reception was in a huge black and red marquee in their garden and all the waiters wore black. The tables were black and they even had black patent leather sofas outside. The theme was almost bondage.' A guest said: 'The music didn't stop before sunrise.'"

Sarina is a young and smart lady, often sharing her life on social media and actively promoting Roger's brand and Queen's activities, definitely bringing a spark of youth into Roger. While Roger got his first tattoo with Debbie, Sarina is also a huge fan of tattoos and both had their collection of tats growing during the years, thanks to the artist Manuela Gray.

She says, "Roger and I have an amazing relationship. We both understand that in order to be happy together, we need to allow each other the space and environment to constantly grow as human beings and to remain true to our individual paths. "We have a lot of fun together. Roger is extremely supportive of everything I do, as I am of him, and we manage to spend a lot of quality time together in between work schedules." (Sarina at Pretoria News, 2017)

Prompts - Day 5: Roger and Sarina (16th April)

This would be a great tattoo!

It's not a matter of age

Touring with Q+AL

Incredible how you can see right through me

Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 rules and prompts

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Brian and Anita

Brian May (19 July 1947) 💕 Anita Dobson (29 April 1949)

Married on 18 November 2000

Children: none (Brian has 3 children from his previous relationship with Chrissie)

Brian first met soap star Anita at a movie premiere in Beverly Hills in 1986, she was widely known as Angie from Eastenders and she was friend with Freddie Mercury, who introduced her to Brian and he invited her out to one of Queen’s performances. Their friendship soon blossomed and quickly turned into love and conflicting feelings, trying to escape scandals as they grew closer and Brian grew apart from his wife Chrissie. "I was the scarlet woman. I'm not proud of it." (Anita in 2013) During the growth of their relationship, Brian and Anita had worked together on her album Talking Of Love (1988) and her following singles, while she and the relationship with her inspired many of Brian's songs, "Scandal" and "I want it All" being just two of them.

While they were head over heels for each other, their affair led also to many internal struggles within the two and Brian often recalls how the affair -close in time to his father's death and Freddie's illness, and under great pressure from the media- turned his life into hell and the trauma of the split from Chrissie still haunts him: "It was utter hell for three years. Sheer pain. To contemplate not waking up with your kids is unthinkable. Anyone who finds themselves in that position can never forgive themselves. I don’t know if I have still, really. But I know in my heart there was no other way." (2002)

The two split for a while in the late 90s when Brian went to therapy to deal with grief and depression, he also had a short affair with secretary Julie Glover, but Anita returned into his life like a storm and after a ultimatum from her they eventually they got married with a private ceremony on 18 November 2000. “She’s incredible. If I didn’t have Anita, all the therapy in the world wouldn’t sort me. If she wasn’t by my side now, I wouldn’t be in this state. She’s somehow part of me."

From Brianmay.com: "The bride wore a red outfit and Brian a grey linen suit with a red waistcoat and red buttonhole (and yes, he wore clogs!). Roger Taylor was best man, and Anita was given away by her brother in law Michael O'Niell. Brians children Jimmy, Louisa and Emily attended, along with Anita's Mum, her sister Gill and about 20 close friends (sadly John Deacon didn't attend)."

They're still attached at the hip and very much in love with each other, often reminding how their marriage is working well to nowadays despite many people (included Freddie!) believed it wouldn't have lasted. They vocally support each other's career, and Brian has also rekindled his relationship with his children, while Chrissie keeps a silent profile.

Prompts - Day 4: Brian and Anita (15th April)

I love to do everything at your side.

You're really stubborn!

Vegetarian dinner

Baby I know what my poor heart needs

Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 rules and prompts

[johnica-weeks]

I'll be here for you

By @nic-214

Brian May x Chrissie Mullen | Pure fluff and mild hurt/comfort

In which Brian cherishes a quiet morning after a night of love, and doesn't hesitate to hold Chrissie close to his heart 💖

[johnica-weeks]

Take Me Anywhere

By @nic-214

Roger Taylor x Dominique Beyrand | Love at first sight

When Roger accidentally bumps into a French lady before Queen's concert, he can't imagine how hard he'd fall for her and how much she'd change his life.

[johnica-weeks]

Brian and Roger Ships Week 2023

Infos and useful posts:

PROMPTS and Rules

AO3 Collection (will open on Wednesday 12 April and will stay open)

Infos about the couples and prompts for each ship:

Roger & Dominique

Brian & Chrissie

Roger & Debbie

Brian & Anita

Roger & Sarina

MASTERLIST (coming soon)

[johnica-weeks]

You have a Fire

By @nic-214

Roger Taylor x Debbie Leng | Supernatural AU, hurt/comfort

A date night between a Werewolf and a Vampire can be dangerous, but Roger will find the courage to protect Debbie.

[johnica-weeks]

Blank Canvas

By @nic-214

Roger Taylor x Sarina Potgieter | Pure fluff!

Roger and Sarina are on their honeymoon, and they witness a sight that's worth keeping as an endless memory.

[johnica-weeks]

My Love

By @nic-214

Brian May x Anita Dobson | Genderbent AU + Modern AU

Brianna is a young student and she recently moved in with her boyfriend Anton, a rising actor. Little she knows about the special surprise he's holding for her!

[eileen-crys]

I won't be re-organising this event next year but remember that submissions are always open 💕 and remember to support the few writers who joined so far!

Same for Johnica week (still not sure about organising it), entries are always open just let me know if you want your fics to be added 💕

Masterlist

Rules and Prompts | AO3 collection

Exactly like the Johnica week, the AO3 collection and this event will STAY OPEN, and I will keep sharing your entries here, and will add them to the masterlist! Just let me know that you'd like your creation to be added to the collection and the event! You don't have to follow the prompts, just check out the rules as always and be respectful! Meanwhile, under here you'll find all the creations written, drawn and put together so far. The Queen fandom is getting more quiet so each engagement is super precious for our contributers, don't forget to show your support!

Thank you to all who contributed to the event and are willing to contribute in the future 🥰

✨️ You can contribute to this event even with poly fics written for Queen poly week @queenpolyweek if it features any of two components of these ships!

💖 Fluff ahead!

🔥 This fic contains mild/discussed sexual themes, and 🔥🔥 contains explicit NSFW scenes! 🔞

‼️ This fic contains delicate themes and/or important angst, mind the tags before reading!

🪐 This fic is set in an Alternative Universe.

• Roger x Dominique

Take Me Anywhere by @nic-214 💖

�� Brian x Chrissie

Aisuruhito yo by @eileen-crys 💖

We're in a pretty pickle, my dear by @carrrothead-vol2 🔥

I'll be here for you by @nic-214 💖

• Roger x Debbie

You have a Fire by @nic-214 ‼️🪐

I'm a rock, I am an island by @freddie-mercury-rising ‼️

• Brian x Anita

My Love by @nic-214 🪐💖

Hades and Persephone by @carrrothead-vol2 (art) 🪐💖

Everything I do is driven by you by @freddie-mercury-rising 💖🔥

A bolt out of the blue by @freddie-mercury-rising ‼️

• Roger x Sarina

Blank Canvas by @nic-214 💖

Johnica Weeks 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 (still open for submissions!)

[freddie-mercury-rising]

Can’t wait for the event!!

Roger and Dominique

Roger Taylor (26 July 1949) 💕 Dominique Beyrand (26 April 1952)

Children:

Felix Luther (22 May 1980)

Rory Eleanor (29 May 1986)

Roger met Dominique when she was working as assistant for Richard Branson, when he was organizing Queen's Hyde Park concert on 18 September 1976. On 16 October the band went to Kempton Park to launch the A Day At The Races album, and he turned up to that with his girlfriend Jo, but it seems Roger ended it with her and by 1978 he was in a public relationship with the French brunette.

There are plenty of pictures of her following Roger and Queen on tour and having fun with him at parties, later with their children too, and her fashion taste seems to match Roger's very well! Dominique looks like a classy but humorous lady, with beautiful glossy black hair and lean, long legs.

At the end of a long time stable relationship (Roger has always been against the idea of marriage) they got married on 25 January 1988 with Freddie Mercury and Mary Austin signing the register as witnesses. Taylor informed the press that he and Beyrand were undergoing a trial separation, and despite the press tried to make a scandal out of it, their relationship was already over when he started dating Debbie Leng. The marriage was most of all for their children Felix and Rory.

"I wanted to make a commitment to Dominique and our two children. I wanted to make my children legal and secure. Dominique is a terrific woman. We really are the best of friends." - Roger Taylor

Prompts - Day 1: Roger and Dominique (12th April)

Language barrier

Surprisingly powerful

Take me anywhere, I'll follow you

When I look and I find I still love you

Brian & Roger's ships week 2023 rules and prompts

[johnica-weeks]

THE COLLECTION IS OPEN!

It's moderated so be patient if your work is not immediately in! The collection will stay open so don't worry if you're late, I will add your work there and in the masterlist as well even after the event is technically finished, like for the latest Johnica Week 🥰💕

Brian and Roger Ships Week 2023

Infos and useful posts:

PROMPTS and Rules

AO3 Collection (will open on Wednesday 12 April and will stay open)

Infos about the couples and prompts for each ship:

Roger & Dominique

Brian & Chrissie

Roger & Debbie

Brian & Anita

Roger & Sarina

MASTERLIST (coming soon)