The studio is proud to announce we will be helping @freesiafields run Jimercury Week, starting Valentines Day as is ONLY APPROPRIATE!
Keep it about Freddie and Jim! It can be at any point in their life together (or before!) - as long as it acknowledges and respects their love and partnership. No limits on word count, paintings, graphics, poems are all just as welcome as stories fiction or non-fiction.
We've assembled three prompts for each day, but please don't let them limit you - if you have an idea that doesn't fit a particular prompt, it is still welcome in the collection! We just want as much love for Jim and Freddie's romance as possible.
There will be a collection at AO3 as well as a roundup on Tumblr at the end. Please tag everything "Jimercury Week 2022" so we can find it.
Let's get to it!
Mon Feb 14:
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow
Honeymoon in Japan
Freddie, garden, Volvo
Tues Feb 15:
I Was Born to Love You
One time Jim cried in private & one time he didn’t have to hide
Cinderella au
Weds Feb 16:
Coming home from touring
Cat birthday party
“Now that’s something you definitely shouldn’t try at home.”
Thurs Feb 17:
On the set of Great Pretender
Unexpected/special guest at Garden Lodge
Borrowed clothes
Fri Feb 18:
The wedding they had / never got to have
Superhero au
Living On My Own & Freddie’s 39th birthday
Sat Feb 19:
Live Aid
"You don't know what he means to me"
High school au
Sun Feb 20:
“I’ll make it up to you”
Tie your husband down
The New York Daughters stay for the weekend
General rules: Everyone is welcome, and mutual respect is expected. To that end, please take care to moderate comments - DO NOT INTERACT WITH TROLLS. (Nobody wants a celebration to be marred by argument.) Keep Freddie and Jim the primary ship, and you are all HEARTILY encouraged to indulge in lots of FLUFF!
(Please bring any questions you may have to our ask box. Thanks to @sparkleslightlyy-fic-recs for the banner, and to @freesiafields for starting this fine tradition!)
Author note : Hi my beauties. Back again for another ship week. Hopefully, Viki reminded the prompts as I almost forgot I had to post this one today !! lol Thanks @deakys-chesthair for hosting this week (Nagy csókok, vigyázz magadra ^^). This writing hopefully fits the prompt ‘serenade’ for day two. I hope you enjoy. Thanks in advance for the feedback. Also sorry for the mistakes, English is not my first language.
Summary : Jim and Fred on their own, just in love and fluff
Word Count: 1,662 Words
Warnings: nothing I can think of. Maybe a lil tiny cursing…. nothing too bad.
It had been a year since Queen had given their very last show. The Magic tour had been incredible. They had again seen the audience of so many countries. Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, France, Spain, Ireland, and of course United Kingdom. Freddie had really been amazed by Western Europe. So much he had wanted to take Jim Hutton, his partner, for a trip there. The whole band had been recording and composing and writing music. They all agreed they were allowed to have a break. Freddie wanted to give music all he could, while he still had the time, but what was the point if the result would be lame due to a lack of motivation and because of tiredness. And after all, this time alone with Jim would be far from being wasted.
In magazines, journalists had portrayed Freddie like an insatiable lover, having as many partners, men or women, as he could in his life. It was nothing but lies. Yes, the lead singer of Queen had had several lovers in his life. But the thing was they did not love him like he loved them, or at least like he had thought he loved them. It was all different with Jim.
Jim was not perfect of course. But his flaws certainly made him the cutest man to Freddie’s point of view. Jim was never asking for anything even if he knew the singer could afford a fancy living. His partner was merely happy because he was with Freddie, merely happy in the garden taking care of the trees, merely happy. This was all about it. Being happy with Freddie, no matter what. And Freddie could not be more thankful. Something had happened between the two men, and this crazy little thing was called love.
As all of them were having a break, Freddie had decided he would be in charge of offering his lover a wonderful time. For just the two of them. The singer was aware music had an important place in his life, but he wanted to show Jim he was maybe even more important than this. As he had really enjoyed Western Europe, he had thought a cruise on the Danube would be both romantic and relaxing for them. Just the two of them. Freddie was already in heaven. On the different option that were given for the cruises, the singer had made up his mind for one called ‘Danube Waltz’, eights day crossing three countries : starting in Germany, carrying on in Austria and ending in Hungary.
Jim was reading a book, quietly sited in the living room. Freddie arrived next to him, taking his arm.
“Jim?”, he asked.
“Hum?”, he replied, still lazily reading.
“Do you love me?”, the singer carried on. Jim was used to it.
Freddie Mercury was lead singer of Queen, he was a worldwide rock star. People all around the world, people he would meet in the streets, people who would come to his concerts, all of them would tell him they loved him. But it seemed it did not matter. All those people could tell him they loved him endlessly, it would not change a single thing. He wanted to hear it from Jim. He needed to hear it from Jim. The latter did not bother. He was the proudest man on earth and he loved Freddie dearly. What was the point in loving someone if you didn’t tell them?
“I do love you, Freddie Mercury.”, he replied as he closed his book to look at him right in his beautiful eyes. The words had even more meaning when he stared at him. Jim put his book aside and kissed the singer, making sure to prove with his action he was not lying. Freddie then looked at him as well, with a kind smile on his lips.
“I love you too, Jim Hutton. And I have a surprise for you.”
“Oh, Freddie.... You know I don’t need anything.”, Jim said.
“Well, the present is for both of us.”, Freddie replied, still smiling.
Jim was looking at him, and he was hoping the singer could see all the love he had for him at this very moment. Freddie had always been more or less ashamed of his teeth. But after a while, when the two of them were alone, Freddie had become confident and now he would widely smile. Jim could not even describe the feeling. To him, it was as if Freddie really trusted him, as if he could show his real self, without a single ounce of shame, without ever thinking about being embarrassed. If this was not love, what was it?
“Oh, okay.”, Jim carried on. Freddie gave him an enveloppe and his lover turned it to open it properly. Inside, he discovered flight tickets to Germany, but also the tickets for the cruise. Jim looked up, really surprised.
“You could not be with me when touring last year, this time, this moment will be for the two of us.”, Freddie proudly announced.
“Oh, Fred, this is going to be so romantic.”, Jim hugged him, as Freddie was smiling again.
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The cruise was nothing but pure happiness for the two lovers. The two of them would spend most of their time visiting the cities when the boat would stop. When the boat was moving, Jim and Freddie would stay on the deck, hugging each other and admiring the view. It was absolutely stunning, when they would not be close to big cities like Passau, Linz, Krems, Vienna or Bratislava, the nature was merely amazing. They could see huge forests and the trees were taller than any of the ones Jim had seen in his life. It was impossible to count the number of greens the forests would be taking, the number of blues the rivers and the sky would be taking. The cruise was not only very romantic for the two of them, but it was also fortifying.
The cruise was almost coming to an end when they crossed the Hungarian border. Freddie recalled the concert he had given there with his band mates a year before in Nepstadion. He smiled as he recalled he had merely been unable to remember the lyrics he had wanted to sing for the audience in their native languages. As a result, he had written the words in his hand, making sure to read the words in front of them. They had been merely ecstatic, just like in any country when he was showing their flag combined with the Union Jack. Sometimes, a simple gesture would make the others so happy. Jim was slowly falling asleep by his sides, in their shared bed, in the quite not this small cabin. Freddie suddenly had an idea. Yes, it was a simple thing, it would certainly change nothing between the two of them, but it was important.
The following day, as they were visiting a picturesque tiny city of Hungary, Freddie made sure to take his arrangements. This would be happening the following night, right before they would arrive in the Hungarian capital Budapest. After all, this very city was also called the Paris of the East, this would be as romantic as it could be.
The night was slowly falling down and Freddie found a simple pretext to leave the cabin, leaving Jim on his own, just for a moment. The latter frowned when he heard music coming from the window. He headed towards the melody and as he opened it, he saw Freddie, holding a guitar. The singer saw he had his partner’s attention, thus he began to sing, one of his song, ‘Good old fashioned lover boy.’
As he was singing and playing guitar, Jim came out from the window to get closer to him, making sure he would fully appreciate this moment. Freddie was so beautiful, this was perfect : the city lights were shining behind him, his voice was clear and sweet, and even if he always was saying he only knew three chords on the guitar but he was doing very well to his point of view. He quietly waited for his lover to finish his serenade, sweetly smiling at him.
“Fred, this was beautiful.”, he said.
“Do you love me, Jim?”, he asked again.
“I do love you, Freddie Mercury, deep within my heart, and until the end of the earth as you had beautifully said it in another of your song.”, he kindly replied.
“I love you too, Jim. Will you marry me?”, the singer carried on.
“What? Fred, we can’t get married.”, Jim frowned.
“Why not?”
“Because, I’m not even sure there is a single place on this planet where two men could get married.”, Jim replied.
“I’m Freddie Fucking Mercury, I do whatever I want. Jim, will you marry me?”, Freddie repeated.
At this moment, Jim understood this was nothing official, nothing formal, nothing that would be written down on some official piece of paper. Freddie merely wanted to call him his husband, and the other way around of course, and wear a wedding ring, just like any other couple would do.
“Yes.”, Jim eventually replied.
“Yes?”
“Yes. Freddie Mercury, I would be honored to be your husband.”.
Freddie suddenly stood up and jumped in his lover’s arms, kissing him all over his face. He could not be happier. He eventually stepped back a little, opened a little jewelry box and the two of them put a wedding ring on each other’s finger. They hugged each other one more time as they were arriving in the heart of Budapest. Freddie recognized the parliament and laughed a little.
“I’ve made arrangements last year. This palace can be ours if you will.”, he joked, and Jim laughed.
“I don’t care where I live, as long as I’m in your arms Freddie. I love you.”
Freddie sighed in happiness. He would never get tired of hearing these words to him from Jim.
My first entry for the Jimercury week organised by @freesiafields ! 💖💜💕💖💕💜 I didn't reaply follow a prompt for this one but I will for my other entry 🤧💖 I wanted to draw Freddie and Jim from my fantasy AU "Down in the Dungeons" just being cute 😍 The rose Jim is healing is a Freddie Mercury rose, which is really pretty!
