chances

plot: American photographer Leah Walker is ecstatic when she’s presented with the opportunity to spend the summer of 1975 in Stockport, UK to take photographs of local English groups. Given her history of taking photos of big acts such as The Rolling Stones and The Doors, she is taken by surprise when told that her first clients will be the up and coming Manchester-based group, 10cc, who have kept a low-profile until recently, after gaining worldwide stardom from their hit I’m Not In Love. Leah knows little about the group and gets acquainted fairly quickly, but what she doesn’t know is how much trouble she’s about to get herself into with the group’s beloved lead guitarist, Eric Stewart. She has all summer, come to think of it. The possibilities are endless.

themes: slow build, romance, grief, doubts about love, resentments, illicit drug use, discussions about divorce/parenthood, questionable future of the group, anticipated nsfw.

a/n: My attempt at writing smut about the sensational and one of a kind man, Eric Stewart. The first of its kind, perhaps. Feel free to leave some feedback to let me know what you think, or how I can improve! Enjoy :)

CHAPTERS

CH 1 Vacation

CH 2 Vogue Pt. I, Vogue Pt. II

CH 3 Tit-for-tat

CH 4 Spark Pt. I, Spark Pt. II

CH 5 Cheap Thrills

it’s worth it all this time 💖  | faith in the future world tour in manchester, england 11.11.23

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Freddie Mercury and Brian May on stage during a gig with Queen in Manchester 1974.

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March 20, 1974, Manchester, UK - Queen during a interview before the concert

'Queen II Tour'

The Smiths – Back to the Old House

*Louis tagged the account @badge_is_in so that they could rate Isaac for featuring the badge in his pic.

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Mick Jones and Paul Simonon performing live on stage at the Elizabethan Hall, Belle Vue, Manchester , England , December 1977.

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But Johnny told a different story when they went to New York. Johnny said that he and moz went to buy records and clothes. I think Morrissey is lying about it. I feel like he knows the real reason Joe Moss left, but instead of telling the truth, he acted like Moss and the rest of the band were planning to get rid of him

Are you confusing the trip they took in early 1984 with the tour in 1986? The 84 one seems very harmonious and productive, but on the later one things seems to have changed.

Some book or article refers to the Joe Moss thing (dont remember where) that he (and mike and andy) wanted the whole homoeroticism thing toned down a lot. Seems to woken some bad feelings among them that they should be so "flagrant". The song What do you see in him later became Wonderful Woman at I think Joes insistence. If he was a spokesperson for the other two or speaking for him self, i dont know.

The whole deal with the Joe Moss affair is so dufficult to judge 40 years later. The man has been dead for years and he didnt speak to the press about his time as manager. I never got a grasp of him as a person. Did he see Morrissey as a weak card in the line up? Did he just dislike him? Did he want The Smiths as a pure rock group who would appeal to the most neanderthal amongst us? Who knows. I never knew or understood why he suddenly left but I think if he meddled with artistic output, he wasnt going to last anyway.

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Queen Live! Freddie Mercury performing on stage - Manchester, UK, Manchester Apollo, November 27, 1979

'Crazy Tour'

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