Your manager had called you a few days ago, mentioning how she had talked to a director, who was interested in an instructor for his new movie. Seeing as you were a professional singer and had known your instruments since you were young, this could be one of your biggest breaks in Hollywood. This would be a big movie, one of the most popular if it got the attention it deserved, so you decided to book a meeting with the director and producers.

"When's the meeting?" you asked your manager, as you held the phone between your shoulder and your ear, as you moved around the spare room in your house, setting up your tripod and the drum kit in the corner.

"Tomorrow, at 10am."

"Okay, I'll be there. Anything I need to know beforehand?"

"I just sent you an email with everything you need." she paused, rustling heard from the other end of the call, "Listen, call me tomorrow after the meeting, I gotta head out. Good luck tomorrow!"

"I will! Bye!"

Hanging up, you headed to your laptop on the coffee table, opening the email she had sent, as you let out a yell of surprise. "No way! She did not just book me a meeting for a Queen biopic!" Your eyes scanned the email, information about the movie, called Bohemian Rhapsody along with information on the producers: Brian Harold May and Roger Meddows Taylor, the two out of three remaining members of Queen, your favorite band since you were young. Remembering what you were going to do before she called you, you closed your laptop before walking back inside the room you were in, setting up your phone on the tripod and pressing record. Walking over to the drum kit, you sat, twirling your drumsticks in your hand before you started playing, the beat of Keep Yourself Alive playing, concentration etched on your face, as you kept playing. Getting lost in the music and the beat made you produce the best cover, as you came to the infamous drum solo from the song.

It wasn't the most difficult song you had ever practiced, so the solo came easy to you. Finishing the song, you smiled at the camera, before pressing the stop button, and uploading the cover to your Instagram.

Sighing, you grabbed your water bottle nearby, taking a drink before grabbing your laptop and setting it on your lap, reading through the rest of the information your manager had provided, then opening your documents and writing the rest of your song.

The evening went by fairly quickly, as you finished the last of your song, ate a quick meal and headed to bed. The nerves and the drumming drained you, as your body begged for sleep. Slowly undressing yourself and slipping on your pajamas, you sent a last text to your manager letting her know that you had gone over the email and were ready for tomorrow. Slipping into your bed, you closed your eyes, got comftorable, and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, the alarm woke you up, as you hit snooze, burying your head in your pillow and pulling the covers over you. A couple minutes passed before you sat up, looking over at your phone on the nightstand and noticing the messages from your manager. Reaching over, you grasped the phone with your hand, bringing it up to your face as you read through the messages. Your eyes widened as you looked at the clock, before jumping out of bed, and quickly running to your closet all while dialing your manager's phone.

"Hello?" she answered as your eyebrows furrowed, as you quickly grabbed the first articles of clothing you saw.

"Hey! You didn't tell me you booked a wrong time for me! I barely woke up and I have half an hour to get to my meeting! What the hell, Lizzie!" you argued, quickly running to the kitchen and turning on the coffee machine so it would be ready while you're in the shower, before running back.

"I'm sorry! I forgot about the time! The good thing is that it only takes 10 minutes to get to the meeting, so you have 20 minutes to shower and get changed."

Sighing, you turned on the shower, "Fine, but next time, let me know in advance."

"I will! Now hurry! And don't worry about looking professional, they said jeans and a nice blouse is fine. Good luck!" she hung up as you sighed, quickly switching the shirt for a while blouse, your blue jeans and black low-top converse.

You quickly jumped in the shower, washing your hair and body quickly before rinsing and turning off the water, before drying yourself off and changing. Blow drying your hair, you quickly put it half up in a bun, leaving the other half down. You lathered on some mascara and a bit of lipstick before slipping on your converse, turning off the lights, running to the kitchen to grab your coffee before grabbing your bag and keys and running out the door to your car. Speeding off, you headed to the place the meeting would be held, quickly driving into the parking lot and finding a spot closest to the front door. Realizing you had five minutes till you were due inside, you checked your messages, going over the email from last night and letting your manager know you had arrived, before grabbing your bag and getting out of your car. Locking it, you walked to the door, knocking as the speaker from the wall buzzed.

"How may I help you?" the secretary spoke through as you smiled at her through the door.

"I have a meeting with Mr. Singer for the new production of Bohemian Rhapsody."

"Code?"

"1985 Wembley."

The door buzzed open as you walked through, as it locked behind you and you walked behind the secretary. She led you through another door as you were met with the director, Bryan Singer, and the band members of Queen, Roger Taylor and Brian May. Your expression showed shock, and nerves, as you shook hands with all three of them, before sitting down in front of them.

"Thank you for meeting with us, Miss Y/n." the director said as you smiled and nodded. "So, your manager spoke very highly of you. How long have you been playing your chosen instruments?"

"For 15 years. I started with piano first, then drums, bass, and most recently, electric and acoustic guitar." you answered, as you felt Brian and Roger's gaze on you. "I also write my own songs, and I've posted videos of me playing certain songs on those instruments. Mostly Queen songs, but a variety of different genres."

Brian pulled out his phone, opening Instagram and looking for your Instagram. He pulled up the profile, before clicking on the most recent video, the one from last night. He nudged both Roger and Bryan Singer, as they watched the video, the audio on. The video reached the drum solo, as Roger's eyes widened, noticing you recreating the infamous drum solo that was hard to replicate. As it stopped, Brian kept going through different videos, some with the electric guitar, others with the piano, and bass.

Roger turned to you, smile on his face. "This is very impressive."

"Thank you," you smiled, as Bryan Singer turned to you, Brian May smiling as well.

"We're very interested in having you teach the actors how to play their instruments. Would you be interested?"

You nodded, smiling, "I would very much be interested."

"Great! Welcome to the team, Miss Y/n." they all shook your hand, as the director turned to you once more. "We are considering all actors willing to be part of the audition process. Do you have any actors you think would fit best for the roles?"

Sighing, you thought about it, various actors and actresses going through your head, as your friends popped up first. "Lucy Boynton would be a good Mary Austin. She's a good actress and has been in different movies and shows. As well as Rami Malek for Freddie Mercury, and Joe Mazzello as John Deacon. He very much looks like him and has a close resemblance to the bassist." you said, as the director wrote down notes.

"Would you want to be in on the audition process? You seem to know who would fit best for these roles, and you might have a little more experience since you've been part of the Hollywood industry for a while."

"I would love to."

"Great. We have some auditions going on today. Are you free for the rest of the day?"

Nodding, they stood up, leading you into another room adjacent to that one, as you all sat down at a table together, going through different headshots and resumes. Some actors stood out to you, as you put them in a different pile, conversing with Brian and Roger, as Bryan Singer, the director, on a call, outside the room.

"What about him?" Brian held up a headshot of another actor, Gwilym Lee, an English actor who you had seen in Midsomer Murders. "He seems like a good fit. Has some background in music."

You held up the photo to Brian, nodding. "He looks like you, some resemblace. The background in music would be helpful when it comes to the rehearsal process."

Roger was looking through the headshots you had chosen, as the secretary came back, another folder in her hand. "I've received another submission. Here you go." she smiled, putting the folder on the table before leaving.

You picked up the file, opening it and inspecting the resume before your eyes locked on the headshot, recognizing the person immediately.

"Him."

Roger and Brian both looked at the headshot before smiling and nodding as well.

It seemed like you guys were in agreement.

-

You had stepped out a couple hours ago with orders for food and drinks, as you went to go and get the food for all four of you, before returning, arms full. The secretary opened the door for you, helping you bring the drinks inside as you all headed to the hallway, noticing the line of actors, a couple whom you recognized from their headshots. Noticing Joe and Rami, you winked at them, smile on your face as they noticed you and returned the gesture, and you disappeared behind the audition door. Giving out the food and drinks, you all sat down, as the secretary brought in the first actor, Sacha Baron Cohen, who you had seen in a couple different films. Yet, when he walked through the door, you couldn't see the portrayal. Throughout his audition, you jotted down notes, as you took sips of your drink, as finished and left and you turned to the others.

"I don't think he's the best fit. He seemed more interested in another side of Freddie rather than what we could portray." you said as they nodded, calling the next actor in.

Various auditions went by, as you watched one after the other. Keeping notes, you crossed out actors and circled a couple that could be good fits. The door opened, and you finished writing before looking up, and locking eyes with a pair of green-blue eyes. Giving him a smile, you nodded at him.

"Ben Hardy, right?" Brian asked as he nodded, fiddling with his fingers out of nervousness.

"So, what makes you think you are a good fit for the role of.." you paused, looking down at your notes. "Roger Taylor?" you turned to Roger, smiling as he nodded at you.

"Well, I've been a follower of Queen since I was young, and I grew up in London, so it's a very common musical band to listen to." he paused, "I also have a background in playing the drums."

As soon as the response slipped through his lips, you raised your eyebrows, a smile tugging at the corner of your lips. "Is that so? How long?" you asked as he looked at you.

"A little over a year."

You nodded, writing down a note for yourself as he continued with the interview, before being given part of a script, as he read it out, his accent and posture very similar to Roger himself.

"Thank you, we'll contact you this week for our answer." Ben nodded, shaking our hands as he left.

"Well, we have three more and then we'll be done for the day. What did you guys think?" Bryan Singer asked as you smiled.

"I think he fits. In the end, it's up to Roger to choose who plays him."

Nodding, Roger spoke up, "He's very much a version of my younger self. I see a lot of myself in him, I think he would be a good fit. And the background in music is an added bonus."

"We could have him send a video of himself practicing or playing a Queen song." Brian mentioned, and you nodded.

"That's a good idea."

"How about we bring in the last three?"

You all agreed as Gwilym Lee was brought inside the room. He held a guitar in his hand, an amp connected to the corner of the room was waiting as he connected it to the guitar, hands shaking.

"Hi, I'm Gwilym. I'm here to audition for the part of Brian May." Gwilym said, as he adjusted the sound, before playing the guitar solo for Bohemian Rhapsody, then part of Another One Bites The Dust as he finished, and all of you clapped.

"That was really good Gwilym." you said, a smile on your face.

"I agree. What makes you the best person for this role?" Brian asked Gwilym as he set the guitar down, twiddling with his fingers as he thought of an answer.

"As someone who has experience in guitar, I've noticed that no one can really perfectly represent Brian May, especially a legend like him. But I'm willing to put in my all to represent him and show those who were not born in the same decade, that Queen can still be appreciated." Gwilym said, as his answer surprised you.

He left and Joe walked in, did his audition and then Rami was the last to come. All of them did their audition, notes being taken on your respective notepads as Rami finished and all of you were left alone once again.

"So, any thoughts?"

"I think we should bring back Rami, Joe, Gwilym, and Ben. They seem to have the best background, and their goal is to achieve the best image of the band. They aren't interested in what the band did before, they want to introduce Queen to new audiences, younger ones. I think that's what's important when casting for a biopic like Bohemian Rhapsody." you said as Brian and Roger both nodded.

"What about Sacha Baron Cohen?" Bryan Singer asked, as you furrowed your eyebrows, tilting your head to the side in confusion.

"I don't think he's the best fit for the job."

"I liked him." he said, as you shrugged your shoulders, not convinced that he's the best option for Freddie Mercury.

It all seemed to come down to them, as you all debated over the best course of action to take.

"Let's have them all send videos of themselves playing their respective instruments or re-creating an official interview with the band members. That could help us determine in the end who we can cast."

That's how you all finished, your thoughts set on who was the best in your eyes, as you decided to meet the next day at the same time, to watch the videos the actors would send. You yawned, as you walked out of the building, heading to you car and driving home.

-

A week had passed, as you had reviewed the videos, prepped music sheets and attended your gigs, as well as wrote your final songs for your newest album. Your week had been packed, the movie taking most of your priority and your thoughts.

You had been called to a roundtable meeting for Friday, as you had gathered all your music sheets, and information for the actors that they might need. Packing everything into a bag, you headed out of your house, locking the door behind you before heading to your car and driving off to another place. Since you were based in LA, you headed to the location the director had sent you, driving into the parking lot and finding the closest open spot. Various cars were occupying the lot, as you sighed out the nerves, before heading inside.

You followed the noise and commotion coming from the end of the hall, as you walked inside the open door, coming face to face with a large table, various actors and crew sitting. Brian and Roger noticed you, as they waved at you, and you headed over, arms full of files and papers. Brian took the papers from you, placing them down on the seat next to him which held a placard with your name and title.

"Thank you, how are you both?" they engulfed you in hugs after you put down your things in your seat.

"Good, darling, what about you? I've heard you've been busy." Roger said with a smile as Brian only nodded along.

"Yeah, I've been trying to finish my album and get some things ready for the cast." I brought the schedule for rehearsals and where so everything is ready on our side." you said with a sigh, as you sat, everyone getting to their seats as the producers and director began to speak to everyone.

"Thank you all for coming today. We would like to welcome the cast of Bohemian Rhapsody: Rami Malek will be portraying Freddie Mercury, Joe Mazzello will be playing John Deacon, Gwilym Lee as Brian May, Ben Hardy as Roger Taylor, Lucy Boynton for Mary Austin, Allen Leech as Paul Pretender, Aiden Gillen as John Reid, Tom Hollander for Jim Beach, Mike Myers as Ray Foster and Aaron McCusker for Jim Hutton. This will be our main cast for now, but let's welcome them." everyone clapped as the actors smiled. "We have our Executive Music Producers, Brian May and Roger Taylor, Jim Beach as our producer, and our musical coach, Y/n Y/L/N." all four of you stood, smiling at everyone before sitting, as the introductions went around.

"So, we have some schedules some of the crew is giving out. We start filming in 6 weeks, which gives everyone enough time to have props ready, as well as give the cast a chance to rehearse. Y/n, since you will be teaching the cast their instruments, I was told you have a schedule for them?" you nodded, as you stood up and rounded the table, heading in front of each of them.

You handed them each a schedule with their times and directions to where they needed to be. "This can and most likely will change, but for now, this is what we'll be working with. I've also hired Polly Bennet as your movement coach for all of you, but mostly for Rami, since Freddie was never choreographed, I believed you wouldn't want to be either." you smiled at him, before returning to your seat.

The meeting went on, as everyone talked about their specific input for the movie. After the meeting, all four actors approached you.

"Y/n?" you turned, phone up to your ear as you held up a finger, listening to your manager quickly give out information as you wrote it down on a sticky note before she hung up.

"Sorry about that, my manager called. What's up?" you smiled at them as Gwilym held out his hand first for you to shake.

"We just wanted to come over and introduce ourselves. I'm Gwilym."

"Ben."

"Joe."

"And you already know me, Y/n." Rami said as you engulfed him in a hug.

"It's nice to meet all of you. I look forward to teaching and guiding you through the process of this movie. Are you guys ready to start rehearsals tomorrow?" you asked as they nodded. "Alright. Make sure to meet at the studio at 10am. I'll be there a little early recording for my album, so if you're there beforehand, feel free to come in and have a listen."

They nodded, as you grabbed your things, before waving goodbye to them and heading off.

The beginnings of a journey might become the best experience for you. Queen was always a big part of your childhood, it was what fueled you to become a singer and practice different instruments. Seeing as it was sort of your lucky charm, you prayed that it would bring you some rewards as you worked on the biopic.

Fingers crossed.