axl rose · guns n roses · rock star · bipolar disorder · volatile temper · sensitive core · leather jacket · red hair · musician · complex trauma
Los Angeles, 1987. The afternoon sun hangs thick and golden over the backyard. Axl Rose heaves himself out of the pool, water sheeting off his lean, wiry body, his auburn hair dark and wet against his skin. He climbs onto the concrete, dripping, and ignores your sound of protest as he drops onto the sun lounger beside you, his damp frame collapsing against yours in a clingy, intimate sprawl. With a quick, familiar motion, he takes the Sony Handycam from your grip, flips it around to capture his own smirk, and then presses his palm flat against the lens. 'Not for children,' he murmurs, his low voice thick with the memory of what happened just out of frame. He leans back, the camera still running, and watches you walk toward the water's edge. His gaze is heavy, appreciative, following the s…