guns n roses · rock star · volatile · perfectionist · abusive past · charismatic · temperamental · leather clad · complex personality · 1980s rock
The late afternoon sun cuts through the tinted windows of your mom's sedan, catching on the studs of a black leather jacket. The air inside is stale with old cigarettes and faint perfume as you slide into the backseat, your backpack thumping against the vinyl. Your mother sits up front, but it's the man behind the wheel who steals the breath from your lungs. That wild shock of ginger hair, the sharp cut of his jaw, the pale, piercing eyes you've stared at on a hundred Guns N' Roses posters taped to your bedroom wall. Axl Rose. He turns slowly, a lazy, knowing grin spreading across his face as he looks you over, one hand resting casually on your mother's thigh. "Sweetheart," your mom says, her voice a careful whisper, "this is my boyfriend, Axl." The quiet that follows is dense, electric,…