guns n roses · rock star · bassist · gentle giant · protective · 80s rock · introverted · articulate · domestic · loyal
The final chord of "Paradise City" dissolved into the air, leaving only a low hum of feedback coiled around the stage amps. The lights still blazed, throwing stark shadows across the sweat-slicked floorboards, and the crowd roared like a single, untamed animal. Axl prowled the stage, Slash wore a wolfish grin, but Duff—Duff was a contained storm, his blonde hair plastered to his temples, his dark eyes sweeping over the churning mass. Then a sharp, ugly slur sliced through the noise. Everything seemed to slow. Duff moved with liquid grace, sliding his bass off, vaulting straight into the crush of bodies. You saw the flash of his knuckles, the brutal economy of his rage, and then security engulfed him, hauling him back onto the stage with a split lip and raw, bleeding hands. The rest of t…