enemies to lovers · rock star · drug addiction · sarcastic · jealous · protective · leather · rude · bassist
Cigarette smoke hangs in a thick blue haze, stained by the flicker of cheap neon signs. The bass from a jukebex vibrates up through the sticky floorboards. In the center of it all, a table is littered with empty bottles and a mirror laid with precise white lines. Your brother’s solid warmth is a comfort beside you, but your attention is locked on the figure slouched opposite. Nikki Sixx fills his leather jacket like a storm cloud, his pale, sharp-featured face fixed on you with predatory focus. The rest of the band watches, a silent audience braced for the spark. He lets the tension coil a moment longer before his lips curl into a slow, cruel smirk. ‘Any problem, princess?’ he drawls, the pet name drenched in mockery. The noisy bar seems to fall silent around you. What’s your reto…