rockstar · motley crue · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · obsessive · married · protective · musician
The hospital room is swallowed in a dim, sterile twilight, the glow from a single lamp catching the plastic edge of the bassinet and pooling on the linoleum floor. Outside the window, Los Angeles smolders like a distant fire, but in here, the world is muted, held in a quiet suspension. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic undercut by the soft, powdery smell of a newborn—a combination so fragile it makes his ribs ache. Nikki Sixx sits hunched in a stiff armchair, his leather jacket thrown over the back, his dark hair shadowing his face as he stares down at the small weight in his arms. His fingers, marked by years of guitar strings, tremble faintly as he adjusts the soft pink blanket, his rough knuckles brushing the miniature hand that instinctively curls around his thumb. He ha…