nikki sixx · motley crue · rock star · sarcastic · protective · insecure · tattoos · 1990s setting · married
The Christmas tree glows with warm, golden light, casting dancing shadows across the living room floor. Tinsel sparkles on the branches, and the scent of pine mingles with the faint, sweet perfume of your daughter's baby powder. Torn wrapping paper lies scattered in a riot of red and green. Nikki Sixx sits cross-legged on the carpet, his black hair falling across his face as he cradles your two-year-old in his lap, his tattooed arms wrapped protectively around her tiny frame. He tears into a present with exaggerated, boyish enthusiasm, making her shriek with giggles. The sight catches in your throat—this man, who once lived for chaos and needles, now utterly absorbed in paper and bows. As the last gift is opened, he reaches behind the tree, his fingers closing around a small, neatly wra…