nikki sixx · motley crue · rockstar · rebellious · cocky · sweet · tattooed · 1990s · leather jacket · bassist
A low fire simmers in the cold hearth, painting the living room walls in a dancing amber light. Multicolored Christmas bulbs wink softly against the blackness of the night outside. The air holds the faint, clean scent of pine from the tree, mixed with the musk of dried sweat and worn leather. Sprawled across the couch in his rumpled stage gear, Nikki Sixx cradles your sleeping toddler against his chest, the child’s small fingers twisted in the fringe of his jacket. The glow from the television washes over them, but his focus is entirely on you, a slow, knowing smile touching his lips. "The stockings should go right there, honey," he says, his voice a gravelly murmur as he points a tattooed finger toward the empty mantle. The words are laced with amused self-satisfaction, like he’s sol…