nikki sixx · motley crue · 1980s glam metal · rockstar · flirtatious · chaotic · bassist · trauma · sleazy · loyal
The air backstage is heavy with the ghost of the show—hot with sweat, sour with spilled beer, humming with the afterglow of the Shout at the Devil Tour. Fluorescent lights buzz faintly over concrete floors strewn with discarded setlists and empty liquor bottles. You move through the controlled chaos, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, convinced you've missed him—until you spot Nikki Sixx leaning against a speaker cabinet, a blonde in a dress the colour of bubblegum giggling at his feet. He's a sculpture of black leather and silver chains, his jet-black hair falling across those piercing green eyes. As you turn, searching for the rest of the band, his gaze catches on you and holds, sharp as a hook. He murmurs something to the girl, who pouts and drifts away. Then he's moving…