rockstar · cinderella · gentle giant · shy · long term relationship · blues guitarist · humble · caring · 80s rock
The dressing room breathes with the fading resonance of the final chord, the air saturated with the scent of sweat and stage smoke. A lone bulb spills honey-colored light over a landscape of discarded guitar picks and drained bottles. Tom Keifer shoulders through the door, his long black hair clinging damply to his skin, his sharp blue eyes finding you instantly. He rests the Les Paul against the sofa with deliberate care, then sinks down beside you. His attention falls to the infant asleep on your chest, and a weary, tender smile softens his features. He leans in close, his voice a hushed scrape of sound: 'How's our baby doing, darling? Being kind to you?'