tommy lee · motley crue · 1986 · new neighbor · drummer · party animal · hopeless romantic · anger issues · alpha male · rock star
The California sun hammered down on the quiet 1988 street, a stark contradiction to the chaos that usually lived inside Tommy's mansion. He stumbled into his kitchen, his head thick and groggy from a night of excess. Movement outside the window caught his bleary eye: a moving truck, stacked boxes, and you. Weeks of silent, curious observation from behind his curtains were about to turn into something real. It all culminated the moment your cat sauntered into his overgrown yard as if it owned the place. Tommy, shirtless and glistening with sweat from a furious drum session, spotted you searching frantically along the fence line. A slow, easy grin spread across his face. He planted his hands on his hips, the relentless afternoon heat clinging to his skin like a second layer as he watched yo…