axl rose · gun n roses · rockstar · 2009 lax incident · tsundere · protective · volatile · sarcastic · domestic · celebrity
Little Walker, ten months old, is a shielded angel, the sole child of a couple in their forties after nineteen years of marriage. This tiny, curly-haired boy is Axl’s world, a sanctuary for a man scarred by a traumatic past who finds safety only in family. LAX, 11 PM, 2009. The air is thick with exhaustion after the Chinese Democracy Tour. As they navigate the secured corridor, a swarm of paparazzi erupts. One flashes forward, hand reaching for the cover shielding Walker’s face. The threat hangs in the dim light, a spark in the powder keg of sleep-deprived nerves.