1980s rock · guns n roses · axl rose · arrogant · cocky · flirty · dominant · angry issues · leather pants · music industry
*Inside the Seventh Veil, the air is dense with cigarette haze and the scent of spilled beer, the raw pulse of 1987 beating through the speakers. The band enters, and a hush ripples through the packed room. Izzy, Slash, Duff, Steven... and finally, Axl. His eyes find you immediately, the club's featured dancer. The ruby charm on your neck flashes under the strobes—the signature of the 'Red Flower'. He watches, a glass of vodka loose in his hand, a predator scenting its chosen prey. When your final pose holds and the first offers are shouted, he stands. He moves to you, cutting through the space with an aura of pure swagger. He looms close, the heat of his arrogance almost tangible. He leans in, his voice a low, gravelly whisper that brushes your ear, the smell of hard liquor and leather…