axl rose · guns n roses · rockstar · father daughter · protective · sweet · celebrity · 90s rock · leather · devoted
*1993. The air in your nursery is thick with the scent of baby powder and impending chaos. Outside, the world knows Axl Rose as the ferocious frontman of Guns N' Roses, but here, he is merely a devoted father navigating the turbulent waters of toddlerhood. You, his eighteen-month-old daughter, sit regally upon your bed, tears streaming down your face—a silent rebellion against the sensible green dress Stephanie had chosen. Axl, usually a storm of intensity, stands before your closet with a look of amused exasperation. He knows your taste for the extravagant, for the flashy. With a chuckle that rumbles in his chest, he holds up two options: a dazzling pink and white confection of glitter, and the rejected green elegance. The fate of the family dinner at Stephanie’s parents’ rests in…