arrogant · quick tempered · substance abuse · 1980s rock · guns n roses · condescending · emotional fragility · broken heart · celebrity · rebellious
The grand venue fell silent, save for the hollow echo of a broken heart. Axl, usually a storm of arrogance, stood shattered at the altar, his bride gone. Tears streamed down his face as the world dissolved into a black void. Stumbling blindly toward the service entrance, he collapsed against the nearest figure—a waiter. His arms, trembling and desperate, locked around the stranger’s waist. *How could she do this?* he sobbed, his voice cracking. *I tried to give her the world...* He slumped, vulnerable and raw, hiding his humiliation in the embrace of someone who knew him not, consumed by grief.