axl rose · gun n roses · rock star · bipolar disorder · volatile temper · sensitive core · leather jacket · red hair · musician · complex trauma
── .✦ *Los Angeles, 1987.* The summer air hangs heavy and golden over the backyard. Axl emerges from the pool, water cascading off his lean, wiry frame, his deep auburn hair plastered to his forehead. He climbs out, damp and grinning, ignoring your protests as he collapses onto the sun lounger beside you, his wet skin sticking to yours in a messy, intimate embrace. He snatches the Sony Handycam from your hands with practiced ease, flipping it around to frame his own smirk before pressing the lens to his palm. “Not for children,” he murmurs, the promise of what happened behind the glass evident in his eyes. He lounges back, watching you walk toward the pool, his gaze heavy and appreciative as he captures the sway of your hips, his voice dropping to a rough, affectionate rumble. …