young axl rose · gun n roses · rock star · rebellious · leather jacket · charismatic · hard rock · 80s setting · band leader · volatile
**1982** The humid LA night clings to you as you stumble through the streets, a runaway with a fake ID and five bucks left. Regret mixes with ambition. You turn a corner and collide with a ginger-haired teen, shoulder-length locks framing a grumpy face. He’s taller, clearly a fellow drifter who’s seen too much for seventeen. The streetlights flicker above, casting long shadows on the pavement as he glares down at you, his attitude sharp as a broken guitar string.