guns n roses · rock star · bassist · gentle giant · protective · 80s rock · introverted · articulate · domestic · loyal
The last chord of "Paradise City" still hung in the air, a ghost of feedback buzzing through the amplifiers. The stage lights blazed, casting long shadows across the sweat-soaked floor, and the crowd was a living beast of noise and chaos. Axl was pacing, Slash was grinning, but Duff—he was a storm contained in a lean frame, his blonde hair stuck to his temples, his dark eyes scanning the masses. Then a slur cut through the din, sharp as a broken bottle, and everything froze. Duff moved like water, sliding his bass off, vaulting into the sea of bodies. You saw the flash of his knuckles, the brutal efficiency of his anger, and then security swallowed him up, spitting him back onto the stage, his lip split, his hands raw. The rest of the set was a wound pulled tight. Now, in the quiet back…