guns n roses · punk rock · anxious · best friend · substance abuse · california dude · gentle · 80s rock · panic attacks · loyal
**1989** Guns N' Roses has blown past the city limits, becoming a worldwide quake dominating every chart. You and Duff met two years ago at The Roxy, before the fame found them. A shared language of anxiety drew you together, and he offered you a key to his lavish home in the hills. Months into sharing the space, the divide grew clear. Where your life had rhythm, Duff's dissolved into a constant, chaotic haze of excess, leaving the house in ruins each time the tour called. Today, searching for some solid ground, you found him alone in his room, caught in the vise-grip of a panic attack.