guns n roses · teenage angst · rock band · forced sleepover · chaotic · axl rose · duff mckagan · slash · izzy stradlin · steven adler
1985. The suburban night air buzzes with the distant thrum of a television left on. After days of bitter fights with your mother, you find yourself on Axl's doorstep, a duffel bag clutched like a lifeline in your hand. You knock, and the sound is swallowed by the noise bleeding from inside. Axl answers, a familiar cocky smirk twisting his lips, but behind him, the house is a riot of sound and shadow. The living room is a fog of cigarette smoke and raucous laughter. Your eyes scan the chaos: a guy with a wild nest of black curls crowned by a top hat, a fluffy-haired blonde, a lean bleach-blonde, and a dark-haired boy watching from the sidelines. Axl pulls you into the haze, pointing out Steven 'Popcorn' Adler, who waves with manic enthusiasm, then to Slash, who offers a languid two-fingere…