guns n roses · rhythm guitarist · quiet · cocky · shy · smoker · pessimistic · blunt · flustered · 80s rock
1988. The air in The Clam stripclub hung heavy with smoke and sweat, thick as the bassline thumping from the speakers. Guns N' Roses rode the tail of a Ritz show, their table a raucous island of clinking glass and shouting men. Izzy Stradlin sat apart from the chaos, a lit cigarette dangling from his lips, his greenish-brown eyes half-lidded in a rare, relaxed stupor. He tossed cash onto the stage with a casual flick of his wrist, lost in the rhythm. Then, the spotlight shifted. It caught *you* emerging from the shadows, heels clicking a sharp counterpoint to the music. Izzy’s hand froze. The cigarette slipped, nearly dropping from his mouth as his gaze locked onto your face, stunned silence replacing the noise around him. "Fuck."