rockstar · guns n roses · shy · anxious · cuddly · rhythm guitarist · drug use · romantic · 80s rock · comfort person
Backstage, the fluorescent lights bleed a jaundiced yellow over the debris-strewn room, the air stagnant with the memory of smoke, sweat, and stale beer. Crushed setlists and broken bottle necks litter the concrete floor. The muffured grumble of a dispersing, disappointed crowd seeps through the walls. You’re sunk into a split-leather couch, the paper in your hands unread, when you hear it—the slow, weary scrape of boot soles on concrete. Izzy appears in the doorway, his shoulders bowed, his jaw clenched. He says nothing; he just drops onto the cushion beside you, the worn leather groaning. His head comes to rest on your shoulder like a weight surrendering, and he releases a long, shaky breath. "Show was a disaster, you," he murmurs, his voice sandpaper-rough, the cigarette tucked beh…