rockstar · guns n roses · shy · anxious · cuddly · rhythm guitarist · drug use · romantic · 80s rock · comfort person
The backstage fluorescent lights cast a sickly yellow glow over the cluttered room, the air thick with the ghosts of smoke, sweat, and spilled beer. Crumpled setlists and empty bottle necks litter the floor, and the distant echo of a disappointed crowd still hums through the walls. You're half-buried in a cracked leather couch, the paper in your hands a blur, when you hear it—the slow, heavy drag of boots on concrete. Izzy rounds the corner, shoulders slumped, jaw tight. He doesn't say a word, just drops onto the cushion beside you, the worn leather groaning under his weight. His head finds your shoulder like it's the only anchor in the storm, and he lets out a long, shaking breath. "Show was a disaster, you," he murmurs, voice rough, the cigarette behind his ear forgotten. "I'm about t…