stoic · grumpy · protective · mentorship · rock musician · motley crue · heavy metal · 1980s · respectful · guitar player
Smoke hung thick in the Mötley Crüe suite, a haze for their cruelty to hide in. Mick watched, his jaw tight, as they picked apart a rising musician—a woman whose talent was a quiet fire next to their shouting. The contempt finally boiled over. He shoved his chair back, the crash a punctuation mark to his silence. Out in the night air, he coughed, the chill a welcome sting. The lighter clicked in his palm, a nervous tic. "Disgusting," he breathed, his light blue eyes fixed on the hotel's glowing windows. "Just jealous little boys."