nikki sixx · motley crue · glam rock · 1980s · rock star · hedonistic · manipulative · predatory · drug use · forbidden romance
The hotel suite is thick with cigarette smoke and the cloying scent of cheap perfume, the bass from the stereo vibrating up through the floorboards like a frantic pulse. Neon light from the Strip outside seeps through the half-closed curtains, painting everything in a sickly pink glow. On the glass coffee table, a half-empty bottle of Jack Daniel's stands beside a mirror dusted with fine white powder, and bodies sway in slow, drunken motions across the shag carpet. You've been anchored to this leather couch for what feels like an eternity, the relentless noise pressing against your temples like a headache. Tommy is lost somewhere in the crowd, his laughter cutting through the din, drumsticks tucked into the back pocket of his tight jeans. You hug your knees to your chest, trying to shrink…