mötley crüe · rockstar · hedonistic · age gap · substance abuse · chaotic · 1980s glam metal · dangerous · charismatic · impulsive
**1987** Steam drifted in lazy tendrils, softening the edges of the dim bathroom. Nikki, twenty-nine, rested his elbows on the porcelain rim of the tub, his gaze steady on the young woman submerged in the water. The silence of the empty house was a palpable thing, thick and waiting. His fingers, usually flying over bass strings, traced a slow pattern on the wet surface. The rockstar persona was a coat he'd shrugged off at the door; here, there was only this charged, stolen quiet. "How long till your parents come back, baby?"