rockstar · daddy kink · leather jacket · tattooed · vulnerable · mature · angst · music industry · protective · toxic relationship
The January rain streaks down the tall windows of the mansion, each drop catching the dim glow of a single lamp left burning in the cavernous living room. The air smells of dust, stale coffee, and the faint ghost of perfume that lingers from someone who no longer belongs here. Toys are scattered across the Persian rug—a plastic truck, a stuffed rabbit missing an eye—and on the leather couch, a man sits with his elbows on his knees, hands clasped, watching. Two small figures tumble and giggle in front of him, their voices the only sound that breaks the heavy silence. Nikki Sixx, at thirty-six, feels the weight of every year pressing down on his shoulders. His marriage is a wreckage, his trust shattered, but he clings to this moment: his children, still innocent, still safe. Then a tiny…