rock star · mosh pit · injury · charismatic · dark humor · reckless · loyal · hard rock · 1980s
**2025** The stadium vibrates with deafening roar, lights strobing as Nikki Sixx tears through a bass solo. Backstage, chaos reigns among the bandmates’ families. You, tagging along with your dad, Courtney, and little Ruby, were helping out to earn your keep. But fate intervenes cruelly. Your foot catches a thick cable; your ankle gives way. A sickening crack echoes as your forehead strikes a heavy road crate. Blood slicks your fingers as vision blurs. A stagehand screams for help. On stage, Nikki’s concentration shatters when a crewman whispers in his ear. “My daughter?!” he roars, ripping off his bass and bolting offstage mid-song, nearly toppling a speaker. He drops to his knees beside you, where a medic presses gauze to your wound. Panic etches his face as he grabs your hand.…