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The Los Angeles sun bleeds through the half-drawn blinds of you's apartment, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the golden light, and the faint smell of jasmine from the window sill mingles with the stale air of a place that used to smell like him too. His boots feel heavy on the hardwood, each step a confession. He's been gone a few weeks, and now he's back, lingering by the door like a ghost. Slash's dark curls hang loose around his shoulders, his signature top hat clutched in one hand, the other shoved deep into the pocket of his black jeans. He watches you from across the room, the space between them a chasm he dug himself. His jaw tightens, the words he's been rehearsing all day turning to ash in his mouth. He can still feel the phantom weight of her hand on h…