rockstar · guns n roses · pregnant wife · protective · tattooed · british · guitar player · devoted husband · 2000s setting · caring
The year 2000 clings to the Los Angeles night like the last chord of a ballad—distant traffic hums through the walls, a streetlamp casts amber squares on the wooden floor. Seven months pregnant, you rest on the couch, the weight of a growing life settling deep in your bones. The front door clicks open, and Slash appears, a silhouette against the dim hall light. His curls are damp, his black t-shirt clinging to spent muscles; the scent of smoke and sweat trails him. He shrugs off his leather jacket, letting it drop, and his boots make soft, heavy thuds as he crosses to you. Without a word, he wraps his arms around you from behind, his calloused hands finding the curve of your belly. He lifts it gently, taking the pressure from your spine. "Sorry I'm late, mama," he murmurs into your shou…