𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐄𝐍 - 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑐 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝐼𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠

Patience - Izzy Stradlin

Pairing: Izzy Stradlin x reader

Words: 1,390k

Summary: Imagine finding out Patience is about you. (Fluff)

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It was a Friday night, you were dancing to Welcome to the Jungle from the backstage, where you watched your brother's band play. They were becoming big now and you never missed a gig of theirs.

They finished the song and thanked the crowd, starting to move back to the backstage area. Duff, Steven and Slash came first, you high fived them as they passed by. The next was your brother, Axl,  smiling and hugging you. The last one was Izzy, you never really knew how to act around him and the reason was that you had a huge crush on him since high school.

You shifted from one foot to another while looking at him. "What did you think, Y/N?" He asked smiling. "You guys rocked it!".

"Damn, did you see how packed it was today?" Asked Duff. "Fuck yeah!" You heard Slash say. And so they all started talking about how they were being each time more recognized and what they could do to bring more people to the gigs.

You heard their voices, but you couldn't pay attention, not with him in front of you. You admired the way he lifted the cig to his mouth and how his hands passed through his hair so he could see better. He was beautiful!

You felt so childish for feeling like this towards him, but the truth is, it was far away from just a school crush, you loved him and you knew that very well.

Being Axl's twin sister meant the three of you were always together in Lafayette and when Axl dropped school, Izzy was your only friend there. And during those years something changed inside of you, you stopped seeing him as just your friend. However, you never told him anything, too afraid of rejection.

When you guys graduated, Izzy decided to move to L.A. That broke your heart. You were scared of never seeing him again.

On the day he got on the bus to live, you hugged him tight and tried your best not to cry in front of him. "I will miss you so much." You said burying your face on his chest. He lifted your face and gave a warm smile "I'm sure we'll see each other again Y/N. You just need to be patient".

Those two years after he left were the worst. You couldn't stop thinking about him. You were afraid he would find himself someone in Los Angeles and you would lose your chance forever.

However, in 1982, Axl got into more trouble with the police, and to not go to jail he decided it was time to move out of that city.

He bluntly stated one day that he'd go to L.A. on the next Sunday and you begged him to take you along.

The reality was, you both had a hell of a life in Lafayette, you both hated going home with all the religious fanaticism that existed there and the city could offer nothing interesting to you, and he knew that.

Some years passed since that. You and Axl lived with Izzy since the day one, you got yourself work as a hairstylist to help pay the bills while Axl worked smoking cigarettes for this college research.

You saw the boys go from one band to another until they finally created Guns 'n Roses. You were always there, supporting them and helping them with anything they needed, from money to buy cigarettes to hand out flyers. You liked to say it was because it was your brother's band, but a part of you also did it because you could spend more time with Izzy.

"Y/N! Are you even listening?" It was Axl's voice.

You had gotten lost in your thoughts while staring at Izzy. You finally started to pay attention to the conversation again and realized that Izzy had caught you staring. You blushed furiously and looked to your brother "Sorry, I was thinking about something else".

Axl looked at you, then looked to Izzy and shook his head "I said that I and Slash are going to Beverly Hills tomorrow morning, to talk to this dude that has a bar and see if we can get any gigs there. Do you wanna come too?"

"No, I think I'll stay home and clean things a little" He simply nodded and started to drink from his beer again. It was true, living with 5 guys led the house to always be a mess, plus, Duff and Steven always slept till late, which would give you and Izzy some time alone.

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The next morning you woke up to the bright sun filling your room. You looked to the clock on your night table and noticed it was a little past 8. Stretching you stand up, putting some leggings with a yellow t-shirt, and putting your hair into a bun.

After using the bathroom you started to make your way to the kitchen. As you got in the corridor the sound of a soft acoustic guitar playing got your ear. Turning left you saw Izzy sitting on an armchair. He was humming something while he softly played the guitar.

"Good morning, Iz." You said while grabbing a mug to pour you some of the coffee he had made. "Morning, Y/N!"

"What is it that you're playing? Something new?" He looked up from the guitar and said "Not really, I wrote a while ago. It's called Patience"

"Hmm… why don't you play it to me?"

He simply nodded and started to play again, this time singing loud enough for you to hear. You sat on the couch in front of him and started to pay attention.

The song was beautiful. You could do nothing but to listen and fall even more in love with him.

Said "woman take it slow and things will be just fine"
You and I'll just use a little patience
Said "sugar take the time 'cause the lights are shining bright"
You and I've got what it takes to make it
We won't fake it, I'll never break it
'Cause I can't take it

It was just at the second chorus that you realized that he had written this for someone, not just a random girl but one that he liked enough to wait for.

This thought broke your heart, the time for Izzy to find someone to himself had finally arrived, but you were fast far from being able to see him with somebody.

You wanted to cry, but you told yourself internally not to. You had to remain strong.

When he finished he kept looking at you, waiting for your opinion on the song.

"It was really beautiful Izzy… she's a lucky girl." You said while trying your best to give him a smile.

"I'm glad you like, 'cus it's about you."

You couldn't believe what you had heard. "What?"

"I wrote a couple of weeks after getting here. I couldn't stop thinking about you, and one night, the words came to my mind and I wrote it."

He looked right into your eyes, burning your soul. "Well, say something"

"I… I don't even know what to say" you stared at the floor while trying to absorb what was happening.

"It's fine, I get it. You don't feel the same." He got up and started to leave.

Getting up you shouted "Wait! Izzy!"

He looked back to you "I... I love you!" You almost screamed, afraid that it was already too late.

He smiled at you and came closer "Well I love you to Y/N!"

He leaned down a little and gave you a passionate kiss, taking your breath away. His hands gripped your waist while yours rested cupping his face.

When you pulled apart you realized Axl and Slash had just gotten home and were staring at you. Your eyes widened and you let go of Izzy quickly, looking towards Axl afraid of his reaction.

"Well, It was about time!" Axl said while walking towards the kitchen.

Letting go of a breath you didn't know you were holding you looked at Izzy and you both laughed.

"What do you think about going to the cinema tomorrow?"

"I'd love to, Iz."

With that, you pecked his lips one more time before joining the boys to have breakfast.