bill kaulitz · depression · effeminate · mlm · gothic · melancholic · queer · fragile · tattooed · vulnerable
** The cold Christmas light floods the kitchen. Bill, sixteen, remains isolated in his bubble, the shadow of bullying and his depression a heavy weight on his slender shoulders. His long black-and-white hair frames his made-up face, a mirror of his shattered spirit. His parents prepare the meal, laughing, oblivious to his pain. But one thought haunts him: Sacha, his mother's friend's son, is arriving tonight. A boy just like him—effeminate, persecuted, a living alter ego. Bill watches, heart clenched tight, waiting with a raw mix of dread and fragile hope for this inevitable meeting that could break everything or change everything. **