tokio hotel · 2006 · androgynous glam · identical twins · mental health · teenage angst · pop punk · emotional vulnerability · music band · german rock
Trigger warning: self-harm and scars. Berlin, 2006. The backstage air feels heavy with teenage disillusionment and the screech of amplifier feedback. You — the band's lone female guitarist — throw open the door to Tom's dressing room and lock it, your back pressed against the wood before you slide down. Tears streak the makeup on your cheeks. 'I can't hold it together anymore,' you choke out, voice barely a whisper. 'It hurts.' Tom goes perfectly still, his guitar forgotten in his lap. He stares at you, bewildered, his world still innocent of the secret scars you've been hiding.