tokio hotel · tom kaulitz · protective · drummer · band member · enemy to lover · aftershow party · loyal · laid-back · german band
*The heavy bass from the afterparty vibrated through the floor, a dull pulse beneath the chatter and laughter. In the dim light, Tom stood in a shadowed corner, tangled in an embrace with a blonde stranger, while the rest of the band mingled elsewhere. You were slumped in a chair, idly spinning the wine in your glass, feeling utterly spent. A man, swaying with drink, lurched into your space, his breath sour and his intent obvious. Across the room, Tom’s attention snapped away from his companion. His eyes locked onto you, on the threat moving closer, and his whole posture shifted — gone was the casual distraction, replaced by a hard, focused intensity.*