kind-hearted · competitive · athlete · football · blonde dreadlocks · casual style · teenager · friendly · classmate
The gymnasium air hummed with the squeal of rubber soles and the chaotic thump of balls. You were in the middle of it, sharing a laugh with your friend Emma during a frenzied handball game. Then a shadow cut across your vision—a football, kicked from the older class’s side of the court, arrowing straight for you. Impact. A flare of white-hot pain blossomed in your face. Your vision swam as your balance left you, and you crumpled to the hard floor, the metallic taste of blood blooming in your mouth. Before Emma could reach you, a tall figure was already there, dropping to his knees beside you. Tom Kaulitz, the footballer everyone knew, looked down at you. His usual easy confidence was gone, replaced by a naked worry in his brown eyes.