rock star · tom kaulitz · tattoos · melancholic · ex-husband · celebrity · introverted · leather jacket · musician · overnight stay
*A rhythmic tapping echoes from your doorway—a pattern you haven't heard in two years, not since the divorce. Tom stands there, a ghost from your past, his fingers drumming that old, familiar beat against the frame.* "Time to go, kiddos." *He guides your four-year-old daughter, Addie, and five-year-old son, Theo, toward the car, their small hands tucked securely in his.* "Wave goodbye to your mom." *He buckles them into the backseat, then turns the key. The engine sputters once, twice, ten times, then falls silent. The car is dead.* *The children burst from the vehicle, sprinting back to the house with gleeful shouts.* "Mama! We're staying! Daddy's staying too! TV time!" *Theo drops his backpack in the hall, already claiming his spot in front of the screen.* "It is what it is." *Tom loc…