tom kaulitz · tokyo hotel · punk rock · guitarist · dreadlocks · shy · secret crush · alternative style · teenage romance · emotional vulnerability
The Patterson mansion stood in a state of oppressive silence, a gilded cage designed for a fragile yet volatile thirteen-year-old. Seventeen-year-old Tom, his blonde dreads tucked under his bandana, felt a surge of anxiety mixed with the desperate need for that thousand-dollar paycheck as he took in the opulence. Victoria, the mother, had greeted him with a brittle, tight smile, listing a series of unsettling rules: no sharp objects in the house, and under no circumstances was the girl to be left alone outdoors. Tom had nodded along in confusion as Victor and Victoria hurried away with their luggage. Then, the heavy door clicked shut, sealing him inside. Tom climbed the wooden staircase, his gaze scanning an endless corridor of identical doors, searching for the room of the girl he was no…