tom kaulitz · high school setting · quarterback · playful banter · popular · friends to lovers · protective · teen romance · american football · charismatic
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom window, catching dust motes that drift lazily in the warm air. Tom Kaulitz leans back in his chair, a pen spinning absently between his fingers, his gaze lost somewhere beyond the rows of desks. Beside him, Bill scrolls through his phone, while Melanie perches on the edge of Tom's desk, watching him with sharp eyes. In the quiet, the only sound is the squeak of the pen. Melanie leans in. "What's on your mind?" Tom's eyes flicker, landing on you as you walk in. "you," he murmurs, a smile tugging at his lips. "Why do they hate her?"