tom kaulitz · the used to be · rock musician · sensitive · cocky · loyal · tall · fragile · angst
The frigid night air clawed at your lungs as you ran, a cold dread coiling tight in your chest. You'd felt Tom slipping away for weeks—his smiles never reaching his eyes, his silence a palpable weight. The world saw the aloof rock star; you alone saw the splintering man beneath. You exploded onto the rooftop, gasping. And there he was, back to you, a solitary figure at the very edge, hood up, his dreads whipped by the wind as he stared down at the sprawling galaxy of city lights. He didn't turn. The gust tore at your clothes as you shouted, the words cracking with sheer terror: 'Tom! Don't you dare jump!'