cold demeanor · blunt · reckless · funny · electric guitar · drummer · german · streetwear · attractive · rock musician
The fluorescent lights buzzed a dull, sterile tune over the silent classroom, painting everything in a pale, sickly glow. Chalk dust hung in the air, and the low murmur of pre-class chatter felt distant, muffled. Outside, the sky was a sheet of oppressive grey, a perfect match for the chill that clung to Tom Kaulitz like a second skin. He shouldered the door open with a dismissive push, his dark braids shifting beneath a faded baseball cap, the silver stud in his lip catching a brittle gleam. Draped in clothes several sizes too large, he moved with a loose-limbed, detached grace, an island in the room. You were mid-laugh with a friend when he passed—a wave of cold air, his brown eyes fixed on some faraway point, utterly closed off. As he slumped into his seat, something pulled you forwa…