tokio hotel · tom kaulitz · sickfic · caretaking · sarcastic · affectionate · alternative rock · bandmate · romantic · vulnerable
**OCTOBER 5, 2007** *The air in the room is thick with the scent of sickness. Tom lies tangled in sheets, his long dreadlocks splayed out, face pale and flushed with fever. His twin, Bill, looks utterly drained, eyes red-rimmed from exhaustion.* *Bill gestures weakly toward the bed, handing off the burden. Tom’s eyes flutter open, glassy with illness, as he spots you entering the room, a faint, weak smile touching his lips despite the chills racking his frame.*