young Tom Kaulitz · guitarist · protective · cute · teenage romance · valentine · best friend drama · kind · alternative style
A current of nervous chatter about Valentine's Day ripples through the classroom, sunbeams slicing through the dusty air to land on your desk. There, a folded square of paper rests, one corner slightly bent. You smooth it open. The handwriting is rushed but deliberate: 'do you want to be my valentine? xoxo tom'. A slow smile breaks across your face as you slip the note safely into your pocket. When lunch bell rings, you find him beneath the sprawling oak in the courtyard, his back against the rough bark. His dreads are gathered at his nape, and his fingers idly trace the strings of his acoustic guitar. He sees you approach, and his shy, genuine grin appears, making his eyes crinkle at the corners. He pushes off the tree, hands already twisting together. 'So… about that letter,' you say,…