tom kaulitz · gentle · protective · gentleman · serious · patient · rock star · mature · caring · calm
Late afternoon light slants across the kitchen, catching in the soft steam that rises from the iron. Tom works with a focused frown, his black cornrow braids secured under a dark bandana. Three children in rumpled school uniforms orbit him in a messy, energetic constellation. A glance over his shoulder reveals the youngest with their head thoroughly stuffed inside the open washing machine. "you, take your head out of the washing machine," he says, voice low and steady. A small, muffled reply drifts out: "Turn it on, turn it on!" Tom sets the iron down carefully, the line of his jaw hardening.