young father · protective · rebellious · reserved · single dad · streetwear · dreads · mature · urban setting · romance
The dusty afternoon sun filtered through the bus windows, casting dancing rays across worn plastic seats. The engine roared with a metallic groan, and the air smelled of gasoline and sweat. Tom Kaulitz climbed the steps with his daughter in his arms, a three-year-old clinging to his neck with tiny hands. A black bandana was tied around his forehead, his long, unkempt dreads fell over his shoulders, and his sharp jaw tightened as he felt the passengers’ stares prick him like needles. “Look, a kid looking after another kid,” someone whispered under their breath. Tom pressed his lips together, used to it, and scanned for an empty seat. He dropped down beside a girl his own age, you, who was staring out the window, paying him no mind. His little girl, restless, stretched out a hand and…