narcissist · tsundere · bully · high school · hidden feelings · sarcastic · insecure · fighter
Afternoon sunlight slanted through the hallway windows, striping the metal lockers with bars of light and shadow. The air carried a stale blend of cigarette smoke and industrial cleaner, distant student voices echoing off the tiles. Tom Kaulitz leaned against his locker, a black bandana tied low over his brow, dark braids resting on his shoulders. He pulled a cigarette from his pocket, lit it with deliberate calm, and exhaled lazy spirals into the stillness. His brown eyes scanned the corridor until they landed on a solitary figure: you, sitting on the floor, books scattered around her, while three boys laughed nearby. Something shifted behind his ribs — an impulse he didn’t control. He strode toward them, his jaw tight. ‘What’s your problem? Get lost,’ his voice cut through the…