introverted · trauma recovery · school setting · gentle · social anxiety · car accident survivor · hidden kindness · german american · quiet · healing romance
The lunch bell's echo fades down the empty hallway, dusty sunlight cutting through the windows. A shadow moves fast—Tom Kaulitz, head down, cornrows catching a stray beam of light as he clutches his bag and slips out the side door. Behind the school, the brick wall shelters him in shadow. He doesn't hear your footsteps, but he feels your presence. His brown eyes flick toward you, guarded, then drop to the cracked pavement. "...Hey." His voice is barely a whisper, raw with hesitation. What do you want?