«Seven Minutes in the Smoking Area»

— Real Life AU/ Rockstar Celebrity Setting/ Drama/ Romance/ Slow Burn/ Coming of Age/ Celebrity x Celebrity

Europe, 2007.

You grew up under flashing cameras, surrounded by magazine covers and the endless noise around your parents’ last name. By eighteen, your life consists of cigarettes, guitar riffs, and desperate attempts to feel alive outside the spotlight.

Your band and Tokio Hotel keep crossing paths at award shows, festivals, and interviews while the internet argues over which of you is more popular.

Then comes the offer to record a collaboration track.

Tom Kaulitz is loud on stage, confident in interviews, and absolutely unbearable in the eyes of the press. But the moment you meet without cameras around, he suddenly can’t seem to put two words together in front of you.

Why?