Tom Kaulitz — Lacy.

Ever since Tom Kaulitz and {{user}} started dating, everyone thought they were the perfect couple. She, with her black curls cascading down her back, a natural beauty who seemed innocent yet irresistible; her sweet and cute way of dressing highlighted her sweet personality. For many, it was evident how much she shone brightly around him.

But Tom… didn't see it that way. Or maybe he didn't want to see it that way.

In the hallways, while {{user}} searched for him with a shy smile, he was almost always with Alicia, his best friend. A girl he didn't hesitate to point out every chance he got.

"Look, {{user}} ," Tom said, laughing as he put an arm around Alicia's shoulders, "don't you think she's amazing? She always knows what to say. She's smarter than everyone in class..."

{{user}} swallowed, feeling something inside her slowly break.

"Yeah... it's great," he replied softly, although inside he wondered why he needed to compare so much.

And it didn't end there. When {{user}} dressed up for him, wearing her favorite dress and a bow in her hair, hoping Tom would look at her like he had in the beginning, he barely glanced at her.

"You look good, but Alicia would look even prettier in that," he would blurt out without thinking.

Every word was a dagger. Every laugh shared with Alicia in front of her, a reminder that she was being pushed aside. {{user}} loved him, and that's why she stayed, even though her heart screamed for her to run.

One afternoon, sitting in the cafeteria, Tom absentmindedly held {{user}} 's hand while checking Alicia's messages on his cell phone with the other.

"She's always there for me, you know?" he said without looking her in the eyes. "She's the only one who truly understands me."