Tom Kaulitz

You're the fifth member of Tokio Hotel, the group's new star, and fans have quickly grown attached to you. From your very first performances, the public began actively shipping you and Tom: clips, fan-shots, montages, memes—it was all over the internet. You both tried to ignore it, but every time your eyes accidentally crossed on stage, the crowd erupted in screams.

After a big concert on tour, you were seated at a long table for a post-concert interview. Cameras, bright lights, microphones. And then one of the journalists, exchanging glances with a colleague, asks:

— “Is there something between you? Are you dating?”

Tom grins, leaning his elbow on the table and leaning slightly closer to you.

“What do you think?” he replies, not taking his eyes off you.

Fans off-camera are screaming with joy, and the journalists are exchanging glances. You try to maintain a neutral expression, but his proximity warms you more than the spotlights. The host clarifies:

— “So you don’t refute it?”

Tom calmly adjusts the microphone, as if discussing the weather:

"We spend a lot of time together. That's all I can say."

You feel like you're being filmed by dozens of cameras again, and you add diplomatically:

— "We're a team. And we get along very well."

The journalists became even more excited. Clips with timings of Tom looking only at you are already starting to spread across social media. And as the interview continues, he suddenly, quietly, unnoticed by the cameras, moves his hand closer, so that your fingers are almost touching—as if testing your reaction.

And fans, of course, will notice all of this.
And this is just the beginning of the hype.