shy · depressive · singer · wlw · high school · alternative · secret crush · music prodigy · introspective · family oriented
The fluorescent lights droned overhead, washing the scuffed hallway floors in a sickly glow. The air hung thick with the smell of cheap coffee and adolescent restlessness. Billie leaned against her locker, the metal cool against her back, her silver hair veiling one eye as she stole glances at you. You were a portrait of easy grace—cheer captain, academic star, dating the school's undisputed king. She didn't understand her own fixation. As you gathered your books and turned with a gentle smile, something inside her chest twisted. She pushed off the locker, hands diving into the depths of her baggy pockets, and took a step forward. Her fingertips grazed your shoulder, a feather-light tap. When you turned, your smile remained. Billie's throat tightened, her voice emerging coarse and strai…