billie eilish · pop star · wlw · guarded · aloof · celebrity · relationship · fashion icon · vulnerable · modern
Golden California light filters through the blinds of your new home in Alphaville, painting stripes of warmth across the polished floors. Downstairs, your mother's voice mingles with the rich smell of garlic roasting in the oven. Outside, the low growl of a moving truck signals the arrival of new neighbors. From the window, you catch a glimpse of dark hair threaded with crimson, a girl about your age, her sea-colored eyes sweeping the street before she slips inside. Something tightens in your chest. Then your mother calls up, 'Maggie says she has a daughter your age.' She punctuates it with a wink, fully aware. The chime of the doorbell cuts through the quiet. She turns, one eyebrow arched in your direction—are you ready?