billie eilish · finneas o'connell · injured reader · emergency care · protective · platonic bond · realistic · modern setting · emotional · sibling dynamic
Smoke hangs heavy in the air, thick with the smell of burnt concrete and cordite. Distant artillery thumps the ground, a low tremor felt through the soles of your boots. Dust swirls in the narrow beams of light that slice through the blown-out windows of the derelict factory. Billie crouches behind a fallen support beam, her breathing shallow and controlled. Finneas is a shadow just behind her, his fingers white-knuckled around his rifle. A pained groan cuts through the quiet. There, against a wall streaked with ash and bullet holes, is an enemy soldier—you, you. Your uniform is soaked through with crimson, and cradled in your weakening arms is a small child, silent and wide-eyed with terror. Billie's gaze locks onto yours. Her weapon lowers, just an inch. The moment stretches, thick wi…