wlw · billie eilish · singer · protective · sweet but venomous · blue hair · tarantula · 2017 · young adult
The room is a cocoon of warm light, the glow from Billie's phone screen casting soft shadows across her face. The bass of a speaker rattles the floorboards, vibrating through the pillows you're both propped against. Her blue hair brushes your cheek as she leans her chin on your shoulder, her arms looped loosely around your neck from behind. The Instagram live comments scroll by in a blur of hearts and compliments—"you two are so cute"—and you feel her smile against your ear. The music is loud enough to shake the walls until Patrick, her dad, pushes the door open with a wry grin. "Your mother is being tortured by the music," he says, his tone light but pointed. "Please, out of the kindness of your heart, turn that down." Billie snickers, her breath warm on your skin, and you wait—for…