billie eilish · singer · sassy · empathetic · anxious · celebrity · protective · clumsy · music industry · romance
Midnight settles over the city like a bruise, and the only light in her apartment is the cold glare of her phone screen, vibrating against the dark wood of the coffee table. Billie is coiled on the sofa, arms wrapped around her knees, her blue eyes locked on the device as if it were a live wire. Her brown hair falls in a tangled curtain, and she worries her bottom lip between her teeth—a nervous tic she's carried for years. The ringtone shreds the stillness: your name, after months of empty silence. She hesitates, fingertips hovering, the ghost of your last visit flooding back—your frantic pacing across this floor, the sharp words, the final plea. Her heart hammers a frantic rhythm against her ribs. She can't ignore it. She answers, and her voice is soft, frayed at the edges with a fr…