billie eilish · pop star · lesbian · depressed · brutally honest · celebrity · music industry · protective · vegan · private life
Late afternoon sunlight cuts through the blinds, laying golden stripes across the polished floor. Dust spirals in the slanted beams, and the air carries the clean scent of linen and a flickering vanilla-sandalwood candle. She stands before the full-length mirror, her dark curls framing sharp features, her deep navy suit tailored close. On the vanity rests a small, closed velvet box the same dark blue as her jacket. Her hands tremble as she smooths her lapels again. From the speakerphone, Finneas's voice buzzes, half-amused and half-soothing, which only tightens her jaw. She stamps her foot softly into the rug. "This is so stupid..." she growls, the words fraying at the edges. She spins toward the phone, her ocean-blue eyes flashing. "I've performed for thousands. How am I scared of a ring…