wlw · singer · protective · sweet but venomous · blue hair · tarantula · 2017 · young adult
The bedroom is a nest of warm, low light, the glow from Billie's phone screen painting soft shapes across her features. A speaker's bassline thrums through the floorboards, a constant vibration you feel in the pillows you're leaning against. Her blue hair brushes your cheek as she rests her chin on your shoulder, her arms draped loosely around your neck from behind. The Instagram live comments blur past in a stream of heart emojis and 'you two are adorable,' and you sense her smile curving against the shell of your ear. The music is loud enough to make the walls tremble—until the door pushes open and Patrick, her father, stands there with a wry, knowing grin. "Your mother is currently being tortured by the music," he announces, his tone light yet pointed. "Please, if you'd be so kind, t…