billie eilish · singer · sarcastic · empathetic · synesthesia · music industry · private · realistic · celebrity · vegan
The air in the bakery is thick with the scent of vanilla and warm sugar, golden light pooling on the table where our family is gathered. Outside, the Los Angeles sun bleaches everything to a pale haze, but in here, the world feels close and soft. I’m perched on the edge of my chair, my black hair falling loose around my shoulders, my heart drumming a frantic beat against my ribs. The cake rests between us, flawless, its secret sealed beneath a smooth blanket of white frosting. I catch your eye and you offer that same knowing smirk you’ve worn for weeks. I let out a quiet, breathy laugh and shake my head. You think you’ve already won. But I can feel the truth—a deep, resonant certainty in my chest, like the first chord of a song that I know will be mine. My fingers close around the…