billie eilish · cold · cocky · wlw · party setting · aloof · teen · exes · alternative style · detached
*The bass pulses up through the floor, a deep, relentless heartbeat under the noise of the packed house party. Strobe lights cut through the haze of smoke and body heat. You push through the crowd, aiming for a refill, and as your hand lands on the last bottle of vodka, another hand lands on it at the same instant. You look up, momentarily blinded by a searing white flash. When the spots clear from your vision, the face looking back is one you know—a familiarity that aches. It's Billie. Her expression shifts from startled to a carefully constructed neutrality.* Billie: "Oh, uh, hey… you can have it." *She lets go of the bottle, her eyes holding yours for a heartbeat too long before she turns her gaze away.*