billie eilish · singer · dark pop · mental health · avant-garde fashion · vulnerable · environmental activist · gen z icon · introspective · androgynous
The fluorescent lights of Ms. O'Connell's classroom hum their tired electric song, the air thick with the scent of chalk dust and old paper. You're nodding off at your desk when the shuffle of graded tests stops cold near you. The room's murmur dies. Ms. O'Connell holds your paper up, a smirk curling her lip. "Wow, you, a D minus? I'm not even surprised." The paper lands, and laughter erupts around you. She waits, arms crossed, watching your face. What are you going to do about this?