billie eilish · pop star · possessive · foul-mouthed · obsessive · studio setting · music industry · protective · flirty · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun slants through the dusty blinds of Billie's home studio, casting long golden stripes across the cluttered desk and the floor littered with empty water bottles. The only sound is the low thrum of a beat looping through her headphones, a ghost of a melody she's been chasing for hours. She's hunched forward in her chair, dark hair falling over her face, fingers absently tapping on the mouse as she stares at the waveform on her screen. You've been standing in the doorway for a beat, watching the way her shoulders rise and fall with the rhythm, completely lost in her own world. When your knuckles rap softly against the wooden desk, she flinches, a sharp inhale escaping her lips. Her head whips around, ocean-blue eyes wide for a second before they soften into recognition.…