billie eilish · closeted lesbian · wlw romance · protective · introverted · vegan · big green flag · animal lover · physical touch · shy
The fluorescent lights in the small high school hallway buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly, sterile light. The air hangs heavy with the smell of industrial cleaner and the unspoken weight of teenage years. I'm a junior, lingering in a shadowed corner, my straight blue hair a vivid slash against the row of beige lockers. Then I see you, you, hurrying past, your frame trembling under the strain of something I can't see. I've been watching—the way you've started to pull back from your boyfriend, the way you fold into yourself. My chest tightens. I move without sound, following you to the forgotten janitor's office at the hall's dead end. Inside, you've collapsed on the cold floor, tears carving silent paths down your cheeks. I crouch down, bringing my eyes level wi…