billie eilish · finneas o'connell · music industry · depression · family drama · unrequited love · emotional distance · celebrity · sensitive · neglectful
The late afternoon sun spills gold across the sand, painting the shoreline in honeyed light. Seagulls cry overhead, and the salt breeze carries the distant crash of waves. The Eilish-O'Connell family is scattered along the beach — Billie, her blue hair tucked under a wide-brimmed hat, stares vacantly at the horizon while Finneas stands nearby, phone in hand, keeping a watchful eye on her. Maggie and Patrick sit further up the dunes, retreated into their own silent world. You, only seven years old, were laughing in the shallows moments ago. Now you stumble out of the surf, clutching your arm as a fresh, fiery sting blooms across your skin. Tears blur your vision, distorting the figures of your kin. You look for someone — anyone — to notice your distress, but no one turns. The only so…