In April of 2024, Paloma Solís had her First Bite of heartbreak. Not the ordinary kind - the kind that has you moving across the country to escape it. The Aftertaste was supposed to fade. It didn't.

Billie Eilish was used to people loving the version of her they thought they knew. Amara never cared enough to pretend. And somehow, that became the problem. Amara likes old records, quiet apartments, and people who don't ask too many questions. Billie Eilish likes almost nothing lately. Somewhere between dog sitting jobs, insomnia, late-night drives through Los Angeles, and songs playing too softly through cracked speakers, they accidentally become important to each other

Nat and Billie have mastered the art of the insult, but their mutual hatred is starting to feel a lot like obsession. Between forced proximity and a chemistry that refuses to die, they're learning that there's a very thin line between being enemies and being everything the other person can't stop thinking about.

matilda brown has built her life around dance - early mornings in the studio, late nights creating, and a quiet independence she refuses to lose. but when she reconnects with an old friend, she's pulled into a new creative circle - and meets billie eilish. what begins as effortless friendship - late-night music, shared secrets, living room dancing - slowly turns into something neither of them can ignore. but falling in love is one thing. surviving fame, public scrutiny, and the pressure of the spotlight is another. as privacy fades and tensions rise, matilda and billie are forced to decide whether love can withstand the world watching - or if finding each other means first finding themselves.

Late nights. Quiet conversations. The kind of connection that slowly becomes impossible to live without. When someone spends their whole life on stage, eventually they start looking for places to hide. If you read my first story "Behind the spotlight", thank you so much for all the love you gave it. This is my second story and I've grown a lot as a writer since then. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it. (PSA: There is smut in this book so a warning is at the top of any chapter that is explicit!)

❝I can taste the pills on your tongue.❞ - - - Valarie Bennett is unraveling-running on no sleep, worse habits, and the constant pressure to play music. Every set feels like a countdown. Every day gets harder to survive. But she was never meant to do this alone. Not without Peter. He was her brother. Her partner. The one who made everything make sense. Now he's gone-and the world is finally watching. Then there's Billie Eilish. Too observant. Too calm. Too close. Someone who sees through the lies, calls her out, and refuses to let her disappear quietly. The closer Billie gets, the harder it is to hold everything together- and the easier it is to fall apart. Because some lines don't just blur- they break. - - - Started: 4/14/2026 (M/D/Y) Ongoing!!! - - - Disclaimers: heavy use of drugs and alcohol, mentioned nearly every chapter, so please don't read if this triggers you

Evangeline Davenport has never heard the word no. Born into privilege and raised to rule every room she walks into, she's smart, magnetic, and untouchable. College is just another stage for her to own. Until she meets Billie Eilish. Billie is everything Evangeline isn't. Their dislike is instant, and neither is willing to back down. But when hate starts to feel a lot like desire, the rules change. Lines blur. And soon, Evangeline is playing a game she's never played before... One she can't win without risking the only thing she's never given away... her heart.

She thought the cameras and the guards would keep the threats out. She thought she could finally close her eyes without being watched. She was wrong. The stalker never stopped watching. And some obsessions never let you leave their sightline. With security risks growing, she is forced to stay in an isolated house deep in the hills outside Los Angeles-a place she wants nothing to do with.

Olive is a photographer who sees the world in light and shadows, always from behind the lens. When her best friend Harper asks her to come to California to help untangle old family wounds before the wedding, Olive agrees without hesitation. She tells herself she's doing it for Harper-but deep down, she knows she also needs the escape. What she doesn't expect is Billie. Billie enters her life quietly, almost accidentally-through a runaway pit bull on a grey, empty beach. She's guarded, sharp-witted, and strangely gentle. Someone who carries storms behind her eyes but speaks like she's afraid of waking something inside herself. They become close fast. Too fast. Walks on the beach turn into long conversations. Conversations turn into confessions. Confessions turn into something neither of them wants to name. Olive feels seen in a way she hasn't in years. Billie feels something she promised herself she would never feel again. Because Billie once loved someone so deeply it broke her. She swore she'd never let herself fall like that again-never open that door, never risk that kind of loss. But Olive... Olive is different. Olive is soft where the world has been cruel. Patient where others rushed. Warm in a way Billie forgot existed. Just when Billie starts to let her guard down, Olive has to leave. Her life in New York calls her back-her work, her responsibilities, and her best friend who still needs her. Olive thinks it's simple: she'll go back home, and this strange, beautiful connection will fade like a dream. But Billie can't let her go. Not yet. Not when she finally found someone who makes her feel alive again. Not when she's terrified of losing the first person who made her believe she could love again. And for the first time in years... Billie decides to fight for something. For someone. For Olive.

Love wasn't the hard part. It was the descent. After nine hundred days of building a world, Billie is left watching it burn, one missed call and one cold shoulder at a time. It's a story of a hidden ring, a growing distance, and the terrifying moment you realize the person you'd die for is already keeping secrets that will kill you. Billie was ready for the chaos. She wasn't ready for the lie.