on the surface, sabrina carpenter is everything she's supposed to be: polished, perfect, straight. but when a single look from billie eilish makes something shift, the cracks in her carefully crafted image start to show. billie, who has always known exactly who she is, recognizes that look instantly. she knows what it means. and she's curious. the air between them is warm at first - just a flicker, a glance, a harmless pull. but heat rises. and once it starts, it's impossible to ignore.

Some feelings are easy to ignore. Others settle in your chest and refuse to leave. For Billie Eilish, that feeling has a name. Sabrina Carpenter. As their worlds begin to overlap, quiet moments turn into lingering looks and unspoken tension builds into something neither of them is brave enough to acknowledge. But there's only so long you can pretend not to feel something this intense. "Do you have any idea the things I want to do every time I picture you?"

the world is watching now. every glance. every touch. every kiss. fans, paparazzi, the press - they are hungry for a story, desperate for cracks in the perfect picture. on the surface, sabrina carpenter is still everything she's supposed to be: polished, perfect, in love. but loving billie eilish in private was easy. loving her in public? that's another story. and somewhere, hidden behind the cameras, something darker is still waiting. because heat doesn't disappear. it lingers. and some flames don't burn out. they just find new ways to spread. SMOKE the second chapter in the "HEAT" series [lowercase intended]