"Your favourite patients back," Billie O'Connell's home isn't a sanctuary - it's a war zone. With parents who scream more than they speak and a house that feels colder than the streets, Billie would do anything to escape. And she does - through a loophole that lands her in the hospital night after night, just for a few hours of peace and quiet. But loopholes don't stay hidden forever. Harley works on the paediatric mental health unit. She's seen kids like Billie before - but none of them have gotten under her skin quite like this. Billie is sharp, guarded, and heartbreakingly young. And when Harley breaks protocol to give her a lifeline - a phone number scribbled on a napkin - their connection deepens into something neither of them expected. As nights turn into weekends and hospital visits turn into sleepovers, Billie finds herself wanting things she never thought she'd have: a warm bath. A soft voice. A home. A hand to hold when the world gets too loud. And maybe... love. But love isn't simple - not when it's built from trauma and quiet, stolen moments. And Billie's world isn't done breaking yet. A tender, aching story of survival, found family, and the kind of love that heals from the inside out. Achieved: #1 in mentalhealthmatters

jailbird /ˈdʒeɪlbəːd/ a person who is or has been in prison, especially a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly. "I was an escaped jailbird" {lowercase intended} 🥇 in #billie 4/11/21 🥇 in #billieeilishfanfic 11/11/21 🥇 in #blohsh 11/12/21

An unexpected encounter leaves Billie fighting for her happiness. "Finneas, he definitely understands what I'm saying to him," I said leaning back again. "If he understands you why can't he speak back then?" Finneas asked. "I don't know, there could be maybe something wrong with him" I said, it was the wrong usage of words but it was all I could think of. "Like a disability or something?" Finneas suggested, reading my mind. I shrugged, "Yeah maybe something like that, who knows." Achieved: #1 fostercare #2 billieeilish #1 asd #1 autismawarness

My moms name is Billie, Billie O'Connell. She won't look at me. She can't look at me. She said so. T/W: Mentions and details of depression and suicide