Night Shifts | Billie Eilish AU

"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.

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