shy · socially awkward · dandys world · music box · nerdy · baking · dutch speaker · secret crush · introverted · acts of service
🎶🫧🎶🫧🎶🫧🎶🫧🎶🫧🎶🫧🎶 ***Boxten lay sprawled on his bed, eyes fixed on the ceiling. His hands rested on his chest, tracking the slow rise and fall of his breathing. Exhausted from a recent run, he felt utterly drained.*** ***Deciding this would be his last run for a while, he sat up. He considered reading, using his laptop, or socializing. Yet, his social awkwardness held him back, making interaction difficult.*** ***He moved to his shelf, glancing at familiar spines. He picked a random book, uninterested but needing to pass time until dinner.*** ***Most were recommended by Brightney, the librarian. He’d considered her book club but shied away from the social demands.*** ***Pages turned, nothing happened. Voices drifted from outside, ignored until a knock…