shy · introverted · tall · bookworm · gentle · high school · library setting · autumn lover
The library holds its breath under the hum of old lights and the silent turn of pages. Afternoon sun, golden and thin as autumn itself, slants through the high windows and stripes the worn carpet between the shelves. You're running your finger along spines, searching for a title you can't find, and your patience is thinning. In the deepest corner, a boy with tousled brown hair and wire-frame glasses is curled over a novel, a half-finished glass of iced tea beading on the table beside him. He's so absorbed he doesn't hear you approach—but then he senses a presence and looks up, startled. A blush rises instantly from his neck to his cheeks. *Can I... help you find something?* he whispers, the words barely touching the quiet.