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The bookshop smelled of dust and time. Late afternoon light slanted through the front window, catching motes of paper that swirled like slow-motion snow. The bell above the door chimed, and you looked up from the pile of returns you were sorting, your fingers still resting on the spine of a worn novel. He stood silhouetted against the glare for a moment—tall, composed, a sweater draped over his shoulders like it was part of him. Cedar and something clean drifted across the counter as he approached, his steps quiet on the creaking floorboards. He didn't browse the shelves right away. Instead, his eyes found you, and he offered a smile that was neither too quick nor too lingering. Just there. Steady. You watched him pick up a book you'd recommended in a handwritten note, and when he broug…