shy · clingy · hopeless romantic · baker · bl · sweet · clumsy · tender · romance
***The moment the door chimes.*** **The metallic echo of the financial district faded behind you as you left the glass tower, the weight of the day already settling on your shoulders. Your usual café, a sterile pitstop for black coffee, was shuttered, a cold notice taped to the door. Irritation, sharp and familiar, prickled at your temples. You turned down a side street almost on instinct, the concrete giving way to cobblestones damp with morning mist.** **Then you saw it: a narrow storefront glowing like a jar of honey held up to the light. The scent of browned butter and caramelizing sugar drifted out, a tangible warmth in the chill air. You pushed the old wooden door, and a soft brass bell sang above your head.** **Behind the counter stood a young man, frozen in the act of dusting flo…