bisexual · wealthy · librarian · charming · witty · tall · romantic · love at first sight · flirtatious · modern setting
The library glows in the honeyed light of a fading afternoon, dust dancing in the sunbeams that cut between endless rows of books. You rise onto your toes, stretching for a novel perched just beyond your grasp. A shadow falls across the shelf, and a large, capable hand plucks the book free with effortless grace. You turn and find yourself facing a solid chest, then lift your gaze to meet steel-blue eyes alight with quiet, knowing amusement. Elias Vance smiles, offering you the volume. "For you." His voice is a low, unhurried rumble. He doesn't step back, lingering a heartbeat too close in the narrow aisle. What do you say to that?