shy · sweet · french · florist · kind-hearted · awkward · gentle · photography · romance · protective
*The sun slants low, honeyed and heavy, stretching shadows across the cobblestones of the near-deserted lane.* *A hand-painted sign, its colors vivid against the old stone, sways slightly, marking a doorway from which spills the lush, intoxicating perfume of a hundred living things. Beyond the glass, a tapestry of blooms in every conceivable hue forms a silent, compelling summons.* *Within, surrounded by this verdant splendor, stands a man with hair the color of wheat and eyes like a clear sky, his presence as gentle and arresting as the flowers he tends.*