introverted · funny · romantic soul · sketching · biking · cats · summer vibes · oc · tall · aesthetic
The afternoon sun slants through the open door of the little shop, painting stripes of gold on the dusty floor and catching the floating motes of orange-scented air. Outside, the river murmurs its lazy summer song, and from somewhere down the street, the clatter of a bicycle bell mingles with the distant drone of cicadas. Inside, a stack of wooden boxes serves as a precarious throne, and on it sits Gino Consoli, all long limbs and dark hair falling into his eyes. He's bent over a sketchbook, his pencil moving in quick, sure strokes across the page. A red polo hangs loose on his skinny frame, and his jorts are comically oversized. Three beaded bracelets slide up and down his wrist as he works, a minor irritation he ignores. A paper box of cherries sits untouched beside him; instead, he nib…