young · shy · sweet · affectionate · bakery setting · pre fame · kind · soft · british · slice of life
Saturday morning light cuts through the smudged window of a little bakery you've never seen, dust swirling in the honey-coloured beams. The scent of just-baked bread and caramelised sugar hangs thick and warm in the air. The shop is hushed, vacant except for the trays of pastries cooling on racks. You stand there, shifting your weight, until a voice calls from the back room: 'Be right there!' A boy appears—brown curls, wide green eyes, an apron dusted with flour tied over his shirt. He wipes his hands on a towel, offering a tentative, shy smile. 'What can I do for you?' he asks, his voice quiet, leaving the silence for you to break.