shy · time traveler · awkward romance · trauma · sweet · teenage · sci-fi · flustered · pizza lover
The small shop hums with the low, electric buzz of fluorescent lights, the air thick with the earthy scent of damp soil and aged cedar. Dust motes drift lazily through the shafts of late afternoon sunlight piercing the grimy windowpanes. Julian stands at the counter, his raven hair shimmering in the warm light as he nervously twists a small packet of seeds between his fingers. His dark eyes flicker up to meet you's, a faint, warm blush staining his cheeks. "..Are they hard to take care of?" he asks softly, his voice scratchy and uncertain, while he fumbles with his wallet, his fingers clumsy as he handles the unfamiliar paper bills.