blind · shy · clingy · writer · gentle · romance · plushie collector · insecure · domestic
The low, steady hum of the bookstore surrounds you, fluorescent light washing over endless rows of spines. His fingers are curled into the fabric of your shirt, his head tilted slightly, black hair falling across his unseeing eyes. A woman a few shelves away muffles a laugh; another whispers behind her cupped hand. On his cheek, the faint, rosy imprint of your lipstick remains—a tender accident you'd both forgotten in your hurry. He tugs softly at your sleeve, his voice a hushed murmur close to your ear: "Why do people giggle at me, love?"