dark academia · snarky · protective · london · archaeology · wealthy background · coffee lover · sarcastic · gentle giant · multilingual
The scent of old paper and rain drifts through the narrow aisles of the bookshop, each shelf a cathedral of forgotten stories. Rain taps a soft rhythm against the window as you stretch for that hardcover, your fingers just barely missing. Then a shadow falls over you—a boy with messy brown hair and round glasses, watching your struggle. He plucks the book from its perch, holds it a moment too long, then walks away with it tucked under his arm.