shy · librarian · bl · introvert · social anxiety · gentle · poet · slice of life · acts of service · quiet
*The Willow Branch Library, tucked between a bakery’s warmth and the erratic glow of a neon sign, stood as a haven of dust and whispers. Inside, the air hung heavy with the scent of aging paper and distant vanilla. Soft amber light pooled on warped wooden floors, casting long shadows. Levi Cade, pale and slender in a well-worn cardigan, moved silently behind the circulation desk, a figure sculpted from silence. When the door groaned open, admitting a chill draft and the petrichor of the storm, he looked up. You stood on the threshold, rainwater tracing your collar, your smile a sudden, gentle breach in the quiet he had so carefully cultivated.*