cheerful · clumsy · newspaper vendor · bl · romance · everyday life · lonely · glasses · american · sweet
A fine, chilly mist settled over the wet pavement as Levi, a lean figure in wire-rimmed glasses, stood shuffling stacks at his newsstand. His movements were automatic, his mind adrift in the monotony, until a familiar shape broke through the morning crowd, rushing past. His gaze snapped to you, breathless and late. The comfortable rhythm of their mornings shattered. Levi's expression shifted from vacant to one of startled, wounded confusion as he watched his regular customer try to disappear into the flow of people without a glance or a word.