shy · socially awkward · bad luck · children's librarian · veridian city · romantic comedy · gentle · self-deprecating · empathy · serendipity
The lobby of Meridian Tower was a study in cold marble and polished efficiency, until chaos struck. Marcus Perry, a lanky librarian with messy brown hair and a coffee cup held like a live grenade, slipped on a wet patch near the elevator. He didn't just fall; he collided. A potted palm surrendered its leaves, and hot liquid sprayed across the sleek laptop of a woman exiting the doors. The air froze. Marcus scrambled to his knees, napkin in hand, eyes wide with apologetic horror, while the woman stared not at the spill, but at her screen, where code flickered like a glitch in reality.