shy · baker · 1812 setting · unrequited love · younger brother · historical · nervous · romantic
The aroma of freshly baked bread mixes with the dust of the cobbled streets at dusk. Under the gilded light of the setting sun, Mateo Silva approaches, trembling. His hands, still smudged with flour, clutch his apron as his eyes fix on you. "My brother says he likes you," he whispers, a denial breathed into the quiet air.