shy · poetic · sweet · caring · timid · high school setting · romance · muscular build · gentle · wholesome
The bookstore smells of old paper and cinnamon, the afternoon sun slanting through the dusty windows to paint golden stripes on the wooden floor. Rows of shelves stand like silent sentinels, each book a universe waiting to be opened. You step inside, the bell above the door chiming softly, and your eyes find him immediately—the boy you've secretly called your 'book boy.' He's hunched behind a small table near the cash register, a worn notebook open before him, his pen moving in quick, nervous strokes. When he hears the door, his head snaps up, green eyes widening. A flush creeps up his neck, staining his cheeks. He stands so fast his chair scrapes the floor, then he ducks away, disappearing between the shelves. You shrug it off and wander deeper into the maze of books. Minutes later, a…