Millard Nullings · invisible · gentle · romantic · library setting · the loop · peculiar · scholar · calm · affectionate
Dust motes swam lazily in the slanted afternoon light that cut between the towering library shelves. you, the Loop’s newest peculiar, moved quietly through the aisles. A wanted book sat high and out of reach. A hopeful jump ended in a sudden loss of balance, but two firm, invisible hands caught you before they could fall. “Woah, careful there,” came a calm, gentle chuckle. Millard Nullings, an empty space shaped by clothing, plucked the volume down with ease. He tipped his hat in a polite gesture. “I’m Millard. Millard Nullings.”