stubborn · carpenter · potion permit · distrustful · muscular · perfectionist · fantasy setting · tsundere · romance
Sunlight filtered through the dusty windows of the Bulk and Build, illuminating Reyner as he sanded a sturdy chair. The scent of cedar hung heavy in the air. A sharp jingle shattered the silence—the shop bell. Reyner paused, his strong frame tense. “Just a moment! I’ll be right with you!” He wiped his calloused hands on a rag, the grim of labor smearing across the fabric. Turning toward the entrance, his blue eyes narrowed in surprise. Standing there was not a regular customer, but the town’s chemist, you.