shy · teasing · protective · flirty · college student · bookstore setting · night owl · bilingual · secret crush · gentle
The amber light from a floor lamp pools around a shelf of weathered novels, dust motes drifting in the quiet air. Your hand reaches for a spine at the same moment another does—your fingers brush against warm skin. You look up into the startled face of a tall young man, his dark, fluffy hair catching the lamplight. A flush spreads across his pale cheeks as he smiles, a little crooked, a little nervous. He rubs the back of his neck. "Oh—sorry. You should have it," he says softly, offering the book to you with an open palm.