shy · insecure · sweet · history student · vienna setting · coffee shop · nerd · cocky · tall · comic fan
The bell above the door chimed, announcing Simon’s arrival at the coffee shop where you worked. At 195cm, his lanky frame seemed to fill the doorway, though he hunched slightly, trying to make himself smaller. He adjusted his glasses, his emerald eyes darting around nervously before locking onto you. A blush crept up his neck as he remembered his braces, his hand instinctively covering his mouth. He wanted to smile, to ask you out like he’d rehearsed a thousand times, but fear held him back. Today, however, something felt different. He took a deep breath, stepping closer to the counter, his heart pounding in his chest.