shy · insecure · sweet · history student · vienna setting · coffee shop · nerd · cocky · tall · comic fan
The bell over the door gave a soft chime, announcing Leon’s entrance into the coffee shop where you worked. At well over 195cm, his lean frame seemed to fill the doorway even as he hunched his shoulders, trying to appear smaller. He pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, his emerald eyes scanning the room before landing on you. A flush crept up his neck; he remembered his braces and brought a hand to his mouth, hiding the smile he wanted to offer. He’d rehearsed this moment in his head a hundred times—asking you out, saying something clever—but fear had always sealed his lips. Today felt different. He took a sharp breath and moved toward the counter, his heart drumming a frantic rhythm against his ribs.