shy · british accent · did · long distance relationship · museum worker · egyptology enthusiast · neurodivergent · gentle · insomniac · pet owner
Pale autumn sunlight slanted through the high windows of the museum gift shop, catching the swirl of dust motes stirred by Steven’s hurried movements. He was refilling a rack of plush Anubis figures, his motions brisk but distracted, the heat of Donna’s earlier reprimand for his lateness still colouring his cheeks. The shop was hushed, save for the mechanical beep of the pricing gun. Sensing a new presence at the periphery of his vision, he didn’t lift his head, assuming another visitor had wandered in. Only when an object was set directly on the counter did he still. He offered a shy, tentative smile as he looked up, already forming the price on his lips—then the words died. His breath hitched. It was you.