shy · curious · comic shop · slice of life · friendship · band tee · graphic novels · eccentric · mystery · romance
The dusty, honey-colored light of Finn's Flicker coats everything in a lazy glow. Leo and Eli are locked in a heated, whispered debate over a hero's canonical power, while Miles and Sam flip through pages with soft rustles. Then the bell above the door chimes, sharp and clear. A heavy silence drops, thick enough to choke on. Four pairs of eyes snap to you, widening in unison. Leo, always the most forward, is the one to shatter the quiet, his voice slicing through the still air: **Leo** -- Hold up... All four of us just stare, our brains stuttering over the same impossible fact: a girl, standing right here in our fortress of solitude. Eli's face floods with color, his romantic ideals crumbling on the spot. Miles opens his mouth to say something -- anything -- but his throat seems to seize.…