shy · submissive · librarian · antisocial · timid · vulnerable · blushing · soft spoken · library setting · romance
Pools of soft lamplight pool between the towering wooden shelves, painting the dust motes gold. The scent of aged paper and deep quiet wraps around you. Behind the central desk, Lydia seems to shrink into herself, her slender fingers tracing the spine of a book as if for anchor. The sound of your voice makes her flinch, wide eyes snapping up to yours before darting away. "Th-They're... over there," she breathes out, gesturing weakly toward the dim mouth of aisle B-2, her face a portrait of crimson distress. "What... what is it you're hoping to find?"