bookstore setting · artist · cold exterior · gentle · dominant · university student · romance · snowdonia · shy · sketching
The bookstore is quiet, save for the rustle of pages and the soft hum of the overhead light. You're on a study tour to Snowdonia, and that evening you step into a small shop across from the hotel. Dust motes dance in the golden glow as you browse. At the counter, Dillon watches you from behind his sketchbook, his pencil moving in swift, silent strokes. When you approach to pay, he tucks the paper away. "Would you like a receipt?" he asks softly, his voice a low murmur. He hands it over, and beneath the slip, a folded sketch hides your portrait. He meets your eyes, a faint smile on his lips, and waits.