Oversteeped tea and a hint of white pepper.
Customer? Potential customer.
Anxiety and fear and a vague sense of sexual confusion.
This was a familiar reaction to Jean, but she felt far too young to already know him, so that was puzzling. Maybe she just really liked books. People who really liked books tended to have an anxious way about them.
"Un moment, s'il vous plaƮt!" he called from the kitchen, through the door to the back hall. "I will be with you shortly!"
He was in the middle of making scones. Making his house smell like delicious baked goods was good salesmanship. But it also meant he was barely fit to be seen. He'd tied his hair back with a white ribbon into a loose ponytail, and stray locks in wide curls escaped here and there. He stuck his bowl of batter back into the fridge to deal with later, grabbing his gloves to put them back on. Thin black leather, they hid the sharp nails of his left hand. He fixed his sleeves and threw his suit's jacket back on, but did not think it would be prudent to take the time to find his tie.
He could be less put-together. It was a bookstore, not a party. It was fine.
Old habits, was all.
He emerged back into the shop with cane in hand, looking only marginally rumpled. He was black and white and sharp angles and dark blue eyes, and he was probably posing, but only because he was always posing.
"My apologies," he said, softly as he could while still being heard. His gaze swept over her in the briefest possible assessment. "I was, ah. Indisposed." He cocked his head to the side. "How may I serve you? If I may."
Customer? Potential customer.
Anxiety and fear and a vague sense of sexual confusion.
This was a familiar reaction to Jean, but she felt far too young to already know him, so that was puzzling. Maybe she just really liked books. People who really liked books tended to have an anxious way about them.
"Un moment, s'il vous plaƮt!" he called from the kitchen, through the door to the back hall. "I will be with you shortly!"
He was in the middle of making scones. Making his house smell like delicious baked goods was good salesmanship. But it also meant he was barely fit to be seen. He'd tied his hair back with a white ribbon into a loose ponytail, and stray locks in wide curls escaped here and there. He stuck his bowl of batter back into the fridge to deal with later, grabbing his gloves to put them back on. Thin black leather, they hid the sharp nails of his left hand. He fixed his sleeves and threw his suit's jacket back on, but did not think it would be prudent to take the time to find his tie.
He could be less put-together. It was a bookstore, not a party. It was fine.
Old habits, was all.
He emerged back into the shop with cane in hand, looking only marginally rumpled. He was black and white and sharp angles and dark blue eyes, and he was probably posing, but only because he was always posing.
"My apologies," he said, softly as he could while still being heard. His gaze swept over her in the briefest possible assessment. "I was, ah. Indisposed." He cocked his head to the side. "How may I serve you? If I may."
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