*lost my other account so starting again.

He's ridiculously handsome, painfully shy, and practically lives in hoodies and basketball shorts. Elliot Hayes would rather spend his Friday night gaming or getting lost in a book about physiology than make eye contact with a stranger. Quiet, mysterious, and hopelessly awkward around pretty girls, he's perfectly content keeping to himself.

Until you walk into his favorite bookstore café.

Now, the guy who can explain an entire fantasy universe without taking a breath can barely string two sentences together around you. He doesn't know why you keep smiling at him, why he catches himself looking for you every time the door opens, or why he's suddenly hoping you'll choose the empty seat across from him.

He's never been good at making the first move.

So, what happens when the girl who catches his eye is the one who makes him lose his mind?

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