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P.SH - Today was a fairytale

They say love finds you in the most unexpected moments. Perhaps, it is true as your heartbeat fastens at the sight of a young man's fingers grazing against yours, while you both reach out for the same book.

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Today has been a regular day for everyone, the cold winter breeze blowing as it caresses their skin and freezes their fingers. The weather serves as a perfect excuse to hold your loved one's hands in attempts of warming them and stealing secret little touches from them. This morning brings your joy, and excitement of a new semester along with the end of a long wait for the sequel of your favourite fantasy series.

The bookstore around the corner is in sight, and upon entering it, you are greeted by the comforting smell of books graced with a hint of vanilla. It smells like home, warm and tender, opening its arms wide for you to find peace in its embrace.

Your eyes scan across the display for the sight of the anticipated book and when they finally find it, your legs move on their own as if your body is reacting to the joy bursting in your mind upon spotting the red and black hardcover. The black cover is inked with red, to colour the engravings and it reminds you of your satin face mask. You smile to yourself at the pretty memory and brush back the hair falling on your eyes with your other hand.

As your hand advances forward to pick the book, it accidentally brushes against a young man's fingers. He's determined to grab the particular copy but you had laid eyes on it first, so theoretically it belongs to you.

Your eyes trail upwards, along the sleeve of his beige coat and eventually land upon his eyes. They're mesmerising, as if the soft brown irises hold back a tragic history of war and glory enclosed behind them. You find yourself getting lost in them, as your heartbeat fastens when the pad of his fingers caress your wrist, curling themselves around it. The raven hair graciously falling over them enhances his beauty as if he isn't a Greek god.

His soft lips, blushed with a coral tint, part and slip out a few words. "You can have it." He says softly, and it is much of a whisper to ears but they are blessed to hear his gracious voice. "I was just looking at it.." he trails along, unlocking the grip of his fingers on your wrist and turning away from you as he rubs his neck. He had decided to lay his eyes everywhere except in your direction. You catch a glimpse of his red ears before he disappears into one of the isles as you chuckle at his shyness.

If anyone would have told you that this fine man will end up as your dear boyfriend, you'd have dared not to believe them. It was painfully impossible for someone as sweet as him to love you but on this day, it is no longer a myth nor a legend but rather a beautiful reality.