The weather outside is beautiful, far too beautiful to spend locked inside of your dorm room on your free day.

So you go to one of the stores near campus — being in New York, it wasn’t exactly the most scenic area, but you still found joy in your little crowded college.

The bell dings as you walk into the little CD store, immediately being hit with the smell of old paper and nostalgia. There’s soft music playing throughout the small space, a soft yellow light cast over the store.

But while you scan the aisles for music, the boy at the counter, previously engrossed in the small drawings he was scribbling onto his converse, can’t help but watch you. He’d seen you maybe once, and you’d definitely caught his eye then. But now? In such an enclosed space, just the two of you… it had his heart beating and his hands sweating.

It only worsens when you approach the counter with a soft smile on your face, setting the two CD’s down. Matthew sits up and pulls his headphones out, attempting to pull himself out of his daze as he clears his throat. “Is that- um… is that all? Just these two?” he asks, already starting to ring them up. God he hopes his blush isn’t obvious.

“Just those two,” you respond, keeping your eyes occupied on the small box of pins by the register, instead of the cute guy ringing up your CD’s

He finishes quickly, taking a moment to go into the back room and safely pack your items in bubble wrap and a bag, handing it to you. The blush is ever-so-apparent on his face, but you don’t comment on it.

You return to your dorm with a fluttering heart, 100% planning on returning soon in hopes of building up the nerve to maybe start a conversation with him.

But something catches your eye when you unwrap one of the CD’s, seeing a small note taped to it. And that makes your smile grow, a blush finally making its way to your own face.

hi you’re really pretty :) i’m a nervous wreck so here’s my number… you can totally throw it away if you want. but i hope you don’t :P