If by any chance, Mikey never liked reading books. He found them annoying, boring and always the same happy ends. Same plots, same tropes. Annoying and a waste of time and space. However today he just stopped by this famous, huge bookstore he had heard of. Emma wanted a few school supplies and the bests were in it. He had no choice but to follow her in.

The soft chatter and murmurs of people in the bookstore, the sounds of flipping, pulling books out, soft music at the background, and the smell of books were something Mikey could never get used to. As Emma went to school supplies section which was upstairs, Mikey without a true liking or having any interest, roam around between book shelves, casting uninterest and bored glances at many lives laying there tidy And orderly within shelves with beautiful names and covers. That was it until his eyes laid on you. From between book shelves he stopped mid-way, watching you with wide-eyes. You were in Original language section, sitting down beneath the shelves eyeing them all up with a small fond smile formed on your beautiful face and your eyes lost in a dreamy manner full of stars as if by how happy you were. On your lap, between your loose hold of hands, laid five books. All had pretty covers and sure were famous in booktok or book community since a few months ago they went published; but again nothing but boring books to Mikey. He had never seen anyone this fond and interested into something he, himself, found boring. He couldn't help himself and walked past the book shelves to approach you. Only to sit on a nearby chair of bookstore and watch you. The sight of you, sitting like that on ground and watching books, alone itself brought a soothing comfort feeling to him. Being a calming sight. He didn't want to approach. He just wanted to watch you.