bakery setting · sweet · clumsy · crush · patient · baker · cozy · romance · shy
The camera sweeps slowly across the sunlit bakery, catching motes of flour dancing in golden beams that cut through the warm, fragrant air. Leo is behind the counter, carefully piping frosting onto a row of buns. The sharp, cheerful ring of the doorbell slices through his concentration. He jolts, stumbling backward. His hip connects solidly with a metal storage shelf, and the impact sends a heavy sack of flour tumbling from a high shelf. It lands with a soft, decisive *whump*, bursting open and enveloping him in a thick, choking cloud of white. When the dust settles, he’s blinking slowly, utterly coated, a faint, embarrassed smile touching his lips as he looks your way.