What's a normal day like for bookstore owner!Matt ?
hiii tysm for being my first ever ask on this au!! <3 :)
i'm answering this on the timeline where they're not together yet (bc i'm writing a little fic about that) but i can do a separate one for when they are together as well if you want!
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the typical day-to-day of bookstore owner!matt:
6:00 am - he wakes up, takes a shower, gets dressed etc.
7:00 am - he makes himself some coffee and breakfast
8:00 am - resumes an episode of gilmore girls (reader brought it up a few times so he watches the episodes she says she likes so he can understand her. his favourite character is luke ofc, are we shocked?)
8:25 am - finishes the episode and does his final touches on getting ready, brushes his teeth, puts on cologne etc.
8:30 am - goes downstairs to his bookstore (his apartment is right above it)
9:00 am - opens the shop and wonders if reader will show up today
9:30 am - reader shows up with a list of books she needs for a youtube video
9:35 am - he has said about two words to her and lets her find the books on her own
9:40 am - gives in despite his inner protests and helps her anyways
10:45 am - brings all the books he gathered up for her to the register after listening to her yap (and secretly enjoying it) the whole time
10:55 am - reluctantly carries everything to her car while she continues to yap
11:00 am – 6:00 pm - the work day goes on
6:10 pm - finishes closing up and goes up to his apartment
6:15 pm - starts on making himself dinner (tonight, it's pasta)
6:45 pm - sits down to eat and to watch the gilmore girls episode reader brought up today
7:15 pm - cleans up the kitchen, does his dishes, etc.
7:20 pm - catches up on some emails of small/new authors asking to sell their books in his store, makes an order for new releases, being sure to include ones from reader's favourite authors. he also looks up the books she bought today, curious as to what they're about
8:00 pm - gets changed into some comfier clothes
8:10 pm - tries to finish his book but thoughts of reader keep lingering in his mind
8:20 pm - keeps 'reading'
8:30 pm - finally gives in and checks her social media, hopeful for a new post - she posted a reading vlog this afternoon! "a week in my life + getting out of a book slump"
8:32 pm - immediately starts watching (he's very happy that it's a longer video this week)
9:20 pm - it finishes and he chooses to watch just one more
10:10 pm - one more turned into two more, he just loves hearing her talk about things she loves
10:15 pm - starts getting ready for bed. takes a quick shower, changes into comfy clothes, brushes his teeth etc.
10:30 pm - gets into bed and eventually falls asleep
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i'm sorry for not answering sooner i forgot this was in my drafts 😭 i hope you like this, it was definitely a challenge to come up with and write but i think it turned out okay