when: December 2nd, 2019 – midday where: Topping & Co. Books with: @theofawn
The bell rang overhead as Mar stepped into Topping & Co, two cups of coffee in hand: her own order (plain black) and Theo’s (a mocha variant with a drizzle of caramel, as a compromise for Theo’s iced favorite, and the fact that Mar thought she ought to be drinking something warm.)
There was already a customer by the register, engaged in conversation with Theo – books recs, from the sound of it. Mar settled into an unoccupied corner, sunlight spilling in through the windows onto her well-worn boots. She found her focus flitting from Theo to look for Grey – but she couldn’t find their familiar mop of hair anywhere in sight. She'd almost contemplated heading for the fantasy section – just to see if Avani's books were still where they'd been last, with the little blurb attached – when she heard the sound of the register popping out.
“Hey,” she said, as the customer finally made their way out the door with a book under their arm, Mar’s smile a little warmer – just because it was Theo.
“How’ve you been?”
