Glow

[selenias]

Cast in periwinkle and golden hues, Estelle wondered, glancing around as shelves towered and bookcases conquered, where she should start in a place with no beginning.

Standing guard, or lingering out of honest interest, Yuri plucked a random book from the shelf before him, and began to flip through it idly, pages crisp yet weak against his calloused palms.

“Yuri. What... is that you're reading?” He glanced up, lips twitching in bemusement.

“An adventure novel,” he answered smoothly, and she read the title:

Brave Vesperia.

“...Written by my favorite author,” he added, and Estelle's face glowed.