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Hayden Stone
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January 15 - March 10, 2025
“Remember those heady days of yore, when people used to read books?”
“C-can I get you another coffee?” I ask. “I should’ve paid more attention to where I was going. Off in my own world as usual.”
“Because you’ll spend your life Twittering or scrolling or whatever it is that you do.”
“If you like struggling, suit yourself.”
Why is everyone the worst
“You’re not Timothée Chalamet, are you?”
Not Timothée Chalamet famous, no way.
“Oh no,” I say instantly. “I’m not beautiful. Not at all. You’ve mistaken me for someone else, I’m afraid. Maybe it’s the accent fooling you, that you evidently have an inherent weakness for the Queen’s English. Or you’re hallucinating with the heat. I’m real, though. And fuck, why am I still talking?”
Almost as if he’d been expecting you to stop by, like you were a friend or someone who mattered to him.
?????
“Oh God. Couldn’t it be a thriller or space film or something?”
why would they film a space film in a bookshop
“After that, another customer insisted on a cash refund on a poetry book because the author was an arse on social media.”
i really don’t understand why he’s so upset about the cash refund. also stop being a coward and name the author
Apparently, he’s not famous like Timothée Chalamet or Hugh Grant, who are probably the only two actors that I know of.”
“Say yes to the filming offer. Purely from a business sense, even one day is more than you take in a week.”
????!!!
And so I go upstairs to my tiny flat and retrieve a felt flower I made as an experiment.
why did he make a felt flower as an experiment what does this even mean
They even pause to take a photo of me, where I doubtless look wide-eyed and startled, perfect for a murder wall on some crime show.
first this is a stupid descriptor that doesn’t make sense second i thought he doesn’t like film or tv why does he make so many references
“NDA?” It sounds like some kind of punk band,
how does he not know what an nda is
They need to be kept alphabetical—by section.”
WHY ARE THEY ALPHABETICAL!!!???? what bookshop keeps books alphabetical by title!!????
As if I have a reserve of cash just for premium—or non-premium—London hotels.
there are too many extra words in this book and i think the intention behind them was to add personality but it’s really not working
“And, ah, this is Elliot Gladstone,”
i genuinely thought this guy’s last name was noble and i think that’s the writing’s fault not mine
By seven o’clock the next morning, my shop’s tarted up. Not in an unbecoming way, for the record. Yes, it’s still my shop, but a posh, film-friendly version ready for the limelight, and even the odd close-up.
this could have been one sentence
I stare at the card. There’s the predictable photograph of me: reddish hair in unruly waves, a hint of my nose ring, full lips.
i think it’s weird to describe yourself this way in first person and also why does he need photo ID for this film set and why did they use a candid picture of him
God, he’s devastating.
this has to be like the fifth time he’s called this guy devastating please find a different word i thought you were a bookshop owner
“There’s absolutely no way a film person would have anything to do with a book person. Because, you know, different media.”
?????
Reality dawns that I’m going on a date—a date!—with Blake Sinclair. Thrilling. Terrifying. Here goes nothing.
this is reminding me of megan clawson because she also ends all of her chapters with a quirky summarization of what is to come
His hair is perfect and he gives that devastating grin,
i am realizing describing discount timothee chalamet as devastating is supposed to be a bit but bits are usually funny
“’Kay.” “’Kay,” he agrees, and we walk.
the chemistry is palpable
“Braised kale?” I ask gamely over the menu. “Does that have cheese?”
why is he actually really stupid
“Sorry,” I say. “I suppose I’m not up on veganism.”
you dont have to be up to date on veganism to know what kale is
“You’re anti-romance, anti-fun, anti-comedy?” I counter without missing a beat. Holding up his hands, Blake laughs. “Shit, Aubrey. I’d hate to get on your bad side. Ouch.”
What
“Born ready,” Blake sings, turning a few heads. He has a brilliant singing voice. A man near us sleeps on the seats. An elderly woman is unmoved.
kill me
Right now, London’s calling, like I’m leaping off some cliff into an abyss.
london is calling
He laughs with glee. “No! I quite literally meant meat snacks.”
I’m like the anti-Grindr right now.
The shock of our impulsive tryst.
the variation in vocabulary is making me nauseous
wish I had my proper camera with me,
don’t think an american would say proper
Delighted, he shows me the photos of us laughing, unguarded. My hair’s tousled by the wind, Blake’s dark hair in compliance due to the skillful application of styling product. Some unstressed Aubrey lives in Blake’s phone.
why is this written like th is
Out here, in this early morning London, everything’s ours.
they JUST met and i need the comma use to be decreased right now
Plus, there’s the lust that took us in the corner of the club.
just die already
Be practical, Aubrey. This can’t last.
this being in italics made me think that the guy texted him that which i wish was true
