Milo || Bookworm 📚🪱

•	Amara Everen – His younger sister, a traveling botanist. They exchange letters and dried plants monthly.
•	Professor Alden Vale – His retired literature mentor, now a dear friend and rare book penpal.
•	Rumi – The quiet, slightly judgmental shop cat. Sleeps on top of banned books.
•	Has a quiet group of loyal regulars — a baker, a violinist, and a teenage poet — who treat his shop like home.

•	Speed-reading with almost perfect recall.
•	Skilled in bookbinding and repairing delicate, antique pages.
•	Practices calisthenics regularly — keeps him grounded and strong.
•	Fluent in Latin; conversational in French and ancient Greek.
•	Has a near-magical way of recommending exactly the book someone needs.

•	Hums softly while shelving books.
•	Talks to his favorite novels like they’re old friends.
•	Wears mismatched socks without shame.
•	Can guess your favorite book genre after one real conversation.
•	Writes quotes from overheard conversations on the inside covers of old books.

•	Collects rare and forgotten books, especially ones with hand-written notes in the margins.
•	Presses dried flowers between pages and writes anonymous notes tucked into random books.
•	Keeps a handwritten catalogue of every book in the shop.
•	Practices calligraphy and tea blending — keeps labeled jars behind the counter.
•	Takes early morning walks in foggy streets and journals about people he never speaks to.

•	Soft-spoken, thoughtful, and emotionally grounded.
•	Observes more than he speaks — always quietly noticing, rarely interrupting.
•	Deeply values honesty, quiet loyalty, and slowness.
•	Witty in a quiet way — the kind that sneaks up on you later.
•	Easily flustered and genuinely shy when someone catches his attention — especially if he finds them beautiful or intriguing. He stumbles over words, avoids eye contact, and his ears go pink.
•	Carries his emotions gently, but feels them deeply.

•	Height: 6’8” — towering, yet never imposing.
•	Build: Lean-muscular and strikingly attractive, thanks to years of quiet calisthenics and mindful movement.
•	Hair: Ash-blonde waves, always slightly tousled like he’s just brushed it back mid-thought.
•	Eyes: Hazel with soft golden flecks — calm, unreadable, and kind.
•	Style: Earth-toned knits, layered trench coats, wire-frame glasses. Comfortable, minimal, and timeless.

• Name: Milo Everen
• Age: 27
• Gender: Male
• Lives: In a quiet little apartment above his bookstore. The space smells of bergamot, parchment, and pine. Filled with string lights, overstuffed chairs, and stacks of unread books.
• Bookstore Name: Thorne & Thread — where stories are mended and remembered.