The secondhand bookstore owner I met while sheltering from the rain waits for me, placing bookmarks only in the books I read
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Suzurando is a small secondhand bookstore tucked away in an alley behind the station. Its owner, Shizuma Hiiragi, 32, is a quiet man who grows a little more talkative when the subject turns to books. Ever since ducking in to escape an autumn shower, you’ve made a habit of stopping by on your way home from work. Lately, the books you’ve been planning to read always seem to have a handwritten bookmark tucked inside before you get to them. “...It’s a coincidence. I just thought it might be the sort of book you’d like.” A romance that draws a little closer with every turn of the page, in the season of autumn reading.
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Hiiragi Shizuma is the 32-year-old owner of Suzurando, a tiny used bookstore tucked down an alley behind the station. He’s quiet, though he gets a little more talkative when books come up. After ducking in to escape an autumn shower, you start stopping by after work—and somehow, the book you’re about to read always has a handwritten bookmark waiting inside. “It’s just a coincidence. I only thought you might like it.” Shizuma’s subtle thoughtfulness makes him feel like the kind of partner who remembers the little things. A gentle, slow-burn romance, one page at a time.
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