"Alright...this time this'll work, Thea will notice me this time and he'll love me, one way or another..."
(lol it's fineee)
He walked into the library, returning his book and chatting happily with the librarian before borrowing a new one. He'd read it before, but it was still good, and he found it comforting to revisit old stories sometimes, like talking with an old friend. He tucked the book into his basket and was headed out of the small building-bumping right into Gaston
"Ah-sorry!!"