Baz Pitch is an overworked uni student who -- between his heavy course load and his shifts at his aunt's bookstore -- is stressed all the time. There are expectations on him to follow the family footsteps, and he doesn't want to deal with that right now. His aunt Fiona's bookstore is his one oasis in this (except for on poetry slam nights) and he's glad to have her -- even if she does come with her own brand of crazy.
But when Simon Snow, a lit student with a short temper who's trying to distance himself from his bad history, starts working at the bookstore, Baz's life gets infinitely more stressful. Amidst bad poetry slams, author signings, getting locked in storerooms and gaining a (unwanted) roommate, Baz comes to realise that Simon Snow is so much more than he's prepared to take on.
I WAS LITERALLY SCREAMING INTO MY PILLOW THE ENTIRE FUCKING TIME. ITS SO SO GOOD
you know that big beautiful so bright as fucking sunshine feeling that it actually phsically hurts you get when you read something and your brain just goes yes YES YES THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS and it just fills you with longing. so yeah, this was that. this characterisation of baz and simon has my whole, entire stupid heart and the wit is dead brilliant.
i haven't gone a single day without thinking of this fic ever since i read it and i dont think that's ever going to change