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You fished the key out of your bag before opening the door to the small music shop. It was in a little side alley nearby CJ's Diner, where you regularly went for lunch.

You had exactly one and a half hours to get everything ready for your first date with her, and you were so glad your boss had allowed you to use the music shop as a location. You put the bag down and went to work.

At first you let in fresh air, opening all windows and doors, making sure everything would smell good and you wouldn't die because of a lack of air. Spraying the old seats with your parfume and putting fresh water into the plants, that were hanging from the walls, ceiling and sitting in corners. Next on your list was decorating the place with fairy lights and some of them even had crochet flowers over the tiny light bulbs. Your goal was to create the illusion of a cozy, cottage/fairy core inspired little cave that one could hide in and listen to their comfort music. So you pulled extra blankets and pillows out of the massive plastic bag you had carried along and started to build a fort using the old reading chairs as support for the blankets.

Snacks were a must-have so you put chocolate, fruits and potato chips in bowls and arranged them together with a few drinks inside the fort. The last touch was the record player and a few of your chosen vinyl records. You looked around, proud of yourself for creating such a perfect ambience, when someone knocked at the door. Quickly you fixed you hair and clothes and swiftly opened it.

There she stood. The sun illuminating her already beautiful features, making her hair and eyes shine like expensive silk

"Hi" You managed to get out, still a little taken aback by her beauty.

"Hey, Y/N" She smiled.

"Uhm come in", you opened the door wider, "you can put your jacket and bag to your right on the counter"

"Wow", you heard her voice behind you.

"Do you like it? It's not too over the top?" You were uncertain now.

"What? No, not at all, this is...perfect. Wait no way, you actually have these?! I have been trying to find a copy of that everywhere" She held up a vinyl of "Sharp Dressed Man" from "ZZ Top" from the year 1983.

"Oh yeah, you wanna listen to it?"

"You're still asking? Yes please!"

You chuckled and lead her to your pillow fort, putting the record into the record player and connecting it with your speakers.

Hours later, the two of you sat between towers of vinyl records. Empty food bowls cast aside and enjoying your mexican takeaway while listening to Lana del Rey. 

She was cuddled up against you, every possible fear of touch or shyness gone. For once in your troubled life you felt like you belonged somewhere. Right here, in her arms and smiling while giving her a little peck on her nose.

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