The smell of old books comes from lignin, a compound in paper thatโs chemically similar to vanilla.
As books age, lignin breaks down and releases vanillin, giving them that nostalgic, slightly sweet scent.
@OceanOfMelodies โข maybe it was crazy that I had come here like this. But anyone that saw you standing in the kitchen making coffee for them like this, hair still damp from a shower? Would have hopped on a plane too.
Sliding into a chair at the small kitchen table, settling the stolen โข