"Without Reserve" by DH78

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Bella is an art student, whose favorite place, amongst others, is the library. For her studies, she often orders some books and picks them up at the reservation desk. There, geeky Edward Cullen is waiting for her. His messy bronze hair, paired with his thick black glasses, the black hoodie, low-hung jeans, and sneakers he wears, have totally mesmerized her and Bella can't help but feel excited each and every time she needs to pick up a reservation. However, the young student is absolutely sure that her feelings for Edward are nothing but friendly until her best friend Alice eventually rubs her nose into the fact that Bella has a huge crush. Slowly, and careful not to overwhelm the cute library nerd, she starts engaging Edward in longer conversations and tries to find out about who he really is. And when another girl is hitting on what's supposed to be hers, she sees red and decides to win Edward's heart. The best chance for just that turns out to be one night, when Bella accompanies Alice to a bar and sees something she never ever expected to see!

Think of Art from Bad Mother's Handbook and mix it with the coolness Rob Pattinson - then you have the geeky, yet sexy Edward Cullen of this fanfic. He's left alone by the majority of his class mates but Bella realizes his smarts and awesomeness right away. She is definitely the leading figure in this relationship but once Edward manages to step out of his shell, it becomes clear that he won't let her go anymore. Without Reserve is written from Bella's point of view and is one of the winners of the 2012 FicThisGif contest, hosted by JadaLulu. The fanfic was voted as the story with the 'Highest Swoon Factor' and picked by one of the judges as their favorite. As you can see, Without Reserve received some praise - why don't you read it to see if it's deserved?

Without Reserve is a one-shot consisting of 7,174 words. The story is rated T for foul language.

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