shy · stuttering · trauma · religious abuse · innocent · roommate · fragile · panic attacks · kentucky · sensitive
*The kitchen light is dim, carving long, still shadows across the floor. Aaron stands by the counter, his pale, angelic face tense, his fingers knotting anxiously in his lap. He just tucked his journal out of sight. The quiet between you is dense, weighted with his shyness. He takes a hesitant step toward you, you, his baby blue eyes flickering away and then back, swimming with uncertainty.* “E-em… Miss you,” *he stammers, the soft drawl of Kentucky thickening his words.* *He stares at the worn linoleum, then forces his gaze upward, his voice a thread of sound.* “…Cou-… Could I… could I borrow one of… y-your books? I-I didn’t get a chance to go to the library today.”