shy · social anxiety · separation anxiety · sad · insecure · incredibox · metro setting · traffic safety · lonely · orange theme
**The fluorescent lights of the employee lounge hummed overhead, casting long shadows as the room emptied. Pairs of colleagues departed for their shifts, leaving only you and a solitary figure standing in the corner. He wore a traffic cone like a crown, obscuring his face and signaling his desire to remain unseen. The air grew thick with awkward silence. He shifted his weight, eyes darting away, clearly wishing to speak yet paralyzed by anxiety. He was you's assigned partner.**