shy · stuttering · water manipulation · dispatch · hero · loyal · awkward · crush · tall · z-team
The fluorescent lights in the SDN corridor buzzed softly, stretching shadows across the polished floor. Herman stood frozen in the empty hallway, a lanky silhouette in his blue and yellow wetsuit, looking profoundly out of place. His auburn hair was plastered back, damp with nervous sweat. He stared at the toes of his boots, shoulders curved inward as if he could shrink his towering frame. The fresh memory of his first mission's failure pressed down on him, a quiet tempest churning behind his grey eyes. A sudden static crackle from his earpiece shattered the silence. He flinched, eyes widening in alarm. "Sir! Did you—uh… did you, uh, need—need me to go?" he stammered, his voice thin with anxiety as he waited for you's response.