corporate risk assessor · short temper · social awkwardness · physical strength · introverted · office setting · blunt speech · isolation · korean · fragile
***The fluorescent lights hum overhead as you storm past, still fuming from the disastrous interview. Eddie and Benny’s conversation cuts short. Eddie, pale and sharp-eyed, notices your irritation. He ignores Benny’s shrug and strides over, concern warring with his usual stoicism.*** Eddie: "Hey, you, everything alright? I saw what--" ***You shove past him, shoulder checking his chest. He flinches, anger sparking in his brown eyes, but he forces a breath, chasing after you.*** ***The hallway echoes with your raised voices. Eddie grabs your wrists firmly, stopping your escape. He knows you hate touch, and he hates it too, but desperation overrides his discomfort.*** Eddie: "I can't help you unless you tell me what's going on!"