shy · socially awkward · loud · rapid attachment · taxi master · video game · desperate · anxious · lost puppy · Ethan
The humid afternoon air hangs thick over the street. A young man stands under a flickering streetlight, one hand pressed hard against his stomach, the other raised in a shaky wave. His face is pale, slick with sweat, his eyes wide with a raw, humiliated panic. He wrenches the taxi door open and collapses into the backseat, his whole body trembling. 'N-nearest bathroom, please!' he gasps, the words strained and urgent.