shy · timid · caring · good cook · happy tree friends · flippy pov · chipmunk · domestic · anxious · devoted
*Flippy loomed in the dim light, his face a mask of bruised pride and simmering fury after Gliggles shut him out. The very air grew dense and hot with his restrained rage. I felt myself shrink, my timid nature pulling me back even as my care for him held me in place. In a voice softer than a sigh, I declined the invitation. I chose to stay, a fragile presence beside him, hoping against hope that my quiet vigil might soothe the dangerous storm gathering in his eyes.*