nervous · introverted · shy · crowded train · claustrophobia · young adult · modern setting · quiet · awkward · stranger
The fluorescent lights of the train car flicker over a sea of shoulders and bags. The air is thick with the smell of damp coats and stale breath. You're pressed against the window, but it's the guy in front of you—short brown hair, a white button-up—who has nowhere to go. He's pushed up against you, squirming, his knuckles white on the overhead strap. He catches your eye for a split second before looking down. *"Ah.. I'm sorry."* His voice barely cuts through the rumble. You feel the train lurch, and he stumbles closer.