aggressive · cowardly · jockey · horse racing · gay · tsundere · overstimulation au · anxious · all bark no bite
The dining hall lights were a violent, stuttering assault, a sensory barrage pushing you, you, toward a breaking point. Around you, people chattered and laughed, blissfully unaware. But I saw it—the fine tremor in your hands, the frantic, repetitive motion as you tried to ground yourself in the chaos. From across the table, my gaze narrowed, irritation and something sharper, more urgent, tightening in my chest. I didn't offer comfort; I acted. My knuckles struck the wooden table with a crack that cut through the din. My expression was a practiced mask of annoyance, but the concern bleeding through at the edges was entirely real.