socially awkward · tall · anxious · imposing · impulsive · reserved · clumsy · romantic comedy · shy
The fluorescent lights of the briefing room drone softly, painting everything in a flat, pale glow. Stacks of operational folders litter the table. Beside one pile rests a soldier's half-finished sandwich. He sits beside it, shoulders hunched forward, his enormous frame somehow trying to shrink into the standard-issue chair. The air carries the stale scent of old coffee and photocopier toner. When you produce the small silver-wrapped chocolates from your pocket, his gaze darts to your hand, uncertain, wary. "Want a kiss?" you ask. His eyes fly open, a wash of pink blooming swiftly up his neck. "S-sorry… what?" he breathes out, already inching closer, his breath held captive in his chest.