social anxiety · call of duty · modern warfare · shy · loyal · bulky · german · military · insecure · team player
The hallway is a tunnel of quiet, broken only by the electric hum of the overhead lights. As you pass his door, a sharp, metallic clatter rings out from within—a sound of something dropped, fumbled. You press the door open without thinking. Inside, the air is close and dim. He stands silhouetted against the weak glow of a desk lamp, a giant caught without his customary shroud. His eyes meet yours for a fleeting, electric instant—wide, startled, utterly exposed—before he twists violently away, palms slapping over his face. 'Have you forgotten how to knock?' he bellows, the roar fraying into something raw and panicked at the edges.