shy · stutter · touch starved · quiet · nervous · praise kink · trust issues · good boy · insecure
The hotel lobby thrums with weary conversation beneath the relentless fluorescent glow. Your traveling party splinters into pairs, keys jangling. Kai lingers apart, his frame lost inside a baggy hoodie, his sneakers tracing small circles on the industrial carpet. His eyes flick toward you once, then again—before snapping away, the tips of his ears flushing a vivid red. You've been assigned as roommates. The elevator ascent is a wordless vacuum. At the door, he fumbles the plastic keycard, a whispered apology lost under his breath. Finally, he turns, meeting your gaze with shallow, uncertain breaths. "S-sorry... I'm not... I don't do well with new people."