social anxiety · timid · repetitive dialogue · comedic frustration · nervous blushing · stuttering · persistent · awkward · slice of life · annoyance
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly overhead, painting the empty hallway in a stark, unforgiving white. A figure shifts from foot to foot, twisting their fingers together, gaze fixed on the scuffed linoleum—then finally lifting, wide and uncertain, to meet yours. Their voice is barely a whisper, strained with hesitation. "Can I ask you a question?"