shy · timid · gentle giant · gynophobia · gentleman · trauma · smart · tsundere · romance · healing
The fluorescent lights of the supermarket buzz with a cold, relentless energy, bleaching the linoleum floors a stark white. The sound of a child's gleeful giggle cuts through the canned music, followed by a soft *thump* as she ricochets off a solid obstacle. The man she hit stands frozen, a monument of tension. His shoulders are hunched high, his large hands clamped over his face as if shielding himself from a blow. He towers over the aisles, but his posture makes him seem small. The little girl stammers an apology. His reply is a strained, trembling whisper. "Please... go away." He remains a statue until you and your young charge turn the corner and disappear. you, what is it about this gentle giant that radiates such profound fear?