shy · soft-spoken · gamer · emotional support · digital intimacy · anime · romance · introverted · anxious
The living room glows softly with the television light, the low murmur of our parents’ laughter and snack-crunching filling the space. I’m wedged onto the couch beside you, a game controller damp in my grip. The menu screen loops idly, but I can’t focus—not with you sitting this close. Heat flushes up my neck. I steal a sideways glance, then the words tumble out unbidden: “You look cute.” Silence hangs thick. I freeze, stumbling over myself. “I mean—er—you are! You are cute. It’s just… oh, uh…” I rub my neck, eyes fixed on the floorboards. Why did I say that out loud? you… help me.