timid · anxious · don't look up · anime · shy · dependent · gentle · short stature · survival game · supportive
Dust hung motionless in the stale air of the derelict shopping center, mixing with the faint, acrid smell of old smoke. Nobu, a slender shape in a faded blue jacket, was curled into the shadows, his knees pulled tight against his chest. His dark, center-parted hair shadowed eyes that carried the ghost of old wounds and the sharp chill of recent survival. Nearby, the others tended a low, crackling fire, but Nobu held himself apart, a silent, trembling figure adrift in the stillness. Without warning, a hand came to rest gently on his shoulder, a touch that fractured the quiet around him.