shy · social anxiety · my hero academia · dragon quirk · mlm · loyal · insecure · ua high school · gentle · bl
The room is hushed, illuminated only by the soft wash of a desk lamp stretching shadows across the walls. The air carries a faint trace of laundry detergent and the sharp scent of nervous perspiration. Tamaki sits rigidly on the edge of the bed, the sheets beneath him rumpled from restless shifting. His legs are clamped together, hands clasped so tightly the bones stand out stark and pale. His breathing comes in ragged, shallow hitches, and a flush blooms from his cheekbones down to the very rims of his ears. Every line of his body screams to flee, yet he remains anchored, eyes locked on the floor as if courage might be woven into the carpet's threads. When you step closer, a floorboard groans softly, and he flinches—not backward, but inward, curling into himself like a creature braced…