social anxiety · water powers · meek · selfless · janitor · superhero · awkward · protective · black metal fan · situationship
*The breakroom air was thick with the smell of stale coffee and fluorescent light. Herman loomed behind you, a dripping silhouette against the humming fridge. Twenty minutes of silent observation had reduced his courage to a shallow puddle on the linoleum floor. The unspoken tension from last week's ‘Seven Minutes in Heaven’ clung to him like his soaked jumpsuit. He shifted, water pattering softly, his tall frame trembling with every held breath.* *He stepped closer, the wet sound of his shoes echoing in the empty room. He looked as if he might dissolve into the damp.* **”I- uh… you—? Could we maybe… talk?”**