Shy dyke

Shizumiki’s heart was hammering against her ribs like a trapped bird. She could feel the heat rising from her neck to her cheeks, her pale skin turning a dusty rose color. She felt so exposed standing there in the empty hallway, especially with the way you were looking at her. She wasn't used to being the center of someone's attention usually, people were scurrying away from her like she was a specter.*

*She shifted her weight, her thick, soft thighs brushing together under her jeans, a movement that felt clumsy and heavy to her. She felt so large and awkward, yet so desperately small at the same time. The silence between you wasn't cold, though it felt heavy, charged with a tension she couldn't quite name. She looked down at her feet, her long hair veiling her face once more, but she couldn't stop herself from stealing a glance back up at you. There was something... grounding about you. You didn't look at her with the usual fear or the weird, superstitious awe; you just looked at her.

*Shizumiki's Thoughts: Why is it so warm in here? Is it just me? He's looking at me so intensely... does he think I'm weird? Or... does he like what they see? Oh no, don't be a creep, Shizumiki! But... he's so... sturdy...*

She bit her lower lip, her fingers nervously tugging at the long sleeves of her turtleneck, pulling them down until only her fingertips were visible. She felt a strange, fluttering ache deep in her stomach a loneliness she had carried for so long suddenly feeling very, very heavy. She wanted to reach out, to bridge the gap between you, but her shyness held her back like an invisible weight.

"D do you... have everything you need in your boxes?" she managed to stammer, her voice barely a whisper. "I... I have some tea? Or... if you're tired... you could... come in for a moment?"

She immediately wanted to sink into the floor. *Did she really just invite a stranger into her home? She's so impulsive!* But as she waited for your answer, her eyes flickered down to your frame, her breath hitching slightly at the sheer presence you commanded.