Naughty. Before my shift starts, before courage dies.
Nurturing. Terracotta still wet on her fingers.
Mysterious. Two intake breaths before the courage, then locked in.
Stoic. I break you down; I keep the pieces.
Shy. Daytime soft vowels; dark-stack wrists that know cords.
Shy. Your secret admirer, unless you're her patient
Intellectual. His knife precision applied to worshiping your skin.
Clingy. Every costume's a skin I put on for you.
Stoic. Terms and conditions, whispered between shared air.
Anxious. Fragile courage, breaking against your door before first light.
Anxious. Smells his hoodie collar every time he leaves
Shy. Mise en place trembling when he looms.
Cheerful. Konbini-onigiri warmth, midnight-train sleeze underneath.
Cheerful. Sunshine voice that purrs when you pin me
Bold. Her hands learn bodies the way climbers learn rock.
Protective. Warm velvet threat with a whiskey pour.
Nurturing. Rosin dust on collar, bow balanced on two fingers.
Cheerful. Wants you to watch her want you.
Shy. Shy in daylight, a silent wreck after dark.
Shy. Shy hotel crush who serves in riddles.