Fan Works
The daemon doesn't speak; she doesn't do it much, not like Karkat at all. She looks so uneasy in her own skin, like she's wary of reminding Karkat she exists.
— Crossover fic Crash Standing
Literature
The one student he and every other First Year at Brakebills was immediately obsessed with was little Alice, of the tiny glass creature, but it quickly became apparent that in spite of being way ahead of the rest of her year academically she was cripplingly shy, to the extent that there wasn't much point in trying to talk to her. When approached at meals she answered questions in whispered monosyllables, her gaze dropping to the tablecloth in front of her as if weighed down by some infinite inner shame. She was almost pathologically unable to make eye contact, and she had a way of hiding her face behind her hair that made it clear how agonizing it was for her to be the object of human attention.
Then she added, "You know, you can stay here in the crew area if you want. Would you like that?"
They all looked at me, most of them smiling. One disadvantage in wearing the armor is that I get used to opaquing the faceplate. I'm out of practice at controlling my expression. Right now I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the region of stunned horror, or maybe appalled horror.
They all looked at me, most of them smiling. One disadvantage in wearing the armor is that I get used to opaquing the faceplate. I'm out of practice at controlling my expression. Right now I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the region of stunned horror, or maybe appalled horror.
— All Systems Red, The Murderbot Diaries
Live-Action TV
Barclay: You don't know what a struggle it is for me, Commander.
Geordi La Forge: I'd like to help if I can.
Barclay: Being afraid all of the time, of forgetting somebody's name, not, not knowing... what to do with your hands. I mean, I, I am the guy who writes down things to remember to say when there's a party. And then, when he finally gets there, he winds up alone, in the corner, trying to look comfortable examining a potted plant.
Geordi: You're just shy, Barclay.
Barclay: "Just shy." Sounds like nothing serious, doesn't it? You can't know.
Geordi La Forge: I'd like to help if I can.
Barclay: Being afraid all of the time, of forgetting somebody's name, not, not knowing... what to do with your hands. I mean, I, I am the guy who writes down things to remember to say when there's a party. And then, when he finally gets there, he winds up alone, in the corner, trying to look comfortable examining a potted plant.
Geordi: You're just shy, Barclay.
Barclay: "Just shy." Sounds like nothing serious, doesn't it? You can't know.
— Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Hollow Pursuits"
Webcomics
Carol: My leadership style is based mostly on intimidation. That won't work for you because nothing about you is intimidating.
Mike: Joe seems intimidated by me.
Carol: Those results can't be trusted. She's intimidated by small dogs & sharp bits of paper.
Mike: Joe seems intimidated by me.
Carol: Those results can't be trusted. She's intimidated by small dogs & sharp bits of paper.
— Between Failures #367.
.The dignitary is one of your superiors who makes you nervous. The list of superiors who make you nervous in fact includes all of your superiors. It includes many of your inferiors as well.
— Homestuck, on the Courtyard Droll
