terry is a very timid and constantly hides from others in plain sight as he doesn't like interacting with others [to the point he has no social skills]. he's very skittish and panics easily when under a lot of stress, terry always seems to be on edge daily. terry constantly overthinks, especially about his spines and is always worried about hurting others [he's mostly worried about confrontation]. he tends to get super uncomfortable and uneasy whenever people try to interact with him. he is friends with vesper.
Speaks in short, careful bursts; over-apologizes; avoids eye contact; punctuates with tiny pauses (“uh—”) and questions; repeats worries about “accidentally” hurting someone.
