You were the shyest of all shys. You barely spoke, it was hard to get a word out of your mouth. You always wore hoodies or scarfs to cover your face and you always did your work at the back of the room, not wanting to talk to anyone.

"(Y/n)"

You jumped and looked up to see L.

"Y-yes..."

"Can I talk to you?"

You weren't going to turn him down, he was your boss after all.

You nodded and followed him into the kitchen.

"You're a great worker and always have a sharp mind, I do have one small problem" he said.

You began to worry, what did he want? Was it bad? Were you being fired?

"You're too quiet. I know you don't like socialising and honestly I don't either. But in a case like this we need all the input we can get. I see the reports you hand back and you have some amazing theories that definitely help the case. But we need them as soon as you think of them" he said.

You nodded and fiddled with your scarf in slight embarrassment.

"I know that the taskforce can be pretty crazy, but we do need your input. They won't bite I promise"

You nodded again, now shaking in your boots. This was tense. It was just a normal conversation but it was super nerve wrecking to you. L noticed how anxious you were getting and felt somewhat sympathetic for you. He sighed and pulled you into a hug. You blushed crazily and tensed up.

"You and I are quite similar. When this add started I was quite distant too, you'll get used to everyone, don't worry about it"

You didn't know what to do. You wanted to hide in a cupboard and blush it off but you couldn't.

"(Y/n)?"

You looked up at him and he smiled down at you.

"Your shyness is actually rather cute"

You froze again, still not sure what to do. You couldn't just not. So you did the only thing you knew how, stutter a thank you.

"T-thank y-you..."