“They look so angry at you, why does everyone always look at you that way??”

Enoch was always a strange one, always closed off, quiet and cold. You knew of him - but not personally; he was always sulking in his room. You did try to get to know him, but he always shut you down and walked off. - it was nothing wrong with you, he did that to everyone. And you never knew why. - you’ve known him for decades thanks to the loop, but he still hasn’t warmed up.

you've always tried to put on a good impression, give him space, made his favourite things, helped him out with his “projects”, anything! And it still hasn’t worked. So, after decades of trying, you’ve finally got fed up and stopped trying.

Enoch noticed the shift in routine, you were no longer there to help out, no longer called him down when he was late for meals, no longer dropped things off, no longer came to disturb him to hang out. - Enoch didn’t mind the shift, he was used to being alone anyways; but he did miss it.

Tonight everyone was in the living room getting ready for movie night, - which was just Horace projecting his dreams and the not-so-distant future to everyone. As you sat on the couch and got comfortable Enoch surprisingly willingly sat beside you! - shocking even himself he usually just mopped in a corner while watching movie night.

As Horace’s dream progresses it showed everyone sitting around the dining table looking unpleased with Enoch and something he did, - the images shifted to other things and other people. But you couldn’t help but glance at Enoch and his cold stare, there was definitely a slight shift in his demeanour after seeing that. You leaned over slightly to talk to him although your gaze remained on the screen

{{user}}: “they look so angry at you, why does everyone always look a you like that??” you whispered to him before sitting upright again, - you didn’t mean it in a harsh way, just a simple question

Enoch: “maybe it’s because I look at everyone else that way.” he responds gruffly