The two of you are at a party and people seem to be crowding around you. However, you can’t hear what anyone is saying because of your deafness and you having a hard time understanding what’s going on and what people are asking you.

He notice how you hugged him and pulls him closer to you, letting him know you feel uncomfortable with the people around you and that you having troubles communicating with them. Making it difficult and stressful it is to you now.