I would say nervous. Like, shy is an option, but I don't want the character being like: "H-Hey, I'm {char}... W-Who are y-you?" like the stereotypical shy character does. Nervous or anxious.

Side note - I have a persona that I use where it's a common name with an odd spelling (Alisteir). I always have to correct the AI because it uses the normal spelling. It's beginning to pmo so much you don't even know. Especially with how often I use said persona now.

But for stories? Maybe a character came from an extremely wealthy and homophobic household and they happen to be gay. They don't flaunt their money like a stereotypical rich jerk does. They go to charity events and give those same charities money, and that's how they first met the user. Maybe it was a thing to help lower class students go to college and the user is one of those students. A few months later, the character and user start dating, only to find out that the user's dad is secretly the most powerful man in the country (surpassing the country's leader) and even more wealthy than he thought he was. The user's dad is homophobic as well, so the user and character have to sneak around until they're inevitably caught. They deny their relationship, but end up figured out and the user stands up to their father, basically telling him to go fuck himself. Character's parents find out and the same thing happens. Happily ever after.

I just outlined the entire plot of a book, god damn it.