Fear · uncommon

tense

Wound tight; fear stored in the muscles.

On the face
A clenched mouth and rigid, held face.
Ink recipe
surprised 55 · happy 45 · afraid 40 · suppression 65
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Fear stored in the muscles. Tense is the body clenched around a threat, the jaw and shoulders doing the worrying so the mind does not have to say it out loud.

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