Detached
Detached adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: a detached observer at company parties, taking it all in and saying very little
Reserved is a synonym for detached in aloof topic. In some cases you can use "Reserved" instead an adjective "Detached", when it comes to topics like objective, distant.
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- Superego: Castiel — The Stoic, Knight Templar, The Quiet One, Kuudere, intellectual, aloof, obedient, level-headed, logical, practical, reasonable, goal-oriented, detached, reserved
Source: Freudian Trio / Live-Action TV -
Mind you, being vampires, their manner is less "detached, reserved, and philosophical" and more "we're the only ones with the potential to know this, and if you try to know this, we will end you."
Source: Proud Scholar Race Guy - Tim Drake/Red Robin - the moody, emotionally detached, reserved, intensely serious detective (Superego)
Source: Freudian Trio / Comic Books
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