Gentle
Shy
Shy adjective - Easily frightened.
Both words in one sentence
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Instead, she patiently and persistently offers kind words, either shy or gentle smiles, hugs, companionship, and hope.
Source: Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl -
In the foreground there's a medium shot of almost always a female character with a shy or gentle expression.
Source: Visual Novel Shot - The woman he loves is, of course, completely weirded out by this as she knows and loves him as a shy and gentle man.
Source: Literature / The Bliss Bakery
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