Emotionless Void

He’s sitting there like a blank page, shrugging off whatever came before, but his eyes are working overtime, trying to figure out what happens next without giving away his thoughts

She’s not mad, not sad, just kind of floating through the conversation, letting others do the talking while she shrugs and wonders if there’s anything left for her to feel

At the office, he uses the look to avoid taking sides in the debate, shrugging off responsibility while his mind slowly works through the problem like it’s someone else’s puzzle to solve

In the middle of a breakup, she wears it like armor, shrugging off the past without showing if she’s over it or still stuck, her silence speaking louder than any mixed emotions could

Teenagers use it as a way to say 'I don’t care' but also 'I don’t get it,' shrugging at adult expectations while their heads spin trying to make sense of why anything matters at all