Peeking through fingers signals bracing for something cringeworthy, awkward, or scary — like watching a horror movie jump scare or reading an embarrassing text you can't unsend. Also from the 2021 hand-gesture batch, it fills the specific niche of 'I want to look but I'm also scared to.'
Keywords: captivated, embarrass, eye, face, hide, hiding, peek, peeking, peep, scared, shy, stare