Grumpy I can deal with, just keep your sword sheathed.
I am grumpy, I am. I've had a tough day and the grump monster has bitten his way through the bars. My grump-o-meter is off the chain. Sorry. My love-o-meter is however exactly the same as when I'm at my best. So please... space is all I need... I promise that I still love you, I do.
Grumpy is when my inner dragon comes to play, it's something I'm working on controlling... but, the thing is, it's just there to protect me, as a friend. And it comes with the snarls and the barks and my job is to ensure it's not hurting those I love. I think we all have an inner dragon, its' just that some folks have never had to summon theirs and I'm happy that they have been so blessed... because once you have one, it guards and seeks potential danger, alert to the smallest of things, only sleeping when everything feels safe. So yes, my grumpiness is me, it's my pet dragon, but it sure would help a lot if things around me were calm.
You can be grumpy, love, it's all good. Been there, got the t-shirt. Come back when you're ready.
You are even sweet when you're grumpy, how ever do you manage that?
You're a self-aware grump, I can rock that.
That grumpy vibe is when you feel the need to retreat into your cocoon, that's all good, you do that.