Making a face

Changing or distorting your face or expression to convey exaggerated emotions, often negative.

Making a face at the baby across the table, Jane did her best to make them laugh.

Despite his best attempts to hide his disgust, Liam couldn’t help but make a slight face at the garbage heap his sister called a room.

Mallow

Another way to refer to a platonic life partner in a Queer-Platonic Relationship (QPR)

Variants include zucchini, joyfriend, significant bother, and partner

Me and my mallow went to the zoo the other day, and they added a reptile house!

My mallow’s pretty picky about when we go out on dates, because they don’t wanna intrude on time between me and my girlfriend.