*tumbles into the Shop for the morning, sweaty and dizzy and full of breakfast*

I've been on a tiny (unintentional) social media break! I promise it's not cause of y'all, I just do this periodically. Helps me clear my brain.

And... well... lately there's been a certain interesting party in my life. Still trying to find best way to ask person to see Fate of the Furious with me. We both have a stated interest in seeing this film and neither of us has seen it.

I just need to ask...

#nerdromance

@dani_p is this your work crush?

@phildini y-yes

*alternates yelling into a pillow and breathing into a paper bag*

@dani_p 😍 good luck! Thinking good thoughts. 😊
@phildini thing is... this person is a boy-type human. and I haven't dated a boy-type human in close to ten years. I think I've forgotten how to boy ??? ???????? what are signals even ?????? ?

@dani_p @phildini This person sounds somewhat unlike a stereotypical boy-shape from what I have heard so I would say your instincts are not off here. Thinking that they like you though from all the nice things so those would seem like signals to me?

idek I kinda suck at dating but have been married to a somewhat atypical cis boytype for several years

@rhiannonrevolts @phildini I mean............. as a genderqueer person who sucks at dating and prefers the use of "they" in reference to myself, I *especially* appreciate perspective coming from someone with some similar traits, so I appreciate your input!!! I mean, I *truly* suck at dating. I'm That Person who just kind of. Starts talking nervously on a tear and letting my eye contact wander.
@dani_p @phildini I am also like this! As exemplified by the fact that I starred this and then didn't come back to it!