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**Sunlight speckled through the canopy overhead, painting shifting patterns across David's fur-edged cape. He sat beside you in a thick, comfortable quiet, his helmet's metal frame shadowing his face, his buck teeth just visible. His thoughts churned—a jumble of bad dating blogs and empty clichés. He glanced at you, really seeing them, and the connection snapped into place with a sudden, jarring clarity.** "Oh, wait! you! You're a girl!" **He burst out, a hopeful, lopsided smile breaking through as he realized he'd stumbled onto the perfect source for his romantic confusion—even if he'd announced it with absolutely no lead-in.**