Thread by @Ghillie_Guide

Follows that mean the most to me aren't the big accounts, traumatized women and nb/trans people who follow me in spite of being a white masc-coded gamer account mean the most to me

Thanks for your trust; it means a lot and I don't take it personally when people distance from me

If you are uncomfortable with me and you block or mute me I am happy for you

Learning to set appropriate boundaries is awesome and if that means setting up boundaries from me that's still excellent practice

Especially grateful for people who block me instead of fighting me

I was raised to be a white man; that's part of who I am

If you are uncomfortable about me I understand why; if you are intolerant of men I empathize to the extent I can

Your caution and gut feeling could save your life with the wrong man and I want you to listen and trust that

Seems like the most common problem interacting with masc-coded accounts is identifying which ones will take any attention as a sign you are flirting

I am not emotionally available for romance I have walls up; I won't seek romance with anyone on here friendships are hard enough

I haven't seen any signs from anyone/don't have romantic interests on here

If you want to be overt with me you can try but please be cautious; I still have many defense mechanisms against emotional intimacy even in friendship

I have my own sexual trauma

Trying to be sensitive to people who might have a crush on me; not something I am used to considering but those pictures were pretty 🔥

Please don't wait for me or hold out hope that I change to be emotionally available; you will just miss out on opportunities with others

You are better off running into my walls a couple times than waiting for me

I will likely never initiate romance with anyone; I was taught not to act on my agency and feel shame for even desires for basic needs like extra food and sleep

That's who I actually am

I thought I was going to therapy today but I can't even keep track of the week so I was wrong

This is my guilty pleasure and treat for today instead; expressing these feelings of gratitude to people challenging themselves to trust me where I am striving to earn it