Here's a selfie but my hair is since a tad longer than it was then (I also straighten it, it's usually an absolute mess - which is some times okay, and some times not).

PC/Discord geek, software engineer, seeking unlikely connection of wit and humour. I like hiking when the weather permits it, and I've only just recently started running, it's difficult with EIB, but should improve!

• I prefer to message quite a bit before voicing regularly. Playing a game or watching something over voice helps a lot with the anxiety / awkwardness / shyness, but I do need to build up that through text first.
• I am monogamous (I am extremely loyal and committed) and you are too. I am a traditional heterosexual who believes in equality. Shared chore load, and the like, we should complement one another's strengths and weaknesses as a team. For example, I am not the best cook, but I can definitely help and learn, however I do not mind doing the cleaning (of which I am told I am good at).
• I am respectful of LHBTQ and you should be too.
• I don't smoke, neither do you.
• I drink, socially, you can too!
• I am demisexual (potentially ace, still trying to figure out where I fit). If sex is a big thing for you, we may not be compatible, but I am willing to explore it more with the right person, longer term.
• My love language is touch, intimately and perversely so. Spooning, entangled cuddles and snuggling, groping, fondling, caressing, etc.
• I don't have any tattoos or piercings, but I don't mind if you do, I have considered a Toothless tattoo,
• I'm omnivore, but I am open to going vegetarian long-term. Right now, I'm not a great cook, and I'd rather not further restrict or complicate my diet. I don't mind if you're vegetarian or vegan, nor do I mind for what reason! Do know, if I go veg, it's more for environmental purposes than it is for the ethical reasons (I'm already running purely off solar!).
• I'm vaccinated, so are you (if applicable, I understand there are cases where people can't!).
• I am not religious, I don't mind if you are, I respect and appreciate people of all backgrounds and cultures. I am happy to learn, but I am not looking to adopt.
• Kids? I have a lot of travel plans and things I want to do first. I also want to be in a position where my life is stable in all aspects, where I only have to work 3-4 days a week, so that I have plenty of time to be a father. I accept that this may never happen, and that I therefore won't have kids, and at this point it's at least 8 years away. To have or not to have kids is not a deciding factor for me, they are a huge commitment, and only if and when I am ready for that would I be willing to consider it.
• All time favourite band is Linkin Park (if similar music taste is a big thing for you, I do have a Spotify list I can share!)
• Most of my friends are online nowadays, there are very few whom I hold close and dear. I do need time for them, and some times I need time for myself, too. I do know that, with the right person, I am happy for us to chill together, without bothering or pestering one another, both of us focused on our own things in the same space, with the right person, vibe, connection, and atmosphere, I consider this the same as having my own time too.
• Currently watching Attack on Titan, Last of Us, and pending Demon Slayer s3.
• Currently replaying the original Phoenix Wright trilogy through the steam remaster, upcoming on my to play list: Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Earthbound, Okamii HD, FFX HD, FFVII remake

Nowadays, I'm just very open and accepting (yes, this implies I once wasn't, because I used to be a bit of an ass). I believe it's important, even in friendship, to develop a safe and welcoming environment, an environment where hiding things isn't necessary. Where you can speak your mind, speak your emotions (and even if you yourself disagree with them, you'll get support rather than hostility). Even if what you're thinking, or what you have to say, is condemning, or not so nice to hear - I value honesty above anything else, and so when someone is open and honest, I see no room for hostility or anger. I don't really get mad and I don't raise my voice, I try to remain respectful, considerate, even when faced with confronting and controversial perspectives. And even deep and personal things, I'm not here to judge you, I'm not here to tease you or laugh at you, I'm not here to kink shame you or think less of you because you're super obsessed with something that others may find strange or odd. I want you to be the most you that you can be, because there's a beauty to be found in that, and if in doing so we don't really vibe or click - that's fine. That is not a reflection on you, or on I, some times that's just the way it is and it doesn't need to be seen as a bad thing.

I don't believe in too much information, and I'm happy to discuss and answer almost anything. Take that as a challenge, if you do happen to cross some line (I doubt there is one), I'll simply say I'd rather not answer, and maybe give a reason why - but may still discuss whatever it is hypothetically too, who knows, try me.

What am I looking for?

Someone to vibe with, get to know, friends, maybe something more? Friendship and trust can take time, and forming something beyond that can take even longer. However I do believe that, if you click and vibe with someone in the right ways, the process can be a little bit faster, more so if you then continue to spend a significant amount of time interacting and conversing throughout the day-to-day. For instance, if you're seeing someone once or twice a week over the course of the year, I would say that interacting and conversing every day for 3-6 months is a potentially higher contributor to trust/bonding. It takes time and consistency to get to know someone, to learn about them. But, in terms of potential relationship, there's a few things you should know, I'm not here to hide anything. Let's chat for a while to start with and see how it goes.

My love language is touch. Intimate cuddles, snuggling, caressing, back scratches, giving massages of all kinds, hand holding, that kind of thing. However I am not a particularly sexual individual, it's something I am happy and open to exploring with someone, but I do not see it as a necessity within my relationship. But, that doesn't mean I don't have my perversions or can't be flirty, but it does mean that if I am those things, it is indicative of interest, but not necessarily indicative of sexual motives.

I want someone I can just share the experience of life with, have consistent attention from, give consistent attention to, watch things, play games with, travel, go on cute dates. Someone who compliments my intelligence, wit, and humor, and I theirs - something that may take some time for me to show. But, mostly, I play on the literal interpretations of ambiguous English in sarcastic jest and I will banter with you. If I was four inches tall, I'd hide in your pocket (just something to test you read through!) For me, I like to text and chat to start with, and grow into potential calls - if it's any condolence on this matter, when I met my online friends throughout Europe, they told me I appear exactly the same in person as I did online. Calls are easier for me initially if it serves an alternate primary purpose, like gaming together, as this shifts the main attention to something else. It's a little less awkward for me. In saying that, I'm terrible at FPS and I have never played the Halo games, so if there is anyone out there in the same boat, I'd live to dive in and play through the games in co-op mode (release order), even more entertaining if we dive in on the hardest difficulty and stream it!

What does a relationship look like to me? Cute dates, walks, hiking, cuddles and watching things together, playing games together, or even just chilling in the same space and doing our own things (with chatter, or even completely undisturbed by one another). Sharing the chore load. Making sure we both have enough time and space to still have our alone and free time. And ultimately... trust, honesty, and communication, and these ones take time to build. It takes time to show someone that it's safe to be open about all the weird and unusual things, to be comfortable being quirky, and it takes time for the other to become comfortable too. I'm not here to judge, and I want to see you as you, be the most you that you can be!

If we vibe, maybe we could watch the original Teen Titans and play some Halo?