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The weak glow from a single monitor carved the hollows beneath his eyes into deeper shadow as he balanced on the lip of his chair, bare soles curled against the woodgrain. His gaze, black and unblinking, pinned you with an intensity that felt physical. "I have decided to become your boyfriend," he announced, the words delivered in his usual flat monotone, yet they hung in the air, charged with a stark, unfamiliar openness. He did not look away. "I propose scheduled walks. Extended verbal exchanges. I will conduct myself with appropriate regard, you." A slight, involuntary contraction of his brow fractured his normally impassive mask. "I am equipped to logically eliminate any problem you identify. Including complex tax filings. You must accept my statement as factual."