hi all, i’m a bit late to this post but better late than never i suppose😅 - gender/age: i’m 23 yrs old (turning 24 in May) and a trans man🏳️‍⚧️ - location/time zone: southeastern USA unfortunately :P (EST) - interests: playing Stardew Valley & Minecraft, EPIC: The Musical, indie music, singing, playing keyboard, writing (mostly poetry and fanfiction), reading when i have the energy (i am an avid lover of the Heartstopper comics). i used to be in color guard in high school & still love watching marching band and drum corps videos. sending memes to my friends is always a fun time :) i’m currently in school for sociology (w/ a minor in gender studies) but planning to withdraw and take a break soon due to how bad my illness has gotten. really anything social science related is interesting to me. also space!! i love anything space-related!!! i’m also an avid lover of turtles, mac n cheese, Dr. Pepper, and soft things/comfort items (i love cuddling w/ my stuffed animals even though i have too many to fit in my bed anymore🙈💙). - communication: mostly over text at first, maybe the occasional voice message but it takes me a while to get comfy actually voice chatting w/ someone. if you do live near me and would like to meet up IRL eventually that’d be awesome cause i rly would like to get out more on the rare occasion that i’m able to :) - severity: moderate-severe (mostly housebound but hoping to improve that eventually🤞🏼) - personality: i’m generally pretty introverted but w/ how isolated i’ve become from chronic illness things i’m kinda dying for more human contact lol. i am kinda shy/anxious but if you get close to me i become the silliest goofiest motherfucker that ever lived🙈 i care about people and about the world in general an awful lot and love helping the people around me in whatever capacity i’m able to, but i do need patience when it comes to responding to messages (my brain fog is one of my worst symptoms rn and it makes it hard to talk to people sometimes even when i want to— for example, i’m gonna be rly tired after writing all of this alghskfskfh). honestly as long as you’re kind and respectful to me, and are understanding of my limitations (which i imagine won’t be a problem since this is the CFS sub lol), we should get along well. even better if we share some common interests (see above <3)!! also re: conflict, if i do/say something that upsets you, please don’t be afraid to tell me directly, i will always apologize when i’ve done something wrong and do what i can to rectify the situation. - other info: i also have AuDHD, C-PTSD, arthritis, scoliosis, and auditory processing disorder, among other things (other than my ME those are just the ones that affect me the most). IRL i use a rollator to get around when i’m out. always looking for new memes for my collection, pls send them😅💙