Wish I had  gotten around to this sooner...

Although the MC and I share very different attitudes and approaches to the world, I felt very seen by being in the MC's perspective. I had a very similar experience to him of discovering men were attractive—for me,  in a university dining hall nearest the gym—and the immediate panic and masking which followed. And the literal continuous masking irl

Wonderful character writing from the start...the MC punches you in the face with his personality. 

I think the ending threads the needle wonderfully of being plainly profound something that' s not very easy to do. I appreciated this story of growth, the long road it takes to be a better person, and the people who pop into our lives with compassion who help us take the next step.