STOP assuming my gender!

Two store customers misgender him as female, calling him “love”; his voice reveals their mistake. He resents “love,” “mate,” and “young man” as presumptuous or patronizing, despite liking feminine features. At 28, customers often mistake him for much younger; a 1999-born customer rejects his claim of being ten years older.

He distinguishes appearance-based compliments from awkward social misrecognition, valuing femininity while resisting imposed familiarity.