I hope you post more this season.
You are easy to read, articulate and whether I agree with you or not, I really like your take on things.
While I think her little face lit up because she was attracted to him, I don't think it was sexual, and I don't think it was because of any lesbian generalisation ie lesbians prefer manly men. Like heterosexual people, gay people have that initial attraction to people both male and female. Not in a sexual sense, more in a "I'm just going to LOVE hanging out with you, I just KNOW it!!" sense. I have met many women, and within a split second I knew we were going to be firm friends, and if you had a camera on me filming that initial moment, I am sure my face would have lit up with excitement just like Tully's did, and I am firmly hetro (unless I have a few wines Warning for Sorceress ---> lol motey
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