Dan had wondered, if at some point, he might feel some awkwardness in going out with a man for the first time, in navigating a relationship with a man. Would some hidden doubt or anxiety bubble up if he knew people were viewing him as gay, or bisexual (experience with people's brains pointing to the former)?

Marcus opens the door for him, and all it does is leave a warm feeling in Dan's chest. He smiles, supposing maybe part of what attracts him to Marcus so much is the unfailing caring and sweetness.

By the time they've pulled away and Marcus is telling him about the possibility of friends getting to be a bit smug, Dan's perfectly comfortable in his seat, glancing over with quiet warmth. "I feel like I might owe Kat some flowers after she had to put up with, uh, in retrospect, a lot of oblivious pining. But if the psychic didn't see this coming, I think you're mostly off the hook."