LEO I woke up feeling energized. Spending the whole weekend with Sol, touching her, and hearing her laugh invigorated me in a way nothing else had ever done. I played soccer for years as a pup. Running up and down the field, maneuvering the ball, pushing my lungs and legs past their limits while playing a live-action chess game had been stimulating. Until it wasn’t. Then, it was school. I was already academically gifted, and pushing myself soon stopped having the same life-breathing effect. Right about that time, I started to mature physically and turned to chasing down other dopamine-inducing activities. Now, I had Sol. Making the girl that brought my life so much joy smile fulfilled me in a way nothing else ever had. And it wasn’t even hard to do. Maybe it came naturally to me becaus

