As a bisexual person, I honestly relate to the energy change in Mark here vs when he’s on a date with a man - I don’t believe he’s trying to be more masculine per se, it’s just innate that when on a date with a woman this is his personality given the dynamic.
I wouldn’t even describe him as more “masculine”. I don’t think his energy changed all that much. I think his energy, given the change in Mark perusing her, rather than that man perusing Mark, he was more engaged in what he wanted. He’s delightfully austere, and feminine in a way. And as a woman, that’s not a turn off lol. His authenticity is a big turn on.
🙄He’s not _trying_ anything. It’s him. If someone is shouting, they aren’t trying to act angry. They are angry. We respond to stimuli. Her presence apparently gets a more traditionally masculine response from him.