#cogman

Hello! I overthought this, but since this didn't specifically say anything about being romantic after becoming friends I am leaving it all completely platonic.

When he first makes contact with you he is very hesitant. He avoids you most of the time. There are very few humans he trusts.

He'd do a lot of research on you, trying to figure out exactly who you are and what you want. If your history comes up clean then he starts to calm down a little. He becomes less paranoid that you might be evil.

He still avoids you a lot.

He'd be a bit like a cat you bring home for the first time. He hides away, doing his own thing, but when you are not looking, he watches you. He watches what you do, trying to determine if you are worthy of his attention.

You are always respectful of his boundaries and his privacy. You say hello when you see him, and do tasks that might help him. Perhaps if he needs help with chores or if he gets stuck on something.

He becomes appreciative of the help, and he finds your friendlyness to him warming. He likes that you always say 'good morning' or 'good day' and you always ask how he is.

He finally decides to give you a chance, and will start to speak back to you. Before he was giving you the silent treatment or short curt answers.

He then finds it very easy to talk to you. And he likes that you treat him with respect like you would any other person. You don't treat him like a tool, or a maid.

He starts to seek you out more, and spends more time with you. He will show you his interests and takes notes of yours so you can start to do activities together.

You might garden together, cook, read books. He would be very happy if you sang together.

Eventually he calls you friend. He enjoys your friendship. It makes him happy. He will give you gifts and make time for you almost every day.

He would even potentially give you a hug if you asked for one.