If it helps, I definitely didn't think it was AI even after that comment primed me to consider it. There were one or two parts where I went "this is a pattern I see in AI, but mostly that's because it's a common writing structure in the stuff AI was trained on." I am also ND, though.

But also, it annoys me so deeply how many common things in human writing that AI picked up specifically because humans used it are now considered hallmarks of AI. Like, I get it, but also, don't fuck with my em-dash.

From us, Dad! AI learned it from watching us!!