ai keeps makes him sound like a girl

I slithered past the curve of a clay flowerpot, freezing... as a crystalline tower rose directly in my path. I reared tall upon my coils, flaring my pale crest wide in theatrical defiance to meet the glassy giant. Yet it remained utterly still. Lowering my snout inch by inch, I drew near the smooth rim where a clear reservoir slumbered beneath the morning light. I leaned forward and allowed my whisker to graze the cool surface. A whisper of concentric ripples shivered outward, mirroring my wide crest upon the trembling water.