33M from QLD Australia looking for long-term friendships

Hi all

I'm looking to make long-term friends. I've always struggled with making friends, as I'm pretty shy and introverted. I would like someone near me (Brisbane, Australia) but just online is also fine. I just want to find someone to talk to everyday and who likes me enough not to ghost me and is actually interested in becoming best friends. Also, warning, I'm not great at small talk, I might let the conversation die because I run out of things to say 😂 but once I am comfortable with you, I can talk for hours haha

About me: originally from Italy, I made the big move to Australia 7 years ago, and since then I have been struggling making real friends.

Some of my interests:

1. Movies/tv shows: MCU and anything fantasy/sci-fi. Big LOTR fan.

2. MMORPGS: I play WoW daily but open to others as well. Really interested in trying out FFXIV free trial.

3. Nintendo games, especially Pokemon.

4. Board games and DnD

5. Language learning

6. Travelling and food

7. Anime and manga: some of my all-time favourites are Naruto, One Piece and FMA

My DMs are always open. Feel free to send me a message :)