How do I make my feelings clear about a person I have met online very recently?
Burner just in case they see this. I (25M) have been playing video games online for over 10 years and, like most people, have made friendships with random people but have never had any of these become romantic (generally I don't think long distance / online relationships would work for me). About 3 months ago I got invited to a discord group and have very infrequently joined them for some games, but usually kept my mouth shut because I am pretty socially awkward.
After one session, one person (25F) sent me a private message, they had seen that we both owned a specific 2-player coop game they wanted to play and asked if I would be up for playing it with them. I had said yes, but because life got busy we didn't actually start playing it until about a week ago. Maybe I am being very silly, but I felt like we really hit it off and got along really well. She is very fun, kind and smart and I feel we share a lot of interests. Conversation has felt incredibly easy and we have a very similar sense of humour.
Since starting the game, we have hung out together for a few hours every night and have now even moved on to a new game. If I had met someone in real life, for example like through mutual friends, and felt this kind of a connection I would feel it would be natural to consider asking to take them out sometime. My confusion comes from this all being online. I do not know what this person looks like, and neither do they know what I look like, but I honestly feel really attracted to them just purely based on their personality and the connection we have made.
Part of me thinks we could become really good friends, and I don't want to jeopardise that. At the same time, I can't help wondering whether, if she happened to feel the same way, staying quiet now might mean we both end up settling into a purely platonic friendship, and I wont know whether there was potential for something more. Maybe its better to just let her know what I'm thinking now so were both on the same page?
Has anyone else been in a situation like this? Do I seem crazy and like I'm getting carried away or is it worth seeing what she thinks?