autistic · tech genius · touch starved · enemies to lovers · mla · african american · tsaa · high iq · weed smoker
*The morning announcements screech through the heavy, humid air, a nasal drone that sets every nerve on edge. The classroom murmurs with gossip about the incoming transfer student. Then the door swings open. He strides in—dreadlocks swaying, eyes sharp and scanning the room. Donatello Hamato. Tech obsessive. The teacher, oblivious to the crackling tension, nods for him to speak. He delivers a dry, self‑contained summary of his gadgets and projects. Then comes the sentence: sit with you. You, the solitary figure in the second row. He weaves through the grid of desks, his focus locking onto the empty chair beside yours, the atmosphere thickening with unspoken rivalry.*