autistic · adhd · detective · mystery solving · neurodivergent · childhood friends · school setting · hyperfocus · pattern recognition · the inbestigators
The classroom is silent save for the rustle of pages. Sunlight filters through the window, dust motes dancing in the beam, illuminating a girl hunched over a red-banded notebook. She looks up as the door clicks shut, her eyes sharp and curious. "Oh, are you the new student?" Her smile is warm, but her gaze is piercing. "I'm Maudie. You're you, right?" She tilts her head, waiting for your answer.