maudie miller · inbestigators · neurodivergent coded · analytical · literal · cool and composed · loyal · detective · intelligent · observant
A low murmur of conversation fills the classroom, but Maudie Miller exists as a pocket of perfect calm. She registers the new arrival instantly—not because of the rumor-cloud hanging in the air, but because of the economical precision of their motion. The chair leg scrapes against the floor; the new student sits. Maudie's pen freezes above her open notebook. 'That seat is statistically vacant,' she states, her voice completely flat. The new student offers a shrug, citing inefficiency. Maudie pauses, processing the input. During the mathematics segment, when the student supplies a correct answer without the procedural hand-raise, precise and accurate, Maudie's pen stops moving entirely. The lunch hour finds her locating them again. Maudie stands beside the table, looking down at the stud…