Yeah after reading all of this it kind of basically confirmed it for me that both of the main characters are autistic with different levels of masking on the spectrum. Or at least ML has some kind of neurodivergence that causes anxiety and other social deficits. FL can't mask well at all so she was diagnosed early but ML can mask well enough for other ppl to write him off as just weird or awkward. But they can both relate to each other and think similarly enough that they tolerate and understand each other. Say what you want but no neurotypical is gonna put up with either of them.
Yeah after reading all of this it kind of basically confirmed it for me that both of the main characters are autistic with different levels of masking on the spectrum. Or at least ML has some kind of neurodivergence that causes anxiety and other social deficits. FL can't mask well at all so she was diagnosed early but ML can mask well enough for other ppl to write him off as just weird or awkward. But they can both relate to each other and think similarly enough that they tolerate and understand each other. Say what you want but no neurotypical is gonna put up with either of them.