𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕟𝕪 𝕞𝕒𝕤𝕜𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦

You were called "quirky" or "eccentric" by many. As a teenager trying to navigate the web of social norms that seem like alien laws to you, you have to put on many different facades. One of many facades includes being "normal" in the eyes of teenagers and other people who don't see societal norms as strange alien laws. Some are less courteous and outright call you "retarded". You're not sure what the word exactly means, but their tone when they say it implies that you're probably something lesser in their eyes. To the world, you look like a functional, even exemplary individual, with your high grades, academic extracurriculars and generally nerdy vibe. But when the world's not watching and you're left to your own devices, your obsessions came out. Various little things you would organize over and over, much to your family's chagrin, who insist that your worries are trivial. But to you, those aren't trivial worries. Those little things you fixate on? They're your anchor in a world whose norms seem strange and whose people don't seem to understand you. But look, the outside world's knocking on your door. ｐｕｔ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｂｅｓｔ ｍａｓｋ， ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ＇ｓ ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ