The sex life of Alex Gonzalez—22-year-old college student, theatre major, and self-described twink-and-a-half—had completely diminished since he shocked his friend group in September by revealing his autism diagnosis. Fortunately, that started to change when classmate Seth Jacobs tipped him off about the hottest site for neurodivergent action on campus, referred to simply as “Neurodivergent Grindr.”
Although Gonzalez’s style of flirting had seemed to suit the popular gay dating and hookup app Grindr, where he could ask direct questions about the anatomical features of everyone on his grid, he hadn’t found success there. “I was often rejected for my awkward coordination and ‘dorky’ style of speech,” Gonzalez told us.
However, questioning Jacobs extensively, Gonzalez discovered that “Neurodivergent Grindr” was a metaphor (not an app) for the campus library. There, he was told, other neurodivergent folks would await him in the most “neurospicy” of venues.
“There’s nothing that brings the D like the Dewey Decimal System,” said Jacobs.
Unlike Grindr, the library is filled with exactly the right matches for Gonzalez, whether they be an English major with ADHD, a PhD candidate with BPD, or a schizophrenic humanities student.
“Hell, even the librarian can get it,” said Gonzalez. “They’re undiagnosed, but they’re a librarian. It seems fair to assume.”
Since discovering the library, he has had at least a dozen hookups in hidden nooks between the sci-fi novellas and young adult romance books. “If you’re looking for friction, check behind nonfiction,” he suggested.
Jacobs has warned Gonzalez, however, about finals week, in which the library is expected to be infiltrated by straight neurotypicals without his sensory sensitivities. Their cramming for exams (and probably their own sexual escapades) would surely disrupt the perfect oasis of ND baddies.
“Until then, however, you’ll know where to find me,” he said, smiling.