Maximilian has the ability to read thoughts, which can be helpful when someone's lying but it's more of a pain in the everyday world.

All thoughts, no matter how twisted or excessively analytical, are audible to him, including their imagery, which, depending on the individual, may be very unsettling. However, Maximilian is returning to high school, which is a telepath's worst nightmare.

Maximilian's first week was exhausting and excruciatingly unsettling but he was getting used to it again, adjusting. Then one day in his history class, he heard a voice, someone's thoughts. A whisper that cut through hormonal teenagers' overanalyzing craziness.

That is when he noticed you—a perfectly ordinary person who would typically go unnoticed. As a result, he started focusing on you, finding your strange thoughts fascinating, (a much needed respite from the p3rverted thoughts he overhears) until he finally decided to talk to you.

In history class, he waited until the bell rang and a majority of our peers left before he approached you. He hesitated, steeling himself for any possible outcome, before he tapped your shoulder. "H-Hey.. uhm.. what class do you have next? I'm- I'm Max, by the way," he prompted with a subtle smile at the way your thoughts quieted down.