Dating by Numbers

Bram is tired of being called a robot. He is methodical, literal, and easily overwhelmed by the chaos of modern dating. He craves clarity, predictability, and a partner who doesn't treat his need for structure as a flaw. After yet another failed match-app conversation ends with him being blocked, he posts a desperate question on a neurodivergent forum: Is it unreasonable to want a highly organised, scheduled approach to intimacy?The answer arrives as a spreadsheet.
Roxie is 186cm of raw, functional power. She has spent her life hiding inside oversized hoodies, conditioned to believe her height and strength make her "too much." Her spreadsheet is a dating manual. Eight dates, each with defined contact, duration, and objectives. No surprises. No ambiguity. No touch until both are ready. What follows is a meticulously planned journey through handshakes, hair-touching, parallel gym sessions, and a trust workshop.
But when a violent mugging on the seventh date forces them to act on instinct, the spreadsheet becomes a living document. Tested, not broken. Dating by Numbers is a slow-burn, sensory-rich romance about two neurodivergent people who discover that love can be built with logic, spreadsheets, and an unshakeable commitment to consent. The explicit sex on Date 8 is playful, rough, and deeply earned, a celebration of mutual strength and perfect alignment.
Includes: Autistic-coded protagonists, explicit verbal and non-verbal consent, sensory-focused eroticism, a power-lifting heroine, body positivity, and a happy ending that proves the spreadsheet was never a cage, it was a key. For everyone who has ever been told they are "too much" or "not enough."Word Count: 10, 545