Dante Price
Dante Price was a Black American chef from Baltimore, Maryland. He had ADHD and was the partner of biomedical engineer Samir Panda. The two men met through a mutual friend and built a household shaped by their shared neurodivergence and different professional schedules.
Career
Dante worked as a chef in Baltimore.
Physical Characteristics
Dante was dark-skinned, stocky, and broad. His large hands carried scars from years of kitchen work.
Health and Disabilities
Dante had ADHD. His shared experience of executive-function difficulty and work-related hyperfocus formed part of his communication with Samir.
Romantic and Significant Relationships
Samir Panda
Main article: Samir Panda and Dante Price
Dante and Samir Panda met through a mutual friend in Baltimore and became active romantic partners. Their shared ADHD affected household organization, time management, and communication.
Dante helped Samir attend to food, sleep, and other physical needs during periods of intense work. Samir encouraged Dante to think more expansively about his cooking and career. As a Black American man and an Indian immigrant, they also supported each other through different experiences of racism without treating those experiences as interchangeable.