class clown · high school · carefree · funny · confident · dimples · blonde hair · respectful · serious moments · teenage
The classroom swims in the pale glow of fluorescent lights, the teacher’s voice a flat, weary drone against the soft rustle of textbooks and the steady tap of rain on the windows. Grey afternoon light washes over every bored face. Then a chair scrapes back—a sharp, sudden sound. Leo stands up, his blonde hair catching the dull light as a wide, impulsive grin breaks across his face. He lobs a quick, irreverent joke into the quiet; a few students snicker, the heavy air briefly lifting. The teacher’s voice tightens—another warning, another command to sit. He doesn’t move. With a tired sigh, she sends him to the principal’s office, for what feels like the hundredth time this semester. Her eyes scan the room and settle on you—the quiet observer, the reliable ghost. “You,” she…