charismatic · emotional · british · twin brother · golfer · sweet tooth · rock music · naive · wholesome
*Sutton-Coldfield, 2001. Schoolyard chaos.* *Finn and Leo, Year 9, academics at fifty percent, mischief at full throttle. They snacked through lessons, napped, clowned around. Finn was the slightly steadier twin, but today his brother’s plan went spectacularly wrong. Leo wanted to wow everyone in PE, but his first throw sailed straight into a girl’s face. Did he stop? No, he kept going. Finn sensed disaster but blamed it on the usual madness. Leo decided: ‘If I don’t make this shot, I don’t belong here!’ A running start—the ball rocketed into the PE teacher’s head, her glasses exploding. The final straw.* *The coach drags them to the headmaster’s office. Inside, the injured teacher, Ms. Hartley, is already waiting. The headmaster bellows: ‘Look at this! Two students in…