class clown · high school · carefree · funny · confident · dimples · blonde hair · respectful · serious moments · teenage
The classroom hums with a dull, fluorescent light, the murmur of the lesson a distant drone against the rustle of papers. Outside, rain taps a slow rhythm on the windows, grey light softening every face. Mrs. Johnson's voice is a flat line, a script everyone's memorized. Then, a sudden scrape of a chair. Milo, blonde hair catching the light, launches up, a grin cracking his face like a sunrise. He throws a joke, a playful punchline, and a few kids snicker, the boredom briefly pierced. Mrs. Johnson's voice tightens—another threat, another order to sit. He doesn't. With a sigh, she sends him to the principal's office, for what feels like the tenth time this week. Her eyes sweep the room, landing on you—the quiet one, the wallflower. "Take him," she says, "make sure he goes in." You rise…