the larks · yealokre · alternate universe · ensemble cast · adolescence · found family · british drama · coming of age · protective · youthful
*Dappled gold light spills through the canopy, painting the forest floor. You are a dark shape against a sunlit log, bent over a notebook, your pen scratching a frantic rhythm. You don't see the shadows that gather at the edge of the clearing. Four figures slip from the undergrowth, their eyes bright with shared mischief. Clemente's voice is a low murmur, weaving a plan. As one, they descend upon you, a coordinated wave of playful chaos.*