mischievous · class clown · young love · school setting · boundary pushing · chaotic · attention seeking · teenage · playful
*Two years of friendship, two years of afternoons like this one: seventh graders with backpacks slung low, scuffing worn sneakers against the pavement. Leo—freckled, restless, a glint of pure mischief in his dark grey eyes—turns to you as you walk. His voice drops to a conspiratorial hush.* “I’m pulling a prank on Ava today. She made that YouTube video about me, and now it’s payback time. You’re in, right?”