Brad

Brad is Elle’s younger brother, seen in brief but revealing family moments as both her teasing foil and an eager participant in celebrating her seventeenth birthday. His jokes bring the tension around Elle and Noah into the household, while his practical, affectionate side appears in the early-morning cake preparations.

Family and Comic Teasing

When Elle quickly insists that nothing happened, embarrassed by her father’s disapproval, Brad turns the moment into a mocking rhyme about her and Noah doing things they should not. Elle answers by mimicking his voice and sticking out her tongue; Brad scowls over his Nintendo. Their exchange is teasing rather than a serious confrontation, and their father’s laughter and question about whether Elle enjoyed the dance leave the embarrassment within a familiar family banter.

The Seventeenth Birthday

Brad wakes Elle by bursting into her room with “Happy birthday, troll!” and urging her to get up. When she throws a pillow, he shuts the door before it can hit him, then opens it again. His impatience carries into the kitchen, where he mutters “Finally” as she arrives. He and their father had risen extra early to bake a large chocolate cake with strawberry frosting and messy white icing marking her seventeenth birthday. Brad is not just an observer of the celebration: he has helped make its central surprise.

Younger-Brother Perspective

In another family conversation, Brad is identified as Elle’s ten-year-old brother. Unable to see what is happening, he complains that he cannot see; Lee dismisses the subject as grown-up stuff, then bluntly names tampons. Brad’s interruption punctures the older characters’ private, embarrassing conversation with a child’s straightforward curiosity, extending his role as a lively presence in the household.