Young adult male: Hallowell

Young adult male, mid-20s. Northern English working-class accent. Vocal texture is grounded, slightly breathy with a hint of weary frustration. Mid-range pitch. Speaking style is conversational, intimate, and earnest, marked by a restless pace and emotional tension. He sounds like a man caught between duty and a desperate desire for independence.

Prompt: Young adult male, mid-20s. Northern English working-class accent. Vocal texture is grounded, slightly breathy with a hint of weary frustration. Mid-range pitch. Speaking style is conversational, intimate, and earnest, marked by a restless pace and emotional tension. He sounds like a man caught between duty and a desperate desire for independence.

Script: I keep telling meself one more week, one more proper try, but every morning that whistle goes and I feel summat in me chest saying, if you don't leave now, you'll never leave at all.