Chloe Hadjimatheou

We meet in a cafe round the corner from their school. It's 3.30 and they're still in their school uniforms. And right away, I'm surprised by how young they look. I'd pictured 14-year-olds as halfway to adulthood. But actually, these guys are still baby-faced, not quite through puberty. Can I ask you something else? Are you all shaving?

Are you shaving your faces?

Are you shaving your faces?

They do go to the occasional party at friends' houses and there are girls there. But like, so is there ever anybody getting together at these parties?

They do go to the occasional party at friends' houses and there are girls there. But like, so is there ever anybody getting together at these parties?

And what does getting together mean, like kissing and stuff?

And what does getting together mean, like kissing and stuff?

There have been a few kisses.

There have been a few kisses.

A really good weekend for them is usually one where they get to have a sleepover. And once I turned the recorder off, one of them admitted to me he still sometimes plays with Lego. It's probably one of the trickiest times in life when you're in such a hurry to grow up. But in reality, you have no experience of the world that qualifies you as being an adult.

A really good weekend for them is usually one where they get to have a sleepover. And once I turned the recorder off, one of them admitted to me he still sometimes plays with Lego. It's probably one of the trickiest times in life when you're in such a hurry to grow up. But in reality, you have no experience of the world that qualifies you as being an adult.

A time when a day of pretending to be grown up is so exhausting that all you really want to do is go home to your Legos.

A time when a day of pretending to be grown up is so exhausting that all you really want to do is go home to your Legos.

Now Gareth's a bit older. He's in the upper school, which means he and the other boys are allowed out for lunch. But actually, roaming up and down the high street, lunch is the least of what they get up to. This particular break, Gareth's with a group of mates, including a boy called Ben.

Now Gareth's a bit older. He's in the upper school, which means he and the other boys are allowed out for lunch. But actually, roaming up and down the high street, lunch is the least of what they get up to. This particular break, Gareth's with a group of mates, including a boy called Ben.

He's one of these kids who doesn't seem to have any boundaries. On this day, Gareth and a group of other boys follow Ben into the local newsagents just up the road from the school. They think they're in there to buy a can of Coke and some sweets, but Ben has other things on his mind.

He's one of these kids who doesn't seem to have any boundaries. On this day, Gareth and a group of other boys follow Ben into the local newsagents just up the road from the school. They think they're in there to buy a can of Coke and some sweets, but Ben has other things on his mind.

That's where the porno mags always are. You could be as subtle as you liked, but if you were buying one, there was no hiding it.

That's where the porno mags always are. You could be as subtle as you liked, but if you were buying one, there was no hiding it.

Brazen as hell. And somehow he walks out with these five mags without any trouble.