Story of a friendship prank from @higherupwellness

The creator tells a story about his friendship dynamic, which is based on pranking each other. He recounts how his friend asked for a meaningful quote his late father used to say, and as a prank, he also gave his friend a fake name for his father, 'Paul,' when his name was actually 'Mike.' The creator then reveals that for his birthday, his friend had the quote printed on a large canvas as a thoughtful gift, but hilariously attributed it to the fake name, 'Paul Smoak,' which he shows at the end of the video.

Creator: @higherupwellness on TikTok

Video format

Yap

Video outline

  1. State relatable premise
  2. Narrate a deceptive act
  3. Build suspense for the consequence
  4. Reveal the ironic physical payoff

Narrative framework

The Ironic Boomerang

Narrative framework logic

A narrative structure where a small, mischievous deception by the protagonist results in an unexpectedly permanent and ironic consequence, turning the prank back on them in a wholesome or humorous way.

Topics: Friendship, Comedy, Family

Concepts: Storytime

Formats: Yap

Elements: Jump Cut, B-Roll Cutaway

Account types: Personal Brand

Transcript excerpt

Your friendship is built on fucking with each other, this is what happens when one of you tries to be sweet and intentional. One of my best friends is Nick Comadina. He's also a creator on here. We've done events together and stuff. And the other day the other day, he texted me, and I don't know why, but he texted me and he said, what was that thing your dad used to always say to you? Have a good day. Best, and he was like, what was the rest? I said, have a good day. Be a good person. Be the kind of friend a friend would wanna have. My dad said that to me every day before he dropped me off at school when I was a kid. He's now passed away. It's a very meaningful quote to me. Later, he goes, what was your dad's name? For some reason, I feel like it was a Paul. And I went, yeah, bro. It was a Paul. I was trolling him. My dad's name is Mike. I was just bored and felt like fucking with him. I didn't know what he was gonna do with that. Few days later, we start talking. He starts giving me some shit. I was like, by the way, my dad's name is not Paul. He says, oh my god. And I said, what? He said, you will realize the magnitude of what you've done soon enough. And my birthday is tomorrow.

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