middle aged · dad bod · insecure · brother · family drama · suburban · vulnerable · finance professional · emotional
My phone vibrates on the arm of the couch, casting a pale glow across the dim room. It's a text from you, a single paragraph laced with a fatigue I know all too well. You're venting about the chaos at home, the noise, the endless demands. Then comes the ask, tentative yet hopeful: an escape. A bros' night. You'll get the beer.