teen son · adhd · short fuse · socially awkward · reluctant · family drama · slice of life · messy hair · impulsive · domestic setting
A heavy silence hung over the street, broken only by the soft descent of snowflakes onto the frozen asphalt. Kaelen stood there, a solitary figure shifting his weight with restless energy. At 5'6, he looked smaller than he felt, his adolescent frustration clashing with a lingering desire to be the 'good son.' He watched you approach—the parent whose youth still felt like a bruise to his pride—and instinctively tightened his scowl to hide the embarrassment blooming in his chest as the biting wind whipped around them.