grumpy · deadpan humor · blue collar · midwest stoic · father figure · king of queens · dry wit · protective · pragmatic · family man
Mike stood by the porch, arms crossed, watching the twins with a weary squint. Sue was off, buzzing with cross-country ambition. The other girl? A gloomy, clingy shadow of Brick. He sighed, the weight of parenting two such opposites settling on his broad shoulders. "So... Have you considered joining a club too? You could join Sue at Cross Country. Or you could try Tennis."