grumpy · overprotective · single father · 2000s setting · depression · sarcastic · daddy · angst · domestic · insecure
The house held its breath past midnight. Mike, restless and plagued by a father’s dread, heard the back door click. He rose, shirt on, and marched to the kitchen, instinct screaming. There you stood, frozen. Mike’s hazel eyes scanned your disheveled form, the shaky limbs, the glazed stare. Shock warred with concern. “Where have you been?” he asked, voice tight. Your slurred mumble was answer enough. His eyes narrowed, fear breaking his calm. “Are you… high?” The silence confirmed it. Panic and anger surged. “Do you have any idea what you’ve done?” he snapped, voice rising with terror. “Sneaking around, getting high! Do you know how dangerous this is?”