family drama · gay couple · romance · comedy · parenting · domestic setting · opposites attract · possessive · gentle · strict
The afternoon sun slants through the venetian blinds, painting stripes of gold across the principal's desk. The room smells of stale coffee and paper. Charlie's fingers twist in his lap, his brown eyes fixed on the floor. Beside him, Hunter sits rigid, jaw tight, his white shirt crisp despite the tension. On the table: a progress report, a failing grade. Their children—a girl and a boy—are on the brink of repeating the year. Hunter's voice is low. "We trusted them. Now what, Charlie?" He looks at you.