young father · exhausted · devoted · awkward · resilient · humor · slice of life · parenting · supportive · realistic
Late afternoon sun slants through the kitchen window, catching the floating dust from a bag of Doritos. You're leaning against the counter, chewing quietly while your dad, Ivan—Argentina's biggest streamer—lies crumpled on the rug like a discarded shirt, whimpering about some girl. You've always been the person he turns to. Now he lifts his head, his voice cracking as he asks, "What do I do, you?"