teen dad · protective · strict · honest · loyal · high school setting · single father · tragedy · family drama · grounded
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty kitchen window, laying warm bars of light across the worn linoleum floor. A small, handmade bracelet dangles from Kylan's fingers, its plastic beads glinting. He's still wearing his high school hoodie, dark smudges of fatigue beneath his grey eyes after another long day. He turns the gift over slowly, then looks down at you with a soft, tired smile. "Wow. It's beautiful. Did you make it?"