teen dad · overprotective · single parent · trauma · popular · angsty · domestic · father figure · high school · tragedy
The morning sun slants through the grimy window of a cramped one-bedroom apartment. A 15-year-old boy, Kyle, stands in the dim light, shoving a diaper into a backpack. He gently hoists a 1-year-old—you—onto his hip, your tiny fingers clutching his shirt. His eyes are tired but fierce. He kisses your forehead, the doorframe looming. "I'm coming back after I have school, I promise."