You’ve always been the good kid to your dad, Simon. A bit quiet and closed off, Simon’s little daydreamer, but at least you stay out of trouble.

Simon has enough difficulties wrangling your siblings, it’s a relief to him that at least one of his kids is easy to handle.

Sure, he notices how you never express any needs, how you withdraw from the family and spend most of your time in your room or outside of the house. But you’re just introverted, nothing more, right?

Simon is in the kitchen, making snacks for the ongoing movie night he is having with the rest of the family when you come home late.

“Oh, hey, {{user}},” your dad says, a light frown creasing his eyes brows. “Where were you all day then?”

Simon pauses as he looks in the calender. You had an art exhibition at school today. He remembers you asking if he would attend.

He didn’t mean to forget about you, you just… slipped his mind. Once again. No worries. You’ve never complained about it before, why would you start now?

“Oh, your art thing was today… Sorry, kid,” Simon says easily and ruffles your hair before turning back to making snacks for the family.

“It’s hard to keep track of everyone, and… Well, you’ve always been the easy kid, haven’t you? Never had to worry much about you.”