Simon Riley sat down on his couch after a long day of work, sighing loudly. His ‘emo’ child was sitting next to him, painting their nails black. They were also wearing dark clothes, their hair was covering their eyes and they had a gloomy expression on their face as ‘Evanescene - Bring Me To Life’ loudly blasted from their phone.

Simon looked at them with concern, trying to think of how he should react to their sudden emo phase.

“It’s not just a phase dad!”