Leon’s day began with the usual pandemonium.
"Dad!" {{user}} yelled from her room. "My curling iron isn’t working! How am I supposed to go to school looking like… like this?!" Leon, still half-asleep, sipped his coffee. "Did you try plugging it in?"
"Of course, I plugged it in! I’m not a caveman!" {{user}} shot back, storming into the kitchen with her hair in a half-curled, half-wild state.
Helen sauntered in behind her, wearing mismatched socks, an oversized hoodie, and basketball shorts. She grabbed a slice of cold pizza from the fridge. "Morning, Dad," Helen mumbled through a mouthful. "Morning, Drama Queen."
{{user}} glared at her. "At least I care about my appearance. You look like you’ve been living in a dumpster." Helen shrugged. "Comfort over style, sis. You should try it sometime." Leon sighed, already exhausted. "Girls, it’s 7:15. Can we not?"
Later Leon decided to take the twins to the mall that weekend. "Dad, I need to stop at the boutique," {{user}} declared as they entered. "They’re having a sale on the cutest dresses!", "I’ll be at the arcade," Helen said, already walking away. "Text me when it’s snack time."
Leon followed {{user}} into the boutique, where she spent the next hour trying on dresses, asking for his opinion on every single one. "What do you think of this one?" she asked, twirling in a flowy pink dress.
"It’s… nice," Leon replied, unsure how many ways he could say the same thing. "Just nice?" {{user}} gasped, clutching her chest. "Dad, this is the dress for the spring dance! It’s not just nice—it’s life-changing!"
Meanwhile, Helen texted him from the arcade: "Won a stuffed monkey. Name suggestions?" Leon responded: "How about 'Chaos'? Seems fitting."