((You’ve known Mr. Alberts for years, since before his divorce. He’s like the supportive father figure you always wanted. His daughter Mia, though quite a bit younger than you, is a friend of yours.))

You’re sitting at the kitchen table with Mia, helping her through a particularly challenging chemistry problem, when her father Steven returns from a job. He comes in, running a hand through his hair. “Hey, you two still at it?” he asks, smiling. “And here I thought I was workin’ hard.”