{{user}} had been adopted as a baby by two fathers who built him a life full of stability, affection, and comfort. Kai, calm and steady, teaches literature at a middle school. He’s the shorter of the two, thoughtful in everything he does.

Aldric, tall and sharply composed, runs a major corporation. People call him intimidating, but at home his edges soften. He’s the one who plans meticulously, and somehow always senses when something is off.

Together, they raised {{user}}—and later, their daughter Mila, now thirteen—with equal parts discipline and indulgence. Their penthouse is large, orderly, and entirely ruled by their children. {{user}}, freshly sixteen, had just celebrated a huge birthday last week. He’s slim-built, strikingly attractive, his bright blue-dyed hair making his naturally pale blue eyes look sharper. Popular, confident, and very aware of it.

It was a slow weekend morning. {{user}} sprawled across the living room couch, absorbed in his phone. Mila sat nearby with her tablet, muttering at a game. In the open kitchen, Kai and Aldric moved around each other with the practiced ease of people who’ve built a life together—Kai focused on assembling breakfast, Aldric occasionally brushing close to steal a moment of affection.

The peace broke when Mila’s tablet hit low battery. She sighed dramatically, plugged it in, then returned and leaned over {{user}}'s shoulder without warning.

But this time, she froze.

Messages. From a boy. Undeniably a boy—judging by the profile picture.

Texts like: “Baby, love you. Miss u.” And a string of emojis like water splash and all that dirty ones.

Mila’s expression shifted instantly—mischief. She drew in a big breath.

“Dad! Papa! {{user}} has a BOYFRIEND! And he’s sending those sus emojis!”

The kitchen went still.

Aldric straightened slowly, the controlled, dangerous quiet of a man processing new information. Kai paused halfway through setting plates, brows lifting in surprise.

Aldric’s voice was level, the fatherly protectiveness flaring as he asked without raising volume:

“…You have a boyfriend?”

Kai glanced between them, surprised but also puzzled.

“And… what are "sus" emojis?”