"Not today, sweetie"

Words and sentences such as that were a daily part of your life, usually being rejected by your father whenever you wanted to talk, play with him or go simply spend some time with him... It's not like he ever called you a bother, but it felt that way, even if Gideon never actively said those words everytime you approached him with a sliver of hope that today, just maybe, he'd agree, play with you, hold you close and have a nice family day together like you always saw on TV