Stressed Dad

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'youre supposed to feel okay after youve rested.' ey seem genuinely confused, 'is. is being in pain before and after you wake up not normal.'

“Not usually.”

'are you sure youre not the tired one. that doesnt sound possible.'

“I’m always tired these days, I’m afraid.”

'oh. that sounds difficult to deal with are you okay do you need help.'

“I’m alright.”

'okay.'

“Do you want a nap?”

he nictates blearily a few times and scrubs his face once more, exhaustion from the last week catching up to him all at once, but alas he answers with a quave of his head. foolish boy.

“Oh well uh. I’ve got some magic, being sleep and all, could give you a peaceful sleep if you ever need one.”

ey try not to hunch in on emself upon feeling an all too familiar irritation settling across eir shoulders or a familiar dread pooling in eir stomach at the offer of a sleeping aid knowing what she did with them but after a few moments of inattentive thought ey nod as best as ey can without causing more irritation before ey can prevent it.

“Alright, anything you all need?”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'youre supposed to feel okay after youve rested.' ey seem genuinely confused, 'is. is being in pain before and after you wake up not normal.'

“Not usually.”

'are you sure youre not the tired one. that doesnt sound possible.'

“I’m always tired these days, I’m afraid.”

'oh. that sounds difficult to deal with are you okay do you need help.'

“I’m alright.”

'okay.'

“Do you want a nap?”

he nictates blearily a few times and scrubs his face once more, exhaustion from the last week catching up to him all at once, but alas he answers with a quave of his head. foolish boy.

“Oh well uh. I’ve got some magic, being sleep and all, could give you a peaceful sleep if you ever need one.”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'youre supposed to feel okay after youve rested.' ey seem genuinely confused, 'is. is being in pain before and after you wake up not normal.'

“Not usually.”

'are you sure youre not the tired one. that doesnt sound possible.'

“I’m always tired these days, I’m afraid.”

'oh. that sounds difficult to deal with are you okay do you need help.'

“I’m alright.”

'okay.'

“Do you want a nap?”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'youre supposed to feel okay after youve rested.' ey seem genuinely confused, 'is. is being in pain before and after you wake up not normal.'

“Not usually.”

'are you sure youre not the tired one. that doesnt sound possible.'

“I’m always tired these days, I’m afraid.”

'oh. that sounds difficult to deal with are you okay do you need help.'

“I’m alright.”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'youre supposed to feel okay after youve rested.' ey seem genuinely confused, 'is. is being in pain before and after you wake up not normal.'

“Not usually.”

'are you sure youre not the tired one. that doesnt sound possible.'

“I’m always tired these days, I’m afraid.”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'youre supposed to feel okay after youve rested.' ey seem genuinely confused, 'is. is being in pain before and after you wake up not normal.'

“Not usually.”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little

834434 tilts his head slightly, 'iʼm glad you're happy but do you like men'.

“Uh- yes—“

'great! how do you raise a child.'

“I- hm?” He blinks, thrown off by the topic change

834434 rubs the space in between his eyes before elaborating, '735544143 is pregnant. and. you're old. very old. must be sixty. but yes uh children. child, even. how do i not kill it.'

“I— I’m not even 40-“ Remy stutters, baffled

'you're kind of like a child though. fragile. deprived of sleep. clueless.'

“I feel like I’m supposed to be insulted by that—“

'if you want.'

He shakes his head a little

'you seen felix recently?'

“Briefly, after he and Alex got into some trouble..”

'oh yeah the head.' ey nod and rub eir face, 'speaking of heads did you ever play smacker as a youngin'

“The head?”

'no smacker. played a real intense game with 834634 when we were kids. ended up on the med-wing for three months.' * his hands seem to prance as he signs, a type of joyous dance, indicating humour in a seemingly inhumane act of moral defiance from his younger years.

Remy frowns, “Why were you- what—“

'the head is a different thing entirely. called a caput in latin you know? latins wired. doesnt make sense. jumps around more than english. anyway what were you saying.'

“You seem tired.”

'no iʼm like this when iʼm. no. this is normal this is me my state of life. when i am sleepless.'

“Tired.” Remy repeats

'not tired.'

“When was the last time you got some good sleep?”

834434 pauses to think about that, 'what do you consider good sleep. other than you. you're a good guy.'

“Thanks. Yknow. Sleep that makes you feel rested and better when you wake up.”

'do you like men?'

“I.. am very gay.” He nods a little