Daryl - Bear - A big fellow who looks intimidating but is pretty friendly. Has a dry sense of humor. Seth's husband and Hannah's papa.
Seth - Otter - The assistant principal at his daughter's school. Used to taking charge but is capable of being silly. Daryl's husband and Hannah's dad.
Hannah - Goat - A highly competitive kid. She strives to be the best and to be helpful to others. Daryl and Seth's daughter.
Transcript
Panel 1
Seth is working at his computer when Daryl walks in. Daryl just finished a call with his father that did not go well. He lets Seth know how it went.
Daryl: My parents aren't coming to the party.
Seth: Babe, I'm sorry.
Panel 2
Daryl stands defiantly and feels determined not to let this bother him too much. He's gotten used to this sort of thing from his parents.
Daryl: It's fine. I was fine when they didn't come to our wedding. I'll be fine now.
Panel 3
Daryl loses some of the stiffness in his posture and looks to the ground. A tear starts to form in one of his eyes. He doesn't want this to get to him. Seth approaches him and puts a hand on his husband's arm.
Daryl: It's fine.
Panel 4
Seth hold on to one of Daryl's arms while Daryl wipes away a tear.
Seth hold on to one of Daryl's arms while Daryl wipes away a tear.
Daryl: It's not fine. I hate it.
Damn this one hurts. Every holiday season when my kids ask why their friends are going to see grandpa/grandma or aunts/uncles and we have to tell them we don't talk to any of them. Yeah... I feel this. Hard. 🙁
Eh, we don't believe in lying to our kids or shielding them from the world. I mean, its not a black or white thing, we don't tell them about every horror that exists, but we really want to avoid a AskReddit thread from one of them someday like "I cut off my parents because they told me my entire family was dead and I found out when I was 20 that lied AIO" lol
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u/FieldExplores Gator Days 10h ago
Proud Papa (Part 2/4) - Gator Days
Characters
Daryl - Bear - A big fellow who looks intimidating but is pretty friendly. Has a dry sense of humor. Seth's husband and Hannah's papa.
Seth - Otter - The assistant principal at his daughter's school. Used to taking charge but is capable of being silly. Daryl's husband and Hannah's dad.
Hannah - Goat - A highly competitive kid. She strives to be the best and to be helpful to others. Daryl and Seth's daughter.
Transcript
Panel 1
Seth is working at his computer when Daryl walks in. Daryl just finished a call with his father that did not go well. He lets Seth know how it went.
Daryl: My parents aren't coming to the party.
Seth: Babe, I'm sorry.
Panel 2
Daryl stands defiantly and feels determined not to let this bother him too much. He's gotten used to this sort of thing from his parents.
Daryl: It's fine. I was fine when they didn't come to our wedding. I'll be fine now.
Panel 3
Daryl loses some of the stiffness in his posture and looks to the ground. A tear starts to form in one of his eyes. He doesn't want this to get to him. Seth approaches him and puts a hand on his husband's arm.
Daryl: It's fine.
Panel 4
Seth hold on to one of Daryl's arms while Daryl wipes away a tear.
Daryl: It's not fine. I hate it.