#but dirk dont quit strider cant see the difference between a dead horse and a live one

[sicklyseraphnsuch]

Maladaptive daydreaming includes John and Dirk acquiring a child (reasons pending), with John offering Dirk assurances that he's not Bro, and John being somewhat confident in his capacity to care for a kid

Only for the whole thing to flip turnwise when John's attempts at fatherly bonding activates his hyper repressed grief and latent PTSD so he ends up the avoidant, deadbeat Dad and Dirk throwsdown with him every single time John misses little junior's talent show or PTA meeting

Side Note: Dirk is THE PTA parent, and rules the PTA with a titanium fist and they're basically a paramilitary organization now

(you dont want to know what he did to his only rival)