#the man the dilf the legend
“Gruff older protagonist with no ties to anyone is forced by circumstances to begrudgingly become the caretaker of a heavily neurodivergent-coded, neglected and misunderstood child, only to become attached and extremely protective of them before finally having the epiphany of oh. I’m. Im this kid’s parent now, ain’t I?” is still one of my favorite plots and it works every time
