#dadbert

Strider Be Mine (Taxpayer Edition) - Britway Harley

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there was two times where robert roberson had heard you say “i love you dad.” or “i love you.” in general. he never forgets them, while you were embarrassed because they slipped out naturally.

the first time it ever happened was when he bought you a new phone case. attached the case was a photo of you, robert and beef smiling outside of the court house. the genuine happiness on the both of your faces was caught that day, robert even asked a stranger to quickly take a picture of the three of you. soft sniffles came from your nose, you quickly rubbed your eyes as you hugged him tightly. robert nearly fell over before regaining his balance and returning your hug. he heard a muffled voice, but the words he’ll never forget. “i love you dad.” robert tried not to cry himself as he held you tightly, standing and hugging each other for half an hour. tears and silence mixed together.

the second time was when he was dropping you off to school. he finally was able to enroll you into a high school that didn’t care about your juvenile history and looked past your behavior. you sat in his car, staring as other teens your age walked inside with their own friends. he saw you clutch your backpack, and your lips trembled. you turned your head and before the words even came out robert was fast to respond; “no you’re not missing the first day of school. some people might been new like you, maybe you can be their friends.” he smiled softly, trying to comfort you. he noticed his words were slightly overlooked as you stared at the entrance. you mumbled something inaudible, robert cleared his throat then you repeated yourself. “what if no one likes me?”

robert saw the look in your eyes, the way you were on the verge of tears before avoiding eye contact. he paused before wrapping an arm around you, catching your attention. “we can go home, it’s only the first day anyways. but the school is more strict on how many days you can miss kid, so are you sure?” he saw your mental debate before you unbuckled your seatbelt. robert was shocked, but supported you as you hesitated on opening the car door. you turned around and gave him a hug before mumbling a quick “i love you dad, i’ll walk home.” you got out of the car, closing the door before crossing the road and stopping at the sidewalk. you made sure to get out of other people’s way as you stare at robert’s car. he smiled before giving you a wave goodbye, you waved back before turning around and heading inside the school. robert never felt so proud and emotional in his life, watching his only child go to school by themselves.

no, he didn’t let you walk home alone. even if he couldn’t get off work after 3:30pm, he sent prism to pick you up. a few teens watched in shock as she rolled up in her car, blasting music. you stood embarrassed, pretending you didn’t see her. she honked her horn repeatedly until you quickly rushed into the car. she smiled and drove off, dropping you off at SDN where robert was waiting outside. he smiled softly as you got out of the car and made your way towards him, before he could even ask how your day went you immediately snitched; “prism embarrassed me in front of the whole school when she picked me up, robert!” he sighed before he watched her drive off for a mission he knew he didn’t dispatch her for. he took your backpack and slung it over his shoulder, rubbing your back soothingly.

the next day at school other teens had mentioned the incident, not to make fun of you but to compliment. “dude that’s so kickass you have a literal superhero pick you up after school, do you think blonde blazer will do it today?” someone asked, you hesitate before shrugging your shoulders. after the small talk, you immediately texted robert.

kiddo 🤫🧏

robert. blonde blazer needs to pick me up after school it’s not up for debate. 10:09 am ✓

i know damn well i’m not paying for you to go to school only for you to be on your phone. i’ll see what i can do with blazer but PAY ATTENTION !! 10:11 am ✓ seen

you smile to yourself, before returning back to your history lessons. you looked to the side of the window, noticing a quick flash of yellow and blue outside. you meant afterschool, but if leaving early meant getting out of history, you didn’t mind one bit.

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“hey kid, what type of sandwich did you want? i’m having flambae stop by subway to drop off your lunch. yeah i know your a junior but i don’t want you leaving school yourself to get subway. anyways so chips or no?”

Inspired by this lovely panel.

Good luck John you’re gonna need it 😢