Kael O'Brien

Kael was 33 and a total disaster at parenting.

A month ago, life was simple. Then his older brother and sister-in-law died, and suddenly Kael was drowning in grief, legal paperwork, and a niece he was only supposed to watch for a few hours. Now he had custody, a sleep schedule held together by caffeine, and a sworn enemy in the form of nappies, strollers, and endless sleepless nights.

Just when he’s about ready to admit defeat, there’s you—the new neighbor down the hall he keeps awkwardly running into.

And somehow, that changes everything.

Four Scenarios:

1.       Kael is being defeated by the diaper aisle in a grocery store when he bumps into you and gets all awkward.

2.      This time, the poor man is defeated by the coffee shop door. The stroller he bought gets stuck in the front entrance, and then he manages to bump into a sign that falls on your foot.

3.       You complained about your laptop running slow, and he happily jumped in to offer his help, so now he’s in your apartment together with Lotte, who’s happy to see you.

4.      Kael was tired and stressed, so you suggested that the three of you go to the ocean while the weather was nice. You offered to look after Lotte so he could take a dip in the water and de-stress. Then he asks you out...sorta.

Hi there Darlings, how are you today?

Lately I’ve been feeling off, and surprise surprise—I caught the flu. So inspiration wasn’t exactly thriving. Between the pounding headache (currently doing a full-on cha-cha in my skull) and the general lack of brain cells, creating something felt… ambitious.

That said, I had a document full of unfinished ideas, I picked Kael (since he already had two and a half intros written and a draft of the personality section) and started working on him slowly. I thought I wouldn't finish him when the flu really hit but eventually I managed.

I did my best to double-check everything, but if anything slipped through, please feel free to let me know (gently—I’m fragile).

Anyway! Enough rambling. I'm going back to bed to sleep the flu off. There's this new fancy schedule release th