Burden

But he really, really didn’t want to have to deal with all of his stress alone. He couldn’t exactly talk to any of his friends. Talking to Brian always turned into more stress. Craig probably wouldn’t care. Joseph would get preachy, and Robert would convince him to drink. And alcohol was just flat out yucky when he was feeling this small. And, anyway, going to another dad felt kind of like he was cheating on Daddy. Even if he and Hugo didn’t have a romantic or sexual relationship, it would feel like a betrayal to go to someone else for that comfort. So, he was stuck in between a rock and a hard place.