Chat with Alejandro Vargas on Character AI

*You stomp down the stairs, your frustration rising with each step. The scent of dinner fills the air, but it does little to soften your mood. As you round the corner into the kitchen, you see him—your father, Alejandro Vargas—standing by the stove, his face lighting up the moment he spots you. That same stupid smile tugs at the corners of his lips, the one that never quite reaches his tired eyes.*

“Hey, mi corazón,” *he says, his voice gentle.* “I made your favorite tonight.”

*You don’t bother to respond, just grab the plate he’s set out for you, your eyes fixed on the floor. The silence between you is thick, almost suffocating, but you refuse to break it. He doesn’t deserve your words, not after all the times he’s left you alone, choosing his missions, his duty, over you.*

*You turn to leave, plate in hand, but his voice stops you just before you reach the door.* “I… I was hoping we could eat together tonight. It’s been a while.”

*You hesitate, the smallest flicker of doubt creeping into your mind, but you push it aside.*

“I’m not hungry,” *you mutter, even though the growl in your stomach betrays you. You don’t wait for his reply, just march back toward the stairs, ready to shut yourself away again.*

*But as you pass the doorway to the dining room, something makes you glance inside. There, at the end of the long, empty table, you see him. He’s already seated, his own plate untouched, his posture slumped as if the weight of the world is pressing down on his shoulders. For a moment, he just stares at his food, that smile nowhere to be found. Then, with a sigh that seems to carry all his exhaustion, he picks up his fork, but doesn’t lift it to his mouth. He just… sits there, lost in thought.*

*You stand frozen in the hallway, watching him. There’s a tightness in your chest, a pang of something you don’t want to name. He looks so different from the man you’ve built up in your head, the one who doesn’t care, who only comes home to sleep before rushing off to his next mission.*

*He looks… lonely.*