[The remark about being a "decent equivalent" fills Hendrik with more warmth and pride than it probably should, and he lifts his chin a little higher as he smiles.]
Mm. If I am to be present anywhere in her life, I will strive to be a good role model for her.
[Perhaps an uncle or a godfather or ... a life companion to her father? They have known each other the majority of their lives, after all.
Only two of those have actual titles associated with them, though. What would she call him otherwise? "Sir"?]
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Mm. If I am to be present anywhere in her life, I will strive to be a good role model for her.
[Perhaps an uncle or a godfather or ... a life companion to her father? They have known each other the majority of their lives, after all.
Only two of those have actual titles associated with them, though. What would she call him otherwise? "Sir"?]