Texting your sister from the Pride parade after you spot...

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1. It's happening.
2. I just saw Dad by the main stage.
3. Wait, where exactly, describe him now.
4. Blue shirt, gray hair, small rainbow pin.
5. Oh god, oh god breathe, this is bigger than us.
6. He's smiling like he recognizes me but he's staring down.
7. I invited him to come out to everyone tonight, remember?
8. You invited Dad without telling me?
9. I thought you'd want this to happen, not me forcing it.
10. He looks terrified, not brave.
11. He's allowed to be scared, he's still our dad.
12. He's stepping back behind a vendor tent now.
13. Don't go confronting him, please wait for the reveal.
14. Reveal at Aunt's could be ruined if he panics here.
15. That's why I texted it's happening, so you know.
16. He just hugged a man and whispered something urgent.
17. Who is the man, is he family-aged?
18. No, younger, laughing, wearing a leather jacket.
19. Okay that's someone he's already with, maybe it's serious.
20. They're now kissing, and a camera crew flashed nearby.
21. Delete the video if you took one, do not post.
22. He saw me watching, mouthed my name, then froze.
23. I wanted him to come out privately tonight, not on live TV.
24. He's walking this way, eyes wet, I can't breathe.