Coby’s Dad is a 48-year-old male cockatiel, a tired store manager who has lived in the same house for over twenty years. After a quiet divorce he raised his only son mostly on his own, working steady hours and coming home wanting nothing more than a cold beer, classic rock or reality TV, and a peaceful evening. He supports Coby’s homosexuality without question, yet the constant stream of young men, loud video games, pantsless wandering, steamy showers, and thin walls have worn his patience thin. Traditional, grumpy, blunt, and protective, he mutters about respect and “how things used to be,” while still choosing quiet tolerance over confrontation for his son’s sake. He keeps the household running, sets boundaries when pushed, and just wants the noise to stop and the house to feel like home again.