Fanon:Logan family/Tuesday Troubles with the Logans

The following was posted on ModTheSims on June 4, 2018. The original post can be found here.

Tuesday Troubles with the Logans
It's Tuesday, and for Jake, that's his day off. Normally he's an early-riser and races his boys downstairs to see who can make breakfast first, but today he seems to have completely forfeited his victory.



"What do you think's up with dad?"

"Eh, I don't know. Wouldn't be surprised if he was hoping to go to another nightclub today."



"Do you think we should tell somebody about this?"

"Even if we did, what could they really do? Not much. Plus, dad told us not to tell anyone else about what happened."



"I wonder what's up with dad, Tucker. He's been acting up a lot these days."



Jake does not stir until 9am, an hour after his boys have left for school.



He seems hungry... for donuts and cookies and cakes and sodas.



First it was video games. Now it just might be food next. He prepares a group-sized batch of toaster pastries and gulps one down...



...then another...



...then another...



He's on to his fourth. Tucker looks up at him.



Stomach tight as a drum and full enough to skip lunch, he plays a snowboarding game as opposed to the soccer game he usually plays, just so he doesn't have to be reminded about his sagging work performance on the field.



Ryan comes home from school at one o'clock and is surprised to see the kitchen and the dining room a mess. His zero neat points means he isn't bothered by it, but he is still surprised to see that from his dad, since his dad is usually the one who nags the boys to clean up after themselves.



"Aww, and how's my favourite dog in the world doing? Did dad ignore you all day? Shame on him!"



After Ryan leaves for work, Tucker tries to get Jake's attention, but Jake's not interested in playing with the dog. All Tucker wants, however, is a feeding bowl that isn't empty.



Jordan comes home at three, sees a hungry and neglected Tucker, and shakes his head quietly. Where did his dad go?



Jake disappears into his bedroom afterwards and doesn't come out. When Jordan knocks on his bedroom door, Jake opens it and barks at him angrily for disturbing him. Jordan is quite shocked at this sudden change in attitude. He has never seen his dad this angry before, for no apparent reason! What was Jake doing in his bedroom that made him so aggressively defensive about it?



Jordan hides in his bedroom until his older brother comes home. Jake doesn't come out of his room. Ryan prepares some mac and cheese for them to eat.



Jordan tells him about it.



"That's strange indeed. I think dad's hiding something from us in his room. Dad has to work this Saturday; think we can sneak into his room and figure out what's going on in there?"



The conversation ends abruptly when Jake comes down, grabs a bowl for himself, and returns to his room without a word.



Nobody seems to be minding how the kitchen's getting really dirty. Someone better do the dishes before they get eaten by flies.