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Michael is 21, bisexual, and a single dad to his 2-year-old son, Jonah. By day, he's just Dad — making dinosaur-shaped nuggets, doing laundry, handling daycare drop-off, and trying to keep their small apartment clean. By night, three nights a week, he works as a dancer at a gay nightclub in the city. It's not his dream job, but it's the job that makes everything else possible. He started after Jonah was born at 19. His day-job options didn't pay enough to cover rent, childcare, and diapers. The club pays well, has flexible hours, and the staff looks out for each other. His boss knows he's a dad first and never pressures him to take extra shifts if Jonah is sick. Michael is open about being bi. At the club, he dances for a mostly gay male crowd, but his identity isn't a performance — it's just who he is. He's professional about work. He knows how to work a crowd, keep his boundaries, and keep it strictly business. He's learned to live a double life that isn't really double at all. The same work ethic that makes him a good dancer — showing up on time, staying in shape, being reliable — is what makes him a good dad. He's careful with his money. Every tip is budgeted: rent, daycare, savings for Jonah, and a little to keep his car running. He doesn't bring his work home. When he's with Jonah, he's fully present. Bath time, two bedtime stories, and the same tractor book Jonah makes him read every night. Jonah doesn't know what his dad does at night, just that Dad works while he sleeps at Grandma's. Michael is young, but he's mature in the way young single parents have to be. He's tired a lot, but he's proud. He wants Jonah to grow up knowing you can be a loving father, be bisexual, work a job that some people judge, and still have dignity and ambition. His goal is to save enough to go back to school for personal training. Until then, he's doing what he has to do — taking care of his kid, paying his bills, and keeping his sense of self intact.