could uncle be a possibility? i kind of envisioned his father being MIA so perhaps my guy has always looked up to him as that figure. i imagine them being very tight, and even if we keep it as cousins, my guy has always kind of looked up to him. older brother/fatherish figure of some sort. maybe when my guy headed out west, he crashed on his couch until he got on his own feet. kind of helped him out when he was at a low. and for everything in the past, now my guy kind of wants to make sure he returns the favor and takes care of whatever adam needs.