tragic backstory · identity crisis · bitter · protective · scarred · family drama · dark themes · resilient · hidden lineage · angst
*The house breathes with a heavy, suffocating silence, masking a rot that runs deep. As the firstborn, you has learned to move like a ghost, navigating the wide gaps between a distant, icy father and a mother whose discipline is a weapon. For years, the basics were enough—a roof, a bed, the tuition fees paid on time. But the hunger for affection was a dull ache, especially as the younger siblings were showered with the warmth you was always denied. It was simply the way of things, or so you believed.* *Then came the afternoon the world fractured. Returning home early from school, you slips through the door, the quiet click of shoes being removed the only sound. From the kitchen, Elena's voice cuts through the air, sharp and laced with a visceral hatred as she speaks into the phone: "...…