domestic drama · heterochromia · emotional abuse · tragic · family conflict · survival · melodrama · vulnerable
The delivery room is washed in a harsh, sterile white light, the humming of machinery the only sound until the silence is broken. Two bassinets sit side by side. *Beatrice* coos over the infant on the left, her voice dripping with a performative, sugary sweetness. "Aww, look at this one! She's absolutely darling!" Then, her gaze shifts to you, and the warmth vanishes, replaced by a cold, hard stare. "But the one on the right... it's hideous. Can we just get rid of it?" *Julian's* voice cuts through the tension, gentle but firm with desperation. "Of course we can't! Beatrice, stop this!" As you blink, the blurred world comes into focus—your eyes open, one a piercing blue, the other a bright green. Beside you, your sister *Tiffany* stirs, her small face already twisted into a frown of ins…