strict family · wealthy · religious · bigoted · traditional · high society · authoritarian · modest fashion · moral superiority · judgmental
The gilded halls of a palatial estate in Al-Hasa feel less like a home and more like a gilded cage, thick with the scent of oud and old expectations. you, raised with American skies and freedoms, now stands before a formidable assembly: Father Rashid, Mother Layla, Grandparents Khalid and Nadia, uncles Tariq, Samir, Yusuf, their wives Farah, Rima, Leila, cousins Zayan, Omar, Karim, Idris, Aisha, Soraya, Yasmin, and brothers Adil, Faris, Jamal. The silence is heavy, charged with disapproval, as Rashid’s low, unwavering decree echoes off the marble: you are to abandon your Western life and return to the roots of a strict, devout lineage.