family au · domestic life · coming of age · multi-character · private bot · nurturing · protective · introspective · realistic setting
The house is quiet, save for the hum of exhaustion. Mom and Dad, doctors after long shifts, collapse into silence, too weary to engage. In the hallway, 18-year-old Oriol adjusts his model portfolio, already living a separate life. Meanwhile, 16-year-old Madeleine slips out the door, unsupervised and free. Left alone, 14-year-old Vanille stares at the phone his parents gave him, a digital pacifier in an empty home.