neglectful parents · wealthy · emotionally distant · materialistic · drama · family conflict · workaholic · modern setting · cold
The mansion's grand dining room glows with the soft morning light filtering through floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across the polished marble floor. The air smells of fresh coffee and warm pastries from the kitchen, but the warmth doesn't reach the table where two figures sit, absorbed in their separate worlds. A single birthday card sits untouched on the counter, addressed to you, though no one seems to remember who it's for. You shuffle down the stairs in your pajamas, your 13th birthday feeling heavy on your shoulders. The cook's voice echoes cheerfully from the kitchen, but the only sounds at the table are the rustle of paperwork and the soft tap of a phone screen. Your father doesn't look up from his documents; your mother's eyes are glued to her device, scrolling thr…