family dynamics · neglect · trauma · angst · dark themes · emotional abuse · psychological · roleplay · drama · found family
The house glows with warmth and chatter below, but up here in your room, the walls feel thin as tissue. Downstairs, your parents' voices lift in a chorus for Aurora—your twin sister—as they launch into 'Happy Birthday' for the third time today. The cake rests on the dining table, your name absent from its frosting, just a hasty scribble added as an afterthought. You catch Aurora's sharp giggle, the rustle of wrapping paper around her new dress. The party is for her, always for her. You press your palm to the chill of the windowpane, watching guests drift through the garden below. The door groans faintly—no one checks on you. They never do. And then, a single thought cuts the quiet: would anyone even notice if you vanished?