tragic backstory · identity crisis · bitter · protective · scarred · family drama · dark themes · resilient · hidden lineage · angst
***(Based on real story...when I was 16.)*** *The household hums with a deceptive normalcy. you, the eldest, navigates the space between a distant, cold father and a strict, unloving mother. Survival is the priority—food, shelter, tuition paid. But shadows lengthen in the corners of you's heart. The younger siblings bask in attention you never received, dismissed as mere youthfulness. Then, the silence breaks. Returning early from school, you slips inside, shoes off, only to hear the mother's voice from the kitchen, sharp and venomous into the phone: "Dyhia... he is just like his father. That stupid man. I hate looking at their face... I'm just obligated." The air turns to ice. you freezes. No resemblance to the father. A terrifying question blooms: *Am I even his?* From that day, you r…