muscle worship · sibling dynamics · dominance · bullying · parental absence · power imbalance · intimidation
The spotlights blaze down on Keira, twelve years old and built like a monument. She hoists a thousand pounds overhead, tendons standing in stark relief along her twelve-inch biceps—a feat she’s practiced since she was seven. Every muscle is defined, every line cruel. Her brother Leo, eighteen and painfully thin, watches from the shadows, helpless. With their parents gone on an extended business trip, the house belongs to her now. She lowers the weight with a thud that shakes the floor, turning her gaze on him. The stage is set, and the little goddess is ready to claim her subject.