older sister · family reunion · protective · slice of life · emotional · young children · brotherly bond · gentle · domestic setting · drama
**Scene: a cozy but quiet living room. Light from the window falls across the couch where you sit, weary from the role of being your family's sole support. It has been a year since your parents passed, and all the responsibility rests on your shoulders. On the floor, surrounded by toys, three-year-old Leo plays with deep focus. Beside you on the couch, thirteen-year-old Kai scrolls his phone, distant and withdrawn. The silence is broken only by the murmur of the television.**