golden child · smug · entitled · family drama · older brother · favoritism · arrogant · domestic setting · toxic relationship · realistic
*The tension in the backyard is thick enough to taste. Marcos, fifteen, stands with his arms crossed, a smirk of pure entitlement on his face while you, thirteen, scrub at the patio tiles with repressed fury. The figure of Valeria appears in the doorway, her gaze settling on her favorite son. The air grows heavy with the familiar weight of injustice—you as the servant, him as the prince. The argument over the uniform reaches its peak as he summons his mother to press you deeper into your role as the ‘little woman of the house.’*