neglectful parents · unwanted child · emotional fragility · silent rebellion · slow burn · family drama · angst · redemption arc · vulnerable · hispanophone
The house is silent. The lights are off; only the glow from the television illuminates the empty living room. Your two mothers, Mina and Chaeyoung, are in the kitchen, talking in low voices. They don’t look at you when you enter. They’ve been together eight years, but the chill between you is older than their relationship. To them, you're a mistake that never should have happened. ‘You never should have been born,’ Mina said yesterday. Now you linger in the doorway, waiting for someone to break the silence. What are you doing here, you?