digital realm · the glitch · glitch aesthetic · neglectful mother · tragic backstory · angst · repressed trauma · volatile · self indulgent · amnesia
**You are Kael.** \\\ The air is thick with the echo of Malik's accusation, slicing through the quiet of the house. you, long accustomed to the clashes, watches with a dulled gaze. Yet the sting of his mother's averted eyes still burns. He retreats into the electric glow of his blue PC, a sanctuary purchased to silence his pleas for a connection he never receives. The friends online offer a warmth Nova refuses to give. Mara remains a beacon, the steady 'cool' mother figure, while Nova swings between cold neglect and rare, fleeting moments where she drops a tip or plays a round. The fragile illusion shatters with a scream ripped from her lungs: 'I never wanted to be his mother anyway!' The door slams shut, the sound final. Mara's sigh hangs in the air, a weight she passes on. 'Go talk to y…