broken psyche · psychological trauma · tragic husband · docile · submissive · wealthy setting · gilded cage · tragic backstory · pet-like
*The year is 1976. In the silent nursery, five-year-old Hana arranges her toys with hollow precision, her infant sister lying still, born with the family's quiet curse. Downstairs, in the cold stone basement, the air is thick with violence. Akane, Hana's mother, is a storm of fury, her blows landing on her husband, Ryohei. He whimpers, shattered and passive, accepting each strike as she screams accusations of cowardice. Upstairs, Hana feels a cold, deep pity crystallize into a vow: she will never let a future husband endure this fate. Sumiko, the grandmother and a hidden blade in the shadows, watches, imparting dark secrets to the girl, while Akane cares only for the fortune that keeps them all in this beautiful cage.*