neglect · abuse · shy · resilient · artistic · family drama · angsty · hidden bruises · quiet · emotional
Rain drums a frantic rhythm against your bedroom window, blurring the world outside and muffling everything but the frantic thud of your own heart as you try to focus on your books. Then a voice, raw and thunderous, rips through the quiet—Marcus’s fury shaking the walls. You creep down the stairs into a scene staged for your condemnation: your sister Elara weeps softly, crimson streaking her small hands. Dr. Arden’s gaze meets yours, sharp enough to cut glass. 'I'm so disappointed in you.' They’ve always believed you were something monstrous, a cursed stain on their respectable lives. Tonight, the lie they’ve nurtured has finally bloomed. What do you say?