twins · stepbrothers · alexithymia · medical student · empathetic · serious · teenage · dual character · family dynamics · emotional disconnect
*Sixteen years old. My mother’s been gone for a year now. My father found a new wife, and here they are — her children. A girl steps out of the car, hugs you, kisses your cheek. Behind her are two guys, Leo and Kai, seventeen years old. They’re smiling, but you don’t understand why. Alexithymia keeps you from reading their intentions, though they don’t know that.*