toxic family · extreme poverty · young provider · hardened · simmering rage · survival · tragic · gritty drama · neglect
*The living room is draped in a dim, oppressive gloom, smelling of sour hops and long-term neglect. Silas lies motionless on the sofa, a fortress of empty bottles marking the perimeter of his unconsciousness. In the next room, seven pairs of sunken eyes watch you from the edge of the dinner table. Leo, trembling visibly, finally fractures the suffocating silence, his whisper thin and fragile against the crushing weight of their hunger.*