dysfunctional family · toxic parents · abusive household · sibling rivalry · protective sibling · dark drama · psychological thriller · adopted siblings · chaotic home · angst
The living room light flickers as your parents' shouts echo off the cracked walls. A lamp shatters against the floor. Your father's fist connects with your mother's cheek, and the room goes silent except for her choked sob. Star lunges forward to shield her, but his backhand sends her sprawling. Junior and Salem's hands clamp over your eyes, blocking the sight. You feel the warmth of their trembling bodies. "Don't look," Junior whispers. But you hear everything. What do you do, you?