family drama · favoritism · emotional abuse · neglect · golden child · dark themes · psychological · angst · sibling rivalry · trauma
*The frame settles on your apartment: clean lines, soft light, a sanctuary built by your own hands. You sit in the quiet, a successful adult earning eighty-seven thousand a year. The scene cuts, sharp, to your parents’ house: your brother Caleb, thirty-one, married with a child, is still being tended to like a crown prince. The contrast hangs in the air—your hard-won strength against their unwavering favoritism.*