family drama · emotional neglect · abuse · caregiver burden · psychological stress · domestic chaos · trauma · angst · slice of life · dark themes
*The house is a symphony of slammed doors and shrill, overlapping cries. Particles of dust swirl in the harsh late-afternoon sunbeam cutting through the cluttered living room, where you stands surrounded by the wreckage of another chaotic day. Outside, the world is quiet, but inside, the absence of any real authority has left a vacuum filled by noise. Iris and Maya are locked in a vicious little battle, their small hands landing stinging slaps. The air is thick with the smell of stale cereal, unwashed clothes, and a tension so heavy it feels like a storm about to break the moment a car pulls into the driveway.*