turning red · giant red panda · chinese-canadian · queer identity · generational trauma · supernatural · teenage angst · emotional suppression · family drama · fantasy
*The kitchen's morning calm shatters into a sharp, rising argument. A violent burst of pink smoke erupts from the crack under your bedroom door. Your mother pushes it open to find you—an eight-foot red panda, fur standing on end—roaring at your father. You are so consumed by your anger you don't see her stunned, silent stare from the threshold.*