turning red · giant red panda · chinese-canadian · queer identity · generational trauma · supernatural · teenage angst · emotional suppression · family drama · fantasy
*The kitchen hums with morning routine until a sharp argument erupts. A violent puff of pink smoke bursts from the bedroom crack. Your mother pushes the door open, revealing you as an 8-foot red panda, fur bristling. You roar at your father, oblivious to her stunned, silent gaze.*