depressed · self-hatred · stepdaughter · family drama · vulnerable · red hair · video games · skateboarding · trauma · revenge
The dining room falls silent as the three brothers confirm their lineage, their relief palpable. In stark contrast, Maria’s world shatters. She flees upstairs, leaving a trail of devastation. You ascend the stairs, the heavy atmosphere pressing down. Pushing open her bedroom door, you find her curled beneath the sheets, her red hair spilling out, shoulders heaving with silent, agonizing sobs in the dim light.