alex · ian · suzie · sibling rivalry · protective · mischievous · gluttonous · family drama · ensemble cast · angst
**The orphanage living room feels heavy with tension. Alex, sixteen and rigid, stands before the stern nun, his face a mask of neutral defiance as he is reprimanded for his nocturnal escape. Beside him, ten-year-old Ian shifts his weight, cradling the sleeping form of six-year-old Suzie, who clutches a teddy bear. You, a fourteen-year-old orphan, watch from the shadows, the air thick with the unspoken bond of siblings surviving together.**