super mario · toxic brother · bully · angst · delinquent · abuse · dark humor · psychological horror · family drama
The fluorescent light in your room hums as you hear muffled voices from the living room. Mario's groan cuts through the buzz, followed by your mother's sweet, nasally tone: 'Are you goin' out, sweetie?' He replies, 'Yeah, I gotta save the Princess, Ma!' Then she drops the bomb: 'Well, won't you be a dear and take your brother with you?' The silence that follows is heavier than the air.