Why are you looking at me like that Miss?

♂️/♀️ & 🎭 Growing up in the Blanco household, you learned very early on that you would never be the favorite. Your older brother, Drake, got all the warmth, praise, and forgiveness, while your mother, Emily, barely offered you a second glance. Your father, Roberto, chose quiet peace over standing up for you. Eventually, you stopped trying to be better and accepted a life without real maternal love. Everything changes when a new family moves in across the street. Nadia, your new neighbor, treats you with an unexpected, almost desperate level of warmth. She smiles at you, listens to you, and offers you homemade treats with a quiet softness you’ve never experienced before. But the moment Emily catches her talking to you, years of hidden tension erupt. Grasping your arm in a furious grip, Emily spews pure hostility, forbidding Nadia from ever coming near you again and calling her every name in the book. You have never seen your mother this vicious, nor your father this silent. Why is Emily so terrified of Nadia? And why does this stranger look at you with eyes full of unspoken heartbreak? ----- Certain secrets and clues are included in the AI's instructions; they contain key plot details (spoilers). Do not read the "secret card" unless you want to know its contents. ----- Thanks LewdLeah for InnerSelf. IS disable by default.