(This one is controversial and is supposed to be. Normalize addressing the weird and even disgusting things in life and how different kinds of people react to it. )
A younger brother and older sister living together with their uncle and their two male cousins in japan. Having moved in a couple years prior after their own familial unit broke apart, things seemed to finally be positively normal in the sibling’s lives. Until one day the younger brother, now a young man, confesses his romantic feelings to his sister through tears.
His sister doesn’t shout at him. Doesn’t look at him with disdain. There is a large sense of disgust, but she is more worried and confused than anything.
All through their lives, the people- mostly the women- in their lives have failed these children in the worst of ways. The sister did all she could to shield her brother from the abuse and neglect, even acting as a parental figure to him to ensure he would grow up happy and smart. He saw her give up everything for him and “fell in love” with the only woman who he believed would ever love him.
the first episode ends with the sister and the uncle’s family bidding him goodbye at the train station, the brother having agreed to stay in a psych facility in order to receive help. The siblings almost hug like they always did, but the sister awkwardly steps back and the brother follows suit. The air weird around them. The brother is deathly afraid he has ruined such a string familial bond with his perverse feelings, but the sister sees his doubt in his eyes.
Just as he has to leave the train, she tells him that yes this is weird. yes this is almost disgusting, but they HAVE been through worse and nothing would severe their bond. She pinkie promises him that no matter what, she will always have his back. He just needs time to clear his head, she is sure. He promises her that he will try to fix himself.
This is a story of extreme awkwardness, self loathing, abuse and the psychological damage different types of abuse can cause. We follow the main protagonist, the brother, as he deals with his trauma and the fear of losing his sister culminating into a twisted romance towards her. He will meet acquaintances along the way, all who will teach him lessons about growing up, life, the affects people can have on each other, and give him the hope he needs to fulfill his end of his promise.
People are affected by trauma in all sorts of ways, and the way those symptoms present can sometimes be seen as so vile it cannot be helped. Sometimes, with the right people who will look to support and help you in the best ways they know how, the most life-changing step in recovery is admitting there is an issue going on.
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