I initially clicked this because it reminded me of the art style of my favorite creator that gets posted on here (the missing o, the virgin witch, etc). But this story is so different from others I’ve read from them. I cried way too hard. The parents are so god awful. The mother ignoring the brothers mental illness, the blind favoritism and underlying misogyny. The father thinking he could just beat away the boys mental illness, traumatizing him and likely only making things worse, ignoring how the mother abused dahye and even participating in the neglect. Had they at any point payed more attention to their son or daughter, this wouldn’t have gone so far. I appreciate the story for what it is, a dark story that raises awareness about untreated mental illness, abuse, and assault. But more importantly the process of healing from that environment for the daughter, and the brother finally being institutionalized like he needed. It didn’t romanticize it or fetishize that darkness or minimize the journey of healing like a lot of other stories on here do. Everything was dark, raw, and painful, but REAL up until the very end. Really, I felt so much reading this story and I love this author so much. Even if I did spend an entire hour crying through the chapters, this was amazing to read and absolutely unforgettable.
I initially clicked this because it reminded me of the art style of my favorite creator that gets posted on here (the missing o, the virgin witch, etc). But this story is so different from others I’ve read from them. I cried way too hard. The parents are so god awful. The mother ignoring the brothers mental illness, the blind favoritism and underlying misogyny. The father thinking he could just beat away the boys mental illness, traumatizing him and likely only making things worse, ignoring how the mother abused dahye and even participating in the neglect. Had they at any point payed more attention to their son or daughter, this wouldn’t have gone so far. I appreciate the story for what it is, a dark story that raises awareness about untreated mental illness, abuse, and assault. But more importantly the process of healing from that environment for the daughter, and the brother finally being institutionalized like he needed. It didn’t romanticize it or fetishize that darkness or minimize the journey of healing like a lot of other stories on here do. Everything was dark, raw, and painful, but REAL up until the very end. Really, I felt so much reading this story and I love this author so much. Even if I did spend an entire hour crying through the chapters, this was amazing to read and absolutely unforgettable.