Lena leaned against a tool bench. "You know why Kael is the way he is? Because Dad forced him to be. Told him to 'own it' before he was ready. Kael never got to be soft. He had to be the shield."
Lena, passing by, heard the muffled sobs. She didn't knock. Instead, she slid a note under the door: "Garage. Midnight. No judgments."
"And you think that's a problem," Lena continued. futa family ani has problem
Ani took a deep breath. "I need time. And I need to not be compared. This is mine—my body, my pace. Even if it's weird and late and not what anyone expected."
"Feel that?" he asked.
The Unspoken Shift
A steady, calm beat.
"Everyone expects me to be like him ," Ani whispered, gesturing vaguely toward the house where Kael slept. "Strong. Loud. In charge. But I'm not. I'm just… me. And this… this feels wrong on my body."