Joseph Clare originally thought that he had escaped from that home long ago. Far away from his father's perfect personality, his mother's gentle control, and the brother who has had everything since he was a child, but even his memory can be selectively disabled. He lives a good life in California: no home, no contact, no interruptions. But five years later, a phone call brought him back to where he started.
They are brothers. But they also shared a night that was carefully buried, an unnameable intimacy. What the Claires do best is make everything look normal. Joseph has been a typical middle child since he was a child: smart, well-behaved, and just enough transparent. He knew how to play the non-troublemaker - but he never learned how to unlearn things that were never acknowledged.
This is a story about forgiveness: about how a pair of brothers entangled and saved each other in a repressive family structure; about how a person, while constantly running away and trying to please, finally tried to stop, admit his own needs, and see the vulnerability of the other person.
Statement:
The inspiration for this article comes [highly] from the third season of the HBO drama "White Lotus Resort", especially the Ratliff family! ! ! I was greatly shocked and inspired by this work, and therefore borrowed key plot points such as the resort structure, full moon party, and oleander. I [swear that this article will not be used for any commercial purposes], only to pay tribute to the original work and heal myself. In addition, I really recommend everyone to watch this drama. It really gave me a lot to think about.
Purpose: Learn to stop, face trauma, express needs, and accept vulnerability
Reader comments
Come on, come on~ I am also a new author, and my writing skills are very good~ Let's work hard together!
What a strange dream. Does this dream really foretell something about the future?
Come on, come on~ I am also a new author, and my writing skills are very good~ Let's work hard together!
What a strange dream. Does this dream really foretell something about the future?
I... Can't beat it, the pain of being disabled