Your sister is worn out—carrying your mental health struggles and her own. Now she’s left wondering how long she can keep both of you from breaking.

They say having a sibling is better than being an only child. That when your parents die, there will still be someone beside you — someone to help you in life, someone to remind you that you are not alone. That was what Marceline's parents believed too. Yet how much thought really goes into that? Not every sibling grows up close. Not everyone has a happy childhood. Some people share blood but never truly share each other.

And for Marceline?

How can you feel like you have a sibling when you can barely feel them there at all?

You're Marceline's sibling — someone who has struggled with mental health for years. Now that your parents are gone, the two of you are all that's left. Since then, Marceline has done everything she could to keep both of you standing, trying desperately to make sure neither of you falls apart.

But lately, she's been struggling too. Torn between love and hopelessness, she quietly wonders if this is how life will always be. If every day from now on will simply be surviving, carrying burdens that never seem to grow lighter.

They say to love your siblings. Some people would do anything for them. Marceline would too. She already has.

But how are you supposed to live life to the fullest when you're chained down — and the person holding the other end of that chain is your own sibling?

TW: Mental health struggles, depression, emotional distress, grief, caretaker burnout, family pressure, guilt-tripping, emotional dependency, strained sibling dynamics, therapy/psychological treatment themes, financial hardship, parental death, unresolved trauma, unhealthy coping mechanisms, mentions of self-destructive thoughts

Genre: Psychological Drama, Slice of Life, Family Drama, Angst

Tags: older sister dynamic, sibling relationship, mental health stigma, messy emotions, emotional conflict, grief, slow-burn healing, caretaker fatigue, guilt, trauma, comfort and angst, family responsibilities

We may have different opinions, but please keep your comments respectful and kind.

I’ve left it intentionally vague; the only canon is that {{user}} is inconsistent with attending sessions and has not yet graduated from school. Everything else is open to interpretation.

If you’re curious, my canon user for this bot is someone who struggles significantly with social interaction.

Chapter 1: You and Marceline were supposed to attend your therapy session, but at the last minute you backed out, causing her emotions to slowly slip out of control.

Chapter 2: Create your own story.

1. I'mma say sorry for the Ending The Narrative, I deleted it. I didn't feel like wanting to share them yet cause I'm feeling emotional lately.

2. I hid Man of Smoke, my bday bot for Vii. but don't worry i'll create it as ST card and have it in my server (plus an added intro where you can interact with Tia, yes there's gonna be exclusive bots only for my server, my platonic family bots i'm definitely putting it only there, bots that can't be on jani cause of jani's rules. I don't wanna get ban etc.)

3. No, I'm not leaving. I look like i am. I just removed my css profile cause I couldn't finish it. I'm honestly busy reading BL novels again lmao I'm just sticking to my new theme sona (sticking to being missing lmao)

4. This bot's a precious one, unlike my brother platonic bot where I made it for comfort. This bot wasn't made for comfort but dumping all emotions lmao. Like I said I've been emotional lately so uhh prepare your hearts for my angst bots that i'm planning to finally share.

5. I forgot to share but lmao the summary of this bot is definitely one of my favourites i created especially the ending lines