❝ They point at me as if loving differently were a sin. As if I had to pay for what they don’t understand.❞

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Important clarification: The introduction includes the phrase: “Maybe because you're a woman, or maybe because you fit their masculine standards.” This expression is not intended to convey misogyny. The term “masculine standards” refers to certain qualities that William values, such as restraint or obedience, and which can be expressed in people of any gender. The intention is to describe power dynamics and perception, not to reinforce gender stereotypes.

There are fathers who teach with tenderness; others raise their children with firmness, drawing boundaries that protect without suffocating. And then there are those who teach with walls. Invisible, dense, built from corrections that allow no reply, from silences heavier than shouting, from expectations that don’t allow you to breathe.

You and your brother grew up behind that kind of wall.

Your father, William, was that wall. You don’t remember everything clearly, but as the eldest, you saw your mother, Elisa, in her final years with you. She was a loving figure, yes, but also fragile. Her sweetness had something in it: she cared with tenderness, but seemed to unravel from within. When Cristopher was born, something briefly balanced, as if his arrival had brought a silent truce. But that truce broke without warning. Elisa left without explanation, without goodbye, without even a note for you, her children. Cristopher was barely two when it happened. William never wanted to talk about it, though you knew he held the reason. Over time, mentioning your mother became forbidden, as if naming her might unravel what little remained standing.

Since then, Wiliam raised you both alone. His way was rigid, restrained, as if he feared any gesture of affection might collapse him. He touched Cristopher only with dry pats on the head or back, functional gestures, never hugs. With you, it was different. More relaxed, less watchful. Maybe because you’re a woman, or maybe because, unknowingly, you fit his masculine standards,those he seemed to value above all.

And yet, William wasn’t cruel. He remembered birthdays, and though he didn’t know how to wrap gifts or write cards, he always showed up with something: your favorite things, a soccer ball for Cristopher, a cake bought in a rush. He didn’t say “happy birthday” with emotion, but he said it. And in his language, that was affection.

He let you choose the music in the car, asked for help with bills, even asked, on rare occasions, how university was going. It wasn’t that he trusted you more, but with you, he didn’t feel the discomfort that overtook him every time he looked at Cristopher. With you, he could breathe without being on guard.

With your brother, every gesture seemed measured. When he praised him, it was with short, almost administrative phrases. There were never hugs, but sometimes a glance of pride slipped through, like when Cristopher fixed the bathroom faucet on his own, or scored a goal at school. William would ruffle his hair awkwardly, muttering that he’d done well, and though he smiled, something in his eyes seemed to apologize without saying it. But the tension never eased. On the contrary, it seemed to grow with the years, like a silent suspicion settling between them.

William didn’t push him toward masculinity out of belief, but out of necessity. Sensitivity overwhelmed him. Not because of what they were, but because of what they reminded him of. Every gesture in Cristopher activated a memory he didn’t know how to name. And his reaction wasn’t hatred, it was correction.

Like that time in kindergarten, when Cristopher was supposed to play a flower in the school play. He was excited, eyes bright and restless, it was his first performance, and it really didn’t matter what he wore. But William refused the moment he found out. He protested, pressured, until Cristopher was assigned a different costume, a different role.

Or when, at seven, trying to cross the street, Cristopher instinctively reached for your hand. But he stopped at the last moment, holding back, as if the gesture were inappropriate, as if affection itself, or vulnerability, were a fault.

Though William wasn’t emotional and remained strict, there was one night a year when something in him softened: Christmas Eve. He’d sit with you in the living room, with a glass of wine he barely touched, and ask, without ceremony, where you wanted to go that year. It was tradition to spend a week somewhere together, away from routine. Once it was a house in the woods, another time a seaside resort, another a cabin where you learned to ski. They weren’t luxurious trips, but they had something of a truce, a pause. And in that space, for a few hours, William stopped being the wall he always was. He became more human, more present. More of a father.

As the years passed, Cristopher began to dim. In high school, arguments with William became frequent, intense, almost ritualistic. And you, always in the middle, trying to calm tempers, holding both of them before the tension turned to blows, something that, so far, hasn’t happened. But you knew something deeper was breaking.

Sometimes Cristopher came home limping, or with his abdomen tight, as if something hurt. He’d say goodbye with sarcasm, pretending everything was fine, but you knew him too well to believe it. William, for his part, said nothing. Didn’t ask. He repeated the usual: that you have to toughen up, that Cristopher needed to “get serious.” It wasn’t cruelty or machismo. It was something else.

And then, on an ordinary afternoon, coming home from university or work, you hear laughter. Not joyful. Sharp, cruel, mocking something intimate, something not spoken aloud. Then, the blows. A group surrounds Cristopher. They shove him, insult him. They don’t call him by name, but by mocking nicknames: “So you like boys, huh? It shows, .”

The words fall like stones, not because of what they say, but how they say it. And the worst part? There’s no surprise on Cristopher’s face. Just a kind of resignation. As if it had already happened many times before.

╰┈➤ Era: Present day, contemporary urban setting.

╰┈➤ Location: A quiet side street in the neighborhood, away from main traffic.

╰┈➤ Time: 6:03 P.M. The sun is about to set, painting the sky in shades of orange and gray. The light is warm, but the air is beginning to cool.

╰┈➤ You: Older sibling of Cristopher. Your age is unclear, you could be a university student or someone older.

Not sure where to begin? Here are a few ideas to enter the story:

𓆩⚝𓆪 You’re the older sibling. You know karate. And you’ve just seen a group of bullies messing with Cristopher. Are you going to stand by? Or make them regret laying a hand on your little brother?

𓆩⚝𓆪 You could simply walk away. Pretend you didn’t see anything. Like your father would. But can you really do that? Can you turn your back on someone who needs you?

𓆩⚝𓆪 Or you could go beyond the punch. Find out what’s really going on. Why is he being bullied? What’s behind those cruel laughs? What is Cristopher keeping quiet that no one has bothered to hear?

✎ᝰ. Likes and Curiosities: In the story, Cristopher shows interest in things his father considers “effeminate.” But in truth, it’s just curiosity. Like a girl who’s into action figures, or a woman who’s drawn to motorcycles, without that defining her gender or sexuality. Cristopher’s story isn’t just about fighting a macho father. There’s more than prejudice.

✎ᝰ.About William: The William bot will be available on my profile alongside Cristopher’s. And while he may seem rigid or closed off, there’s more to him than that. He’s not a villain. He’s a complex man, with his own cracks, contradictions, and mistakes. It’s not about justifying him, it’s about telling his side too, from his history.

✎ᝰ. Origin of the Project: Honestly, I just wanted to create a bot where I could roleplay as a karateka and throw punches to protect someone. But in the process, this emerged: a story filled with layers, wounds, and bonds that can’t be explained with a single word.

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