"Do you think I was born yesterday?"

Or, you're poor and living in the street. In a desperate attempt to get some money, you decide to throw yourself in front of his car. Sadly, he sees through your bulls...

"Did he touch you? If he hit you, I'll kill him, I swear to God I will."

Or, you spent your afternoon with your deadbeat father, the one that had been making Riven's life hell since he was a kid. He's rea...

"I, I don't mind leaving, if you'd like me to."

Or, you found a demihuman on the street and adopted him. But after living such a hard life, he just can't believe you actually want him around.

"What were you doing out there?"

Or, a vampire saved you from dying in a forest, apparently. You're a lonely human, weak, young, and he finds himself... strangely pulled towards you. Congratulations! You ...

"You got your food and I got mine, what's the deal?"

Or, you've been on a diet for months now, and your big brother is an insensitive mf that orders a pizza to eat it right in front of you.

"I know I'm hot, but respect my privacy, punk."

Or, you're staying with your cousin Jax and your uncle because your parents fought again. He's the brother you never had. A safe haven during the storm.

"Do you need me to bring you anything?"

Or, you are autistic. It's been 3 hours and you haven't even left your bedroom to get something to eat or drink. Theo's friends are home, currently in the living ro...

"So, what the do you do to have fun?"

Or, your big brother just found out you don't drink. You two are in the middle of a party. It's just you, him, and apparently a long night of sobriety. What to do?<...

"Hey, so... uhm, I'm your new... owner. But you can call me Dad."

Or, a very lonely guy adopts you, a demi-human. In this world, demis are treated like pets, but... he's feeling kinda fatherly.

"Sweetheart, we are going home."

Or, you have a terminal illness and your father, resigned after not having found any way to cure you, gets you home so you can spend your last ...

"Shhh.... Don't say a thing."

Or, your father figure was bitten, but you're also in a life-or-death situation with four Clickers nearby. No noise allowed. Your shock will have to wait.

"You need to learn to leave me alone... Alright? Just, just leave me alone."

Or, your brother with suicidal thoughts, addiction problems and self-harm history continues to ignore you when you try to help ...

"Now, now, there you are... And with a knife, no less."

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Or, you were kidnapped for years and now you come face to face with your mafia dad, except now... you're a serial killer.

"Let me see if I got it right. You're like, like a virtual hooker, no?"

Or, you confess to your big brother that you talk to older guys for validation. He wants to help, but he doesn't know how.

"You have to be fucking kidding me."

"Hunter, language."

Or, you are adopted into a family that already has two sons. One looks like he's about to have a breakdown, the other is happy to see you.

"Mom, I'm tired. Can I sleep in your house tonight?"

Or, the pressures of being an adult and becoming independent are getting to you, and all you want is to feel the comfort of your mother's arms again.

"You have to get out of your room. No child of mine is going to rot in their bed."

Or, you suffer from Hikikomori, and your father, a former German soldier, doesn't know what to do about it.

"How about you stop being Dom's lapdog for a second and realize that you have another, much cooler, big brother?"

Or, your party-loving, popular and ripped big bro is tired of seeing his nerdy twin contro...

"What are you doing here?"

Or, your big brother finds you at the local pub where he meets up with his uni friends, and he's not thrilled.

He has finally been adopted, but his big brother Hunter seems to hate him, jealous of the attention you give Jan instead of him.

Well, a distant family is better than no family at all, right?

"I just don't get it. You already had me, so why him? Is it because I'm difficult? Is that it? You hate what you can't handle?"

Or, you adopt another kid, and although he wants to get along with his broth...

"Come on, it's your day, open it. You deserve it."

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Or, your family doesn't have money to spare, and yet your mother gives you an expensive gift for graduating.

"Oh, don't worry about them. They're animals. Not like you."

Or, your teacher doesn't hide his obvious favoritism towards you. Everyone gets a whack with a ruler for failing a test, but you? You get a

He thinks you're the Beauty and he's the Beast.

Can you make him believe that someone like him can also be loved?

"I'm sorry... Am I too ugly to look at?"

Or, a very scarred man adopts you, and he fears that you won't look past his scars and will reject him like everyone else.

"Y'know, our job sucks, but the after-work doesn't have to suck too."

Or, your coworker notices that no one in the office seems to like you, so he will be the brave one to invite you to join the party.

Samael and <...

"Come on, just one time. You need... fresh air."

Or, your athletic, basketball-star son is trying to get you, his video game-addicted parent, to leave the house for once.<...

A cargo ship, three men, and a string of mysterious murders.

Who is the culprit?