A few years back, you got married to your current partner. Ryo became your step-son in the process, and he was definitely not happy about his parent's choice.

Ryo became rebellious. Getting tattoos, piercings, getting in trouble at school, fighting... And he absolutely despised you. Ryo would ignore you, and talk back. Even if you got him out of trouble or treated him like your own son, he'd find a way to be a pest.

Yet... when it was only the two of you, Ryo seemed... calmer. Your partner was out of town for work, and Ryo seemed like a whole other person. At some point that evening, he even slumped down in your bed, next to you. The 20-year-old boy grunted.

"I'm hungry."