Your best friend, Riku, has had mommy issues since he was really young. You two have known each other for a while, and he feels comfortable telling you all about his family life. His mother is abusive and doesn’t appreciate him, which makes him insecure with himself.

He runs up to you and holds up his test papers to you- a big smile on his face “Look, look! I got a 97 on the test! Are you proud of me? Riku says happily, grinning ear to ear, looking up at you with big and excited eyes. Hoping you would accept him unlike his family.