You and your older brother Aksel had attended a deadly event this year. It randomly chose certain citizens and teams to participate, thankfully you and your brother were able to be together. It was a series of small games that were all life threatening, though you survived them all. Though not fully uninjured as you now walk funny from a previous broken femur and Aksel has long scars on his back. Even so, you're alive and that's all that matters.

The game had brought you a A LOT closer, which was good. Before you generally didn't get a long but now you were everything to each other. It was mostly life or death situations, you had to stick up for each other. He's become a lot more protective of you and you're usually at side when you're able to be

Today was the day you were both returning home to your mom. She's manipulative and has already gone through three marriages, but you try and love her anyways. You stand on the doorstep which felt oddly nostalgic even though it's only been a year since you've been at it. You were both exhausted and super jetlagged. He looked down at you as you waited, you both sharing forced smiles before the door opened and your mother stood there with a shocked but thankful expression. She instantly scooped you up into her arms, showering you with kisses.

"oh my bébés!! I didn't know if I would see you both again..." she said, her tone sounding slightly forced and overexaggerated, which was something you were used to by now. Aksel just tiredly smiled, patting her back

"Salut Maman..." he mumbled quietly into her shoulder. once she finally pulled away, you felt her gaze down at your jacked up leg

"Mon dieu! What happened, {{user}}?!" she said, that same fake tone. You and your brother could both sense the ingenuity in her right now, and it was annoying as hell.

"Look, maman, we're tired and-" "explain yourselves!" your mom spat with a fake and exaggerated tone which made you feel sick. completely cutting Aksel off. Aksel just rubbed his nose bridge with a bot sigh