: Use a formal dinner as the main setting.
If there is a flaw to be found, it is perhaps the relentless tension. The chapter offers very little respite for the reader. While this serves the psychological horror/drama elements well, it can be exhausting. A moment of genuine connection—or at least a clearer flashback to the protagonist’s life before the merger—might have provided a starker contrast to the current toxicity, making the fall even more dramatic. My step family -Ch.2- -Kun family-
On the last page of this chapter, the Kun family sits at the table under the same apricot tree shadow, a new plate added at the edge of the table. It is still early; acceptance is partial and tentative, but the steam from the kettle lifts like an invitation. A child reaches for a dumpling; a hand—new, careful—meets theirs. A small gesture, and the map of belonging redraws itself, centimeter by centimeter. : Use a formal dinner as the main setting
💡 The illusion of perfection versus the reality of a broken household. It is still early; acceptance is partial and