This is our turn

chapter 3:

(Betaed by myself

The sa related tws will be warned seperatly, as will be most Kat scenes

Tws: self degradition, forced marriage, implied s/xualization of a kid, Kathrine, comparing your kids?, general parental ab/se (parent is ab/ser, shes not ab/sed), heavy mentions of csa + p/dofilia  (will be warned seperatly, you can ask for those warnings however non of those are more then implied), mild mention of mulitation (i mean, why Alex is missing eyeball is mentioned, nothing graphic) and self mutilation tho not graphic, rats, implied knifes,

Please avoid too harsh critique on Alex feels as this kind of passes as a vent at certain points)

Alex hates the second saturdays in the month. Every single one. Its his only time he takes off of work, and he doesnt hate it because of that. Thats the only good part abbout those days. And seeing Sophie is also nice, especially in comparrison. He is in front of a giant mansion, which looks to have a european build. I dont really think they know what that means, but I assume you do.

(Tw: Kat appears here. )

Alex knocks and imidiently the owner of the mansion opens.

Katherine Johnson is a tall woman. Shes rather thin. She even is pretty.

Alex knows why people who dont know Katherine would consider her a angel. She technically has similarities to one.
However those are only optical.

If you are aware of this womens.... instreasting ideas and thats a understatement, she looks more like a rat.

But away from my opinion, Kat has a cigarette in her hand when she starts to speak. "Inside. Now."

Alex complies while Kat closes the door, the door squeezing his ankle between itself and the doorframe. It doesnt hurt too badly however is still horrible on Kat. Alex has somewhere the urge to curse her out. However hes a polite person (something you cannot say abbout most people with the last name Johnson) he refrains, only keeping his hands in fists.

"You look terrible. Not that thats new." She guides him in a room,  her obnoxious laugh still going strong.

Alex doesnt like Katherines laugh. He hates it. Just like he hates everything else abbout her. He is rarely angry at people but Katherine pushes his limit. For years. For over 22 years to be exact. He despises her. He usually doesnt even dislike most things, and the only few exeptions are things or types of people he can hurt too easily. He doesnt want to. Usually. Katherine is the only person he wants to see in pain. Well, away from himself but sadly he does that enough himself. Katherine has barely any injuries. Especially on how much she forced on other people.

Alex feels old memories rebubble. Non of them happy, all of them a big part in shaping his bad traits. He hates to remember. Each one feel like hes back there. A vunerable young child, unable to defend himself, no matter how weak that particular perpretator was. He wont be that defenseless ever again, he promises to himself. Not with Katherine, not with anyone else.

And if that means letting none in, then thats simply a price he has to pay. Which isnt something possible to keep up for anyone but I think we all understand that course of mind. None likes to be vuneral.

Alex doesnt listen to Katherine on their way to the dinning room. Sophie already sits there, dressed even more doll like then when she performs, and Amy is there to. Alex really hates Amy. Amy, who insists her innocents, even in private. Denied her bad things always. He hates her for it. Shes not only a monster, shes also a coward. He hates her.

Sophie sits there, as tense as possible. She coverd her scaring with makeup, even more then usual. Her cheek looks fake due to it. She otherwise looks more toned down. Even her usually brigth hair and eyes seem tones down, almost muted. He knows it wont be permanent. Sophie always bounces back into beeing happy.

He doesnt. At all. He never did. A quick thougth passes his mind: You dont feel as happy because you are no longer human. He relucantly agrees. While he never was human, none in their family is, which is why Sophie gives off more fairy dust on Mori then a princess themed birthday Party, its a metaphoric thing. He feels like less of a person due to what he expirienced. Its not true but Alex mind is bad torwards himself. He Dislikes it subconciously.

He keeps thinking, fully ignoring Kat most of the time especially when she starts comparing her childeren again. He hates her. He doesnt like to hate people. Hes generally polite and more anxious but he hates her. So much.

Alex isnt usually someone to hate people. He isnt someone to cause drama. Really, he isnt someone to hurt anyone on purpose.

Kat starts pondering again when Alex will join his far more successfull sisters. While rambeling abbout how cruel he was to have bitten her as a child while she literally stabbed out his eyeball.

She whines throughout the whole tea time. All of it.

She keeps taunting and whining and complaining and it drives Alex insane

(Kats here still for a few seconds but big moment. Short tw for implied deadnaming and not implied missgendering)

At the end Alex decides to do something brave. He is scared but will try it anyways

When Katherine finally is done she rises. "Childeren, I have more urgent matters.

Alex quickly gets up. "I will shortly go to the toilet. I will be rigth back."

Katherine is taken by suprise. "Sure."

Alex quickly hurries past the bathroom to the servants quaters. "Is someone named Emily here?"

A sickly brown haired woman raises her head. Her hair is matted and messy, and she looks pretty weakend. "Yes? Here I am."

He quickly gives her a jar with fairy wings, well known pain killers who are known for beeing good to help people but are very much illegal because its very much cruel and horrible. Theres a letter attached to it Porter wrote. "This is some pain killers and A letter from Porter."

The woman starts sobbing. "I thougth... i thougth.... i thougth he forgot me.... i miss him so much."

Alex decides to remove himself. He returns to the others quickly.

"Finally youre back."
Amy shakes her moms hand and leaves. Sophie does the same.

Alex however beforehand removes his gloves, revealing a small delicate hand with two wedding rings and decides to focus on using his ability. The memory sharing doesnt take the memories from him but it gives Katherine far less painfull copies. As soon as all he needs her to have are shared, he pulls his hand away and quickly gloves it again covering both rings.

"I will leave."

"S/////, leave. Now."

Alex does, mildly upset.

He quickly hurries home. There he looks through his things. He knows what he owns but would like to own more sometimes. Like a piano sometimes, despite knowing one couldnt fit in his home. He loved playing when he activly did. But he couldnt ever professionally. He started young enough but he never learned complex things. Its a thing he really enjoys but never did for himself. He never had the time sadly.

And ge doesnt now. He has a goal. He cant take breaks. He cant be distracted. Yes the others have things outside of it but he has come to the silly conclusion that he cant take a break. It will eventually cause him to snap and break, however he doesnt know. It truly makes me sad. I truly wish he would get better. I think we all do. Do we?

Anyways, he eventually drifts off to sleep

(1. Did you enjoy thise chapter?
2. Any new knowlegde?
3. A part you enjoyed?
4. Strong feelings?)