The home of the Spencer was torn apart by a gruesome incident of murders committed by the only daughter of their family, Clementine, who stabbed her own father and a delivery boy that accidentally stumbled upon the scene. After undergoing arduous trials and legal battles, she was deemed not guilty by reasons of insanity and was sentenced to be institutionalized in a psychiatric hospital, in addition to promptly being disowned by her mother and brothers who now harbored a profound abhorrence of her. Eighteen years later, Cameron Crane, Clementine's second younger brother made the decision to take over her guardianship as she was no longer viewed as a threat, but his endeavor was all his own and without telling his other brothers of the fact that their father's killer was coming home with him, he swore that even if he had to cross what remained of his family, he was determined to understand what really happened that day.

Maddie Moore's life seems ordinary on the outside looking in, but with a deceased mother, estranged father, and seven over-protective older brothers, Maddie is sure that life can't get any more complicated. Life proves her wrong when she starts high school, and she learns that the real complications are only just beginning. Follow along on Maddie's journey and all the tears, laughter, and lessons that growing up brings.

Guinevere Westley is a neglected little girl who would do anything for love and attention. But Evie is not easy to love - too tainted and jagged from her abusive mother and an absent, manipulative father. When her mother commits suicide, she finds out she has six older brothers who decide to take her in. Soon the brothers find that things are harder than they seem.

Luna Avante, a seventeen year old, who's lost more loved ones in her life than most people. Living with her three older brothers has never been easy, a house filled with testosterone and manipulation under the guise of love. Luna is about to discover the biggest deception orchestrated by her brothers. Five years have passed since her sister's death, and yet, it is only now that new secrets are arising from its dark corners. Just as hypocrisy is said to be the highest compliment to virtue, the art of lying is the strongest acknowledgment of the force of the truth. Random updates RANKS: #8 - DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY - 19/05/2024 #3 - DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY - 17/03/2025

The Rhodes Method: Stay out of trouble, make curfew, don't get fired from work, and---most importantly---never answer calls from their deadbeat father.

The Valentinos have always been a family full of energy and passion, but more often than not, these emotions get twisted into the wrong circumstances. What happens when a new face worms it's way inside the household, disturbing the familial foundation and most importantly, attempting to replace what, or who, was lost?

Beatrice Anderson has never lived a normal life. Living in a town where gangs run wild and no one seems to follow the law Beatrice has become quite a rambunctious kid. Her parents were never really there for her and her siblings and their parenting skills were sketchy at best. But she has always had her brothers behind her. While having absent parents was hard on the siblings that just made their bond grow stronger and stronger making them quite a tight nit bunch. Beatrice knows this is not a normal life. But this is her life and she has learned to accept that. She has learned to run with the tide and not fall behind. Not only in a world where she has to keep up with her older brothers but to keep up in the illegal world. In Beatrice's world you've got to run or be left in the dust. While staying away from police officers trying to send her and her underaged siblings off to foster care, making sure you don't get too deep into gang affairs, and being independent yet still keeping trust and honesty within your family. But what happens when hidden secrets come out from more than one family member, tensions run high, and they realize they don't know nearly enough about each other than they thought. It's gonna be a hell of a ride.

The moon and stars wait for our silent, unconfessed secrets. However, our secrets are quiet and unspoken for a reason.

How can people be so similar yet so different? How can situations be strange yet so familiar? Twins Amira and Aurora were put under the custody of their mother when they were five. So much has happened since then. But what was the worst was the loss they've experienced. The sadness one of them has felt and the pain she has endured. They live for each other. They have their contrasts and their similarities. But one thing for sure is common. Priorities. The first priority is their other half. Their twin. But what happens when the situation leads them back to their brothers who were left in their biological father's custody? What happens when they finally receive the sibling love they couldn't give each other yet they both craved? What happens when they are forced to escape their own bubbles and experience what true care and affection is? And along the way, they discover the contrasting similarities, that help them heal and discover a different kind of love yet so similar. TW: Mentions of Abuse, Death and Schizophrenia.

❝I think we've lost the meaning of family.❞ • • • A few years ago, we tragically lost our parents, and every day since then, my brothers and I have drifted apart. We have intense defense mechanisms and our own methods of survival in the adult world. Our house feels less like home, the city feels empty, and the stars seem more distant. Will we be able to heal as a family? Or will we go our separate ways as adults? ▫▫▫▫ ▫▫▫▫ ▫▫▫▫ Cover is made by me. Copyright © 2021 Josie Marie Any relation to other stories or characters is entirely coincidental and not intentional. Any credit for the #olderbrother trend goes to its appropriate writers/creators. All of my work is original, inspired by the #olderbrother trend, but based on my own life with four brothers.