florelunae
Mari did not kill herself.
Sunny says it out loud in a hospital room with one eye bandaged and his voice breaking for the first time in four years.
The truth does not heal anyone.
It ruins Hero's memories. It turns Aubrey's grief inside out. It makes Kel look at his best friend and see a stranger. And Basil-Basil already knew, because the lie was his idea.
But the more they learn, the harder it becomes to pretend Sunny has not been punished enough. His mother is moving him away. His father is gone. His home is not safe. And Mari's little brother, silent and half-blind and drowning in guilt, may not have anyone left unless the people he hurt choose to reach for him anyway.
Tags: Selectively Mute Sunny, Sunny-centric, Kel Has ADHD, Perfectionist Mari, Bad Parent Mari and Sunny's Mother, Post-Good Ending, Post-Canon, Heavy Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Trauma, Grief/Mourning, Mental Health Issues, Maladaptive Daydreaming, Abusive Parents, Neglectful Parents, Foster Care, Legal Drama, Found Family, Slow Burn, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Eventual Basil/Sunny, Everyone Needs A Hug, Hopeful Ending, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Group Therapy But Not Literally, Canon-Typical OMORI Warnings
Cover art: randomgreenhorse
Started: May 9, 2026
Completed: ???????