Raison D'etre

rai·son d'ê·tre
/ˌrāzôn ˈdetrə/
noun
the most important reason or purpose for someone or something's existence.

"Please, don't force expectations on me ever again."

"It's scary, ya know? Watching your only little sister lose herself, bit by bit."

"I'm rude? Then you're psychotic and toxic. I wish you were never even born."

"Oh, Kaede-Chan, I saw your modeling campaign! You're doing so great...but, don't you think you could do better...?"

"YOUR PARENTS' MARRIAGE RELIES ON YOU AND YOUR BROTHER."

Wait.

Why am I so focused on them staying married anyways?

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Hiori Kaede, 15, has been forced into doing everything her parents wanted her to do along with her brother. Strict diet plans, modeling agencies, and getting signed with different entertainment companies as well as learning languages was most of her childhood.

Hell, her parents even got her signed with JYP.

Which was one of the things that wasn't all that bad, actually. Getting to hang out with all the Twice and Stray Kids members, and collaborating with them often was something that added brightness to her dull life. It got hard to breathe most of the time at home after all.

Life consisted of three things.

1. Her singing, her dancing, her acting

2. Staying in line with all the K-pop and J-pop idols around her

3. Her brother.

Well, obviously all of that was fucked up when a certain bald ass bitch asked her for help. (Not her fault they were broke.)

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Or: Me dumping 11 years of trauma and stress on this fic.

Title is inspired by "Raison D'etre" by Eve. He's one of my favorite artists :)