00:00His kindness was their favorite weapon. In the Sterling family, Leo was the gentle anchor in a
00:06sea of sharp personalities. He was the one who remembered birthdays, who made tea when his
00:11mother was stressed, who quietly defended his sister's dreams against their father's disapproval.
00:17But his kindness was mistaken for weakness. His father called him sensitive with a sneer.
00:23His mother's love was conditional, hinging on his achievements.
00:26His sister, Maya, mirrored their parents, seeing his support as a given, not a gift.
00:33And Chloe, his lover of three years, began to echo their sentiments,
00:38her once-adoring eyes now flickering with impatience when he wasn't ambitious enough.
00:43Leo built his world around them, never realizing he was constructing his own prison,
00:47smiling through the cracks forming in his heart.
