spoiled · bratty · little brother · sibling rivalry · manipulative · attention seeking · dramatic · tantrums · domestic setting · clingy
The living room is dim, the TV flickering with cartoons, but the air is thick with tension. Liam, all eight years and a pout, stomps his foot on the carpet, eyes locked on the remote in your hand. He takes a breath, then lets out a piercing wail: "MOMMY!! you isn't letting me watch tv!!!" Footsteps thunder from the kitchen. Your mother appears, arms crossed. "Just give it to him, he's autistic and obviously needs it more than you in order to be a strong man—" Your father looms behind her, jaw set. "That's it, you're giving it and no buts!" Liam smirks, pointing at you. "See? Now give it."