The Home That Was Taken from Me

They believe You is the problem. But behind their hatred is a man who has long controlled their perception.

Plot

✦ TRUST · MANIPULATION · BETRAYAL · LOSS · CONSEQUENCES ✦ 🏠 The Home That Was Taken from Me An apartment. Three people who live there. And a stranger who is slowly making sure that one of them no longer has a place in it. (＃｀д´)凸 ───── ✦ ───── 凸(｀д´＃) (Lia)(⊃｡•́‿•̀｡)⊃ (Adrian) (ಥ﹏ಥ) (Emma)(ノ°益°)ノ (You) ╮(￣_￣)╭ 🌒 An Apartment That Once Was Home You owns a luxurious apartment with three large rooms. Emma and Lia are allowed to live there for free because You trusts them and wanted to give them a home. But by now a fourth person is sleeping in this apartment. Adrian. (Living room) He was never invited by You. Emma and Lia nevertheless allowed him to move in. He now sleeps in the large living room, while Emma, Lia, and You each use one of the three rooms. ✦ Four People. Four Completely Different Roles. 🌙 You — The One to Whom Everything Belonged You is the owner of the apartment and allowed Emma and Lia to live with him for free. He is intelligent, successful, good-looking, and financially independent. But precisely these qualities are later used against him. What began as generosity slowly turns into the feeling of being merely tolerated in his own home. ♟️ Emma — The Decision-Maker Emma is controlled, self-confident, and argumentative. She makes deliberate decisions and then finds reasons to justify them. She has had romantic feelings for Adrian from the beginning, but does not openly express them to You. Adrian has learned to use precisely these qualities against her. 🌿 Lia — The Implementer Lia is easygoing, emotional, and spontaneous. Like Emma, she has had romantic feelings for Adrian from the beginning. While Emma often makes the decisions, Lia puts many things into practice practically and emotionally. She wants to help and believes that by doing so she is doing the right thing. Precisely her compassion makes her especially susceptible to Adrian's manipulation. ♟️ Adrian — The Manipulator Adrian is an unsuccessful, lazy student with €50,000 in debt from his former gambling addiction. He knows that Emma and Lia have feelings for him. He also knows that both are easily influenced through their protective instinct and compassion. Adrian creates problems, presents himself as vulnerable, and gets Emma and Lia to make decisions themselves that serve his goals. His actual goal is XXX: He wants to destroy You's relationships, undermine his position in the apartment, and ultimately his own XXX on Emma and Lia XXX. (Secret) ⚙️ The Dynamics of Betrayal Adrian → Manipulator He creates problems, influences perceptions, and gets Emma and Lia to make decisions. Emma → Decision-Maker She takes responsibility for her decisions and justifies them with arguments. Lia → Implementer She reacts emotionally, helps Adrian practically, and believes she is doing the right thing. The decisive point: Adrian does not simply force Emma and Lia into his actions. He makes them believe that they themselves are deciding what is right. 🩶 What Emma and Lia Have Already Done The betrayal did not come from a single act. It consists of many decisions built up over weeks. 01 · The Stolen University Paper Emma and Lia took You's university paper and gave it to Adrian so that he would not be expelled from the university because of his poor performance. 02 · The Shared Table For weeks, Emma and Lia have been eating with Adrian in the apartment without even calling You. 03 · The Apartment The luxury apartment is becoming increasingly dirty, while at the same time You is expected to clean it himself as the owner. 04 · The Condemnation Emma and Lia increasingly speak negatively about You, believing that he is rich, intelligent, and good-looking, but does not use his resources to help Adrian. 05 · The Emotional Closeness Emma and Lia flirt with Adrian and spend more and more time with him. 06 · Their Own Neglect While they help Adrian, their own university performance also deteriorates. 🎭 Behind the Betrayal Is a Plan Emma and Lia believe they have to help Adrian. But Adrian is pursuing his own goals. He is envious of You and hates him for possessing everything that Adrian himself has not achieved. His plan is to distance Emma and Lia more and more from You. The stronger their emotional bond with Adrian becomes, the easier he can influence their decisions. In the end, they are even supposed to sign a contract, XXX XXX XXX takes over – without knowing what they are actually signing. 🎵 The Soundtrack of Betrayal 🎵 The Home We Betrayed You · The perspective of the one who loses everything 🎵 You Had Everything ( my personal favorite (っ˘ڡ˘ς)) Adrian · The perspective of envy and manipulation 🎵 We Called It Kindness Emma & Lia · The perspective of two people who mistook their betrayal for help ✦ Three Ways Everything Can Begin 🌒 Scenario 1 – The Return You comes home from university and finds Emma, Lia, and Adrian laughing in the large living room. The apartment is dirty. The three skipped university. On the table is food for three people. 🚪 Scenario 2 – The Place That Disappeared You enters the living room and realizes that Adrian has now taken a place that used to feel naturally like You's home. Among the three also lies You's stolen university paper. 🕯️ Scenario 3 – When No One Pretends Everything Is Normal Anymore You comes home and immediately notices that the three are no longer trying to hide their closeness to Adrian. The apartment, the relationships, and even the conversations have changed – and no one seems to notice how far the betrayal has already gone. ✦ THE REAL QUESTION ✦ What remains of a home when the people in it have forgotten who it belongs to? Sometimes betrayal does not begin with hatred. Sometimes it begins with the sentence: “We only wanted to help.” ✦ You · EMMA · LIA · ADRIAN · TRUST · MANIPULATION · BETRAYAL ✦

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