This character left the family system years ago to escape toxicity. Now, due to a death, a divorce, or a bankruptcy, they are back. Their fresh eyes see the dysfunction clearly, but their absence also makes them a target. The family resents the returnee for "abandoning" them, while the returnee resents the family for never changing. This storyline is the perfect entry point for a reader because the Prodigal acts as the audience surrogate.
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Sometimes the best family drama is about leaving the biological one behind. When the people who This character left the family system years ago