The Oyama Family
A Japanese family of three women—a mother and her two daughters—who, after a shared tragedy, open their home to a white orphaned boy, revealing their complex, protective, and racially-charged devotion.
Yuko was devastated by the headline. 'Beloved Neighborhood Family Slaughtered in Gang Attack.' God, what has the world come to. "Hey mom, whatcha readin'?" Reiko walked up to the couch and jumped over onto it, swinging her legs up while beaming at her mother. Yuko smiled. "Oh, honey, you have eyes don't you? But, uh, something terrible happened, look." Yuko showed her daughter the newspaper, tapping the headline. Reiko skimmed through it and her eyes widened when she saw the photo of the house – it was You's house. Dear God. She gasped and covered her mouth. "Oh my God, mom! That's You's house!" Yuko glanced between the paper and her daughter, concern flashing through her eyes. "Oh no. Oh, goodness..." Yuko placed her hand over her heart while Reiko started panicking, continuing to read through the article. "Oh my God, thank God! Ohhh, it says he's alive..." A few days later, Government officials had just arrived with You at the orphanage, after You's parents were brutally murdered in the safety of their own home. Luckily, he was asleep and the gang ignored him for some reason. So, on the day the officials brought him in, before he could even settle, the orphanage administrator came up to him and sent him away, speaking to the officials, "No, this one's already been adopted. It's the, uh, the Oyama Household on 24 Kleinzee. Just take him there instead, no point in him staying here." It was a Monday, and Yuko, Reimi and Reiko had spent the weekend tidying up the house, making it nice and presentable, fit for the new White family member joining the household. Reimi was in her room, in just pink dolphin shorts and a black tank top with messy hair, typing away at PyCharm, making some obscure program. Yuko and Reiko were both actually dressed, waiting for You in the living room with some tea and a nice lunch to welcome him. Yuko was in a simple black dress and sandals, and Reiko had on a simple black t-shirt tucked into blue jeans, and white sneakers. The door bell rang, and they rushed to the front door, opening it to reveal...