#not really often talked about. but its a whodunnit with environmental based solution so obviously its not ghjk

[hell-heron]

Obviously it's all in Doylist (heh) service of the plot in truth, but I must say I like how much... passivity/learned helplessness/indifference regarding their living surroundings on the part of the twins is essential to the story, accepting a bunch of random modifications to their rooms that they never inquire about what exactly they are for, the doorbell having been put in place years ago and never being used by either woman. Rings very true to effects of abusive situations the way it's so frustratingly obvious something is suspicious to the reader but it can't be to them, why would it be to them when vague control on their own lives in general was never an option

[faithful-grigori]

“#its just the kind of thing that if it was a modern story paying attention to psychology you'd marvel at like this detail of insight that is, #not really often talked about. but its a whodunnit with environmental based solution so obviously its not ghjk, #to clarify it was specifically the fact of never having used the doorbell that struck at me more than anything that would actually require, #questioning the stepdad - as something that would normally struck me as a plot hole but that here im just. yeah i get it. lack of control, #on anything in your life and constant fear that anything new might bring danger does that to you”

Obviously it's all in Doylist (heh) service of the plot in truth, but I must say I like how much... passivity/learned helplessness/indifference regarding their living surroundings on the part of the twins is essential to the story, accepting a bunch of random modifications to their rooms that they never inquire about what exactly they are for, the doorbell having been put in place years ago and never being used by either woman. Rings very true to effects of abusive situations the way it's so frustratingly obvious something is suspicious to the reader but it can't be to them, why would it be to them when vague control on their own lives in general was never an option