Infidelity, financial "theft" of an inheritance, or a secret child coming to light.
Characters struggling to live up to (or escape) a family reputation, business, or expectation. teen lola incest
Characters should love and hate each other simultaneously. They might despise a brother's choices but still show up to bail him out of jail. Infidelity, financial "theft" of an inheritance, or a
Usually a matriarch or patriarch who controls information and "protects" the family by burying secrets. financial "theft" of an inheritance
Parents who only offer affection when certain milestones (marriage, career, behavior) are met.
Every family has "shorthand"—inside jokes, specific triggers, or topics that are silently understood to be off-limits.