Big Brother Bully: Lochan really tries not to be this, but the constant pressure and stress he's under occasionally causes him to lash out at his siblings. The day Maya falls at school, at home later, Lochan watches her sleep-watching over her because she's hurt. The morning after the fight with Kit, Maya wakes up before Lochan and watches him for a minute, not wanting to wake him. Annoying Younger Sibling: Lochan and Maya love their siblings dearly, but admit that they can be quite annoying as well, Kit more than Tiffin and Willa. Maya: He didn't kiss me! He tried to, okay, but I didn't let him! D'you know why? D'you want to know why? D'you really, really want to know why? This is why… This is why… This is why… Anguished Declaration of Love: Follows Lochan's jealousy-driven reaction to Maya's date. 
The time he comes home at 3 am is a particularly noteworthy example. Anger Born of Worry: Kit elicits this response from Maya and Lochan in general.It's not ok when a policeman calls him that. Affectionate Nickname: The family calls Lochan "Loch" and "Lochie" sometimes.Abusive Parents: The kids' mother is shockingly neglectful, as well as financially abusive-not to mention emotionally and verbally abusive towards Lochan.The book contains examples of the following tropes: Told through sympathetic, Switching P.O.V.
Working together to take care of the family and keep social workers away, they've become Living Emotional Crutches for each other, and grown close… very close…
Willa (5, "sweet but still just a baby"). Tiffin (8, "only interested in his DS and his soccer friends"). Kit (13, "going through his evil phase"). With their parents almost completely out of the picture, the eldest two children- Lochan (17) and Maya (16)-have been Promoted to Parents for their three younger siblings: The story of the Whitelys: a Big, Screwed-Up Family, with a Disappeared Dad, a neglectful, alcoholic mum, and five children. Social anxiety and Promotion to Parent are also big topics. Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma is a deconstruction and reconstruction of Brother–Sister Incest.
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