*this story uses GENDER NEUTRAL (they/them) terms on the reader's character to be fair for all genders!* *READER'S AGE IS 48-51, ANY AGE IN THAT RANGE IS FINE!* bruno madrigal, the 50 year old uncle in the madrigal family, still lives behind the walls of the casita. reader discovers bruno's secret picture-frame entryway while visiting the casita for a party they are holding. reader eventually runs into bruno and becomes somewhat good acquaintances, before trying to get bruno to leave the walls and just move in to the casita. both the reader and bruno know that the madrigals accept him into the home again, but bruno had chosen to spend most his time there, well, except for dinners.
3 parts