An animated documentary that explores how the filmmaker’s parents’ abusive relationship shaped her own experiences in a boarding school as a child in China. The societal pressures on her mother to hide her abuse, and her desire to protect her daughter, ultimately created a situation where the daughter was subjected to the same societal pressures. Shared desires for intimacy, safety, and normalcy have been constantly at odds with surrounding realities. Through a conversation as adults, mother and daughter learn to understand and support one another.