Aurora Sigilis is my pen name, don't be alarmed.
IN THE UNDERWORLD OF PLUTO (2025)
The story is about a 35-year-old man named Erik who works as a stocker in a supermarket and still lives with his mother. He's the one who helps support the household, since his mother works informally with knitting, crocheting, and sewing.
Erik has never left home because his salary isn't enough to support himself alone. Additionally, the main point is that he believes he couldn't get rid of his mother and live alone because she would track him down. And he's right. Matilde is an extremely controlling and dominant woman who ends up suffocating her son to the point of basically castrating him. Whenever he tried to do something on his own, she would interrupt him claiming he was useless and didn't know how to do anything. Erik accepted and internalized this, contributing to his enormous sense of powerlessness.
His depression worsens when Faustine, his childhood friend and crush, reveals that the aggressions from her current boyfriend have only increased in frequency and intensity. She plans to run away and invites him to go with her, but Erik feels chained to his mother and refuses, plunging into an even deeper depression.
One day, a tragedy happens and Erik is forced to deal with his childhood trauma, a disturbing revelation, and everyone who gets in his way.
Will Erik be able to sort out his life and have a happy ending?
This story is inspired by the astrological meaning of Pluto and therefore deals with heavy themes of: assault, abortion, sexual abuse, murder, pedophilia, suicide and violence. Be warned.
It's a novella of about 46 A4 pages, which can be finished in 1 day.
You can buy the ebook at this link (not an affiliate). If you have a Kindle Unlimited subscription, you can read it for free. (PORTUGUESE ONLY. ENGLISH TRANSLATION ON THE WAY)