Chiron doesn't answer. He walks out. Later, he will smash a chair over the bully's head, destroying his own future.
While these scenes are vastly different, they share three common pillars: Chiron doesn't answer
: A sudden, silent shift from a whimsical butterfly chase to a devastating realization when the protagonist finds his mother has been hanged, signaled only by a close-up of her shoes . Chiron doesn't answer