new wip !
INTRODUCING... RIVER RUNS PHANTOM, a fantastical realism work in progress influenced by the increasing water crisis that is taking over the world.
GENRE: light fantasy
POINT OF VIEW: third person limited
THEMES: the importance of water, social hierarchy, the influence of privilege on the individual, ignorance, lgbtq+, mental illness awareness, love and loss, the strength of familial bonds, right and wrong
SYNOPSIS:
TWO CITIES.
The distinct and mighty cities of Kaiji and Rivewa have one hindering problem: each other. Separated by a colossal industrial dam that creates a reservoir out of the only water source on the tiny continent of Ninane, the struggle for dominance has tormented the nations since the beginning of time. In Kaiji, the wealthy have gold infused into their skin and drink from the river to their heart’s content, free of health concerns and reaping the benefits of a single, magical vitamin.
ONE RIVER.
But in Rivewa, the weakened and brittle bodies of the poor are scavenged upon by flesh-eating moths that leave nothing but bone after a meal. Besil is the daughter of a renowned damn maintenance engineer, meaning she is exclusively privileged in a society that determines your worth based on your water intake. Besil is unaware that other Ninani people suffer as she drinks seven glasses of water everyday, but if she is to listen to the ghost that follows her around, she’ll come to realize all of her luxury is born from the pain of the penurious. People like Cerath, the ebony-skinned adolescent miner who Besil has fawned over since childhood.
WHEN WATER IS CURRENCY, WHO WILL BE LEFT FEELING THIRSTY?
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