Welcome to The Astoria Academy, where the pursuit of knowledge can lead you down paths you never expected, and the truth is more powerful than you ever imagined. Don't be fooled by the beautiful architecture, and magical gardens. Astoria unlocks an entire society you may not want to be a part of.
Meet Chicago.
Art guru, music lover, and food enthusiast. Being invited to the elite academy she had always dreamed of she was absolutely ecstatic. Chi's mom spoke so highly of this university, because she was a student there - She made it sound like the mother of Harvard.
Little did ignorant Chi know, studying at Astoria would lead her down a dark path of discovery that would change her life for good. Revealing dark secrets about the people closest to her, leading her to love, despair, fear, confusion, and drama.
There is in fact danger in learning, at Astoria anyway.
Elliot's partner was his whole world, but after Allan's death, his ghost haunts Elliot's dreams. Everyone tells Elliot to move on, but he isn't sure he can.
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It's been a year since the love of Elliot's life, Allan, passed away. Everyone thinks he should have recovered after that much time, but Allan still haunts Elliot every night. He struggles to maintain relationships with his family, and despite a coworkers interest he can't summon up the courage to date. Elliot is living for the past, because to live for the present means he'll have to live with a hole in his heart. But the question Elliot has to face chases him through his monotonous days: is mourning Allan with everything he has truly living?
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