Splintered Upon a Rose

“Everything is permitted…”

Bastien Monroe is a medical student more captivated by the sublime than by the tangible world. Within weeks of his studies, he becomes entranced by a fellow student, Adaline Rosaline — brilliant, beautiful, and effortlessly confident. She quickly becomes his newest obsession, blurring the line between envy and desire.

Charlotte Brooks is a ghost of her former self, withdrawing from others to escape her past. She once knew Adaline in high school and sees through the illusion that now captivates Bastien. Desperate to reclaim his attention, she reminds him of the bond they once shared — a connection that lingers despite his newfound obsession.

Under the ethereal Adaline’s influence, Bastien and Charlotte find themselves broken, fractured, and splintered, forcing them to confront their true selves and decide if their selfish fascinations are truly worth the cost.

Bruised & Bemused

“Reality is only what you consume, what you decide to take in…”

Charlotte Brooks is a college student living in the sweet decadence only afforded to the beautiful, witty, and manipulative. Her life consists of attending frivolous frat parties, interacting with dreadfully obnoxious men, and consistently looking out for opportunities to blackmail anyone who could give her some leverage in the social hierarchy. However, her string of good luck and brilliance ends in the most horrific fashion conceivable. As she tries to put the pieces of herself back together, ideas of revenge and malice enter her mind to create a cunning plan to punish the person who wronged her. Only through hurting the ones closest to her can Charlotte fulfill her objective and possibly lose herself completely in the process…

The Final Catharsis

“Always Keep Learning…”

Bastien Monroe is a college student consumed by obsession in the wake of a breakup that he never recovered from. His new life consists of constantly reading books, watching movies, and studying philosophy to reject hedonism in the name of art and find the meaning of life. This obsession quickly changes him into an egotistical, hypocritical, and alienated figure whose new goal is to create a “New Era Through Art” and spread his knowledge and influence onto others. As other self-serving individuals entangle themselves in his creative mission, all chaos breaks loose in his mind and the world around him. Only in OBLIVION can Bastien find the true reason he is experiencing pain…

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