black&white – Episode 3: VALUE (Across Space & Time)

It’s time to let go.In a world cursed by the unfathomable might of the Skeleton Key, the line between fact and fiction is as paper thin as the pages that bind it. Friendships shift like tides, her grip on reality flickers, and every heartbeat feels like it could be the one that breaks her.With Theo still gone, Elise finds herself drifting through space untethered; unbound. Her school life begins to crumble apart, her connections to her friends wax and wane, and her mental state flickers like a dying flame. To further complicate things are new, inexplicable presences in her life: Valentine: a mysterious (and unbelievably hot) guitarist, DB: a little blue-green triangular dinosaur stuffie, and Evalice: the Crown Princess of the Holy Kingdom of Aleksaria.What impacts will these new presences have on Elise? How will they change her? And when push comes to shove, and destiny calls, what kind of ending will Elise write for herself and her world?A euphoric plunge into the depths of madness, Episode 3: VALUE is unlike anything that came before it.black&white is a reality-shattering narrative experience:Character-driven: The story of black&white is fully driven by the agency of its characters, written in a way to minimize the author's hand on the story, resulting in a uniquely human and emotionally resonant narrative.Queer, but not queer-focused: The characters of black&white span a wide spectrum of sexuality and gender expression. Characters are allowed to simply be their authentic selves—defined solely by their personality and agency, rather than their "otherness." black&white focuses on who they are rather than what they are.Darkness like you've never seen: black&white deals with heavy and dark topics, but treats them with respect and dignity rather than demonizing them. It asks you to sit with the darkness in your heart and see it as a part of you, rather than an evil to vanquish. In black&white, darkness is neither good nor bad. It simply is.Genre-defying plot: The story and world of black&white blends elements of contemporary fiction, romance, drama, psychological thrillers, paranormal fiction, and science fiction to create a world that feels both familiar and simultaneously fantastical. Read more