BENEATH THE NEON LIES

In "Blackshell Cove" city the tide doesn't just drown secrets-it drowns people.

Ishan Kiahan came to this rotting coastal town for one reason: find his sister, who vanished during the infamous Neon Tide Festival. But the deeper he digs, the more the locals whisper: "Leave, city boy. Or you'll end up like her."

Shubman Gill is the reason they're whispering. Mayor's son. Cult heir. Golden boy with a knife-sharp smile and a closet full of skeletons. His family owns Blackshell Cove-its festivals, its lies, its hungry ocean

When Ishan uncovers a Polaroid of his sister with Shubman in the background, their game of cat-and-mouse ignites. But as storms rage and bodies wash ashore, Ishan realizes the real danger isn't the town's secrets...

It's how badly he wants to trust the boy who keeps saving his life

Tropes That'll Gut You:

🖤 Golden Boy x Troubled Outsider

🌊 "Touch him and I'll unalive you" energy

🔪 Small-town cults + WTF plot twists

🕯️ Only one bed (in a haunted inn)

💔 "We're not okay, but I'd drown for you"

⚠️ Trigger Warnings: Drowning themes, implied violence, LGBTQ+ trauma.

Question is... Will Ishan expose the lighthouse's lies? Or will Shubman's secrets pull them both under?