Turn it up to 11.
Elise’s world teeters on a knife’s edge–navigating both her newfound relationship with Lily and her developing relationship with Theo. But just as things begin to settle, her classmate Nico crashes into her like a meteor from the heavens, setting her delicate life ablaze. In the aftermath, Lily and Elise are both left scrambling for any semblance of control or stability as everything crumbles apart, accelerating them toward the precipice.
Turn it up to 11.
Elise thought she was gaining control–of her relationship with Lily, of herself, and of Theo–but when Nico crashes into her life like a meteor, the colors of her life are dialed up to 11: emotions bursting into the air, saturating the world around her.
As if that wasn’t enough, she begins to experience the emotions of those around her, caught in their orbits, their feelings flooding her heart until her own sense of self begins to blur. Lines are crossed, rules are rewritten, and emotions surge to unbearable highs and unfathomable lows.
With tensions rising and reality fraying at the seams, Elise is forced to confront the past she’s been running from. After all, it’s better to face an ugly truth than to indulge a pretty lie.
Balancing on the knife’s edge between exhilaratingly fast pacing and quiet, introspective meditation, episode 2: saturation will drown you in the raw emotion of its deep and memorable characters.
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.