In a world where breathable air is a luxury only the wealthy can afford, three teens from completely different worlds collide—and nothing will ever be the same. Alina dreams of revolution and saving the dying planet beyond the domes, Quinn has never questioned the privileged life his Premium status provides, and Bea is just trying to survive another day as an Auxiliary scraping by on rationed oxygen. When their paths intersect, they're forced to confront uncomfortable truths about the system they live in and discover that the most dangerous thing they could possibly do is imagine a better future together.

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Suffocating tension meets fragile hope—indie and alternative tracks layered with atmospheric production. Think Bon Iver's vulnerability, Phoebe Bridgers' ache, and the sparse beauty of folk-tinged synth. Urgent yet intimate. Dystopian longing wrapped in acoustic warmth.