Preston desires to “live outside capitalism” and produce truly radical art while at the same time he's desperately seeking a way to free himself from dependence on his toxic father’s wealth. Karina is also sleeping with senior Preston Utley, a controversial figure who runs a mildly successful blog called The Wart, where he posts provocative photoshopped images designed to maximize internet traffic. Karina and Louisa, both queer women, are drawn to each other, first as fellow creatives, then as friends, then lovers, and Karina becomes the model for Louisa’s new series of gruesome and beautiful paintings. The Louisiana native is attending Wrynn on scholarship, and most of her wealthy peers initially dismiss her paintings as “Southern Gothic Lite.” Louisa’s roommate is the icy and beautiful Karina Piontek, daughter of rich yet unhappy art collectors, who had a mental breakdown last semester before returning suspiciously quickly to Wrynn. In 2011, 19-year-old Louisa Arceneaux feels out of place at Wrynn College of Art in the fictional New England town of Stonewater. Art, money, and ambition collide, first at a prestigious college and again in New York City.
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