The internet is full of creepypastas, cryptid sightings, tales of paranormal activity, and unsolved disappearances. These are mostly rumors and pranks fueled by trolls—entertainment. But the unlucky few learn the hard way that some legends are true. Many of these unfortunate souls are doomed, but their luck may change if they cross paths with the boy in the red hood. He roams from town to town and appears wherever strange things occur. Is he a light in the dark? Or living proof that monsters are all too real...?
Ethen Vance is a prodigious young inventor at the Aethelgard School whose mind is a maze of worldbchanging concepts. Yet, Ethen is his own greatest enemy, crippling self doubt compels him to tear down every brilliant project he starts. Known as a shadow of his potential, his lonely cycle of genius and destruction is finally broken by the arrival of Lyra Bellwether. She is his opposite confident, curious, and unwavering. When Lyra accidentally discovers Ethen's hidden blueprints, she becomes the catalyst that begins to reignite his dimmed passion, forcing the reluctant prodigy to confront his fears and finally rebuild a dream.
During her spring break at the end of her first year of high school, Ito's mother remarries, and Ito Hazui moves to live with her new family, becoming Ito Narita. Upon arriving at her new house, Ito is shocked to learn she now has four younger step-brothers. Ito tries her hardest to get along with all of the new members of her family, but the eldest brother Gen is a bit cold to her. However, under his aloof facade, he occasionally shows his kindness.