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lost flows

lost flows

Fantasy
5.0
novel title:lost flows Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy / Mystery Length: ~60,000–70,000 words Target Audience: Ages 13+ Series: Book One in a planned series ("The Flow Cycle") --- One-Line Pitch: A teenage girl discovers a mystical dried-up river hiding memories, secrets, and a haunting force called the Bone Current - and must uncover what was lost to save what remains. --- Concept Summary: When 16-year-old Nia Velez, a mixed-race teen artist grieving her brother's mysterious disappearance, returns to her sleepy hometown, she finds the once-lively river completely dried up. But the river hasn't vanished - it's been buried, erased, and turned into a vessel of forgotten memories and broken magic. Drawn by strange symbols, surreal visions, and whispering currents, Nia uncovers an ancient force called the Bone Current, a living memory that feeds on what people forget. As she and a pair of mysterious allies - the quiet, glitching Milo and the blade-carrying knowledge-keeper Leif - investigate the River's silence, they realize something monstrous lies beneath the soil: a secret once willingly buried. To restore the Flow and rescue the people it's devoured, Nia must face her grief, her past, and the terrifying possibility that remembering the truth might drown her, too. --- Narrative Structure: Told in 12 chapters + epilogue, Lost Flows blends eerie mystery with emotional fantasy and slow-unfolding magic. Each chapter escalates both the tension and Nia's emotional unraveling, with river-based symbolism acting as a metaphor for grief, memory, and resilience. --- Key Characters: Nia Velez – A 16-year-old girl who lost her brother and returns to uncover the truth about the river. Emotionally guarded, creative, fiercely loyal. Milo – A mysterious boy tied to the river's forgotten memories. He exists between reality and the Flow, half-lost but deeply connected to Nia. Leif – A teenager who acts as a protector and truth-bearer for the Flow. Stoic, wise beyond his years, carries ancient knowledge and a ceremonial blade. The Bone Current – A faceless, memory-consuming force tied to the river. It doesn't speak for itself - it uses others' memories to lure and deceive. --- Themes: Memory vs. Forgetting – The river represents the flow of memory; when it dries up, people forget what mattered. Grief and Healing – Nia's journey is tied to unresolved loss. The river's healing mirrors her emotional closure. Identity – The tension of being "between" things - races, realities, worlds - is reflected in Nia and Milo. Nature and the Supernatural – Magical realism blends with environmental and spiritual elements. --- Chapter Snapshot: 1. The Vanishing River – Nia returns and finds the river gone; strange symbols appear. 2. Whispers in the Drain – She meets Milo and hears voices in the pipes. 3. The Old Bridge Teeth – She and Leif discover the river ate things - including memories. 4. Vault of the Hollow Echo – They explore a sealed library under the river. 5. The Boy Beneath – Milo reveals he drowned but didn't die. 6. Name That Eats – The Bone Current shows its hunger. 7. The Flow Repeats – Nia realizes she's lived pieces of this before. 8. How to Draw a God – She sketches the Bone Current - and it sketches her back. 9. The Forgotten Mouth – They descend into a chamber made of bone and memory. 10. The River Remembers – Nia faces the Bone Current and uses memory to reclaim the river. 11. The Ripple That Stayed – Milo chooses to stay behind to hold the Current at bay. 12. Frostline Messages – Strange frost symbols begin appearing, teasing Book Two's mystery.