Second world. Ostrey, a river town of nine thousand, where the dead go across the water to be buried and the bridge has a keeper.

• Grief and bereavement throughout; memory loss depicted as loss of self
• Drowning; a murder concealed as an accident; a suicide
• Domestic violence in the past, discussed plainly, never staged
• A child's death delivered as a word, offscreen
• Desire between adults; sex cuts away at the door
• Small-town cruelty and blame
• No slurs written out

Crisis lines by country: findahelpline.com

Text-first draft: backgrounds and character art are generated placeholders and there is no audio yet.