by A Silent Crescendo
In a world ruled by control and order, Lichen thrives on certainty. Every hallway, every elevator, every sliver of light is tracked, measured, and catalogued. Emotions are unreliable data, people are temporary variables, and the outside world is a mystery she can only observe from behind the lethal chaos of the equalist facilities land. But when Lichen glimpses a stranger moving beyond the Equalist facilities, her careful calculations begin to unravel. Drawn toward the unknown, she discovers the Host Club—a group of outsiders who defy the rigid rules she has always relied on. They are chaotic, unpredictable, and dangerously alluring, and they force her to confront a truth she has long avoided: not everything can be measured, controlled, or fully understood. As Lichen navigates the delicate balance between curiosity, obsession, and survival, she begins to realize that knowledge alone is not enough. Trust, intuition, and human connection are messy—but perhaps necessary—for someone who has always clung to absolutes. Miss-Direction is a witty, tense, and queer-tinged tale of discovery, rebellion, and the strange exhilaration of stepping beyond the lines you’ve drawn for yourself.
