LATENT

Reiner is a first-year Computer Science student at Tyroem University with nothing to his name but a sharp mind he refuses to trust and a hunger he doesn't fully understand yet. Born into poverty, socially invisible, and deeply aware of everything he lacks — he wants money, connection, and a life worth remembering. But wanting and knowing how to get there are two very different things. As he navigates his first semester, chance encounters, quiet revelations, and the weight of where he comes from begin to chip away at the version of himself he's convinced is true. This is not a story about a chosen one. This is the story of a boy learning slowly, painfully, honestly — what he's actually made of.