Exequinne
AN MIBF PAVILION 2026 SUBMISSION
When a high-profile murder points to his brother's discarded, pre-transition identity, a detective teams up with him to hunt down the rogue entity and uncover an institutional scheme before the state brands them the perfect scapegoats.
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Varian Kestrel is the perfect, straight-laced detective. Selected to lead the investigation into the murder of a high-profile politician, he expects to wrap up by dawn. Instead, the evidence points to a ghost. To a person who legally doesn't exist. Worse, a familiar face turns up at the scene-his estranged sibling, Valery.
Valery Kestrel has spent years burying his past. After reclaiming his true self through transitioning, he wants nothing to do with the brother who grew distant following their parents' deaths. But when Varian barges in, demanding answers, Valery is plunged into a conspiracy that hits close to home. His pre-transition identity isn't just alive-it's walking the streets and pulling triggers.
Hunted by a ghost with a familiar face, the brothers must race through the neon-lit alleys of Veridi Heights to unravel a scheme trading in human identity. To dismantle the operation at its roots, they will have to stop evading each otherβbefore they are both silenced for good.
From the award-winning creator of ππ©π¦ ππ’π―π΅π’π΄πͺππͺπ’π― ππͺπ΅π¦π³π’π³πΊ ππ―πͺπ·π¦π³π΄π¦ comes a cyberpunk mystery about identity, autonomy, and brotherhood. Under the neon lights, the shadows aren't black. They're the color of blood.
AN INSTALLMENT OF THE PAVILION SERIES
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Β© 2026 (First Edition)
Ongoing with sporadic updates
[All graphics are made by @sardonictabby]