THE TEAR CATCHERS

In a future where children carrying the newest genetic upgrades are in charge of society, Tessa has just turned 18, making her DNA obsolete. She could accept her fate, but that's not Tessa's style. YOU'RE THE REASON THE GENE POOL NEEDS A LIFEGUARD. DON'T WORRY, WE EXPECT NOTHING OUT OF YOU BUT SHALLOW BREATHING. These are just a few of the neural media posts Tessa woke up to this morning. Life in the Tearcatcher family isn’t easy. Tessa is beautiful, charming, and smarter than 99.998% of the general population, which, in the circle of genetic elites known as coders, makes her slightly below average. You see, Tessa is a twelfth gen, and there’s always a newer, smarter, more intuitive generation being born all the time, making her a has-been at just 18 years old. In a future where influence isn't measured in dollars, but by the amount of new and designer DNA markers in your family tree, Tessa belongs to the Tearcatcher estate – one of the most powerful coder families. When her 9-year old brother/CEO informs Tessa her genetic code is obsolete, and she won’t be selected to produce heirs in a merger with another coder family, she escapes the prison-like existence of the Tearcatcher manor, sparking an unauthorized relationship with a troubled boy from a rival coder family that drags the two powerful houses into war and threatens the entire community of genetic elites.