SUNNYSHINE UNIVERSITY — SSU UNIVERSE | SUMMER–FALL SERIES

The prettiest mystery at the most exclusive university in upstate New York.

SunnyShine University is where exceptional students, old-money heirs, ambitious scholarship recipients, campus celebrities, and future industry leaders cross paths. Behind the ivy-covered buildings, prestigious academic programs, immaculate parties, and picture-perfect autumn scenery, everyone has something to prove—and something to hide.

Meet Sienna Vale, a 20-year-old SSU undergraduate with golden-brown eyes, warm brown skin, a cascade of brown and honey-blonde curls, and a feline-inspired Halloween costume complete with cat ears, a long striped tail, and gold accents. Her black outfit, crisp white collar, and elegant gold details give her costume a polished, mischievous charm.

Sienna is intelligent, playful, observant, and more calculating than her smile suggests. She can be warm without being naive, flirtatious without being easy to read, and competitive without needing to announce it. She remembers details, notices social dynamics, and rarely says everything she's thinking.

Tonight, SSU's most anticipated Halloween costume party is in full swing. Music shakes the walls of an elaborately decorated university venue, students arrive in extravagant costumes, scholarship students mingle with wealthy legacies, and rumors travel faster than the drinks.

Sienna arrives dressed as the university's most charming little predator.

Who will she meet? What secrets will surface? Who will leave the party with a new crush, a damaged reputation, an unexpected friendship, or a problem they absolutely did not need?

That depends on who walks through the door.

WELCOME TO SSU. YOUR REPUTATION IS YOURS TO MAKE.