Under | Descent into Darkness #1 (eBook)

August 8, 2026

Digital | Independently Published

Fantasy
Dark Acadamia

$6.00

Please note: This is a preorder of a digital product. Under will be released and available for download on 8 August 2026.

For lovers of Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil and A Dark and Drowning Tide.

When Aurelia’s father meets his untimely demise, her purpose dies with him.

Thrust into Vanderbel Academy she knows no one. Nothing is as it seems. Not even her unexpected roommate Veronica Lancet; who seems to be keeping secrets of her own.

Are the voices that haunt Aurelia somehow interlaced with the mystery? Or has her sanity finally given way?

"The only monster to stake its claim was the one winking in her reflection”

💙 𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑲 𝑨𝑪𝑨𝑫𝑬𝑴𝑰𝑨
🪡 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔
💙 𝑭𝑬𝑴𝑴𝑬 𝑿 𝑴𝑨𝑺𝑪
🪡 𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒕/𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆
💙 𝑺𝑳𝑶𝑾 𝑩𝑼𝑹𝑵
🪡 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓
💙 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑪𝑬𝑫 𝑷𝑹𝑶𝑿𝑰𝑴𝑰𝑻𝒀
🪡 𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒇𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒚
💙 𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑫-𝑾𝑹𝑰𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑵 𝑳𝑬𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺
🪡 1800’𝒔 𝒗𝒊𝒃𝒆𝒔
💙 𝑫𝑨𝑹𝑲 𝑺𝑬𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑻𝑺
🪡 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒓𝒆𝒑
💙 𝑭𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫 𝑭𝑨𝑴𝑰𝑳𝒀
🪡 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆

Trigger warnings are listed for those that want or need to be aware of certain topics. While we do our best, we cannot confirm the severity, completeness or accuracy of these. We recommend looking at authors website directly, or broader resources such as reader reviews, for more comprehensive information.

Death of parent/s
Drowning
Emotional / psychological abuse
Sexual content
Poisons / Poisoning
Asphyxiation
Injury / Gore
Violence
Suicide / Suicidal ideation
Snakes
Anxiety / panic attacks
Transmisia / Transphobia
Grief
Racism / Racial predjudice
Classism
Animal Death

About the Author:

Lily Fay is a queer, neurodivergent author based in New South Wales, Australia. She developed her passion for writing in her early twenties and hasn’t looked back ever since.

Her debut novel UNDER is an ode to sapphic and dark academia novels. It’s gothic atmosphere and whimsy prose make it the perfect story for those looking for a dark and captivating read.