Variant
Summary
Seventeen-year-old Benson Fisher escapes foster care by accepting a scholarship to Maxfield Academy, only to discover he's trapped in a mysterious school surrounded by razor-wire fencing. With no teachers and seventy other students divided into warring factions, Benson must navigate a deadly system of rules while searching for a way out and uncovering the school's dark secrets.
At a Glance
💬LanguageSignificant
⚔️ViolenceHeavy
💋Romance & SexMild
🍷Drugs & AlcoholNone
📋Other ContentHeavy
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Language
💬 Does Variant have profanity or strong language?
ProfanitySignificant
Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityMild
Crude / Childish LanguageNone
Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
| f-word | |
| sh*t | |
| *ss | |
| b*st*rd | |
| b*tch | |
| bl**dy | |
| bug**r | |
| d*mn | |
| c-word | |
| h*ll | |
| cr*p |
Violence
⚔️ Is Variant violent or scary?
Graphic Violence / GoreHeavy
Disturbing / FrighteningHeavy
Vulgar / Obscene GesturesNone
Bullying / Verbal CrueltySignificant
Romance & Sex
💋 Romance and sexual content in Variant
Explicit Sexual ContentNone
Sexually SuggestiveNone
Kissing (Light / Peck)Mild
Kissing (Passionate)None
Heterosexual RomanceMild
Homosexual RomanceNone
Drugs & Alcohol
🍷 Drugs and alcohol in Variant
Illegal Drug UseNone
Legal Alcohol UseNone
Implied / Referenced UseNone
Other Content
📋 Other content in Variant
Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
Heavy Emotional ThemesHeavy
Deception / LyingSignificant
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