Superpowers High

In a world where superpowers are as common as eye color, Arwin was born without any. That single fact made him a ghost in the school hallways—invisible to teachers, a walking target for bullies. Day after day, the cruelty piled on, with the same question echoing behind him: "Who would be friends with a powerless nobody?" Then came the day when enough became too much. When the bullying escalated beyond words, something inside Arwin finally cracked. In that moment of desperation, he discovered he wasn't powerless after all—he was something far more dangerous. As the lead bully's fist connected with his face, Arwin instinctively reached out and found himself draining the bully's ability to manipulate metal. But the power flooded him like a tidal wave, far more than he could contain. It erupted outward in a violent explosion that sent students and teachers flying across the cafeteria. By the time the authorities arrived, the damage was undeniable. A year later, after his release from juvenile detention, Arwin's mother drives him to a new city, a new school, a new life. With a new name—Edwin—he tries to bury the past, to become just another face in the crowd. But the guilt eats at him, and the fear that his ability might resurface keeps him looking over his shoulder. Edwin quickly learns that hiding is harder than it seems. Every time someone with powers brushes against him in the crowded hallways, he feels that familiar pull—the urge to absorb what they have. The struggle to suppress his nature exhausts him, and the isolation he once dreaded now feels like his only protection. As he navigates this precarious existence, Edwin can't shake the question that haunts his sleep: Was that violent outburst just a tragic accident of a newly awakened ability, or was it a glimpse of the monster he might become? And in a world that fears what it doesn't understand, how long can he keep his secret before it consumes him, and everyone around him?