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Seeking an escape from his overbearing mother, Evan McKenna fills his free time with hockey practice and extracurricular activities, counting down the days until he graduates. Hoping to keep a routine, and after being diagnosed with severe anxiety, Peter Delacroix hides behind the front desk of his father's quiet hotel. When his best friend starts an astronomy club to help him socialize, nobody expects Evan McKenna to walk through the door. As Evan struggles with acceptance and his ever-changing plans for the future, Peter slowly forms a bond with his club members and attempts to reconcile with his past. With the astronomy club's preparation for a meteor shower and an eclipse on the horizon, Evan and Peter have two hundred days to make sense of their hectic lives before parting ways forever.|| Content Warning:Descriptions of abuse, alcoholism, and homophobia as well as discussions of mental health and sexuality. Please use discretion while reading. ||* Cover by @newsies- ! *…

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When Essa sees their villainous future, they use the prophecy as a ploy to defeat their three brothers and force each one into a better work-life balance.Their first so-called battle restarts an old tradition for family dinner, leading Essa to bond with their brothers, all while struggling to balance their guilt and their alter-ego, Muse, whose name comes with a reputation of its own.****Written for the Open Novella Contest 2024 (ONC), using prompt 87.Cover by @Nicoismysenpai !!…

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Three sorcerers. Three keys. A dying magic. When Aeris, a hero and leader of a powerful squadron called the Tetra, collapses, three sorcerers set out to finish her final mission--find a set of keys bound with an ability that claims to rewrite the rules upon which magic is built.Accused of poisoning Aeris, Harlow Neale is thrown out of her polytechnic and back into the villainous history she's been running from, believing the keys can prove her innocence. Given the opportunity to become a hero, Lars Rozsa, a new sorcerer from an outer city and Harlow's best friend, accepts, if only to help clear her name... until his team begins to pursue Harlow, even as he draws closer to the Tetra.Stranded with an uncontrollable power is Eli 'Crash' Drewitt-Ortega, formerly a squadron member alongside Aeris. When their lack of missions leads to self-doubt, Eli seeks to change their ability, only furthering the destruction around them.In a race for the keys, magic herself attempts to reunite the three. But each sorcerer must make a choice between their own desires or saving her from fading.* Cover by @ziwepalma !! *…

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Kacie Janacek dreams of having superpowers like her two fathers, the legendary superhero Almighty Orion and the evil henchman Onyx Spark.After the media captures a photo of Orion saving Kacie from the clutches of a fight, she slowly becomes famous as the rumoured child of a superhero. But her newfound fame isn't everything it seems to be. Kacie feels trapped--with no way to defend herself, how could she possibly be a heroine?As a villain rises to power, and Kacie's father finds his research stolen, she is forced to make a choice to put on a mask and fight, even if it means leaving the safety of normalcy behind. Kacie has idealistic expectations of being a superhero, but a powerless heroine might be Astral City's only hope. * Cover by @newsies- !! *…

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Riley Comeau has terrible luck. Lightbulbs shatter in his presence, stoves catch on fire (more so than usual) and microwaves explode. He doesn't have superpowers--at least, that's what everyone tells him.When an old acquaintance unexpectedly invites Riley to join a fraternity with three other guys, he expects a little chaos.What he doesn't expect is to witness a superhero emerging for the first time in Astral City, nor does he expect to have to take matters into his own hands. But life with a secret identity might give him the boost he needs to finish his research for university, while slowly bringing him closer to the one hero who Riley can't seem to resist.* Cover by @newsies- !! *…

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Kacie Janacek's dream of becoming a hero has finally come true, but instead of feeling satisfied, she's more uncertain about her future than ever before.The media reporters follow Kacie's every move, forcing her into the spotlight. Between balancing her birth mother causing trouble, and her senior year becoming overwhelming... Kacie should feel free, but she only feels left out. What exactly does it mean to be a hero?When Kacie's school announces a trip to Crystal City, the famous city of heroes, it sounds like the perfect time for Kacie and Jax to take a break.But Kacie has a mission--she is responsible for locating the elusive light manipulator, Kaleidoscope, who mysteriously disappeared years ago. After all, Kaleidoscope could hold the key to defeating Phantom Shadow, once and for all... that is, if Kacie can find them. Kacie might be a powerless hero, but she must find it within herself to rise before Astral City falls. || This is the sequel to Starlight. It cannot be read as a standalone. Please read that book first. ||* Cover by @newsies- !! *…

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❝When the clock stops ticking, and the only lights remaining are the stars above our heads, humanity will not surrender peacefully.❞The unpredictable course of a rogue satellite will destroy Nina Hawthorne's city in two weeks. Depressed, she attempts to find somebody more worthy of saving than herself.…

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On a road trip to Ciranne Harbour, the nameless partner of Nadia Pierce (secretly the superhero named Sunshine) and best friend to Deon Lancaster, (not-so-secretly the supervillain Trick) conceals a highly important weapon, the Blade of Heart. Although they don't know what that is, they're stuck with it until they reach their destination at a place they used to call home.****An entry to Short Dreams 2021, using prompt #36.…

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Ideas. Half-formed stories. Includes photos taken by me.* Cover by @graphicallykiara *…