[Sequel to Different] Three months ago, a battle that would determine the fate of San Francisco was fought in the streets. Three months ago, the heroes were defeated and forced into hiding. Three months ago, Jack killed Mark. At least, that's what he thought. After fighting the urge to end it all and attempting to grapple with the deaths of some of his closest friends, Jack discovers that the man he thought he lost is alive. For once, he feels like he might get through this awful time. However, not everything is okay. The leader of the N.A.I., simply referred to as "The Boss," is dying. Mark and the rest of the heroes are working diligently to find a way of freeing the city and shutting down the villain's schemes. Jack is caught in the middle.

Dan is different. He's learned to accept that. Well, as best he can anyway, considering he's never really had much of a choice. It's been this way for as long as he can remember, the constant runaround process of trying to feel normal. His life is built around it, trying to trick both himself and everyone he interacts with into seeing him as your average person. The isolation as he desperately tries to keep others from finding out, the bitterness that wells up inside of him each and every time he's reminded that he'll never be like everyone else, the fear that nothing will ever change. He's fated to be this way forever; a misfit from society. Isolation can only go so far though, so when he's struggling to make ends meet and he's faced with the option of looking into a serious job or taking on a roommate, he opts for what seems like the easier option at the time. It doesn't seem so easy ten failed roommates into the process, or when he sits down at a table to meet with prospect number eleven and ends up with a coffee spilled all over his lap. Potential roommate number eleven, Phil, turns out to be an insufferable optimistic ball of sunshine that Dan wants nothing to do with. His options are running out though, as are the savings he's been using to pay his rent, so he finds himself begrudgingly agreeing to let the other man move in. Neither of them have any way of knowing just what they've gotten themselves into as they shake on the matter, but time will tell.

Dan Howell is a timid boy, who always does as he is told. He was once friends with Phil Lester, the 'bad influence' who soon ditches Dan for the popular group in Year 7. After five years of not talking to each other, they're partnered in a project and Phil's wants to win Dan over just like he has with most of their year. But yet, Dan is determined to find out what Phil is hiding behind his arrogant mask.

the air smells like the promise of tomorrow and nothing has ever smelled more terrifying

you're the color of everything that's ever meant anything

Who wins in a fight? Fire or water? But then who falls in love first? Fire or water? Jack and Mark go to a special school to learn how to use and control their powers. Two kids who fall in love but who they are keeps them apart. A forbidden love that they will do anything to overcome.

Jack is a freak...he knows this...he has been called it every day of his life. He is reminded every time he looks in the mirror... Jack's eyes are green where the white should be and blue where the black should be. His hair is a bright neon green that can be seen from miles away. His teeth are like fangs, sharp and pointy. His tongue is forked. His veins glow green when he is angry. His nails are long and needle-like. And his skin is pale, like freshly fallen snow. Because of this, he can't go outside, unless he wears sunglasses and has his hood up. Without them, he's pelted with rotten food and horrible slurs wherever he goes. He has no family or friends because of his abnormalities. But he keeps looking for a place where he belongs, where he is welcomed as an equal and where he can live happily. One day, he finds that place. A Freak Show visits his home city. But before Jack can even step out of his house to look, the locals tell the owner about their own freak, who lives in the house upon the hill by himself and rarely comes out. So when he finally does get out of his house and to the show, he's cornered by the owner, a man by the name of Muyskerm, and some of the freaks. They try convincing Jack to join them. But he doesn't need convincing. He eagerly accepts their offer to join their show. Will Jack be able to acclimatise with living with other people after years of living alone? And what happens when man with blue hair walks into the Freak show looking for a job? Will Jack push him away? Or will he finally open up when he finds out the mans secrets?

Jack's family moved to America so they could have a change of scenery. Jack had to go to a new school and make new friends. But one boy in particular catches his eye. Mark hasn't spoken to anyone in years. Not his best friend, Felix, or anyone in his family. He always sneaks away at lunch to go somewhere. Jack hopes to break the silence that has fallen over the boy, but the problem isn't about talking to Mark, it's about getting Mark to talk to him.

This story is semi-canonical! Imagine today's world, but where everyone has superpowers - all the rest of the facts are the same. Enjoy! ----- In a world filled with superheroes, what little Sean can do just seems... useless. He's rejected from everything, everyone looks down on him. There just doesn't seem to be a place where he fits in. But when he finds Sector Eight, an elite school for the heroes with the best powers who hide in plain site on a website where they are guaranteed success, despite the fact that he is so useless, he can't help but feel like he belongs, like he's finally part of something. Maybe it's possible for him to find a true home that accepts him, but he'll need a little help to believe it... To the world, you are one person. To one person, you are the world. ----- BOOK 1 OF THE 'SECTOR EIGHT' BOOK SERIES

A mutation thousands of years ago produced a gene that gave the organism a special gift, or 'super power'. Now it's normal to see someone flying through the sky or teleporting to work. However, for Dan, life's never been that easy. When a new anti-gift group rises, Dan has to learn that sometimes it's the people closest to you that you have to watch the most.