✧ HIGHEST RANKING: #196 on Fantasy ✧ Fourteen year old Aven Whitmeyer is a "Special," in a world where those with powers are discriminated against. The "Normals" consider them to be a danger, and being one is considered a disgrace to all who know you. When she's kicked out of her home for discovering her magical abilities, she finds herself at the doorstep of the mysterious Hudson House- a safe spot for Specials like herself. However, the safety of her home is at risk when mysterious, Corrupted monsters begin to appear. Powerful beings who were once Specials like herself. After losing friends and a threat appearing at every turn, Aven quickly realizes that her world is changing. She must decide whether to sit and watch it go down, or take a stand to protect the only place she belongs. ✧ New chapters every Friday! ✧ (Book 1 in the Guiding Stars trilogy. Current cover is by @beethrooot on Instagram!)

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION After Ryan and his best friend are whisked away to a top-secret wizard school, they'll discover immortal demons, new powers, acceptance, and love. ***** After they are brutally assaulted by a gang of bullies, high school outcasts Ryan and Alison decide to perform a vengeance spell on their tormentors. But when the spell only triggers a mild earthquake, they find themselves whisked away by the Marduk Institute, a mysterious organization claiming to be a school for wizards. However, there's more afoot at the Institute than meets the eye. With their old lives gone, Ryan and Alison begin to learn that a little love can go a long way in a desperate situation, but what will happen in our magical coming-of-age love story when an unstoppable foe begins stalking Ryan in his dreams? [Content warning: This original edition of IAGW was pre-sensitivity read, so the story contains instances of violence against LGBT and some homophobic and transphobic language.]