He's a villain, and he's proud of it. Coal Black worked hard to achieve his bad boy persona on a super level. Literally. Seventeen and facing the normal challenges of high school, Coal must also deal with a superpower ban and a couple brand new villains bent on ridding King City of every last superhero, starting with his twin brother, Ben (Mister Tightie-Whitey. AKA: Anti-Gravity). With a chance to seek revenge on the very organization that tortured and placed him under his ban, Coal must decide which side he actually stands with. All without, of course, revealing his secrets that could quite literally bring all of King City to its knees. But where would the fun be if there weren't any stakes? (Blurb for the original version is below) Seventeen-year-old Coal Black takes being the bad boy to a whole new level. A super level. Known as the city's terrifying super villain, Headphones, Coal works hard to keep his bad reputation intact despite being banned from using his powers. But things soon take a drastic turn when a deadly vigilante threatens to destroy his whole world. And when his secrets threaten to come out, how far will Coal go to keep everything from unraveling? With jaw-dropping secrets around every corner, edge of your seat intensity and cliffhangers leaving you wondering if you'll slip, who'll make it out alive? ~ UPDATES ON SATURDAY/SUNDAY An oddly nonviolent superhero novel. REVAMPED VERSION PLUS UNEDITED VERSION. Big City Duology book one. PUBLISHED find it on Amazon today! Began: December 2016. Finished: March 2017. Rewrite: February 2024 (while I'm ill, so that's fun)

Heroes. Ever since they showed up, people have gone soft. They're adored, worshipped. Devotion is showered upon them like rain. It's about time someone knocks them off that pedestal they stand on, someone to crush their pillars of faith. Someone like me. A villain. It's perfect. I'll be the undoing of heroes. ≠ disclaimer: very much needs to be edited, very much needs to be less corny and very much needs to be entirely rewritten by me. if you approach it as a goofy, corny, old 2015-esque superhero book then it'll be a great time. i'll be honest and say there are no pulitzers here. completed ✓ highest rank in sf: #9 cover: @narwhelly

Villains. Heroes. Try as they might, one is always bested by the other, an endless fight without true meaning. We all have to pick our sides, but I think it's outdated. We all need to toe the line - to really satisfy our purpose. That's where I come in. Not only the undoing of villains, but the remaking of heroes. It's time for everyone to welcome a new chess piece on the board. Check mate. ≄ completed ✓ standalone highest rank in sf: #180 cover: @narwhelly