Hard Light - A Teenage Superhero Story
lindsay_quinn
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  • Reads 435
  • Votes 22
  • Parts 36
  • Time 7h 41m
lindsay_quinn
Complete, First published Apr 10, 2022
Mature
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Kasey Holgate. A not exactly ordinary girl. She has Synesthesia. A condition that allows her to 'see' sounds in the form of light, texture, or color. Pretty cool, right? Well, yeah, but in a world where superheroes exist- however rare they may be- Synesthesia is hardly a cool feat. But things begin to change when Kasey is exposed to a chemical which gives her the ability to control the colors she sees in her head in a new way. 

After an attack on her school, she struggles to define herself- she meets two superheroes who know who they are already, and she begins to question. And when more trouble comes to find her, her life begins to crumble in front of her. Read along as Kasey learns to navigate this new life she's been thrust into.
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