To Be Alone

We are not what happens to us. We are what we choose to become.

Akira was never meant to survive, but she did. Again and again. After surviving the unthinkable, she rises from the ashes of her childhood with a smile and a determination that no one will ever have to endure the horrors she has witnessed and experienced.

Haunted by trauma yet guided by passion, Akira is the heart and soul of everyone she has loved and lost. From her adopted brother who has never stepped out of her corner to her sleep deprived mentor who found his own redemption through her to the little boy who showed her that she was also worthy of being saved, she is reminded that being a hero-like being a human-isn't about never failing, it's about choosing to rise...again and again.

But before she was ever a hero, she was a survivor.

(UPDATE 06/29/26: All posts are on a brief-ish hiatus as I've been mourning the loss of a friend and have been going through some personal health issues. Will plan to update soon. Thank you so much for your understanding)