Reinforced beyond limits

Jake Morrison is a sixteen-year-old living alone in Seattle with the world's most useless superpower: he can make objects slightly more durable for a few seconds. In a world where people with abilities are either registered with the government or executed to prevent "uncontrollable mutations," Jake's power is a death sentence—too weak to be valuable, too exhausting to use. He hides it, endures relentless bullying, and survives on his absent father's irregular money transfers, waiting for nothing in particular.Then Ashley Kim crashes into his life.She's his fourth math teacher this year, a chaotic twenty-something otaku who fights with a katana and she genuinely believes that any problem can be solved if you hit it hard enough. Forced to train under Ashley's unorthodox methods (learned entirely from manga and anime), Jake begins to discover the true potential of his ability. But the government is gradually becoming more and more aware of their existence and will do anything in their power to hunt them down.In a world that tried to convince him he was worthless, Jake will have to learn the most important lesson: it's not about how strong your power is—it's about how far you're willing to push it.Limits are just another thing that can either be reinforced or shattered