by Reom
Physics demands a price. The streets take the rest. Seventeen-year-old Palmer Peterson is living on the brink of starvation, desperately juggling a full scholarship at Hudson University, a shiftless library job, and two months of overdue rent in a freezing Bay City attic. Completely alone in the world with zero knowledge of his past, his daily routine is a quiet battle against hunger and fatigue. But beneath his worn-out jacket lies an innate biological anomaly: the ability to manipulate his own mass, time perception, and physical density. He can float like a feather, slow down time thirtyfold, or hit with the devastating force of a meteor. The catch? He is completely human on the outside. His skin bleeds, his bones feel every blow, and fueling his biological physics on an empty stomach drains his cellular energy—triggering severe migraines, muscle spasms, and physical collapse. With an unstable power he fears using, and a battered, blood-stained leather notebook as his only clue to who his parents were, Palmer learns the hard way that being a hero isn't about being invincible—it’s about bearing the burden of standing up when the entire world is dragging you down.
