I hate stories about the main character having no powers in a world where superpowers are normal. Because they never take advantage of the obvious allegory for invisible disabilities!
It’s always “The character has no powers and this is their quest to fix that!” Or “The character has no powers and this is a story to love yourself!” Or worst of all “the character does have powers but it’s super special different powers that don’t show up like normal powers”
I want a story about a girl who has no superpowers in her superpowered world and she doesn’t want to be “cured” and there is no secret power!
I want random people she tells to say they’ll “Pray for her”, I want doctors (especially male ones) to claim it’s just in her head or “Stress”, I want random people to call her a liar, I want people to act like she’s contagious if they touch her or her kooky aunt to look up “natural remedies”
I want people to pity her and underestimate her while the world around her isn’t made for people like her. And I want her to have a support system of friends and/or family who love and support her and put in work to make sure she’s included and doesn’t feel alone.
