Yin and Yang [A Superhero AU] - Book Three

{Companion Story to Different and United}

"In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complimentary, interconnected, or interdependent in the natural world." [Wikipedia]

Dan Howell never really got the chance to grow up. At nine years old, he was kidnapped from his home in Wokingham, England, and carted off to San Francisco. He was mutated and trained to become a super villain for a man known only as "the Boss".

Between being forced to kill, being beaten down by his boss, and being separated from his family for the next fifteen years, contentedness feels like something completely out of his grasp.

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When Phil Lester was born with superpowers, he knew what he was supposed to do. The moment he was old enough, he moved to San Francisco to join Curatrix, the largest superhero headquarters in the world. He became the healer for a squad of other natural-born heroes in order to make a difference in the world, but something was missing.

He's lonely.

He tries to ignore his disconnect with the other heroes, but he can't shake the feeling that he's got nobody else except a family that's an ocean away. He's not a great fighter due to his healing abilities, so time and time again he's placed on the sidelines and forced to watch while the others fight.

Then he meets Dan, and his entire world changes. Sworn enemy becomes closest companion, and Phil realizes that maybe, just maybe, he doesn't have to be alone.