(This is a winner of Wattys 2020 under the Science Fiction category.) A group of students discover their unique abilities, and go through a mysterious journey of knowing the truth about their school, their power, and themselves. ******** Jacob never wanted to go to Faircastle High School - it was his mother who wanted it. But when Jacob thought that staying in the school was all he had to endure, he manages to top a certain placement exam. Through it, he becomes a member of the Paramount - the group of Faircastle's best eight students that represent the intelligence division they are from. Little did he know that behind the after-school activities and supplemental classes, a secret about themselves will be discovered and awakened. Their lives are about to change, when great power come from the peculiarity and intelligence they all possess. Note: This story is highly inspired by the Thai novel-turned-series, The Gifted and The Gifted: Graduation.

Everybody knows Quintus Zamora as a monster. Sabi ng iba, para daw siyang hindi nakakaramdam ng sakit kahit pa nakikipagbasag-ulo, at talaga namang halimaw siya kung manakit ng kaaway niya. He's almost a superhuman, base sa mga kwento nila. I know that I have to avoid him at all costs, pero patuloy naman ang pagdikit niya sa akin. And for some reason, I am seeing a side of him na hindi ko inakalang meron siya. Ayoko siyang maging parte ng buhay ko, not at all. But there's something about him that I just can't resist. That's when I knew that I am in trouble.

Ipinanganak si Wendy na may mirror-touch synesthesia. Ibig sabihin, lahat ng nakikita niyang nararamdaman ng ibang tao ay mararamdaman din niya. Makikilala niya si Raeken, isang mayaman, masungit at aroganteng lalaki na pilit tinatago sa kanyang panlabas na pag-uugali ang lahat ng hirap at sakit na dinaranas niya sa buhay. Ano ang mangyayari kapag nagkita ang isang 'oversensitive' na si Wendy at ang manhid at malamig na si Raeken?

Makalipas ang dalawang taon ay bumalik si Ellie sa Pilipinas matapos magtrabaho sa ibang bansa. Habang nasa South Korea ay nagawa niyang baguhin ang sarili, pati na ang mag-move on kay Dylan - ang crush niya magmula pa noong college. Bagong buhay, bagong siya - iyon ang nais ni Ellie. Pero paano kapag nakita niyang muli ang first love na si Dylan? And worse, makakatrabaho niya pa ito. Mapigilan niya kaya ang sarili na magkagusto muli rito, o tuluyan siyang mahulog sa binata the second time around?