Unwanteds is a post apocalypse world that is in the midst of rebuilding. It is a superpower universe, where magic and science and sheer willpower shape what the world will become. The story opens with the world already showing the shape of what it will be, but beset by troubles.
The premise grew out of my anger at racism and bigotry, so I made a conscious effort to present the main enemy as those of a fascist bent. It is post-USA centric, as I was writing what I know. Shockingly, the seeds of the original story were there in 2005. I was playing City of Heroes, and some of that world influenced this, but I rapidly moved to my own idea of how the world could have been ours.
2016 saw me lose heart in the idea of writing it, but I persevered over the years and completed the first full story during a fic writing challenge in September 2023. It had just taken me a while to find hope that it could be a cautionary tale instead of reality.
The main cast is Knight Bird, a so-called pounder (tank in many game parlances), and Icy Breeze, a booster (distance and support). Junction City is the setting, and the antifa themes are blatant.