Kids & Heroes, Part I

I've had this idea for a story kicking around in my head for a couple of years now. The few elements I have even a loose grasp on are still pretty jumbled, but I feel more passionate about it than any other story idea I've ever had. The reason for this is that the themes and emotions relevant to the story are personal. The plot is total fantasy, but the primary character seems very real to me. I haven't got the important stuff -- you know, like plot and characters -- etched out yet, but I still want to get a feel for how receptive others are to the themes I want to play with, as well as a the various elements I'm thinking of including. If it's not an interesting idea to anyone else out there, then I'd just as soon scrap it and try to figure something else out.

I don't feel like I can accurately describe what I'm trying to do in a short, summary sentence, but here goes:

In a city where heroes with super powers are prevelant, a self-destructive young man fights for his beliefs and for the ability to live with himself.

Actually, that sounds better than I expected. It really doesn't do a thing to show the scope I envision, but hopefully it's enough of a hook to keep you reading.

More soon.