Alerie

Alerie is the story of a girl who literally glows when she feels too much—an awkward problem in a city where everyone's assigned a single color and told to stick with it. Born with both red and blue running under her skin, Alerie learns early to hold her breath, hide her pulse, and fake normalcy. But when her emotions finally outshine her restraint, she discovers she isn't alone—there are others whose colors can't be contained. What follows is equal parts rebellion and revelation, a coming-of-age painted in light. Alerie's quiet defiance grows into a revolution that turns her entire world inside out (and, let's be honest, gives the city council a collective panic attack). Between secret meetings in half-lit alleys, a mysterious stranger with a cloak that refuses to pick a hue, and the thrill of finally being seen, Alerie learns that balance isn't about dimming your light—it's about letting all of it shine at once. Told with lyrical grace and a little bit of bite, Alerie is a story for anyone who's ever felt too much, too loud, or too many things at once. It's about identity, contradiction, and the messy courage of refusing to choose just one version of yourself. By the end, when the city shimmers in every shade imaginable, you'll wish you could bottle that feeling—the moment when hiding finally gives way to becoming.