Connect the dots and make it work storywise.
@WalterB Yep. I saw it. But I don’t find it good enough. Don't get me wrong! They are unique. But that’s it. They are too unique. They mustn’t be cheesy, but the character must be familiar, and the viewer must like him/her.
You can't and avoid clichés and stay away from too unique ideas.
As for cheesy: bitten by a radioactive spider is also quite chesy if you think about it for a moment.
As for characters to be familiar: again you want to stay away from clichés (which are familiar) and have superpowers. The trick is not that characters are familiar from the first second: you have to let the viewers get to know them and make them (dis)like the characters through actions that the viewers can relate to.
I think there can be great drama in cheesyness if you can look beyond that as long as there are imperfections.
Ever watched Zebraman?
The whole starting idea for the movie is rediculous. The main character is a bit pathetic at first and still you start to care for him.
Your idea is a high school.
On a high school students 'struggle' with identity, insecurity, sex: they are shaping who they will become.
Some are misfits on purpose, some just happen to be, others are incrowd.
On top of that they need to learn to control superpowers they never asked for.
So yeah, I tossed in a few ideas coming from 'seeminglessly useless superpowers'. It has drama potential, because they need to learn to control it and at the same time they might be misfits, because there seems to be no use for their powers. They really need to find their place in life.
Imagine the girl who makes it rain rose petals discovers she is suddenly attracted to a girl. 'Poof!' Maybe she really struggles with it, making it extra awkward because of her gift.