cover by neomeruru

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Close bound enough, by Elle Black *

Five Times Roland Mars Didn’t Hook Up With His Partner (and One Time He Did), by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ)*

Code of Conduct, by Kikuna Matata (菊菜瞬)

Next the Wall, by Noel Oliver

Reap What You Sow, by Seishin No Uwagi (精神の上着)*

Are You Now or Have You Ever Been, by shukyou (主教)*

Last Call At The Camellia Club, by Tsuki Akari (月あかり)

Dark Signs of a World Gone Mad, by Kaiyaki Senka (貝焼千菓)

And Then Grant Said, by Kaerutobi Ike (蛙跳び池)

Heretics, by Fuuten Eki (瘋癲 易)*

La muerte y el jardín, by Ogiwara Saki (荻原咲)*

*illustrated

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Who Is Guilty?, by melanofly (メラノ飛)

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