26
Feb

Everything’s Easy

by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) “Oh, boss, is that you?” Yima sat up at the sound of a familiar voice, and looked up to see a familiar face in an unfamiliar place. Angel had a little spot just on the water with the best dumplings and noodles that Yima had ever tasted, so good that it […]

25
Feb

Ideal Pairing

by shukyou (主教) The light in the room was hazy and dim, filtered through the cigar smoke currently lingering in the air and years of its predecessors’ remnants on the windows. Orlando knew the people the club employed to tend to such things, knew how hard they worked. Some things just wouldn’t wash clean. He […]

25
Feb

Shousetsu Bang*Bang no. 107 Cover

by melanofly Love7

25
Feb

He who Follows

by Shrimp King Cecil has never been a perfect man. That much was always made apparent to him as he changed slowly from a youth to an adolescent to a bitter adult. His father, Rhett, punished each of his many mistakes severely – and Cecil bore the scars to prove it. His delicate fingers were […]

25
Feb

A Lick Of Sense

by Cowboy Rider The explosion that echoed from the back row of his work room was not the loudest Florian Ambrose Desmar, lead instructor at the Academy for Arcane Excellence, had ever heard. Still, his shoulders stiffened at the sound and he stood still, waiting for even greater fallout. None arose. In fact, there was […]

25
Feb

All the Flavors in Neapolitan Ice Cream are Delicious

by Kit Miller The moan that came out of Matt’s mouth was, frankly, wanton. He closed his eyes and practically shuddered in bliss. This, this right here, was pleasure, distilled and purified. Matt swallowed and went back for another taste.  “I take it they’re good,” said Sinéad, Matt’s best friend of over a decade.  Matt […]

25
Feb

Comedy Tonight

written and illustrated by Iron Eater The set always looked different to Howie in the quiet hours after filming wrapped. When the studio audience was gone and most of the crew had left to go live their lives, it was like standing inside a grand cavern filled with television cameras and the lingering smell of […]

25
Feb

some you bend and some you break

by zerodignity Cy fumbled with the lock, cursing animatedly to himself, fingers stiff and chapped in the early morning cold. It was nothing fancy, just a cheap pin-tumbler mechanism, more a formality than a lock, really. But he didn’t have the right tools for this, and he’d been up walking through the entire night, and […]

18
Dec

Antivenin

by shukyou (主教)   He strode through the event like he was supposed to be there — which he was, or at least Jayes Tal was, and tonight he was Jayes Tal. Jayes Tal both existed and did not exist, in that he was not an actual person, but a mask that could be stepped […]

17
Dec

The Lemon House

by Etienne Telling The sun is still sunk low on the horizon, not quite starting to rise when Wren wakes up, but it doesn’t mind the early mornings. There is a certain kind of peace with the house still sleeping; the anticipation and the potential of the day are some of its favorite things about […]

17
Dec

How Soon Is Now?

by Viy Sitante illustrated by melanofly An old black and white show plays out on the laptop. The man on screen is dressed in a black suit, gesturing wildly as he appears to regale his audience with his tale. The laptop screen shows all but says nothing, however, because its audio output port is connected […]

17
Dec

Kramping, His Style

by Cattus Politterarum Rupert could hear the elf skulking outside his office door. It did nothing to improve his temper, which was foul. “Don’t skulk outside my office door!” he barked. “Come in.” The elf did so, ducking their head as they passed the threshold. “Sorry, Mr. Knecht, sir, sorry,” they murmured. Rupert glared at […]