by Zack (ザックス) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/34508.html) I just couldn’t imagine a world where aliens were nothing more than a sci-fi fantasy. They’d been a part of my life for as long as I could remember, looming threateningly over my future. They arrived when I was two years old, and I have them to thank for not […]
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21
Dec
My Cousin My Hero
by Satoimo Taro (里芋たろ) illustrated by tongari (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/34610.html) Once upon a time, there were two cousins born of a dark, sinister, bloodthirsty race, into a lightless, ruthless society where the quality of mercy was very much strained, no holds were barred and winners ate all (including the losers). One was possessed of a sinuous, […]
21
Dec
Loving You More
by Shinju Yuri (真珠百合) illustrated by calintz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/34867.html) “The sun is shining,” said Walter. “It’s a beautiful day outside.” “Please die,” said a lump in the middle of the bed. The lump had curled all of the blankets around itself and as Walter watched, attempted to tuck itself more tightly together. “It’s wonderful out,” […]
21
Dec
La Belle Eliza
by Koizumi Shinme (恋墨新芽) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/35087.html) We could see the dust cloud from a long way off, and I wasn’t ready yet. Eliza kept moving between the window and my side, touching my shoulder lightly with one finger, then turning back to watch the progress of horses and wagon. Too fast. Too soon. “Vivito,” she […]
21
Dec
Officer, or Gentleman?
by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) illustrated by Ravyn (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/35750.html) There was nothing quite like the celebratory atmosphere of coming back to camp after a successful mission, Kale had discovered. It had been true even when he’d been an army regular, but nobody knew how to celebrate the way the Elite did. He rode in the […]
21
Dec
And All Through the House
by Jump Ai (じゃんぷEYE) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/36073.html) He was fourteen going on fifteen, which was far too old to believe in Santa Claus. And his parents were already asleep; he had passed their open bedroom door on the way back from the bathroom. So when he heard the bump in the living room, his first thought […]
21
Dec
The Holly King and the Oak King
by Kagamino Kage (鏡乃 影) illustrated by Nanashi (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/36268.html) Finally, she was alone. Kat dragged her feet through the damp leaves as she plodded along the forest trail, huddling deeper into her coat. The temperature was dropping. She was tired and cranky, and there was a suspicious and disappointing lack of magic in Broceliande. […]
28
Sep
Faith
by Tenno Ai (天之 愛) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/25281.html) Theirs is a holy war, or so it’s said. In truth, Raphael has never associated holiness or warfare with his life, right from the moment he walked into the monastery to begin his training to now, in Rome on an assignment that could have him promoted to Bishop, […]
28
Sep
Sword
by Matsuo Akane (松雄あかね) illustrated by indelicateink (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/25563.html) The sword was heavy in his hand this late in the day from the endless thrusts and parries, the stepping and shuffling, the blocks and attacks of his daily practice. His muscles burned, feeling bigger and denser than they’d been when he had picked up his […]
28
Sep
Most Likely Loving You
by HOP (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/25692.html) Connor hated him. No, he didn’t just hate him. He hated him with a passion, loathed him with his innermost core of being until all his thoughts were filled with images of him and his irritatingly silky golden locks and his annoyingly perceptive chocolate brown eyes and his aggravatingly perfect lips […]
28
Sep
Getaway
by Seihaku Perrito (精薄perrito) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/26015.html) Essua threw the last of the discreet, black bags on to the back of the truck. His hotel-issued black jeans were too hot in the humid Costa Rican night. His white polo, sporting the hotel’s insignia on the left breast, had been professionally pressed when he put it on […]
28
Sep
Stained Glass Windows
by Chiame Ayame (血雨菖蒲) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/26307.html) It wasn’t so much the thought of eternal paradise or fear of punishment that had sent him to church, as the solitude and serenity of the empty chapel. When he was five, he’d snuck into the one at his church after everyone else had gone home and his parents […]
28
Sep
Queen of Hearts
by Akane Arisu (赤音アリス) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/26816.html) I’m the Queen of Hearts…bitch. I hate little girls. I hate my husband. I hate cats that freakin’ smile too much. I hate you. I love myself. He’s so violent, so vain. So beautiful and dangerous, slick and gorgeous, an ideal that watches from the bushes, waiting for you […]
28
Sep
Exchange for Money
by Kisarazu Megumi (如月図恵美) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/27081.html) There is always at least one day in a person’s life that can change it all forever. You can wait for it, hope for it, but it will always come unexpectedly. Jonathan was a twenty-four-year old Caucasian male. His hair was blond and cut similar to Leonardo DiCaprio’s hair […]
