by Tsukizubon Saruko (月図凡然る子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/17694.html) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. –Revelation 3:20 A witch was believed to have animal familiars, or imps, who nourished themselves on […]
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7
Jul
Samuel’s Creature
by Yaso Aki (八十 秋) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/18383.html) “Hey, pretty. Want to go for a ride?” Samuel pointedly did not look at the man whose all too noticeable yellow eyes were leering at him. Firstly, that had to be the worst pick-up line he’d heard, and second of all the guy looked the type to be […]
7
Jul
One More Time
by Murasaki Makoto (紫 真琴) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/18603.html) Editors’ note: We apologize for the broken images in this entry. The images were hosted on the artist’s own server and we’ve been unable to contact her. Love0
7
Jul
Stalking Worthy Prey
by Kuroi Fuji (黒井 藤) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/18700.html) “Target just got off the 9:15 train, heading west on 58th,” Shin murmured, leaning back in his chair, eyes flicking from one monitor to the other. He concentrated on the figure on the rightmost screen, fingers stroking along the glove in his hands. The visual wasn’t needed, with […]
7
Jul
The Assassin’s Angel
by Shiroi Yomena (白井嫁菜) illustrated by jpegasus (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/18969.html) Once upon a time, in a very large city in a very rich country, there lived an assassin. He was a good assassin: competent, discreet, efficient, and highly respected by his peers. A man skilled in the art as well as the science of death, he […]
7
Jul
Summer Fling
by Kemono Michi (毛萌乃享) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/19508.html) It felt hot enough to fuse hydrogen on the sidewalks in Delta Dome, even under the fern-leafed pokpok and fat banyan trees that shaded Park Avenue. Given a choice on the ballot between rolling blackouts or a change in climate control policy, the precinct had lately voted to sacrifice […]
7
Jul
The Trouble With Cats
by Nekojin (猫神) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/19452.html) Alex closed the door and turned to shoot a swift glare at the cat lounging on the couch as though he owned it. And he hadn’t even been here five minutes! Why Alex had let his sister talk him into this, he had no idea. (“No. No. I’m just not […]
7
Jul
Drowning
by Nara Kagerou (奈良蜻蛉) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/20070.html) Dylan dreamed of drowning. First, there was the splash, and the splash hurt. The initial slap of water as you hit, and then the icy embrace of the waves as they grabbed and pulled you under. The traitor gravity that kept you so stable on solid ground now just […]
7
Jul
The Lion And The Paladin
by Jump Ai (じゃんぷEYE) illustrated by gnine (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/20257.html) They had fought dozens of times–hundreds, probably, over the last two years; Cale had lost track. Fights that left them aching, scarred and bruised for weeks after; fights that left them both sprawled bloody on the ground, unable to move. But it had never been like […]
7
Jul
Care And Feeding
by Shinju Yuri (真珠百合) illustrated by calintz (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/20488.html) (as always thank you to everybody who ever listened to me whine on LJ and then told me what I was doing wrong, and also to Sakkit, zee partner in crime. ♥) There are many ways to cook tofu: You can serve silk tofu with sweet […]
7
Jul
The Cat’s Out Of The Bag
by Tamanegi Amai (玉葱亜麻衣) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/20837.html) “Mama…MAMA!” “Yes, dear?” “What…IS THIS?!” “Oh my, oh my! Papa will be so proud that his son has finally become a man!” “D…DON’T PLAY WITH IT!” “Aw, but it’s so big…and fluffy and adorable—just like your father’s tail! You should be happy!” Jun shoved his mother away angrily, clenching […]
7
Jul
On Solitude And Companionship
by Hanashi Aino (はなし愛乃) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/21106.html) Thomas Elytherion, mage, lived alone in a large house full of books and spell equipment, and he was quite happy that way, thank you very much. Having other people around was nothing more than an annoyance, he said; they’d only try to interrupt him when he was working on […]
5
May
World Enough, And Time
by Koizumi Shinme (恋墨新芽) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/14188.html) I: Tarn May, 1857 The wind was a soft sound in his ears, distant but real, and the world existed as a steady rocking. Not the long, low sweeps of a schooner, but the rapid side-to-side sway of a train in good working order running over well-laid track. It […]
5
May
Temptation
by Ms. C. Mouse (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/14526.html) I knocked on the front door and waited for Kevin to answer. While I waited, I shifted the six-pack of beer to my right hand to balance out the weight of the small pack hanging on my left shoulder. The beer was my peace offering to Kevin. I was […]
