25
Aug

A Burning Question

by Iron Eater See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Love2

23
Jun

The Weight of What We Owe

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. written and illustrated by Iron Eater In the depths of the sky lies the garden of the gods, and all around the garden there is a belt of lights and towers, and all throughout these celestial marches there is me. I have guarded this place for […]

23
Jun

Her Lover’s Salt

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Himawari (ヒマワリ) Subra-82 research expedition, Archaeological Division, Room 423Ж 2547-16-33 Dear Losna, Your data packet arrived today. Thank you for sending all of the footage of the anniversary party: dadiji-dadaji look well, and still in love after all these years. The packet uncompressed and decrypted […]

23
Jun

By the Light of Day

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Ana Miruko (婀汝 美琉子) The walk from the doors of the throne room to the dais had never seemed intimidating before, but now the polished floor seemed to stretch out before her like an expanse of desert – uncrossable and without a refuge in sight. […]

23
Jun

Cheat Codes

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Arson No matter how useless the final results might be, watching the loom at work never got old. Chel loaded her latest design into the feed and emitted the chemical signature that was keyed to her allotted time to use the loom. This late in […]

23
Jun

𒀭

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by shukyou (主教) illustrated by beili She drew herself to her full height when she saw me, setting her chin at a regal angle, announcing without words what she thought about herself and where she stood — or at least, what she wanted everyone to think […]

23
Jun

A Star to Sail By

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by Salem Fitzgerald East Indies, 1750 The ship was wrecked in a storm. To tell the whole story would be pointless, unless it was to a listener who knew the craft and her crew and cargo and had a vested interest in every detail. Alfie had […]

23
Jun

a kept woman, happily

See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. by A.S. Maraillustrated by by dollydari The package came to her in a long, large portable tank, roughly the size of a double-sided refrigerator. It was carried entirely by eight hoverbots to support its weight, and supervised by one tall, bulky courier, who fumbled with their […]

29
Apr

A Fine Distraction

by Okō See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Dieter watched the crowd flow around him in the largest ballroom in the German Embassy.  There were too few exits, too many people, and too many potentially un-vetted catering staff. But after nearly a decade spent among the ambassadorial elites in London, none of […]

29
Apr

Theories of Resonance, Laplace or Otherwise

by Ana Miruko (婀汝 美琉子) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Deep breath, one foot after another. They have no reason to dislike you – you aren’t the first guest conductor they’ve had, Shen thought. And at least as far as he knew, none of those concerts had been disasters. He could make […]

28
Apr

Quarry

by shukyou (主教) See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Novice Theo was not supposed to hate. He was expected to feel some negativity, of course, but he was not supposed to. Purging that was part of his novitiate training, burning away everything but love for and devotion to the Great Tetratheon that […]

28
Apr

Red as Ruby and Fragrant as Plum Blossom

by green papayaillustrated by PizzaCat See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. In the end, the solution was simple. “A jade-bellied wasp,” Ronnie explained to the skeptical officers. “They’d have no problem traveling through a vent such as the one above Mrs. Hwasun’s bed, and they’re attracted to lilac water. All the perpetrator […]

28
Apr

Awaiting Sir’s Inspection

by Iron Eater See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Love1

28
Apr

Custom Ornamentation

by Someone Else See this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Love0

25
Feb

The Absence of You

by shukyou (主教) illustrated by TOFU Read this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. “He’s coming to,” said a voice Lucian almost recognized – almost, and then even that was gone. True to the words, Lucian opened his eyes and found himself in a completely unfamiliar sterile white room. It was like waking from […]