by Yuriaredaku (祐里あれ抱く) illustrated by erli “You know, if you’d just wear black, we’d have to do laundry a whole lot less!” “We’ve been over this,” Adric said, roughly dragging his sweaty dirt-stained shirt off and throwing it on the ground with a damp smack, followed quickly thereafter by his mud-encrusted boots and trousers. The […]
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30
Apr
Accidental Walkabout
by Iron Eater Read this piece’s entry in the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki. Love0
30
Apr
Come in under the shadow of this red rock
by Phun Saa (พรรษา) illustrated by SemeSadique In an ancient time it would not have happened this way. But people die and peoples change, and quiescent lie the old ways. — Nights were hard for Fadeh. His ears rang in the stillness, thoughts chasing each other until he could swear they were breaking free of […]
26
Mar
Tiger Prince, Thorn Witch
by green papaya Young Do came to Hong with footsteps that shook the ground, a roar that echoed throughout the city, and fangs that dripped scarlet with blood. “Your final task is completed,” she said, rolling a bloody and dirt-covered object over to Hong with one of her large paws. The object came to a […]
26
Mar
To Join This Song
by Okō (織工) illustrated by beili Isabelle’s sophomore year at Julliard starts off well enough at first. Music theory is going to be a challenge this year, since she’s gotten beyond anything they covered in AP at Shattuck, but her teacher seems pretty good. The Operatic History and Practice class looks interesting, even if it […]
26
Mar
Around the Way Witch
by T.F. Grognon “Hey! Hey, you! Dress for success!” Vanessa heard the voice calling out of the general noise around the bus stop, but she didn’t bother to make sense of it. Not until an enormous yellow sunflower cartwheeled right into her, knocking her aside. She’d had another long day in an endless string of […]
26
Mar
Scoring Pass
by Sparklebeard The first time she met Julianne, Minerva was very drunk. She hadn’t meant to get shitfaced, but her roommate Aura kept buying more drinks which she didn’t have the heart to turn down, plus she wasn’t in the habit of drinking much anymore, so her tolerance had eroded a bit. Maybe more than […]
26
Mar
Say No To The Dress
by Shirozubon Saruko (城図凡然る子) Jill took a deep breath, and set her shoulders. In three more hours, this would all be over. She could get through it. She’d be fine. The Jill in the mirror looked less confident about the prospect – but then, you kind of couldn’t blame her, once you took a […]
26
Mar
Unconventional
by shukyou (主教) “Christ on toast,” Racquel swore at her phone screen. One of the interns on her last project had shown her how to set up Google alerts about three months ago, and from that point since, she’d gotten a little push notification about Leigh March every other week or so. Most carried information […]
26
Feb
What happens next may surprise you
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) 1 It’s another Saturday night and you’re tired of lying on the couch crying. Wallowing is officially over, you decide. You grab your headset and jack into the club. You’re standing in a corridor lit purple by the strips of glowing pink and blue that run at ankle level. Straight […]
26
Feb
Premium Content
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) “Before you do this I need you to record a message to your mom absolving me of any guilt if you die,” Ben said as he got the framing right on the video on his phone. “It’s going to be fine,” Jey said, and then grinned at the camera. “Mom, I […]
26
Feb
The Secret Between His Teeth
by 織工 (Okō) illustrated by beili The fall of 2013 dawns unseasonably warm, and September in New York City opens with a few 30-degree-Celsius days during which Nikolai Mikhailovich Kudryavtsev cranks up his window air conditioners and tries not to feel guilty about his mounting electric bill. It’s not like he can get the superintendent […]
