by Haitoku no Honou (背徳の炎) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/105644.html) Amahlia guides the horse down a narrow lane as fast as she dares, walls to either side rushing past in a blur of motion as she strains to make out the passage ahead. The Princess Kestrel sits behind her on the saddle, clinging with both arms tight around […]
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30
Apr
Amaterasu Rising
by Nijiiro Sumi (虹色墨) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/105971.html) Hiroko woke up feeling sick. It didn’t take her long to figure out that she felt sick because she was a) upside-down and b) still strapped into Thanatos and c) in a tree because d) they’d gotten shot down by the enemy. Again. With her luck, Veronica had landed […]
30
Apr
The King’s Road
by Tsukizubon Saruko (月図凡然る子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/106246.html) It had all happened so quickly. Consciousness crept back in slowly, reluctant to be complete: like dawn breaking on a dark and cloudy day. Her head hurt, and fresh pain seemed to jostle into it with every rocking, jerking movement under her. She was, Cybele became dimly aware by […]
30
Apr
Drive
by Matty Groves (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/106566.html) We’ve been driving since yesterday morning. It’s so very tempting and strange and perfect, captured there in the rising dreams and rising fog of the morning sun, so perfect…and then you’re on the road and you can smell the gas and the car’s full of artifacts of your past five […]
30
Apr
The Last Wild Place
by Karigane (雁) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/106980.html) “A person becomes a person through other people” – South African proverb * Xolisa never lived alone if she could help it. She had grown up in the company of others, and disliked the silence of solitude. The modern conception of roommates was one she had much fondness for — […]
25
Feb
Pale Bright and Shining
by Aoime Kouchou (あおいめこうちょう) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/101990.html) On the Twenty-third day of the Var’nik, during the year of the Red Moon Descending, the august Lord-General died in his sleep. His triptychs were euthanized and his favored lovers transported to their permanent estate on Satvit Two. The planet mourned his passing with great celebration. Of his fifteen […]
25
Feb
The Blackmaster’s Apprentice
by Chiisai Niji (地井際ニジ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102283.html) I hadn’t meant to eavesdrop, the first time I stumbled upon Blackmaster Asher doing strange, unnatural things to the corpses in his care. I had simply gone down to the dark chambers of the morgue to inquire as to whether Sir would like a hot cup of tea before […]
25
Feb
Rumor
by Kuruki (来木) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102589.html) Phoibos refrained from patting the letter tucked inside his doublet. The message, coded of course, proved Lord Nereus guilty of treason. But even knowing the man was conspiring did not mean much. Nereus was rich, powerful, untouchable. Without reliable witnesses willing to rat Nereus out, he would continue his position […]
25
Feb
Mettechai
by tanarill (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102823.html) Some time after Artaksis the King of Parshas and Mecede chose for himself Shahab the Atasan to love and protect, before the lands had truly recovered from the king’s years of weakness, was a time when the life of Artaksis the king was in peril. For in those years of neglect, […]
25
Feb
An Elaborate Game Involving Oral Sex
by Flower of Carnage (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102989.html) This was bad, Jade thought, because he wasn’t gay and he didn’t want anal sex. He took a tiny sip of his mojito and smiled, the bite of the rum on his tongue. The drink was far too strong. The shore was a long way away, although he could […]
25
Feb
Love Is Blind
by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/103185.html) “Can you see anything at all, private?” Kale strained until his eyes hurt, and thought maybe he could see the barest hint of movement. “I… I think… flickering, like a candle behind a thick curtain at the end of a long, dark hall.” There was a dismayed noise from […]
25
Feb
Idols I Have Loved So Long
by Sekiga Hara (関河羽羅) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/103716.html) 1. Month of Small Rains The Emperor, Lord of the Nine Lands, the Dragon’s Son, hated being indoors all day. When he was, for the weather or for work, he took it out on the chamberlains and us, his long-suffering Friends. He would pester us incessantly: “Feide, have you […]
25
Feb
The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes
by Hinotori (火鳥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/104157.html) Before he’d started spending nearly every waking hour with Benedict Horton, Adam would have called business events boring. Consolidated Widgets, Inc. was obviously trying to impress. The party they’d thrown to celebrate the release of their new product was more elaborate than Adam’s last office Christmas party. Tasteful silver and […]
1
Jan
The Emperor’s Last Concubine
by Yamanashi Moe (山梨もえ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/97774.html) “What about this?” Yanzi examines the tunic carefully. It’s deep green, embroidered with tiny, pale blue flowers of indeterminate type. The silk is of good quality. He vaguely remembers receiving it as a birthday present last year from the Minister of Finance, a balding little ass-kisser with horrible taste. […]
1
Jan
Warmth
by Kuruki (来木) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/97872.html) My evening starts out like any other. I sit on the bench near the corner of Jackson and Fifth with a group of my friends. This is the only time we can see each other now that school’s out for winter break; our jobs keep us busy all day. Turk […]
