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Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 52
25
Dec
Diamonds in His Pockets
by Renaissance Makoto J (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/293183.html) “It’s a silly tradition, don’t you think?” asked Brighton. Unlike his brothers — who were both blond and solid — he was thin and pale with ink-black hair that fell around his ears. He would be eighteen in six months and that was causing him problems. “And why me? […]
25
Dec
Holding Out
by Kougyoku (紅玉) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/293493.html) It was late in the evening. In the kitchen an empty pizza box sat next to a stack of dirty dishes. Through the door the living room lay empty, with the TV on standby and an open DVD case on the floor beside it. All life in this flat, it […]
25
Dec
Our Lives in These Empty Spaces Aside
by shukyou (主教) illustrated by Tamago (卵) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/294307.html) My name is Rainer, and I’m an alcoholic. It’s how stories start, if you’re one of us. Hell, if you’re one of us, there’s no other way a story can start. My name is Mary, and I’m an alcoholic, and here’s the time I got fired […]
25
Dec
Everyone goes through the door
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/294425.html) Peter wouldn’t have recognized what the man was doing if he hadn’t seen it done before. Lips briefly moving, eyes briefly closing, a lingering touch of fingertips to the metal in front of him. A smile warming the man’s face, a little hopeful, a little wistful. Then he […]
25
Dec
Terra Incognita
written and illustrated by Iron Eater (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/295827.html) The problem with bandits, Riaag mused to himself as he stirred the pot, was that they were just too damn stupid to know when to quit. Someone who stole to feed a hungry mouth could be converted, and someone who fought because they were scared could be […]
25
Dec
The Last Battlefield
by Kagaku no osomatsu (科学のお粗末) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/295942.html) The ride to the palace took Gar three tedious days from the coast through the Clairmarais forest. His knee had been bad these last few months. Every village he passed through brought out the usual gawkers. At least the monks of Saint Bertin only turned their heads away […]
25
Dec
Throw away these numbers
by Himawari (ヒマワリ) illustrated by EMINA (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/296692.html) Cameron Darling figured it was high time he went out for a drink. Sixteen months and three days without Sophia, now, Cameron thought as he got into a tram car toward colony center. Sixteen months, three days, and two hours, if he was specific, and yes, he […]
25
Dec
My Life in a Blueberry Pie
by Dr. Noh (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/296881.html) 1965 It’s summer in Iowa. The earth is black and green like my father’s tartan. He clings to our Scottish heritage the way my mother clings to Catholicism. Neither are entirely welcome in our small town. My own clinging secret would be considerably less welcome. I stomp along the path […]
24
Dec
Strange Lexicons
by Ogiwara Saki (荻原咲) illustrated by beili (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/297809.html) Picture this, Terrence always wanted to say afterwards, except he had no one to say it to. Guneet might’ve known — hell, Guneet couldn’t have possibly missed it, the way Terrence had slunk back to their flat smelling of sex and alcohol and Eli’s cologne. She […]
24
Dec
The King of Eternal Flame
by kiyala (樹夜蘭) illustrated by pie派 (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/298395.html) The flames of the Phoenix King’s rebirth always seem to burn that much brighter when there is corruption afoot. They are no different to the naked eye, but the Wolf Knight knows better to take things at face value, and knows the king better than others. […]
24
Dec
Bear-y Christmas, Here’s to Many More
by Kimyō Tabibito (奇妙 旅人) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/298395.html) A fire crackled away in the hearth as Dylan dragged the futon from the frame down to the scuffed hardwood floor. Tonight, his goal for the evening was to be as close to the fireplace as possible without setting anyone on fire, which he figured was romantic. Okay, […]
