by loveonthefarm illustrated by cloven (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/308299.html) It’s a beautiful August day–sunny, warm, and lively–and Tory is stuck inside. He’s been stuck inside all morning, moving into his new dorm room and unpacking, but now it’s two in the afternoon, and he’s going stir-crazy. Voices and music from the Student Activities Fair on the front […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 55
24
Jun
Competition
by Iron Eater (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/307914.html) see this piece’s entry on the Shousetsu Bang*Bang wiki Love0
24
Jun
Open Top Bus Parade
by M. hoppipolla (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/308547.html) It takes Ricardo a while to realize where he recognizes the familiar face from. It has been years, but he suddenly remembers the now-forgotten legend that was Vitor Emanuel. Ricardo grew up watching him, dreaming that one day he could be like him. When he was five he told his […]
24
Jun
The Breathing Lessons
by shukyou (主教) illustrated by Tamago (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/309100.html) He showed up three months after the memorials had ended, which was three months of accepting fate after a little over a year of hope. But hope had been stupid from the beginning, because ships that got lost in the night didn’t have happy endings. Time and […]
24
Jun
You Wanted Love But I Wanted You
by Lola Mente (鱸蘿 牝手) illustrated by beili (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/309674.html) Lee wakes up alone, not as uncommon for him as most would believe. Innately a creature of vice and indulgence – the kinder side of his duality, if one would believe it – it would only make sense for him to bring a disciple or […]
24
Jun
The Hidden Play
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/309898.html) “She’s not even pretty,” Faruk said, and popped another candied nut into his mouth. “Ugh. Yes she is.” He was speaking to no one in particular, of course, save for a tray of little pastries, some cheese-stuffed dates, and the bowl of candied nuts he’d settled himself next to. […]
24
Jun
The Hail Mary
by Takiguchi Aiko (滝口アイコ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/310064.html) Javed is still in bed, playing Peggle on his phone and nursing a hangover, when the door buzzes at one-thirty in the afternoon. Javed is skipping a studio day for the first time he can remember, so no one he knows should be expecting him to be home. He […]
24
Jun
True North
by SeishinNoUwagi (精神の上着) illustrated by Enkaiein Listen, little one: In the beginning times, before the true dawn, the Gods made a man and a woman out of mud. They were the first people, and the man was sent to work the earth and the woman to weave thread and spin cotton robes. But mud is […]
24
Jun
The Ultimate Competition (or the art of beating your rival)
by Okamoto Shin (岡本辛) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/310961.html) “What is he doing here?” The speaker barely raised his voice, his harsh tone cutting through the group of students milling about. Nate was tempted to look over in the direction of the voice, but Nate reminded himself that he wanted to keep his head down. No drama. Nate […]
24
Jun
A beginner’s guide to stealing home
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/311099.html) Arthur made a one-handed grab for the ball. It bounced off his fingertip, gaining momentum, and ricocheted off the edge of the peeling bleacher bench. He had time for another wild, futile lunge before it skipped along the foot plank, veered, and rolled through the gap. Making an […]
