by Onabe Ōkamiotoko (御鍋狼男) Milo had come to the tavern for anything but a drink. He sat at the table alone, hands occupied with what was between his legs — a dagger made of bone. With a silent focus, he sharpened the blade with a whetstone while the noises of the tavern blossomed around him. Bright, […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 76
16
Dec
remember to love each other
by A.S. Mara It used to be something they celebrated every year, counting down the days beforehand with casual reminders, planning reservations and buying gifts for each other. Not a huge deal, but still a special day they liked to remember. But as the years passed, and the electric chemistry that buzzed between them slowly […]
16
Dec
Out of this World
by juou no zan (女王のザン) illustrated by Z. Zacht-Zoet There were perfectly good reasons why Colby was staring at the alien across the club. It wasn’t like ce was xeno or anything–not that there was anything wrong with that, what consenting adult sapients did together was their own business–but ce absolutely could not stop staring. […]
16
Dec
Where You Gonna Sleep Tonight
by Wakahisa Rei (若久零) illustrated by The Winter Cynic His memories were already fading. They were always stark in the first moments after waking – every scent (iron, flesh, sweat), every sound (screams, cracking, thudding) and every sight (horrified eyes, bodies, the full moon). Then, nothing. He’d get up, still dizzy from the change, […]
16
Dec
Local Flavor
written and illustrated by Ptarmigan The summer in Minnelaskwa’s Iron Valley has finally come to its merciful end, where the weather transitions from ‘hot enough to where it’s only tolerable to sit around the house drunk in your underwear’ to ‘cool enough to sit around the house drunk in your underwear and an open flannel […]
16
Dec
Knickpoint
written and illustrated by Iron Eater Year’s End was just around the corner, which of course meant as many things that could be a pain in Riaag’s ass as possible were choosing to do so. The current focus of his ire was an issue with one of the new grain-storage buildings they’d built just before […]
16
Dec
Just Seven Days
by Hyakunichisou 13 (百日草 十三) We’re gonna pop some cherries tonight The way Greg would tell the story in later years, the moment he saw Tim Curry in a corset and torn stockings was the moment everything became clear. At the time, though, it felt like everything had just gotten way more complicated. Because, okay, […]
