6
Aug

The Only Living Boy In New York

by shukyou (主教) illustrated by amei (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/51860.html) Day #527, 6:20 AM – Wake up, dose #1 Evidencing once more an uncanny ability to beat the alarm clock, Jonah opened his eyes at 6:19 on the dot, reached over, and clicked off the alarm before the morning talk shows could filter their way into the […]

6
Aug

From Fairytale to Reality

by Yoiyami (宵闇) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/52009.html) The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was that there was an angel looking at his painting. Specifically, at the part of his painting that was still incomplete. No one was supposed to see anything that he worked on until it was completed. That was the one […]

6
Aug

заморозьте что проломы врозь

(Zamoroztye chto prolomy wroz / Breaking Ice) by Seiwa Kaiyura (性和界由来) illustrated by tongari (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/52409.html) I Yarka turned away from the rehearsal stage, murmuring irritably through his lines; he had better things to do than watching Andêl[1], the ass, practice with Jurinka. It might be true that the girl was improving, but he never […]

6
Aug

When ‘No’ Means Yes

by Eric Shun (エリック旬) illustrated by peparo (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/52675.html) They say orange is the new black. “They” were the fashion magazines Tray flipped through. The pages scented faintly of perfume and cologne flashed past his eyes in a blur of mismatched, vivid colors, but none of it motivated him for his assignment. He threw the […]

6
Aug

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

by Matsuoka Haruka (松岡春香) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/52810.html) Once upon a time, there was a boy in a little town with pale white skin and bright blue eyes. He had pale pink lips that were always turned in a smile, even as the girls of his small town crowed and flirted with him. He knew he was […]

6
Aug

An Impossible Meeting

by Murakami Kasumi (村上かすみ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/53118.html) It wasn’t the first time that Eric’s subconscious had a disagreement with his conscious mind, and it certainly wouldn’t be the last. He had to admit, his subconscious made a pretty convincing argument. There was no way he had just spilled his orange juice all over the attractive, rich-looking […]

6
Aug

Vampire Dressup

by Kabu no Sokuseki-zuke (蕪之即席助) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/53440.html)     “Fritz, we have called you here, to Night’s Sanctum-“ “You mean the living room.” Andros continued as if he hadn’t been rudely interrupted. “-Night’s Sanctum to address your inability to garb yourself appropriately for a newborn creature of darkness.” It took a moment for Fritz to […]

6
Aug

Black And White Photographs

by Bloodsucking Llama (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/53575.html) Clutching the wrinkled, creased, and coffee-ring stained purple flyer, Brent looked up at the Tudorbethan house with raised eyebrows. Mahogany Estate 126, was it? Naturally, Brent had assumed that he would end up in a shoddy, graffiti-embellished district in the middle of the city – that’s where these escapades usually […]

6
Aug

Summer Option

by Hacy Morris (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/54964.html) “It’s considered tacky for a father to whore his son out, George,” Julian observed, watching the spread of begged, stolen, borrowed clothing on the bed. His stepfather gave him an impatient look. “We’ve discussed this before,” he said. “The trial will be in two weeks, and unless you’d like to […]

6
Aug

Luck Of The Draw

by Ms. C. Mouse (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/54005.html) The click of plastic hangers bumping against each other was the sound of seconds ticking away. Feeling dizzy from too many choices, Kenji scowled at the maid costume before him. After rejecting it, he shoved it aside. Click. This one was too girly. Click. This one had too much […]

6
Aug

…But You Can’t Take Him Out

by Tsukizubon Saruko (月図凡然る子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/54118.html) He only noticed the guy was following him after he’d passed Penn Station — around the corner of 36th and 7th. Before that the press of people was so bad that you could’ve been walking in any direction and somebody could be guaranteed to be following you, but when […]

6
Aug

This Night My Soul Laid Bare

by Ashkta (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/54280.html) Author’s Note: All names, both of individuals and of ships, are entirely fictional to the best of my knowledge. *** From the personal log of Captain Edmund Burgess, H.M.S. Vigilance — I write this knowing that I must burn it soon after. Should it be read, there is no doubt that […]

6
Aug

Metronome

by Hana Chikai (羽名血海) illustrated by tashigi (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/54743.html) Benjamin Ong should be the model instead of the one behind the scenes. Clad in a pair of Levis 501s, a lavender Calvin Klein shirt and a black jacket of his own design, the twenty-four year old designer is every inch the epitome of a pretty […]

6
Aug

Jhaellyn’s Bargain

by Usagi Anami (兎あなみ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/55186.html) (Takes place in the same world as “The Heart Eater’s Children”) — Amirel should have known not to try sneaking into the orc encampment. An elf, Amirel was naturally agile and stealthy. The orcs were chatting excitedly from the rush of combat, their stolen goods noisy as they marched. […]

6
Aug

The Way You Move

by Hinotori (火鳥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/55786.html) Prologue In the end it was blind luck, not skill, that let him track down the Magpie. The Magpie had been flapping about town for almost three years when they put Nathaniel Temperton on the case – much to the horror of the art theft department. “He’s unpredictable”; “He’s a […]