by Tamari Erin (玉里えりん) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/57945.html) This follows the events in ‘A Night in Blue’ from the December ’06 issue of Bang*Bang.) — Simenon held the field-glasses to his eyes. A trail of sweat oozed past his right eye and he alternated squinting and blinking furiously in an attempt to divert its path. The desert air […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 11
6
Aug
Grim Disguise
by Sora Junko (空 純子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/56225.html) Marseilles was a beautiful city, though like many European cities, it subscribed to the ‘densely packed’ school of architecture. The stone buildings practically climbed on top of each other as they marched up the sides of the hill that the city was built into, and the roads were […]
6
Aug
Butterfly Hum
by Hashinaka Choko (橋中蝶子) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/55826.html) Dante leaned over the counter, carefully dragging the glitter brush over his cheekbones. He heard the doorknob turn and glanced in the mirror, his mouth pulling down in a frown when he saw their manager. “How much longer are you going to take, Dante?” Jerry asked, sounding exasperated. “As […]
6
Aug
Egyptian Night
by Omi (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/56339.html) 331 BC The sun beat down relentlessly, as it always did these days, as the men marched across the sands. And marched, and marched, and marched. None complained. Each man bred for battle, they’d trained under worse conditions. They’d learned to ignore heat and cold and pain. They’d learned to worry […]
6
Aug
Terry Potter And The Double Vision
by Purrsia (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/55424.html) “Dad, look!” Chris ran ahead of me. “Wow.” Wow indeed. The bookstore was glittering, and there were faces peering out of every window– some painted on, some real. Kids and adults, some in costume, some not. Chris and I were in costume; I’d found an old velvet cape my mother had […]
6
Aug
The Ballad Of Barefoot Robin
or The Ridiculous Seduction Of Lieutenant Worthington by Roumonte Emi (竜主天 蝦) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/57246.html) 1. In all the years to come, whatever else Thomas Worthington did or did not blame for his predicament, in the end it was always the chains he came back to, always the chains he laid the blame on, often with […]
6
Aug
液体の説得
(Ekitai no settoku) by Torino Koji illustrated by chaosraven (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/56775.html) In the six months that Yamagawa Buki had been ‘seeing’ Torisu Hanabi, he had never seen the third-year junior high student in his school uniform. He supposed it only made sense: he rarely saw Torisu-kun within school hours (generally, they met up in parks […]
6
Aug
The Revenge
by Zack (ザックス) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/58484.html) The witch’s cabin lay in the middle of the forest. It was run-down, broken roof and dusty windows, and the mere sight of it sent a shiver down my spine. I raised a hand to knock, but wasn’t surprised when the door opened out of its own accord — before […]
6
Aug
Sleeping
by Dr. Noh illustrated by justblue0162 (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/57536.html) “You make a terrible drag queen,” Carla said. “Hey, this was your idea. And make sure you get all the fucking glitter off, yeah?” Rey peered at his reflection in the mirror. Freaky as it had been to see it all go on, it was weirder watching […]
6
Aug
Arizona Ford And The Golden Legend
by Domashita Romero (地下ロメロ) illustrated by sairobi (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/57770.html) 1938 “Archaeology is the search for fact. Not truth.” It was how Dr. William Ford began every one of his introductory undergraduate courses; it usually came followed by a rattle of how if any of his students were pursuing a career of adventure and treasure hunting, […]
6
Aug
ムーン パウアー メイク アプ
(MOON POWER MAKE UP!) by Nijiiro Sumi (虹色 墨) illustrated by Pepperoni (ペパロ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/58305.html) The idea hit me in the shower, and of course the first thing I did was call Leslie while my hair was still dripping and I had a towel wrapped around my waist. “Mhullo?” “Okay, you’re probably gonna yell at […]
6
Aug
Uneven Odds
by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/58939.html) The atmosphere in the field headquarters of the Istrion Army was one of barely-controlled chaos. Units drilled on the outskirts, the shouted commands of the sergeants mixing with the dull thud of weapons impacting. Dogs barked and horses whinnied, couriers ran in all directions, and even an entire squad […]
6
Aug
Of Dead Plants And Weird Love
by Rei (レイ) illustrated by ah_chan (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/59186.html) Sato always knew that his family wasn’t normal. He knew it the moment his mother explained why they named him Sato. Well, we actually wanted to name you Sabbath, but that sounded a little weird, can you imagine calling you Sabbath-kun? It’s also a little hard to […]
