by Nijiiro Sumi (虹色 墨) illustrated by okchickadee concept by Tougyo (闘魚) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/72105.html) Saturday, Two Weeks Ago: — Rob was standing next to the artichokes, thinking about how Jonathan would have insisted that something that took that much effort to eat couldn’t possibly be worth it, when a voice next to his ear said, […]
Category Archives: Bang*Bang no. 13
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Dec
The Shadow
by Onaka May (億難神メイ) illustrated by mhikaru (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/71773.html) i. the fountain The fountain that stood in the exact center of the walk between the gates of Bela Castle and the great doors of the fortress itself was deceptive in its simplicity, circular with several jets sending arcs of water from the center pedestal and […]
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Dec
Distance
by crowfish (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/71610.html) Alex wakes up on Christmas morning the same way he has every year for the past five years. He is in his bed; he is alone in his bed. The air is crisp, but not uncomfortable. It’s cool, and that makes sense because it’s snowing outside. He sits up and looks […]
24
Dec
The Definitive Guide To Seducing Humans (Or How I Learned To Eat Tofu)
by Mushi Megane (虫メガネ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/71051.html) Introduction “You couldn’t get another animal to sleep with you even if you dragged its dead carcass into your den.” “Because if he dragged it in, it would promptly rise from the dead and lurch away as quickly as possible.” “And then he could add ‘rejected by zombie’ to […]
24
Dec
To Bloom
by Wo Xi Huan (我喜歡) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/70759.html) One day Minnie-chan comes to school looking like a heroin addict. Taro feels a curl of worry settle in his stomach as he watches her lurch over to her seat and slump down, chin to her chest, eyes filmy and sunken. He doesn’t like to see his dearest […]
24
Dec
Talent
by Murasame (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/70482.html) Many thanks to my beta crowfish! — Somewhere along the way, life had become even more complicated than it had been nine years ago. At least the road isn’t so complicated. He sat in his Ferrari convertible with his sunglasses on, the desert wind blowing through his reddish-blonde hair. Even though […]
24
Dec
Home For The Holidays
by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) illustrated by marourin (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/70211.html) It was snowing as they approached Kale’s home village, but the fat, lazy flakes that drifted down were a vast improvement over the raging storms they’d encountered in the last two mountain passes. Even Kale was chilled to the bone, and Jaren had been spending magic […]
24
Dec
An In-Depth Analysis Of Fornication And Orgasm In Young Male Paraplegics
by bird illustrated by bardicsidhe (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/69930.html) I’m making it, Kit realizes, his grip on his nonstick soup ladle going momentarily slack. Then he recovers, regrips the handle, and continues stirring his freezer-fresh ravioli, making lunch for himself on the gas range of his new apartment. This is the first time, he thinks, that the […]
24
Dec
A Tale For George Chauncey
by Bloodsucking Llama (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/69883.html) Charles would have inspired the great European artists of the nineteenth century with his chiseled cheekbones and hair the color of autumn’s fiery gold if it weren’t for his colorless eyes. They were as gray as an industrial city and tended to look upon any open, rural landscape with aching […]
24
Dec
Christmas Cookies
by Ms. C. Mouse (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/69624.html) Life sucks, thought Haru, as he stepped off the bus and nearly slipped on a patch of ice. He hated his commute from Sapporo to the countryside, but even more so on miserable winter days like this. The bus rumbled away, leaving Haru unprotected from a fierce blast of […]
24
Dec
The Twelfth Day Of Christmas
by Marou (真郎) illustrated by marourin (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/69289.html) Notes: I decided to honor our December deadline with a Christmas story ^^. I was struck with inspiration one day while humming The 12 Days of Christmas. I approached a dilemma while writing and could not commit to a single ending. There is an alternate one. Do […]
24
Dec
Blood Drops
by Critical Strike (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/68870.html) The same instant Travis pushed his reading glasses up his nose, he caught a glimpse of a pale hand out of the corner of his eye. The hand was reaching for the plate of cookies near him, a plate of stillwarm, freshly baked home-made chocolate chip cookies. Anyone who had […]
24
Dec
A Grim Christmas Carol
by Sora Junko (空 純子) illustrated by marourin (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/68693.html) Please note that this is the third story in the Grim series. You may want to read the previous chapters here and here before reading this one, but this story does stand on its own. — Among dirty, smelly cities, Prague stood out as one […]
24
Dec
The Kissing Booth
by N. Kaouthia illustrated by fightfair (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/68353.html) If Lucille hadn’t asked him, Luther Salvador would not be at this fucking stupid kissing booth. He’d been assigned the dumb booth for the whole day, just to raise money for the orphans. Who the hell cared about the poor homeless kids? So they didn’t have food. […]
24
Dec
Artaksis
by tanarill (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/68194.html) These are the things which happened in the years after the Gods of Atas blighted the land, and compelled the Atasan to flee lest they starve to death, and set in the stars the writ message that the Atasan were to learn humility before they would return. And the Atasan at […]
