25
Feb

Pale Bright and Shining

by Aoime Kouchou (あおいめこうちょう) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/101990.html) On the Twenty-third day of the Var’nik, during the year of the Red Moon Descending, the august Lord-General died in his sleep. His triptychs were euthanized and his favored lovers transported to their permanent estate on Satvit Two. The planet mourned his passing with great celebration. Of his fifteen […]

25
Feb

The Blackmaster’s Apprentice

by Chiisai Niji (地井際ニジ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102283.html) I hadn’t meant to eavesdrop, the first time I stumbled upon Blackmaster Asher doing strange, unnatural things to the corpses in his care. I had simply gone down to the dark chambers of the morgue to inquire as to whether Sir would like a hot cup of tea before […]

25
Feb

Rumor

by Kuruki (来木) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102589.html) Phoibos refrained from patting the letter tucked inside his doublet. The message, coded of course, proved Lord Nereus guilty of treason. But even knowing the man was conspiring did not mean much. Nereus was rich, powerful, untouchable. Without reliable witnesses willing to rat Nereus out, he would continue his position […]

25
Feb

Mettechai

by tanarill (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102823.html) Some time after Artaksis the King of Parshas and Mecede chose for himself Shahab the Atasan to love and protect, before the lands had truly recovered from the king’s years of weakness, was a time when the life of Artaksis the king was in peril. For in those years of neglect, […]

25
Feb

An Elaborate Game Involving Oral Sex

by Flower of Carnage (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/102989.html) This was bad, Jade thought, because he wasn’t gay and he didn’t want anal sex. He took a tiny sip of his mojito and smiled, the bite of the rum on his tongue. The drink was far too strong. The shore was a long way away, although he could […]

25
Feb

Love Is Blind

by Shinko Hisada (身固之妥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/103185.html) “Can you see anything at all, private?” Kale strained until his eyes hurt, and thought maybe he could see the barest hint of movement. “I… I think… flickering, like a candle behind a thick curtain at the end of a long, dark hall.” There was a dismayed noise from […]

25
Feb

Idols I Have Loved So Long

by Sekiga Hara (関河羽羅) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/103716.html) 1. Month of Small Rains The Emperor, Lord of the Nine Lands, the Dragon’s Son, hated being indoors all day. When he was, for the weather or for work, he took it out on the chamberlains and us, his long-suffering Friends. He would pester us incessantly: “Feide, have you […]

25
Feb

The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes

by Hinotori (火鳥) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/104157.html) Before he’d started spending nearly every waking hour with Benedict Horton, Adam would have called business events boring. Consolidated Widgets, Inc. was obviously trying to impress. The party they’d thrown to celebrate the release of their new product was more elaborate than Adam’s last office Christmas party. Tasteful silver and […]