1
Jul

Navid Arash Taraghijah: Still Life With Chair (I-XXV)

“I think it’d be good for you to start painting again.”

Navid didn’t answer, keeping his eyes fixed instead out the window. It was raining hard now, and the wind pushed the drops nearly sideways into the glass, giving a view of the grounds as though from behind a waterfall, everything distorted and distant. The IV in the back of his hand itched; he didn’t like it there, but Dr. Lin had told him after he’d pulled out the last one that it’d be a good idea to give the vein in his elbow some time to heal. Everyone in the clinic had lots of good ideas to share.

16
Oct

Black Umbrella In The Rain

by Rei (レイ) illustrated by ah_chan (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/62879.html) After the graduation ceremony on Thursday, Sato’s parents decided a family vacation was in order. Instead of moving into Endo’s house for a week like he planned to, Sato was told to pack a week’s worth of clothes and prepare for a six-hour drive to Nikkō. He […]

6
Aug

The Heart Eater’s Children

by Usagi Anami (兎あなみ) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/50488.html) (Takes place in the same world as “Jhaellyn’s Bargain”) — Faerith, goddess of subtlety, forethought, and tactics, betrayed her lover Jhaellyn during his 20- year absence in Gaaresh’s service. She maintained that Jhaellyn had abandoned the elven race, even going so far as to claim he had sided with […]

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 […]