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La chevaliere

2020-10-05T18:57:24Z

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La chevaliere is a story written by [[Yamanashi Moe]] and illustrated by [[quaedam]]. It ran in [[Yes, And 2]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/281491.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/la-chevaliere/.

== Summary ==
From [http://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2014/07/23/shousetsy-bangbang-yes-and-special-2/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "Another two-part story, this one about a historical romance about knight of indeterminate gender and a lady of intermediate race."

== Author's Notes ==
<BLOCKQUOTE>Every time I start writing a historically-based story for ss*bb, I tell myself I will not get dragged into disproportionate amounts of research, and every time, I am wrong. Having said that, this story was inspired by a historical figure I already knew a fair bit about: Adrienne is a fictionalized version of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_d%27Eon Chevalier D'Eon], an 18th-century spy, soldier, and ambassador who lived the second half of her life as a woman. Gabrielle is fictional, but her life circumstances were inspired by those of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dido_Elizabeth_Belle Dido Elizabeth Belle], who I knew of entirely because of the 2013 film Belle. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevalier_de_Saint-Georges Chevalier de Saint-Georges] was a completely real and amazing duellist, musician, and composer. I have no idea how well he actually knew the Chevalier D'Eon, but they fought a duel one time! After she started dressing publicly as a woman! History is amazing. Thanks so much to [http://spacetart.livejournal.com/ Spacetart], my beta. </blockquote>

== Artist's Notes ==
*[http://quaedam.livejournal.com/201178.html quaedam.livejournal.com]

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There's No Place Like Home

2020-10-05T18:56:19Z

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There's No Place Like Home is a story written by [[Newtypeshadow]]. It ran in [[Issue 15]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/88122.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/theres-no-place-like-home/.

== Summary ==
From http://scribewraithrec.livejournal.com/184055.html: "a cute story about two best friends, Xander who's a rock star and Ethan who he's left behind to finish university. I really like the way that the author has managed to convey that Ethan's maybe got the wrong idea about what's going on with them."

From [https://www.pinboard.in/u:janebot/b:e52cdd8a03d9 pinboard.in]: "Ethan thinks he and Xander are in a friends w/benefits relationship and wants more, but he'll take what he can get."

From [https://delicious.com/link/5d32f4f19cf7f12d0618f3d4b0dbca12 delicious.com]: "About-to-graduate Ethan and the rockstar he used to go to high school with (and still occasionally screws) "

From [https://delicious.com/link/5d32f4f19cf7f12d0618f3d4b0dbca12 delicious.com]: "Rockstar + broke student. Light-hearted and pleasant to read <3 Slash"

== External Reviews ==
*[https://delicious.com/link/5d32f4f19cf7f12d0618f3d4b0dbca12 delicious.com]: "Intensely romantic, funny and hot. The author makes this so damned sweet without me rolling my eye or making my teeth hurt. So damned good."

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The Lonely God

2020-10-05T18:55:30Z

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The Lonely God is a story written by [[Ozawa Ayaka]] and illustrated by [[Oishii Yumi]]. It ran in [[Issue 33]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/190504.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-lonely-god/.

== Summary ==
From [http://isis.dreamwidth.org/77353.html isis.dreamwidth.org]: "Victorian-era Paris, in which various creatures from the spirit world coexist with humans. The mostly-human 'Housekeeper' of an inn catering to inhuman creatures falls in love with a Swedish mage who is not at all human."
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2020-10-05T18:54:47Z

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Gardelunes

2020-10-05T18:54:37Z

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Gardelunes is a story written by [[Matsu Kasumi]]. Its original French version ran in [[Issue 54]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/306775.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/gardelunes/. An English translation ran in [[Issue 58]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/327050.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/gardelunes-2/.

== Summary ==
From [https://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/12/27/shousetsu-bangbang-58/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "It’s about A Swiss guard who accidentally gets a line in on a Plot."

== External Reviews ==
* http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/42989.html: "the first story of the issue, fitting, since it is actually a translation of a story that ran in the Como se dice issue [[Issue 54|here]]. The story is a swashbuckling murder mystery with magic and intrigue. It's a rare treat to get action and adventure in a S2B2 story, so I was happy to finally get to read this one (yeah, I really don't read French)."

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Say No to the Dress

2020-10-05T18:01:42Z

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Say No to the Dress is a story written by [[Shirozubon Saruko]]. It ran in [[Special Issue 13]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/say-no-to-the-dress/

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Anne Skye

2020-10-05T18:01:18Z

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Anne Skye is a story written by [[Lady Memphremagog]]. It ran in [[Special Issue 7]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/208924.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/anne-skye/.

== Summary ==
From [http://isis.dreamwidth.org/76652.html isis.dreamwidth.org]: "Jane Eyre fanfiction with the names changed - and a few other, er, salient details, besides - and it's excellent."
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Her Lamp Does Not Go Out at Night

2020-10-05T18:00:54Z

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Her Lamp Does Not Go Out at Night ran in [[Special Issue 6]] and was submitted by [[Koiwa Shishiko]]. It's published at [http://s2b2.livejournal.com/169808.html s2b2.livejournal.com/169808.html] and mirrored at [http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/her-lamp-does-not-go-out-at-night/ shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/her-lamp-does-not-go-out-at-night].

== Summary ==
The new wife of a king finds her attention increasingly drawn to a certain member of his harem.

<BLOCKQUOTE>A woman walked between the trees, dark-skinned and wrapped in airy blue cloth. It was a little hard to judge from this angle, but she looked extraordinarily tall — as tall as a man — with long arms and strong legs. Her hair was cut slave-short, but both her wrists and ankles were looped with gold. Her anklets had bells on them. Hannah could just make out a sparkle of their ring as the woman walked past them and ventured into where the man-made forest grew thicker.</BLOCKQUOTE>

== Connections ==
Her Lamp Does Not Go Out at Night precedes [[The Revelation of Orev]] and features many of the same characters.

== External Reviews ==
*http://whitmans-sampler.tumblr.com/post/88741831444/her-lamp-does-not-go-out-at-night-shousetsu-bang-bang
*[https://delicious.com/link/646252d46dd7bc6b935c227af41c9dae delicious.com]: "Oh my God I like this even better than Revelation of Orev. Can the author keep writing in this universe forever? I would like that alot."

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The Happy Knot You Tie

2020-10-05T18:00:24Z

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The Happy Knot You Tie is a story written by [[Susan Owa]]. It ran in [[Issue 61]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/336252.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-happy-knot-you-tie/.

== Summary ==
Aaron "Wex" Wechsler is finally back together with his first (and only) boyfriend, Johnny, after more than twenty years apart. Now they just have to survive his sister's wedding (and his mother).

== Connections ==
'The Happy Knot You Tie' was originally conceived as a sequel to another story about Wex and Johnny, set during their teenage years, called 'Our Last Summer'. However, it ended up being completed first.

'Our Last Summer' began life as thinly veiled GOB Bluth/Tony Wonder 'Arrested Development' fanfiction. While the characters of Wex and Johnny have developed since then, this influence can still be seen.

The author also took inspiration from 'Transparent', particularly the episode 'Kina Hora'.

The title is from a 1620 play 'The Heir' by Thomas May, an early usage of the idiom "to tie the knot".

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In Attendance

2020-10-05T17:59:57Z

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In Attendance is a story written by [[Hinotori]]. It ran in [[Special Issue 7]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/210981.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/in-attendance/.

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2020-10-05T17:59:31Z

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The False Prince and the True

2020-10-05T17:59:18Z

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The False Prince and the True is a story written by [[shukyou]] and illustrated by [[beili]]. It ran in [[Yes, And 5]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-false-prince-and-the-true/.

== Summary ==
When a nobleman is scheduled to die for striking the prince, he learns that neither the prince, nor the witch who offers her help, nor he himself is exactly what they believe themselves to be.

This is a somewhat outlandish, bisexual retelling of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_False_Prince_and_the_True The False Prince and the True], a Portuguese fairy tale.

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Bachelors and Bouquets

2020-10-05T17:58:52Z

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Bachelors and Bouquets is a story written by [[loveonthefarm]] and illustrated by [[cloven]]. It ran in [[Issue 61]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/335893.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/bachelors-and-bouquets/.

== External Reviews ==
*http://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/ssbb-61-something-old-something-new/: "Two parts. One single man, four engaged friends, one summer. A large number of characters were dumped on our heads right in the first scene, and I won’t admit the depths of my confusions over them here. I will say that they didn’t matter all that much, and after shrugging the whole passel of them off with the summary line above, my enjoyment of the story increased immensely, and I really loved it. It was a good balance of all the things you might like to see in a wedding romance story, without actually being any of them."

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Nothing under my skin but light

2020-09-30T20:37:27Z

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nothing under my skin but light is a story written by [[Nijiiro Sumi]] and illustrated by [[sevenswells]]. It ran in [[Issue 33]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/193725.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/nothing-under-my-skin-but-light/.

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In Your Wake

2020-09-30T20:36:32Z

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In Your Wake is a modern fantasy story written by [[Indi Latrani]]. It ran in [[Issue 51]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/290910.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/in-your-wake.

== Summary ==
Dylan's not particularly happy with his habit of lightning-quick flings, but he thinks he has a good reason why he has to stick to it. Can he work out a way to find a more meaningful connection, in spite of the unique obstacle in his way?

From [http://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/shosetsu-bangbang-51-under-the-sea/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "Another selkie who does one-night stands, but this one far less content with his lot in life (at least according to his friends), and how he finds his own way out of that situation."

== Connections ==
This story isn't connected to anything else yet, though the author is quite likely to write more in this world.

== Related Links ==
This story has no related links.

== Author's Notes ==
The hoodie comment at the end is an oblique reference to [http://weird-pets.tumblr.com/page/10 this (spoiler!)], though no other connections between the two stories should be assumed.

Spoiler: This story came from the author's long-standing desire to write a selkie story that ends hopefully, rather than tragically

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Seven Tears into the Sea

2020-09-30T20:35:54Z

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Seven Tears into the Sea is a story written by [[Takiguchi Aiko]] and illustrated by [[serenity_winner]]. It ran in [[Issue 34]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/203431.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/seven-tears-into-the-sea/.

== Summary ==
From [http://isis.dreamwidth.org/79573.html isis.dreamwidth.org]: "Hipster advertising consultant is intrigued by the icily handsome secretary of the CEO of his new big account, and discovers there is much more to him than meets the eye."

== External Reviews ==
*[https://delicious.com/link/e6e976bf678dca73d9f6769cdabddc95 delicious.com]: "Fantastic characterisation, setting, and suspense. The romance, UST, and roots in mythology are beautifully done."
*[https://delicious.com/link/e6e976bf678dca73d9f6769cdabddc95 delicious.com]: "A lovely, plotty story about an advertisement freelance consultant and a selkie, that is coooold and beautiful like the sea!! I really enjoyed this, and it has a magical artifacts' auction house!!! <3"
*[https://delicious.com/link/e6e976bf678dca73d9f6769cdabddc95 delicious.com]: "SELKIES. *___________* One of my favourite flavours of myth, ugh. This is a great take on it too."

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The Selkie and the Bear

2020-09-30T20:35:01Z

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The Selkie and the Bear is a story written by [[Kimyō Tabibito]]. It ran in [[Issue 51]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/291785.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-selkie-and-the-bear.

== Summary ==
Seamus is a selkie who rejects traditional notions of magic and tradition. Why settle for fish when there are hamburgers and milkshakes in the world? And who really needs tradition and heterosexuality when there are apps that facilitate anonymous gay sex?

From [http://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2014/10/20/shosetsu-bangbang-51-under-the-sea/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "The tale of a selkie who seems to like land better. He likes milkshakes, and modern fashion, and rough hook-ups."

== Authors Notes ==
After giving up on finishing something for October, a smart ass selkie showed up and demanded to have a story where he got nailed by a bear. So I went along with the idea and spit out this as a quickie.

It is not related to any of my previous SSBB stories.

It was vaguely inspired by Cassidy Stone's image of this [http://thesanityclause.tumblr.com/post/75445192827/one-last-sketch-before-bed-a-selkie-who-only hoodie wearing selkie]

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The Red Woman

2020-09-30T17:12:17Z

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[[File:Sp9_-_the_red_woman.jpg|thumb|illustration by [[eluneth]].]]The Red Woman is a story written by [[shukyou]] and illustrated by [[eluneth]]. It ran in [[Special Issue 9]] and can be found at [http://s2b2.livejournal.com/270536.html s2b2.livejournal.com/270536.html] and [http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-red-woman/ shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-red-woman/].

== Summary ==
From http://strannik01.livejournal.com/166540.html: "a world-weary sorceress meets a dragon who arrives with a very peculiar proposition."

From [http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/65029.html?thread=306414341& fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org]: "Mayrat, a witch both respected and feared, is visited by a dragon who can turn into a girl. The dragon offers a bargain that will bring them treasure and power; Mayrat agrees."
<BLOCKQUOTE>In her ninety-fifth summer, Mayrat af-Qash met the dragon.</BLOCKQUOTE>

== Connections ==
The Red Woman is a fairly direct prequel to [[The White Palace]], and takes place several thousand years before the events of the latter.

Much, much more tenuously, The Red Woman takes place in the same universe as [[Bright Mouths]], though several thousand ''more'' years have passed between the two.

== Author's Notes ==
<BLOCKQUOTE>Way back when I was writing [http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-white-palace/ The White Palace], I became very fond of two characters that weren't even in the story at all: Abias ar-Dal, Fard's immediate predecessor, and Mayrat af-Qash, the woman who'd first held the job. Fard learns to deal with his circumstances largely with the help of the legacies they left him, and so to think about those legacies, I also had to think about who they'd both been. So when this SSBB theme came up and I was searching for ideas about what to write, I came back to the story Mim tells Fard and Nonna at the start of the third part: the very fairy-tale-ized version of history, come down through three thousand years of speculation, about Mayrat and the dragon. It had fire, it had earth, and it even had a little wind -- perfect. And it had two ladies, because I'd been clear to specify that the dragon in question was a lady dragon, and it operated in a world where I'd already established that dragons could, under some circumstances, look like people. Of course, I then took on this challenge while still trying to move into a new house and work on my dissertation, and then it became 23,000 words long, because I am an idiot. At any rate: If you've read [http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-white-palace/ The White Palace] before, I don't know if you recognized any names, but many of the circumstances and universe mechanics may have seemed familiar to you. If you haven't, then I'm slightly sorry I spoiled a fairly late-story reveal for you, even though it's one you can definitely put together on your own beforehand. And maybe you should go read it, because I'm still proud of it. Also, all the art credit and thrown bouquets go to [[eluneth]] for the lovely art she did here, with an extra helping of thank-you for how when I originally hit her up for the project, I told her outright I had no idea what I was going to write, but would she draw for it anyway? She gave me a blind assurance that she would, and as luck would have it, I wrote something that played into many of her stylistic strengths. Such gorgeousness!
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(from [http://ladysisyphus.livejournal.com/864488.html ladysisyphus.livejournal.com/864488.html])

== Artist's Notes ==
*http://eluneth.tumblr.com/post/80907130410/illustration-for-shukyous-story-the-red-woman

== External Reviews ==
*http://strannik01.livejournal.com/166540.html
*http://quozzel.tumblr.com/post/80848415620/heyyyyy-so-the-new-shousetsu-bang-bang-is-out-and

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Smug the Magic Dragon

2020-09-30T17:11:45Z

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Smug the Magic Dragon is a story written by [[Domashita Romero]] (地下ロメロ). It ran in [[Issue 45]] and can be read on [http://s2b2.livejournal.com/261132.html LJ], and is mirrored at [http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/smug-the-magic-dragon/ http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/smug-the-magic-dragon/].

== Summary ==
From [http://whitachi.tumblr.com/post/91307760666/a-list-and-summary-of-my-shousetsu-bang-bang-works the author]: "It’s your standard ‘meet the cute barista’ story, only the barista is wearing a dragon outfit and does stage magic. I thought my inspiration on this one would be more obvious, but apparently not everyone knows about Piff the Magic Dragon! Google him and then read this story."

From [http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/70959.html?thread=337251631&#t337251631 fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org]: "Adam's cute new barista Smug is also a quirky magician. He also claims to be a dragon."

From [http://yaoi-hell.tumblr.com/post/67442870494/some-yaois-you-could-be-reading-if-you-are yaoi-hell.tumblr.com]: "a guy hooks up with a cute barista hiding a couple of secrets up his sleeve, the least of which is his fondness for card tricks and late-night magic performances"

<blockquote>It was such a rotten cliche, to be smitten with the cute boy behind the counter at the coffee shop, but, well, cliches had to start somewhere. At least in Adam's defense, he had only been caught in deep smit for the three minutes he'd been waiting in line. The boy in question had soft eyes and long lashes and a scruffy chin and smirky lips and Adam was just fine with waiting as long as possible while he got practice at staring while pretending not to stare.
 
When it was Adam's time to come up to the counter, though, he saw the barista's nametag read 'Smug.' Well, at least he was properly labeled.</blockquote>

== Related Links ==

Smug the Magic Dragon has been featured on [[Goodreads]] as a [http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1827693-2nd-group-read---may-19th---25th---smug-the-magic-dragon weekly group read].

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2020-09-30T17:10:58Z

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Lessons in Lunar Etiquette

2020-09-30T17:10:47Z

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Lessons in Lunar Etiquette is a story written by [[TK Hoshikuzu]]. It ran in [[Issue 65]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/348630.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/lessons-in-lunar-etiquette/.

==Summary==

Communication problems galore.

==Author Notes==
This is actually a slashed version of a short story that I read as a kid. The original was titled, "The Moon Maiden" from ''Shen of the Sea'', a compilation of Chinese folktales and published in 1926. After finding the book again and doing a little research, it turns out the stories are 'Chinese-themed' and the author was an American dude who I'm pretty sure has never been to China. In any case, the story has stayed with me for a long time, because I'm a sucker for tragic but still happy romance stories.

And if anyone is wondering how they manage to have children, I imagine that Jun convinced Yueye to temporarily leave the moon and they scoop up and raise all the orphan children they can manage. Then maybe by rediscovering ancient technology from Yueye's people or by making another deal with the demonness, they get back. Or maybe they found no need to return and reclaimed Yueye's kingdom on Earth. Nevertheless, they live happily ever after.

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We Disappoint, We Disappear

2020-09-30T17:10:01Z

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We Disappoint, We Disappear is a story written by [[shukyou]]. It ran in [[Issue 63]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/342735.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/we-disappoint-we-disappear/.

== Summary ==
Twenty years ago, five children went missing. Now it's happening again.

<BLOCKQUOTE>He had just fallen asleep when he heard the voice. He opened his eyes in the all-but-dark room, lit murky beige from the streetlight outside the curtained window. There was a figure standing in the corner, strange and familiar at once, and unmistakably human. It didn't move in any direction, threatening or otherwise. It just stood there.</BLOCKQUOTE>

== Author's Notes ==
This story is essentially what happens when a Stephen King fan watches [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1610996/reference Absentia] and the first two episodes of [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/reference Stranger Things], thinks up a huge and complex scenario during a long car trip, and then is left with six hours to write it.

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Just Seven Days

2020-09-30T17:09:39Z

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Just Seven Days is a story written by [[Hyakunichisou 13]]. It ran in [[Issue 76]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/just-seven-days/

== Author's notes ==
''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' ran Friday and Saturday nights at Toronto's Roxy Theatre (on Danforth at Greenwood) from May 7, 1975 to May 7, 1983, including midnight showings. The theatre operated for many more years, but eventually closed. Most of it was demolished, but the box office and facade were preserved as part of what is now a (of course) Tim Horton's and convenience store. The name over the marquee is the Allenby, the theatre's original name. For my story I preserved it as a theatre.

The full line the title is taken from is, "In just seven days I can make you a man." The section titles are audience call-outs; there are a few scripts out there on the internet. The epilogue title comes from a song in the show.

As well as being in seven parts (plus epilogue) to match the title, this story was also my attempt to write to romance beats.

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Getting to Know You

2020-09-30T17:09:04Z

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Getting to Know You is a story written by [[Yamamomo]]. It ran in [[Issue 40]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/229049.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/getting-to-know-you/.

== Summary ==
From [http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/46288.html?thread=211195600#t211195600 fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org]: "Jonah breaks up with his boyfriend Quentin after they argue about Quentin's drag queen alter-ego. Contains cross-dressing and angry sex."

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Careful the Spell You Cast

2020-09-30T17:08:06Z

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Careful the Spell You Cast is a story written by [[Wakahisa Rei]]. It ran in [[Issue 80]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/careful-the-spell-you-cast.

== Summary ==

When Iggy finds out Dr. Mary Rupert is attempting to continue the research that ruined Iggy's life, she's determined to stop Mary. But talking to Mary leads to more introspection than Iggy ever planned on doing.

== Author's Notes ==

This story started out as a self-indulgent attempt at writing messy and unpleasant, but brilliant women*, since I normally only see white dudes getting the honor and still being treated as sympathetic. Granted, woman isn't exactly the best word to describe Iggy. She's more agender than anything else, but introspection isn't exactly her strong suit, so she hasn't had time to explore her gender or what that means to her. Messy, though, still very much describes poor Iggy and I hope ya'll have as much fun reading about that as I had writing it.

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2020-09-30T17:07:45Z

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Tantantara! Tzing! Boom!

2020-09-30T17:07:33Z

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Tantantara! Tzing! Boom! is a story written by [[Shikkoku no Suzu]] and illustrated by [[cerine]]. It ran in [[Issue 40]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/234554.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/tantantara-tzing-boom/.

== Summary ==
From [http://sennalily.livejournal.com/29117.html the author]: "Freddie is the neurotic son of a famous opera singer; Robin is the laid-back son of Baron Wells of Woodcross. Can they put aside their history and turn around the disaster-ridden Woodcross Gilbert and Sullivan Society through a new production of ''The Pirates of Penzance''?"

From [http://mementis.livejournal.com/223270.html mementis.livejournal.com]: "The trials and tribulations of the Woodcross Gilbert and Sullivan Society and one Freddie Green, director of the WGSS, son of the late Richard Green, celebrated D'Oyly Carte tenor. Wherein Freddie must adjust for loss of funding, the re-appearance in his life of one Honourable Robin Lionel Coffrey Montgomery-Wells (former lover, largely responsible for said loss of funding) and still somehow put on this season's successful production of ''Iolanthe''. Well, maybe ''Iolanthe''. Or maybe something else but definitely not ''Pirates of Penzance''."

== Author's Notes ==
*http://sennalily.livejournal.com/28917.html

== External Reviews ==
*http://mementis.livejournal.com/223270.html
*[http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/46288.html?thread=211195600#t211195600 fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org]:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Freddie is the director of a struggling Gilbert & Sullivan stage company his father established years ago. His former lover Robin is the only son of a noble family, now an investment banker and expected to marry well. They're reunited when Freddie's company hits hard times and Robin uses his business acumen to try to bail them out. Sparks fly. Freddie and Robin's relationship loosely parallels that of the main characters in Pirates of Penzance, which is of course the operatta they're producing. This is a really enjoyable romcom, the story doesn't unfold in a particularly surprising way but it's charming and I really liked the play within the play.</BLOCKQUOTE>
*[https://www.pinboard.in/u:littlerhymes/b:805e31efde1e pinboard.in]: <BLOCKQUOTE>Cute story about Freddie, who has a day job as a travel agent but spends most of his time directing Gilbert & Sullivan productions, and his ex, the Honourable Robin Lionel Coffrey Montgomery-Wells. With the G&S company on the verge of ruin, Freddie reluctantly accepts Robin's offer of assistance. This has a fun story-within-a-story as Freddie and Robin's relationship kind of echoes their production of Pirates of Penzance and their overhaul of the company, out of the shadows of their respective fathers. The story itself unfolds pretty much exactly as you'd expect but in a really charming way.</BLOCKQUOTE>
*[https://delicious.com/link/12d6cb655bd81df78bda28212f981792 delicious.com]: "THIS WAS SO GREAT! A son of a baron and the son of a dead, famed theatre actor produce/direct The Pirates of Penzance and try to save an amature theatre company in the process. And they used to have ~a thing when they both when to Cambridge but class/nobility/daddy issues happen and it's a bit ridiculous because it is set in ACTUAL PRESENT DAY but I still liked it a lot a lot"

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Ever a Surprise

2020-09-30T17:06:37Z

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Ever a Surprise is a story written by [[Okō]]. It ran in [[Issue 80]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/ever-a-surprise.

== Summary ==
A college dance blind date goes unexpectedly well despite a rather rocky personal history between lighting-tech and humanities major Stephanie and her freshman-year rival, legacy hockey-player Lynette.

==Author's Notes==
This initially dropped into my head starring Isabell, from my hockey boys stories, but I had written myself into a corner for her backstory. Instead I pulled from musical theater, medical detail, and memories of friends' hilariously terrible blind dates and Frankensteined it all together.

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Delroy Pitt's From Outer Space

2020-09-29T12:33:26Z

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Delroy Pitt's ''From Outer Space'' is a story written by [[Hiwaru Kibi]]. It ran in [[Issue 56]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/318061.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/delroy-pitts-from-outer-space/.

== Summary ==
A most considerate alien abduction.

From https://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/ssbb-56-out-of-this-world/: "A trucker is accosted on the highway by two men in silver paint, maybe. He is taken to their spaceship for some anal probing, of course. And then there’s the armadillo…"

From http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/39472.html: "about a hick truck driver who meets a couple aliens and gets abducted. Then, true to form, the aliens get about the business of anal probing. A concise, porny tale. Kink for all!"

== Author's Notes ==
Maybe 'Delroy Pitt' is not as genius of a name as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jose_Chung's_From_Outer_Space Jose Chung], but we can't all be Darin Morgan, now, can we?

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Kaleidoscope

2020-09-29T12:33:05Z

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Kaleidoscope is a story written by [[Sparklebeard]] and illustrated by [[Iron Eater]]. It originally ran in [[Yes, And 3]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/314348.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/kaleidoscope/.

== Summary ==
Nicola takes her girlfriend Girril out for a nice dinner, and she makes it a memorable night by wearing a ''very special'' outfit under her presentable outer layer. It turns out that public sex looks very different when you're a human dating an alien.

From http://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/07/21/circus-maximus-ssbb-yes-and-3/: "An intriguing snapshot of an inter-species relationship with one human, and one alien of a sort that’s really turned on just by colors."

== Author's Notes ==
The original inspiration for this story was a throwaway mention of an alien who was sexually aroused by visual stimuli, specifically bright colors, in an unfinished Torchwood fanfic I read in 2005. Even though this was just a one-sentence reference that wasn't explored further, I was intrigued by the idea and have had it tucked in the back of my mind for a decade now; when I mentioned it on a panel about alien genitals & sex at Wiscon 2015 it rocketed back to the forefront again. I've always been frustrated that the author didn't expand on this concept and eventually I realized that if I want more weird alien smut in the world, the best thing to do is to make my own. The original concept for this story involved Nicola and Girril first getting together and would have included a lot more cultural notes as the reader learned them through Nicola's POV. While that quickly proved to be an uninspired plot, it meant I brainstormed a lot of detail that didn't make it into the final story.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51jB8YljliM Cuttlefish] were the major inspiration for Girril's coloration, although I gave the Ri a larger range of color and patterning options. They aren't otherwise directly related to any aquatic animal. The color response to sexual stimuli and other forms of excitement is an automatic reflex much of the time, but with concentration one can learn to control that reaction somewhat, similarly to how most people can learn greater control over their breathing with practice. There are also chemical methods to induce brighter coloration or deeper contrast; those might be used by romantic leads in movies or hawked on late night infomercials promising to bring that old radiance back to one's relationship.

When two (or more) Ri are in a sexual relationship, they rely more heavily on the feedback loop of seeing a partner's high-contrast arousal patterns and being aroused in turn than on colors and contrast in clothing. There are certainly lingerie stores that feature fashions reminiscent of an explosion in a Lisa Frank factory, but it's a bit of a niche market for people in Ri-only relationships; most of the customers are people in mixed-species relationships trying to find ways to entice a Ri partner. Ri are used to activating optical implants that filter visual stimuli down to a manageable level in mixed company, but as is briefly mentioned in the story, it's considered rude to force filtering in a one-on-one or small group setting as minor visual cues can be harder to make out with filters activated. So while a human in bright party clothes at a dance club with Ri patrons isn't being inappropriate at all, they'd raise some eyebrows wearing those same clothes to board game night at a Ri friend's house.

Ambient bright or high-contract colors aren't generally arousing on their own; if Girril sees a brightly-colored abstract painting in an art gallery, she's not going to have an arousal response, and the Ri district isn't entirely monochromatic. This can vary from person to person, though, and if an image is intense enough it might have sexual or sensual associations, although it is unlikely to be considered obscene on its own. For sexually inexperienced or younger Ri, something as intense as a Magic Eye image would probably be passed around like an old Playboy.

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Out of this World

2020-09-29T12:32:04Z

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Out of this World is a story written by [[juou no zan]] and illustrated by [[Z. Zacht-Zoet]]. It ran in [[Issue 76]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/out-of-this-world/

=== Author's Notes ===

I started this story some three years ago, for the Out of This World issue. I have no idea why I didn't finish it in time (cursory knowledge of the timeline of my life suggests: I was still suffering the Grief Depressions and having trouble finishing things) but I know why I kept on not finishing it.

The characters in this story started out as name-swaps of my more "established" OCs (idk why I bother to name-swap them, apart from "it bothers my continuity brain", since like three people are aware of/care about the OCs; I did the same thing with The Prince's Plaything shh) but within the year of starting it, I realized one of the characters was trans, and writing about them as if they were a cis dude, when that was the least accurate possible representation of them, made me feel weird, even if they were name-swapped and theoretically distinct.

(I mean also, I stopped in the middle of a sex scene, and it is always harder to pick up from a sex scene than from a non-sex scene for me.)

Then I more carefully read the signup post for this year's December issue and ''Yes, And'' content was allowed! I thought about this for around two days, like, gosh it's a shame I don't have anything near completion that would work! And then I realized one night, walking home from the opera (which, god willing, will be gay-ed into a SSBB at some future point. I have an outline and everything.), that I could take this story, mostly-finished, rewrite a few things and do a find and replace of the pronouns for Colby, and that would work fine. I went home and immediately finished the story.

So thank you to the editors, and thank you to science fiction for always having my back wrt neopronouns being acceptable.

I usually use "they" pronouns for the character Colby is "based on", but I thought that might be extra confusing in porn, and decided science fiction generally made a welcome home for neopronoun use. For those interested, Colby might describe cer gender as "none binary with left girl" ...assuming 2010s-era tumblr memes were something ce was familiar with.

Anyway the station Colby lives on is not Deep Space Nine, as it is not that biologically diverse, but DS9 sure is the only space station centric sci-fi I had consumed when I started writing it, so in my head, it uses the same sets, dressed slightly differently. Pay no attention to the raktajino mugs behind the bartender.

As always, I have a lot of backstory (and future sexual adventures) in my head for this story/these characters. For instance, a whoooole lot of zhenega biology and cultural stuff that isn't especially pertinent to this story. It may be of interest that this story would have been nearly identical to its current form if Lee was a cis female zhenega, save for pronouns and the color of his spots.

It may also be somewhat interesting to note that zhenegas in general find the idea of penetrative sex taboo bordering on disgusting, and somewhat transitively tend to think of humans as one of the grosser alien species. Lee, you may not be surprised to learn, is considered fairly kinky by the standards of most zhenega cultures. I figure, probably most people engaging in interspecies relationships are. Or, maybe not those in relationships, but those willing to have casual sex with another species. I mean, sometimes you fall in love with your colleague, and they happen to be an alien. It's a different kind of person who moves to an alien station and immediately starts hitting up the clubs.

Finally, I previously referred to zhenegas in [[How to Get Into the Krixin Resort]], except, for some reason, I called them "shenarr". I have no idea why I did this (thanks, memory problems), but the Watsonian explanation is obviously language change/difference.

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Unidentified Friendship Objective

2020-09-29T12:31:07Z

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Unidentified Friendship Objective is a story written by [[Ogiwara Saki]] and illustrated by [[olukemi]]. It ran in [[Issue 33]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/192597.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/unidentified-friendship-objective/.

== Summary ==
From [http://jibrailis.livejournal.com/26811.html the author]: "In which being in love with your best friend is complicated enough without aliens."

From [http://the-slash-pile.livejournal.com/398917.html the Slash Pile]: "Four days after the photo of the chupacabra turned out to be nothing more than a rabid coyote with mange, Felix began talking about UFOs. A story in which being in love with your best friend is complicated enough without aliens..."

== Connections ==
This story has related stories: an epilogue, [http://jibrailis.livejournal.com/109730.html Your Heart an Open Flame], and [http://jibrailis.livejournal.com/97319.html several smaller ficlets].

== External Reviews ==
*http://the-slash-pile.livejournal.com/398917.html:
<BLOCKQUOTE>I'm no good at writing reviews but let me assure you that this story is wonderful! It's a tender and bittersweet tale of two friends becoming more, after one of them has survived cancer (happening prior to the story). I couldn't help but fall in love with the main characters Lysander and Felix, who are both complex and believable. My review doesn't do it justice, but this story has it all: emotions, attention to detail, plot... Go read it!</BLOCKQUOTE>
*http://hetrez.livejournal.com/594843.html
*http://oaktree.dreamwidth.org/126514.html
*[http://shousetsubangbang.tumblr.com/post/28425378642/as-list-of-fics-to-read shadow-birds.tumblr.com]: "they are BEST FRIENDS WHO FALL IN LOVE DO I HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING MORE"
*[http://fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org/93604.html?thread=454639780#cmt454639 fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org]: "It's about two best friends since childhood, who run into some unusual alien-related trouble and realize they've been in love the whole time. It's really cute. There's some pining, there's some hot sex, there's some slow burn- not in that order."
*[https://delicious.com/link/754e2ba0367ee1c1e940e66937e03130 delicious.com]: <BLOCKQUOTE>Felix is convinced that aliens have landed in High Park, but his best friend Lysandros remains disbelieving... <3 This is partially a comfort-read for the soul-warming love, and partially for all the incredible descriptions of food *_* It's so beautifully told - so many details of their lives and personalities that make them so easy to love, as though I know them. It's a perfect blend of humour and poignancy and misunderstandings and happiness. And the piiiiining ahhhhh.</BLOCKQUOTE>
*[http://pinboard.in/u:jedusaur/b:cda7f3d8eaac pinboard.in/u:jedusaur]: "Oh jeez. This is a great friends-to-lovers story, sweet and cute with some striking threads of grief. Kinda like real life."
*http://melissae-astron.tumblr.com/post/124494588341/fic-rec-unidentified-friendship-objective

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2020-09-29T12:30:26Z

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Delroy Pitt's From Outer Space

2020-09-29T12:29:57Z

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Poor Unfortunate Soul

2020-09-28T19:54:50Z

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Poor Unfortunate Soul is a story written by [[Domashita Romero]] and illustrated by [[quaedam]]. It ran in [[Special Issue 8]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/242603.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/poor-unfortunate-soul/.

== Summary ==
From [http://whitachi.tumblr.com/post/91307760666/a-list-and-summary-of-my-shousetsu-bang-bang-works the author]: "A lady pirate falls overboard and tentacles ensue. LIKE, THE TITLE IS A BIT OF A HINT OF WHAT I’M GOING FOR HERE?"

From [http://isis.dreamwidth.org/80737.html isis.dreamwidth.org]: "French-flavored very short story in which a female sailor falls overboard into the (many) arms of an octopus-woman."

From [http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/52821.html?thread=246549845#t246549845 fail-fandomanon.dreamwidth.org]: "A sailor goes overboard and meets the mother of the sea."

== Artist's Notes ==
*[http://quaedam.deviantart.com/art/Poor-Unfortunate-Soul-illustration-361501995 quaedam.deviantart.com]

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In the Bindings of a Dream

2020-09-28T19:53:53Z

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In the Bindings of a Dream is a story written by [[Tabby Wright]] and illustrated by [[caporushes]]. It ran in [[Issue 73]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/in-the-bindings-of-a-dream/

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Slime After Slime

2020-09-28T19:53:27Z

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Slime After Slime is a story written and illustrated by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Issue 73]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/slime-after-slime/

== Summary ==
An aging hero on the edge of retirement reunites with an old friend, though quite a lot has changed since they last saw each other.

<blockquote>Once the ointment kicked in and the pain wasn't quite a knife prying at his patella, Lyón ran through the details he'd been collecting in his head until he felt he'd properly solved the little mystery Guerry had unknowingly set before him. It was time to make his next move. "You don't have to hold it in anymore if you don't want to," he said.

Guerry paused mid-winding. "Hold what in?"

"Oh, you know." Lyón wiggled his hands in a ta-da! gesture. "Galu! Lulu! You used to pepper your speech with those sounds all the time, so much I almost didn't recognize you without 'em. Should've known you'd be the one to fix me up again after all this time, Guérisseau." He smiled as genuinely as he was able. "I'm glad you got your wish after all."

Guerry finished dressing Lyón's knee, wiped off his hands, and sat back in his chair next to the tea tray. He didn't say anything.

Lyón's smile dimmed. "Guerry?"

"I was hoping maybe you'd forgotten me," he said. "It might've made things easier."
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== Connections ==
The lead characters in this story are based on Ragnar and Healie from the game Dragon Warrior IV for the NES (more recently rereleased as Dragon Quest IV for various portable systems).
== Related Links ==
Aside from a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdQY7BusJNU certain song] which infected certain editors during the process, a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VErJMYlmR80 different work] by the Japanese fansong maker Hyadain proves other people have actually put thought into human/slime relations. The latter has English subtitles which can be toggled via the captions button.
== Author's Notes ==
This story was inspired by a friend of mine who has shipped the characters from the source material for literal decades, and was partially created as a present for them. The actual game very heavily glosses over how, exactly, Healie becomes a human; he just shows up accompanying Ragnar in a later chapter with a troubadour's sprite with zero explanation save that he might've been traveling with humans a lot, and is henceforth ignored by the script. In this version, I opted for a decision summarized by my spouse thusly: "I can't believe he wished on the Dragon Balls for a really good dick."

While slime-Healie is more of a floating jellyfish, slime-Guerry defaults to looking a bit like a floating ''Glaucus atlanticus'', or blue angel nudibranch. It's safe to assume the version of him in the "title screen" image has had some artistic license applied; that, or he consumed a lot of extra water and is straining a bit to look extra big for the picture.

"Guérisseau" is taken from "guérisseur" (French for "healer") with a masculine diminutive applied to the end, while Lyón is a variant Japanese transliteration of "Ryan." "Guerry" is pronounced similarly to "Gary," just a little fancier.

This story was untitled for the majority of its creation and briefly had the name "Cold Comfort" for my beta reader's original pass. "Slime of Your Life" was another possible, but ultimately rejected, title.

My first draft actually started at the gala with Lyón desperately looking for somewhere to sit. That particular story structure had the flashbacks present as stories he was telling other people at the party, with the Guerry rescue and reveal being at the very tail end of the plot; as I continued working on things I realized that the most interesting part of the story was at the tail end, and that Guerry's identity was a straightforward enough guess it didn't make sense structuring the plot around Lyón learning who he was. This way I also got to give them a lot more time around each other, because they're just cute as little buttons, really.

I hadn't originally thought to include physical therapy for Lyón's knee; the more I worked on the story the more it felt like it'd be a good way to show Guerry's resourcefulness as well as give them more excuses to be around each other all the time. Lyón's drinking problem was an idea I'd started with, then wandered away from, then walked back, since it felt like a pretty reasonable flaw for a man used to having various sources of discomfort fixed for him ASAP for several years. It also felt like another good way to show that Lyón was adventuring to live instead of the opposite way around, as your typical murder-hobo isn't going to have the time or resources for personal maintenance unless they get very lucky (or adjust their lifestyle).

Whatever game Lyón stars in is presumably either a turn-based title or some form of vaguely Zelda-like action RPG; in the case of the former I saw it very much like a Playstation or PS2 title where tool use is required to navigate an environment.

The illustrations were both created in Clip Studio Paint EX and "inked" with a Frenden pencil brush, as I enjoy the crunchy look of the lines and it keeps me from spending countless extra hours trying to make everything look crisp and perfect. I also lucked into designing characters that are extremely fun to draw, so I'll probably doodle one or both of them in the future.
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2020-09-28T19:52:51Z

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Queen Zahr's Revenge

2020-09-28T19:52:39Z

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''Queen Zahr's Revenge'' is a story written by [[Matsu Kasumi]] and illustrated by [[beili]]. It ran in [[Issue 56]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/316797.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/queen-zahrs-revenge/.

== Summary ==
From http://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/08/27/ssbb-56-out-of-this-world/: "Tentacle porn. In a good way. No, no, in the ''best'' way."

From http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/39472.html: "about space pirates who end up helping out a prince with his political aspirations. The prince happens to be a <del>tentacle monster</del> squid-like alien creature and one of our space pirates happens to like that sort of thing. This is a follow-up story to [[Subarashii]] that ran in [[issue 51]]. A fun, kinky story."

== Connections ==
It is a follow up to [[Subarashii]], but can be read as a standalone story.

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Worse Than Rats

2020-09-28T19:51:23Z

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Worse Than Rats is a story written by [[Noel Oliver]]. It ran in [[Issue 33]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/194460.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/worse-than-rats/.

== Summary ==
http://isis.dreamwidth.org/77353.html: "monster in the basement as an excuse for roommates to get it on"
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Five Hours to Chicago

2020-09-28T19:50:27Z

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Five Hours to Chicago is a story written by [[Kimyō Tabibito]]. It ran in [[Issue 53]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/300658.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/five-hours-to-chicago/.

== Summary ==
Two anxious queer kids, a 20 year old Astrovan, and a rest stop somewhere in Michigan.

''Weird, the things we'd do for the people we loved. Like hop in a rusting blue bucket and drive a thousand miles to try and get them home for an emergency, so they didn't have to fly, so they didn't need to take the meds they hated so much to be calm enough to handle the plane.''

== Author Notes ==
Five Hours to Chicago came out of nowhere on a Saturday afternoon and it felt like it would find a good home in S2B2. The working title was Anxious Queer Kid Roadtrip, and I came perilously close to just keeping that as the title. Francis, the van, is a true depiction of my very first car. He was a good van and there are times I miss him (he was great to camp in, and make out in the back of). The rest stop they stop at is...actually on the wrong side of the road on I-69, just outside of Swartz Creek (which is right next door to Flint). I took some artistic liberties and moved it to the the other side of the freeway. They end up in Michigan because they drove through Canada from Vermont, which makes the trip a little shorter and much faster, having made a similar trip myself.

A Mini Playlist

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vd1ddxjw6g The Kids Aren't Alright - Fall Out Boy]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbNhqCQVpEM Amy, aka the Spent Gladiator]

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm6xtkX_Dvs A Beginning Song - The Decemberists] (Imagine this was the song playing as they pulled out of the rest stop)

Major props to my beta's for helping me with the mess of getting my tenses in the right order when I decided I needed to rewrite the whole thing from present to past tense.

== External Reviews ==
* http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/36069.html: "Five Hours to Chicago by Kimyo Tabibito is about Eliot and Riley who are on a mysterious road trip. We learn just enough about them to be very curious for more and to care. The story feels like a small moment in a much bigger one, almost like we're reading chapter 17--the calm before the storm--and chapter 18 is going to make you flip your shit. This has a lot of detail packed into a short piece."

* [https://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/ssbb-53-planes-trains-and-automobiles/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "Two guys driving from Vermont to Chicago (through Michigan? isn’t Michigan out of the way for EVERYTHING? why would you ever go through Michigan?), spend the night in a truck stop, and get up to some things. Curious and sweet, left me wanting more of the story."

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Railfans

2020-09-28T19:49:46Z

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Railfans is a story written and illustrated by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Issue 53]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/300096.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/railfans/.

== Summary ==
Isaiah has settled down into a simple life with his hobbies and pets when he learns an old friend is back in town (and interested in designing some tracks of his own).

<BLOCKQUOTE>He'd previously been satisfied with "single guy, did all right for himself, achieved his goals, now owns bearded dragon named Scrambles" as a brief-but-accurate summary of his life. Zack's being back—and this wasn't just a chance meeting that was nice but then over, Zack had been transferred and had a house out there and everything—meant things were in flux again, because while they never really said anything about it they'd still fucked kind of a lot before spiriting away to their respective futures. That didn't mean anything, but it didn't not mean anything. It wasn't like Isaiah had never regretted falling out of touch, sometimes for good reasons and sometimes just for reasons, but maybe Zack had needed the space for reasons of his own. Was there a polite, socially-acceptable way to ask the guy you used to go fishing with every summer whether or not he was seeing someone, and if not, did he want to fool around at any point? Was that something you could even ask about? Isaiah had to force himself to focus on reorganizing a display before his mental italics gave him a headache. 

At least he didn't have to worry about boring anyone if he wanted to talk about trains.</BLOCKQUOTE>

== Connections ==
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== Author's Notes ==
The basic conceit of Railfans came into being because every day on my commute we pass by a model train store (which shall remain nameless) that seems like it's ''never'' open, its store hours being by appointment only; their website talks of inventory liquidation. Hobby shops have a tough time of things in the age of the Internet! I figured someone who had income from other sources would be a good candidate for running an open-when-we-feel-like-it shop, and a writer who'd done well for himself (explaining the nest egg) but burned out sooner than he wanted to (explaining why he wasn't still writing) felt like a character whose head I wanted to explore.

I'm not sure what exactly Isaiah wrote, but it's probably genuinely pretty decent, making for a good beach read if nothing else. Zack isn't just being polite when he expresses interest in reading it! I intentionally played down the whole book thing because otherwise this would become A Story About Stories instead of A Story About Tiny Choo-Choo Trains.

The "Encyclopedia Britannica guy" is one Donavan Freberg, son of satirist, singer, and voice actor Stan Freberg. The commercial in question was at times inescapable on certain channels in the late 80s and early-to-mid 90s.

Rook City doesn't exist, though miserable Michigan winters certainly do.

Isaiah lives extremely frugally and tends to keep his heat low or off because he's a mutant who's fine piling on blankets and socks indoors, with one exception: his pets' habitats are always kept toasty warm. He's a cheapskate, not a bad reptile dad. I'm not entirely sure how many pets he has in addition to Scrambles the bearded dragon, but the answer is almost certainly "more than two," since he's got an entire room for his critters that probably has a computer desk or something in there, too.

== External Reviews ==
* http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/36069.html: "Railfans by Iron Eater charmed the living daylights out of me. There is this slow burn that just drags you in and keeps you interested. This story has, officially, the best description of a small town sports bar I have ever read. Also, super sexy. And you're really cheering for these guys--Zack and Isaiah--because they're both so likeable and nerdy and adorable. This is another of my favorites from this issue, way high up on the list."

* [https://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/02/26/ssbb-53-planes-trains-and-automobiles/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "Two old friends reunited over miniature railroads. Fairly basic, but clever at points, and overall enjoyable."

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Be Careful What You Fish For

2020-09-28T19:49:17Z

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[[File:Carefulwhatufishfor.png|200px|thumb|Story Illustration by [[Iseya Misu]].]]

Be Careful What You Fish For is a story written by [[Aosora Hikaru]] and illustrated by [[Iseya Misu]]. It ran in [[Issue 59]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/330221.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/be-careful-what-you-fish-for/.

== Summary ==
Kiran Joshi, a Detroit-area accountant, enjoys using his weekends to fish at his family's cabin off Lake Huron. This time, he fishes up more than he's bargained for when a merman named Xrythiykar (who is quickly nicknamed Jim) asks for his help. His agreement leads to a week he won't ever forget.

<BLOCKQUOTE>Even disregarding the need to smuggle Jim into his apartment, Kiran had no earthly idea where he was going to ''keep'' him once he got him inside the place. He couldn't very well ask for advice; who would know where to store a mythical creature in a small, one-bedroom apartment? It was, Kiran supposed, best to start with the basics. "You'll need water..."</BLOCKQUOTE>

From http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/43694.html: "in two parts. A boy accidentally ends up catching a merman and takes him home. Creature banging happens."

== Connections ==
Be Careful What You Fish For is unrelated to other stories or universes.

== Related Links ==
Be Careful What You Fish For will be listed on Goodreads and Archive of Our Own.

== Author Notes ==
So this monstrosity of a story, man. 16,000 words. Sixteen. Thousand. Words. What the crap. This is especially impressive considering I have a 12 week old baby now in addition to my six and a half year old. I somehow managed to write 15,500 words in about a month while caring for two kids, one of whom is a newborn. No, I don't know how I managed this, either. (Except I do: I waited until the baby slept for a long stretch and wrote. This meant I got not-a-lot-of-sleep because the baby doesn't sleep long stretches until about 11 PM.)

This is another of those "I started this story for a issue but petered out for whatever reason so let's just shove it into another issue" stories, and it also continues my "let's set every story published in the first issue of the year except 2013 in Detroit!" streak. Originally this story was earmarked for [[Issue 51]], Under the Sea, in 2014. I do have 3 other shelved WIPs, (two sequels, one original; one of the sequels is for a Yes, And issue) so we'll see if any of those pop up!

Really, the overall premise of the story was a joke I originally threw around with [[Kimyō Tabibito]]. I was initially amused by the idea of someone trying to continue going about their everyday life while a merman living in their bathtub sexually harassed them every time they tried to use the bathroom. The MERMAN MAFIA was an additional layer of absurdity I added in a few days later because the idea made me laugh until I cried. I actually showed them my paper notes in person while out to dinner with my husband and my daughter (and then we saw Guardians of the Galaxy after, best friend date ever), and they strongly encouraged me. Because they're an enabler. They even encouraged the terrible pun that this title is. Because they're an enabler. In the end, I'm very proud of this story.

The illustration is so gorgeous, it's everything I could have wanted plus some! I put out a call on Twitter asking if anyone knew of an illustrator and [[Iseya Misu]]'s partner responded, then pointed me to her. We talked over email and less than 24 hours after my initial call I had this beautiful piece of art. Seriously, she made Jim even prettier than I'd imagined him (and I was picturing a true prettyboy, people!) and I love it.

== External Reviews ==
* [https://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/ssbb-no-59-some-assembly-required/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "An odd one where a Michigan man finds something unexpected on a regular fishing trip. This was our two-parter, and I think the best thing about it is the fact that it’s…a standard type of set-up, and I kept expecting this one thing to happen (because it always does in this sort of story)…but it never did, and the ending…I hate to call it a twist, because that makes it seem like it was really dramatic, and it wasn’t, but the quietly different path this story took was wonderful."
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Werewithal

2020-09-28T14:25:02Z

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Werewithal is a story written by [[Iron Eater]]. It ran in [[Yes, And 6]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/werewithal

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The Red Hood and the Bad Wolf

2020-09-28T14:24:38Z

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The Red Hood and the Bad Wolf is a story written by [[Ryoko21]]. It ran in [[Issue 57]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/321046.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/the-red-hood-and-the-bad-wolf/.

== Summary ==
Under the full moon, the youngest adult from a clan of werewolf hunters, The Red Hoods, meets with the oldest child of the Wolfe family, a long line of werewolves. This year, on All Hallow’s Eve, Lash Hood will meet with Tybalt Wolfe. If Tybalt turns into a Bad Wolf, a monstrous wolf with a taste for human blood, it will be Lash’s job to kill him. Lash doesn’t want to hurt anyone, and thinks he knows a better way to tame the savage beast.

== External Reviews ==
* [https://fairyninjas.wordpress.com/2015/10/31/ssbb-57-things-that-go-bump-in-the-night/ fairyninjas.wordpress.com]: "This was a take on Little Red Riding Hood, but it was unique as far as those go, and I believe it had the hottest of the smut. Werewolves were involved, obviously."

* http://harmless-one.livejournal.com/41201.html: "about a werewolf and the hunter who is tasked with killing him if he turns into a Bad Wolf, the more dangerous, uncontrollable version of your garden-variety werewolf. It's a perfect S2B2 story: short and porny with an ending that makes you smile."

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Hunter/Hunted

2020-09-28T14:24:17Z

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Hunter/Hunted is a story written by [[loveonthefarm]]. It ran in [[Special Issue 11]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/331747.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/hunterhunted/.

==Summary==
A bounty hunter finds herself attracted to a werewolf.

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2020-09-28T14:23:51Z

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Mad Dog

2020-09-28T14:23:31Z

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Mad Dog is a story written by [[Akirako]]. It ran in [[Issue 63]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/344017.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/mad-dog/.

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Raincoats and Rolling Pins

2020-09-28T14:23:28Z

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[[File:raincoatsandrollingpins1.png|200px|thumb|Story Illustration by [[Aosora Hikaru]].]]

Raincoats and Rolling Pins is a story written and illustrated by [[Aosora Hikaru]]. It ran in [[Issue 63]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/345131.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/raincoats-and-rolling-pins/.

==Summary==
Conor is a 28 year old accountant who takes a trip to Grandma's house, only to find much more than he'd bargained for.

<BLOCKQUOTE>With a sigh, Conor's mother pulled the red raincoat's hood a little farther forward on his head. "Lizzie is sick too, Conor. You just have to drive the soup over to your grandmother and then you can head on back home. I know it's frustrating to be sent on an errand when you've come to visit, but I have to take care of Lizzie. I can't run the soup over today either."</BLOCKQUOTE>

==Connections==
Raincoats and Rolling Pins is unrelated to other stories or universes.

==Related Links==
Raincoats and Rolling Pins will be listed on GoodReads.

==Author Notes==
So, what, I have a [[Through Uncharted Seas|robot]], a [[Be Careful What You Fish For|merman]], and now a werewolf. Now I just gotta write that one story with a demon I have rotting on my hard drive and flesh out that one vampire story and I'll have all my supernatural being bases covered, right?

This story was borne of me having a sudden idea and tweeting [[Himawari]] and [[Kimyō Tabibito]] about it. Himawari was ... enthusiastic, to say the least. And then I fell down a hole of World of Warcraft and had to write 6,000 words over the course of like, two days to catch up and finish it in time. Himawari was then kind enough to go over it once for me. And here we are: with another weird-ass story from yours truly.

Yes, this is Little Red Riding Hood with more sex (depending on the version of LRRH you are familiar with, maybe not) and more dicks.

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