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Man Seeking is a story written by [[shukyou]] and illustrated by [[cloven]]. It ran in [[Issue 69]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/. | Man Seeking is a story written by [[shukyou]] and illustrated by [[cloven]]. It ran in [[Issue 69]] at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/man_seeking. | ||
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This is based on a real ad. I heavily modified the language (mostly so that any respectable human searching for the full text one day doesn't find this), but you can read about it [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909429727550730241 here], [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909447868372709376 here], [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909496716315037696 here], and [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909874042223710209 here]. | This is based on a real ad. I heavily modified the language (mostly so that any respectable human searching for the full text one day doesn't find this), but you can read about it [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909429727550730241 here], [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909447868372709376 here], [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909496716315037696 here], and [http://twitter.com/ladysisyphus/status/909874042223710209 here]. | ||
The original vision for the story was to end it in a ''much'' more sinister place, but then I got attached to the characters, and dangit, I liked them all. So I went in a different sort of direction. | The original vision for the story was to end it in a ''much'' more sinister place, but then I got attached to the characters, and dangit, I liked them all. So I went in a different sort of direction. (The original title was 'Personal', which was rejected at the last minute for being too dang boring.) | ||
If you're up on your Mesoamerican mythology enough to recognize the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlazolteotl Tlazolteotl] influence on my monster design here, I'm impressed. | If you're up on your Mesoamerican mythology enough to recognize the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlazolteotl Tlazolteotl] influence on my monster design here, I'm impressed. | ||
Revision as of 06:12, 30 October 2017
Man Seeking is a story written by shukyou and illustrated by cloven. It ran in Issue 69 at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/man_seeking.
Summary
A young man answers a very unusual personal ad in a gay newspaper.
Author's Notes
This is based on a real ad. I heavily modified the language (mostly so that any respectable human searching for the full text one day doesn't find this), but you can read about it here, here, here, and here.
The original vision for the story was to end it in a much more sinister place, but then I got attached to the characters, and dangit, I liked them all. So I went in a different sort of direction. (The original title was 'Personal', which was rejected at the last minute for being too dang boring.)
If you're up on your Mesoamerican mythology enough to recognize the Tlazolteotl influence on my monster design here, I'm impressed.
Jokes about tying boys to radiators © Relvetica.
