“So… How was school today?” Dad looks at me over his peas and tries for a weak smile that dies an early death when confronted with my thoroughly unamused face.
Great. Now I am the second killer cape of this town.
“Oh, you know, same old, same old. A bit of an improv...
2021-11-01 00:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostBrooke
I hate being ignored.
“Brooke, really, we are in the classroom—”
So I kiss ‘Mr. Branson’ hard enough that he’s forced to open his mouth, and I shove my tongue down his throat.
Ignore this, you bastard.
...
2021-10-31 20:41:20 +0000 UTC View PostThe most embarrassing thing in my room.
That was the Lady Minami’s request, and she surmised by my actions that the thoroughly critiqued manuscript of my (well, maybe not quite mine) novel was it.
It was… a bit of a lie.
Not an intentional one, because I ...
2021-10-30 23:38:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe Power of Friendship.
Yes, it deserves the capital letters.
The Power of Friendship is one of the pillars of the Shounen genre. When one first hears about it, it’s easy to envision some heartwarming scene where friends gather their strength and push each other to furth...
2021-10-29 03:28:56 +0000 UTC View Post“I don’t really think that’s a good idea, boss.” Tattletale’s voice comes across the phone of my underground office with the slight waver she always tries to mask. It just shows her inexperience. Really, using her own power to analyze her non-verbal language and tells should ...
2021-10-27 00:37:02 +0000 UTC View PostA scene that all anime fans can appreciate is the ‘entering a girl’s room for the first time.’ Of course, Light Novels are the superior genre in that we usually can appreciate far more important details: the main character will describe the scent of a delicate girl permeating the...
2021-10-24 04:36:19 +0000 UTC View PostAnother one… Madoka really is collecting strays; I wonder if this is the one she’s been waiting for?
What am I saying? She’s been fidgety all week. This Akemi must be the one. Well, good luck with your new roomie, bestie. Hopefully, she won’t be half as much of a handful ...
2021-10-22 22:48:59 +0000 UTC View PostThere comes a point where one should stop stating the obvious. Harem trash is directed at male audiences. Action scenes are cool only as long as the animation budget can keep up. Fanservice is inherently gross when taken out of context and analyzed too deeply.
Or, as is slightly ...
2021-10-22 03:27:41 +0000 UTC View PostKid Win
“So, effective immediately, I’m retaking formal oversight of the Brockton Bay Wards.”
This can’t be happening.
“I would like to once again reiterate my apologies. At the time, I thought Director Piggot would be able to properly manage this t...
2021-10-20 01:23:28 +0000 UTC View PostDisclaimer: So that this story fits inside of Patreon’s Community Guidelines, it’s been revised so that it occurs in an AU where all the characters are legal adults. This includes the characters not involved in sexual events. Everybody is an adult, without a single e...
2021-10-18 03:12:20 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I've been floored by the support you all have shown me, and I can't tell you how grateful I am. Unfortunately, I think I am currently managing about my present limit for ongoing stories, at least until I undergo a training arc that ends with as many broken keyboards as are shown in my avatar....
2021-10-17 14:52:37 +0000 UTC View PostUnder the bracing chill of wintry noon, I raise my gaze to the sky following the trajectory of the beverage held in my hand. The sun shines down upon me, likely glinting off my glasses in a way suited to traumatize a teenage robot pilot, and, surrounded by my sworn comrades, gathering ...
2021-10-17 02:50:09 +0000 UTC View PostDisclaimer: So that this story fits inside of Patreon’s Community Guidelines, it’s been revised so that it occurs in an AU where all the characters are legal adults. This includes the characters not involved in sexual events. Everybody is an adult, without a single e...
2021-10-15 18:58:34 +0000 UTC View PostWhen asked what features life lacks that fiction has, most morons—I mean, regular people, answer with the most inane of things: true love, superpowers, hentai physics (which are just a subset of the previous answer), or fair promotions based on demonstrable competence.
They are...
2021-10-15 04:39:15 +0000 UTC View PostIn a daze of confusion, I find myself surrounded by warm water, my back resting on the no less accepting chest of my girlfriend as her deft fingers lather my hair in thick, green-apples scented foam.
Am I… Am I being pampered? Is this what that feels like?
…
I wil...
2021-10-13 01:48:51 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, Colin’s irritatingly superior bike allows him to get to the crisis before I can be there to offer him proper support.
Given that a fight typically ends before I even manage to arrive, I sometimes question why I bother getting out of bed (yes, I have one—books aren...
2021-10-11 20:16:16 +0000 UTC View PostThe first poll had a tie between Periodical Cicadas and Chef's Choice, while the second poll had a threeway tie between Periodical Cicadas, Of Sisters And Shadows, and Chef's choice. Given that I'll be the tie-breaker, I think I will go for Chef's choice on the second poll (because there are a fe...
2021-10-11 06:15:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Never mind. See you tomorrow, Yoshiteru.”
With yet another sigh (something I shouldn’t get in the habit of doing, but I swear the chuuni—never mind), I drop the phone on my desk. It’s the third object in there. The first one is an insipid teen magazine that I swear is ...
2021-10-10 03:50:33 +0000 UTC View PostIt’s been brought to my attention (and I’d been thinking about it) that supporters often miss the fun of commenting on a chapter and discussing it when it comes out compared to the people in Questionable Questing. Seeing as we are now almost forty people in here (I…. I think I need a drink ...
2021-10-08 12:14:00 +0000 UTC View PostPop quiz! Let’s say you are confronted by a being of incomprehensible power and values completely alien (when not outright inimical) to your own that tells you ‘Do you want to make a contract?’ with a voice that is most definitely not wondering whether you want to build a snowman...
2021-10-08 03:27:56 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing a giant half-dragon thing twitch on the asphalt while foam wells up through the four slits of its snout and a crimson pool spreads below him is…
Ah, who am I kidding? This is awesome!
Lisa Wilbourn adrenaline levels currently—
Fuck yeah! I...
2021-10-06 01:34:53 +0000 UTC View PostWell, sorry about the delay in posting this, but I wanted to finish everything pending from September before doing the poll so you would be more informed about what the options entail. I will declare the winner this Sunday, and that option will either get a guaranteed 4k update or, in the case of...
2021-10-04 18:25:05 +0000 UTC View PostMaster Bruce’s birthday had come and gone, with Miss Kyle having made sure that his broody charge enjoyed it for once without risking life and limb, something for which Alfred was quietly grateful and carefully not inquisitive.
Though, given the bruises consistent with shackles...
2021-10-04 18:17:27 +0000 UTC View PostDisclaimer: So that this story fits inside of Patreon’s Community Guidelines, it’s been revised so that it occurs in an AU where all the characters are legal adults. This includes the characters not involved in sexual events. Everybody is an adult, without a single e...
2021-10-04 18:16:26 +0000 UTC View PostA scene that has the makings of a classic: our hero has been captured by the Demon Queen, showing at once that no, he’s not overpowered and can be actually defeated if the adequate challenge comes along, so there! And obviously the hero of the story is going to be powerful, what ...
2021-10-03 01:38:41 +0000 UTC View PostOnce again, I lie over a towel while the umbrella casts a tolerable shade over me. This should be the time for me to joke about how improper it would be for the imperial scion to get a tan, but… I already have a quite permanent one over half my face, and, in my years of wandering acr...
2021-10-01 20:36:29 +0000 UTC View PostDisclaimer: So that this story fits inside of Patreon’s Community Guidelines, it’s been revised so that it occurs in an AU where all the characters are legal adults. This includes the characters not involved in sexual events. Everybody is an adult, without a single e...
2021-10-01 20:35:01 +0000 UTC View PostI have spent most of my day fighting with my Avatar chapter, because I had the brilliant idea to bring Ty Lee into the story, and she's a force of chaos to be reckoned with, actively hostile to any plans or even coherent scenes. I would say she hates me, but she's having too much fun for that. 2021-10-01 03:41:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Mangas with a romance subplot quite often have a defining scene: the male lead, forced by some set of circumstances that clearly indicate there’s a malevolent intelligence at work guiding his fate (something that maybe the likes of Zaimokuza would term as the dreaded “editors”), ...
2021-10-01 03:30:42 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as I let go of Taylor to focus on the crisis at hand, she starts running to the fire escape, because, obviously, her first reaction would be to throw herself into physical danger when her power works perfectly well at a distance of two fucking blocks.
...
2021-09-29 03:14:36 +0000 UTC View Post