Preface
I LIVE!!!
Also, I got a bonus at work (my actual job) so I thought I'd pay that forward.
Fate/Stay Fluffy 4
John Soprano
“Hubby~” I heard behind me. The fox pounced like the apex predator she was, wrapping her arms and three tails around my neck in a warm, snuggly chokehold. “Good morning~”
I reached back to pat her head. I’d heard once that foxes were “...
2024-12-07 16:52:49 +0000 UTC View Post**Announcements**
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You heard right. Spiders hibernate, and I have decided to fully embrace the spooder lifestyle. That mean...
2024-12-02 01:39:22 +0000 UTC View PostPreface
And here's the second chapter of PWP this month to round out the monthly poll. It is now time for hibernation.
Commissioners, I'll be refunding all December payments. Or you can hop off the tier yourselves. Either way works.
Scale 5.8
Bryce Kiley
2010, December 15: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
The Forsberg Gallery was a mess, not that I’d expected any different. There were...
2024-11-29 13:30:22 +0000 UTC View PostAaron’s Pokemon
- Artoria (Kirlia)
- Jeanne (Flaaffy)
- Durvasa (Mankey)
- Cloud (Egg)
- Magellan (Chikorita)
Entree 5.2
Aaron Fulan
Rustboro City
Gym Leader Roxanne was quite pretty. She dressed far more conservatively than most, preferring long skirts and professional blouses to more casual garb, but she had an understated charm that complemented her composed and nurturing aura. She ...
2024-11-28 13:14:06 +0000 UTC View PostAscent 9.3
2005, August 9: Hyunmu’s Lab, Babylon
It couldn’t last. No matter how much I wished otherwise, the peaceful days of bickering with my little sister and bribing a wild Lulu with pastries soon came to an end.
I knew he was coming of course: Leviathan. Literally every country on Earth-Bet tracked the endbringer cycle. He still managed to catch me feeling left-footed though. Then again, could anyone truly claim to be ready to figh...
2024-11-27 12:26:58 +0000 UTC View PostHomeless Bunny 30
Tianyu Yue
Queso really knew how to make an impression. He didn’t threaten anyone. There was no city-leveling storm, no torrent of venom or engulfing sunfire. Then again, he was a literal mile-long serpent. He didn’t need to put in much effort to appear imposing. He wrapped himself around the tower and pressed his head against the glass, leaving one, opal eye to stare hungrily at who I presumed was the lawyer.
Poor bast...
2024-11-26 15:09:58 +0000 UTC View PostLegend of the Snowman-Mancer 7
Euri Lawrence
Descending from the peak of Vindagnyr atop dragonback was a unique, indescribable experience. The horizon was so far away, stretching out past the borders of Mondstadt to Liyue and beyond. It seemed as though all of Teyvat was spread out before us, all its treasures and mysteries open for the taking.
I’d ridden Durin before, of course, but not like this. There was something special about this, s...
2024-11-22 16:41:24 +0000 UTC View PostBurnout 2.2
August 2015
I sat with my shirt off in someone else’s living room. This was one of the largest houses in Carnelian Bay, one of those lakefront summer houses for rich people that was basically a small mansion. It had been converted into a clinic of sorts, the only medical practice in town, staffed by the only two doctors we had.
Dr. Cole Lansdowne was easily the most respected man in Carnelian Bay. Mayor McAllen was a decent eno...
2024-11-22 11:50:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Adventures of Captain Morgan 4
Morgan Olsen
I struck with the force of a meteor, or at least one of those cartoon gags of a piano falling on someone’s head. My ax bit deep into the void monster’s carapace, arresting my momentum.
I pulled back with my second ax and hammered the spine deeper, cracking the shell. A pulse of azure light erupted from the blade lodged inside the monster, cleaving it in two. I kicked off the giant, crab-lik...
2024-11-16 14:47:16 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 34: A Broken Heart
Brockton Bay, NH, USA
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Type: Electric
We couldn’t practice for long. It was Tuesday and we both had school tomorrow. At the very least, Mrs. Dallon cared, which meant Amy cared. We’d just have to pick this up again on Saturday. For the moment, I was content with getting Amy used to the feeling of aura.
More to the point, I had something even more important to do t...
2024-11-15 10:34:05 +0000 UTC View PostHomeless Bunny 29
Tianyu Yue
I’d just gotten done making a strawberry cream danish for dessert tonight when Ozpin called, asking me to grab Weiss and meet him in his office. Apparently, Jacques had made good on that threat and sent his lawyer.
So, for the first time since the beginning of the year, I strolled into combat class. My little sister was on stage with Cardin, my “bully.” Their bout fully occupied the students’ attention an...
2024-11-11 16:09:39 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8: Take me to your leader.
Rigal Phenex
Phoenix Roost, NJ, USA
Things settled down somewhat after I scared the shit out of Dan the accountant. Leaving him alive was the right call. Now, not only was he too terrified to cheat me, he was also too afraid to quit his job, making him a constant reminder of my displeasure. Best of all, he wouldn’t even off himself because half the fear came from the idea that I could and would pay him a vis...
2024-11-09 23:52:34 +0000 UTC View PostAll the Bees 3
Mitsu Akimitchi
“Hello, Akimichi-san. Can you spare a moment of your time?” I heard behind me.
Turning, I was faced with one Kurenai Yuhi, a newly minted jounin like myself. She was gorgeous, some said the most beautiful woman in the village, with long, lustrous black hair, pearlescent skin, and expressive, crimson eyes that saw right through a man.
Unlike most in my position, I did not consider myself blessed to bas...
2024-11-09 05:11:51 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 28: Black is Back
Blaise Zabini
Hogwarts, Great Britain
“Zabini, wait up,” I heard Adrian call as I headed for my suite. Turning, I found Adrian Pucey, Terrence Higgs, and a few of the less familiar members of the Slytherin quidditch team.
“I was wondering when you’d come to speak with me,” I said. They’d expressed an interest in my predictions and the first game, Gryffindor versus Slytherin, was tomorrow, right after ...
2024-11-08 11:46:39 +0000 UTC View PostScale 5.7
Bryce Kiley
2010, December 14: Brockton Bay, NH, USA
Winter break began this week, something all students were grateful for. Given all the irons I had in the fire, I had a few more reasons to celebrate school letting out than most. I aced my exams, gave a speech about the Canary trial in my world issues class, and did my best to pretend I was a functional adult and not the tiny high school freshman that I was.
Quiet bedlam. As o...
2024-11-04 14:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostPreface
Yeah, here's chapter two. You guys gave me so much feedback that I felt pressured into this. Also, mackerel sashimi is delicious.
Playing God 2
Rui Asahina
“Dimension Sla–Ghrk!” Momonga choked as a fox made of azure flames crashed into him. Then, eight more identical foxes followed, exploding in a gorgeous corona.
Foxfire was a racial spell unique to my class. It was weak, slightly ...
2024-11-02 21:50:20 +0000 UTC View PostPlaying God 1 Rui Asahina This shit wasn’t fair. I put up with this shitty, dystopian Earth for twenty-seven years. I grew up in a corpo-tow
Playing God 1
Rui Asahina
This shit wasn’t fair. I put up with this shitty, dystopian Earth for twenty-seven years. I grew up in a corpo-town, eating nutri-packs and stealing from my neighbors just so I could get enough to survive.
That was the trick: Survival, not prosperity, was the dream. B...
2024-11-01 18:34:23 +0000 UTC View PostAscent 9.2
2005, August 1: Hyunmu’s Lab, Babylon
“Andy, look, how’s this?” Riley asked as she held out her newest creation for my inspection. She prodded at me insistently, her eyes shining with curiosity and need for validation.
I'd sorely underestimated Riley's compulsion to use her powers. At her age and emotional maturity, it wasn't so much an urge she could resist as it was a need as vital as air or food.
Originally, Fortu...
2024-11-01 13:17:05 +0000 UTC View PostREAD THIS
1. As mentioned previously, I will be taking a month-long hiatus in December in which there will be zero updates. No monthly polls, no commissions. If you want to unsubscribe for a month, go ahead.
2. As with last year, there will be a month-long survey in November. You do not have to fill it out, but I would like you to because I'd like some input on both my writing and how I've run my Patreon/commissions thus far.
... 2024-11-01 13:12:30 +0000 UTC View PostPreface
Public got a bunch of free chapters yesterday so here's a freebie too.
Legend of the Snowman-Mancer 6
Euri Lawrence
I told Eula everything. She was my sister, which meant she deserved at least as much courtesy as that drunkard god.
“You speak heavy truths, brother,” she said. She took a final sip of her hot chocolate and leaned back with a melancholy sigh.
“I do. I’m sorry f...
2024-10-25 17:06:41 +0000 UTC View PostBurnout 2.1
August 2015
I took my sweet time getting back to town. Though I didn’t feel much stronger, I found myself tiring less. Maybe it wasn’t a matter of increased vitality or stamina, stats like in the games, but a greater spirit, something that couldn’t be readily quantified. Whatever it was, just carrying on throughout the day was a marvelous experience.
The four of us moved through the forest silently. I had my trusty...
2024-10-25 12:05:10 +0000 UTC View PostAaron’s Pokemon
- Artoria (Kirlia)
- Jeanne (Flaaffy)
- Durvasa (Mankey)
- en Cocotte (Egg)
- Magellan (Chikorita)
Entree 5.1
Aaron Fulan
Rustboro City
“All… my… hate…” Chaz wheezed as he sprawled out on the pokemon center courtyard. Gone was the blonde debonair wannabe. He was now dressed in a blue tracksuit, complete with a soggy headband soaked with sweat.
“Oh, com...
2024-10-21 15:01:41 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 33: I’ll raichu a story.
Brockton Bay, NH, USA
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Type: Electric
I woke up feeling refreshed, yet burdened. Talking to Victini was a real wake-up call, a good reminder that though removing the Empire was a real win for heroes in this city, there was still much to do.
Bakuda and Lung. Cherie and her family drama. The power vacuum created in the absence of the Empire. And, of course, the ...
2024-10-18 11:42:59 +0000 UTC View PostHomeless Bunny 28
Tianyu Yue
Velvet Scarlatina, young mistress of the Lunar Palace, panted breathlessly as she slumped forward, hands braced on her knees and ears drooped with exhaustion. We’d gone through the martial aspects of training for the day, leaving her feeling like a wrung-out towel.
She had a gift, the marvelous ability to mimic anything she’d seen before. With but a glance, she could copy everyone’s fighting styles, condens...
2024-10-17 18:31:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7: Frozen Stiff
Rigal Phenex
Phoenix Roost, NJ, USA
I wiped the dopey, flirty smile off my face as I teleported back home. That had been exceedingly stupid of me, but as they said, hindsight was twenty-twenty.
I’d always been proud of my magical control. I picked up spells faster than Uncle Riser, almost as fast as Aunt Ravel. And though I lacked her tactical genius, I was also a lot more curious. That curiosity drove me to expl...
2024-10-14 11:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 27: Social Butterfly
Blaise Zabini
Hogwarts, Great Britain
“You wanted to see me, professor?” I asked rhetorically as the rest of my classmates filed out.
“I did, Zabini,” he said coolly. He flicked his wand at the blackboard, causing the chalk to erase itself.
Convenient, that, likely a modified cleaning charm. So far, I’d encountered at least four variants of the same charm, each possessing slightly different wan...
2024-10-11 11:17:24 +0000 UTC View PostDon Texas 3.3
Noelle Meinhardt
“So… I can get a body?” I asked excitedly. I could eat again. Play video games! Not get coddled by random children! I could have opposable thumbs!
We were in his studio apartment above the restaurant. I’d been here a few times before, but it always struck me how bare it was. One bookshelf was filled with cookbooks while another contained a few potted cacti. The couch was comfy and the plac...
2024-10-07 12:13:12 +0000 UTC View PostREAD THIS
1. I will be taking a month-long hiatus in December in which there will be zero updates. No monthly polls, no commissions.
2. As with last year, there will be a month-long survey in November. You do not have to fill it out, but I would like you to because I'd like some input on both my writing and how I've run my Patreon/commissions thusfar. Look out for that.
Chiefly, I'm considering kicking everyone out o...
2024-10-06 21:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostKoalas in the rain~ Koala, koala~
Blake Isley
The city was at peace. The gangs had been swept up and violent crime was at an all-time low. For once in what felt like forever, there was nothing to do. That was why when the Wards liaison called and asked if I wanted to do a joint PR event, I agreed.
Oh, I’d never sit around and sign autographs, but surprising a kindergarten class with some cute pokemon? Why not? That was more or less in line...
2024-10-06 20:57:58 +0000 UTC View PostPreface
As decided by popular opinion, this shall be the month of Spoon.
Aaron’s Pokemon
- Artoria (Kirlia)
- Jeanne (Flaaffy)
- Durvasa (Mankey)
- Steamed (Egg)
- Magellan (Chikorita)
Fish 4.18
Aaron Fulan
Rustboro City
Lisia and I were the only two people in the waiting room now. There would be another ten minutes before we took the stage...
2024-10-04 11:27:52 +0000 UTC View Post