Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter Eleven: A Little Fucked Up

TW for smoking, PTSD, mild violence, trauma stuff. I’d tried to quit smoking something like five times, and I was on try number six. I only had three cigarettes left—two now, I guessed—but desperate times called for desperate measures, and after dealing with the last few days with what I thought was an exceptional amount … Continue reading Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter Eleven: A Little Fucked Up →

Queer Characters in Jeph Jacques’ QUESTIONABLE CONTENT [Link]

Ever since 2012, there’s been a dramatic shift when it comes to queer characters – there’s slowly more and more of them in TV shows, movies, books, but most prominently in webcomics. However, for some fans, the question arises – how many queer characters is too many? What’s ‘believable’ for a single creative work? Jeph … Continue reading Queer Characters in Jeph Jacques’ QUESTIONABLE CONTENT [Link] →

Ghosts in Quicksilver: Interlude One: Nach Vorn

Once upon a time, there were two little girls, who lived in a house in the middle of the woods with their father. One day, he went into town as usual, and came back with a wife. The wife did not like the daughters; the daughters did not particularly like her either. Still, they made … Continue reading Ghosts in Quicksilver: Interlude One: Nach Vorn →

Ghosts In Quicksilver: Chapter 1.10: The Back and Forth

TW: violence/blood "Jo," said Will in a low, urgent voice, "check outside the door." Jo nodded, face drawn and worried— "Did she just nod?" Will asked me. “What?” “I can’t see her, remember?” “Oh. Right. Yes, she nodded.” Jo vanished through the wall. Gurjas had vanished the moment things had gotten tense, although I couldn’t … Continue reading Ghosts In Quicksilver: Chapter 1.10: The Back and Forth →

Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter 1.9: Once More For Clarity

TW: mild violence "Help?" Will echoed, her voice slightly slurred. She cleared her throat. "Who is this? Like, great opening, but I just woke up, man." I closed my eyes, sat down on my desk chair, and rubbed my temple in frustration. "…Jamal? Jamal Kaye?" "…Yeah, not ringing a bell. Are you a telemarketer?" Wow. … Continue reading Ghosts in Quicksilver: Chapter 1.9: Once More For Clarity →