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  1. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 007 First impressions

    The teacher pointed to an empty seat by the window, in the second-to-last row. The spot was perfect for discreetly tuning out, contemplating the clouds or the crows sleeping on the branches. But there was one detail. It was right in front of one of the few boys in this class—Hyoudou Issei. As...
  2. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 006 A new stage

    A persistent, irritating trill from the alarm clock tore Jin from the arms of sleep. He had set it the night before, mechanically performing one of the rules hammered into his new memory: don't be late on the first day. Today was that day. The day he officially transferred to Kuoh Academy—the...
  3. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 005 First contact

    The night air was cool, carrying the scents of asphalt, damp foliage, and distant exhaust fumes. Jin walked slowly down the quiet street, the plastic bag with his meager dinner rustling faintly in his hand. Inside his head, contrary to custom, there wasn't cold analysis, but a light, unfamiliar...
  4. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 004 Sample of the pen

    Night—the time when the city removes its daytime mask of decency. Jin stood in the middle of his tiny apartment, a single lightbulb snatching the meager furnishings from the gloom: a stack of neatly piled school textbooks on the low table, a lonely futon in the corner, a small refrigerator...
  5. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 003 The point of reference

    Kuoh Town was waking to the gentle touch of the morning sun. The warm, almost summer-like air was filled with the aroma of fresh pastries from small bakeries, the bitter scent of coffee from open cafes, and the sweet fragrance of sakura, whose last petals lazily twirled in the morning breeze. It...
  6. VukPauk

    The family of Heroes
    Threadmarks: 002 Black Raven and White Rabbit

    Consciousness returned in a sudden, deafening jolt. First came the sensation. Piercing, all-encompassing, tearing him apart. Cold. Not the mere chill of an autumn day or icy water—this was a primordial cold that clung to every cell of a body that, it seemed, no longer belonged to him. It was...
  7. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 002 Contract

    Whiteness. Absolute, sterile, oppressive. The soul, still a formless clot of consciousness, stood silently in the middle of the marble office, staring at the man behind the desk. The man, in turn, stared back at it. His gaze was devoid of emotion, empty and weary, like that of a bureaucrat at...
  8. VukPauk

    The phenomenon of problematic disaster
    Threadmarks: 001 Gap

    The world was gray. Not in a metaphorical sense, but in the most literal one. A gray sky, heavy with unseen moisture, pressed down on the gray roofs of high-rises, whose walls, once painted different colors, had long since faded into indistinguishable shades of desolation. Gray asphalt...
  9. VukPauk

    The family of Heroes
    Threadmarks: 001 The Last Duel and the Starry Abyss

    A light morning breeze, steeped in the aroma of blooming sakura and earth damp with dew, lazily stirred the branches of the old maple in the courtyard. Its crimson leaves, like drops of frozen blood, rustled quietly, casting whimsical shadows on the shoji of a traditional two-story house in the...
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