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Chanting in his mind Enjin's words from their last staff meeting last week, be nice to customers, we need the money, Zanka keeps his face neutral and says, "Hey there. What can I do for ya?"
The man beams at him. Without missing a beat and with the boundless enthusiasm of a five year old getting to choose his own toy truck, says, "I wanna get stabbed."
Zanka, a piercer in Cleaner's studio and certified gay disaster, does his very best to handle a walk-in client: Jabber Wonger, a gorgeous PHD student and unhinged natural talent (at rage baiting).
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19 Apr 2026
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Scooping ice cream is not the most glamorous job. But, Eager Scoops has treated Zanka well as he worked through college. The hours are flexible, the customers are generally pleasant because it’s ice cream, and he’s gained respect with his seniority.
His newest regular makes him want to tear his hair out.
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Zanka works at an ice cream shop. Jabber likes ice cream.
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17 Apr 2026
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A short fic inspired by the song ceilings by Lizzie Mcapline.
Read this fic slow throughout the day and play the song in the background :)
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16 Apr 2026
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"GREAT! Just great! As if this could GET any better!" Zanka bites out, seething. Of course he's stuck here, injured, in a damp, dirty cell, and of course he's stuck here with fucking Jabber of all people.
Jabber whistles appreciatively, "Man, you're in a mood today. Wake up on the wrong side of the bed?" and cackles at his own joke. Zanka's gonna strangle him. He's gonna rip out those bars with his bare hands and use them to beat Jabber to death.
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Zanka is taken by some people who want to study givers. Jabber is there too. This somehow makes everything both better and so much worse.
Disclaimer: do NOT feed my work into generative AI or I will fucking GET you.
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11 Apr 2026
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Enjin notices it first, eyes going wide and unable to look away. Zanka doesn’t say anything, just lets him get an eyeful of the ten, pretty silver rings decorating his fingers and pretending that they’ve always been there, that they belong there.
Zanka takes good care of vital instruments. It’s why he’s considered the best at handling them, after all.
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10 Apr 2026