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by Anaktoria
"Like Pacific Rim, but with sad Asian lesbians." Six years ago, mech pilot superstar Rachel Kanagawa sacrificed herself and her mech - Tokyo Calling - to save the Free Republic of Hong Kong from the deadly sea-borne Megafauna. Now, her little sister Emma has come out of retirement to reluctantly sync with the remnants of Tokyo and try to pick up where her sister left off. Hong Kong wants her to be a savior; she just wants to find out what really happened to Rachel. The only person left alive who might know the answer is Rachel's old combat partner, Carol Chang, prodigy and heroine of the Rift. Complicating things: Carol is mysterious, standoffish, and annoyingly attractive. Emma is antisocial, bad at asking questions, and desperately gay. Also, every other pilot in Hong Kong's Unit 49 - especially the ones who knew Rachel personally - seems to hold a grudge against Emma, a pilot school dropout who's only here because, as Rachel's sister, she's mentally compatible with Tokyo Calling. Worse? The Megs Rachel sacrificed herself to kill aren't just still here: they're multiplying. So much for smooth sailing. Megs won't be the only monsters Emma faces as she struggles to survive long enough to find the answers she seeks. Updates Tuesdays. Read 4+ chapters ahead on my Patreon! Here I also publicly post full HD and process timelapses of my covers—which I always draw by hand—and patrons can also access exclusive art, BTS/side stories, excerpts from other WIPs, and more. TL;DR mostly butch, diverse lesbian cast pilot giant mechs against kaijus in climate change-challenged Hong Kong. Expect some slow-burn romance, occasional spice, and lots of angst. Much yuri, such sapphic. DISCLAIMER: This is fully original content with no AI involvement. If you see errors, please let me know so I can fix them and improve. Thank you! DISCLAIMER 2 - Electric Boogaloo: This story is written in 2nd person POV, a la Harrow the Ninth and Homestuck. You’ve been warned!
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| 1 | 1. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_01 13 months ago | 0 |
| 2 | 2. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_02 13 months ago | 0 |
| 3 | 3. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_03 13 months ago | 0 |
| 4 | 5. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_05 12 months ago | 0 |
| 5 | 4. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_04 12 months ago |
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| 6 | 6. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_06 12 months ago | 0 |
| 7 | 7. DREADFUL SORRY, CLEMENTINE_07 12 months ago | 0 |
| 8 | 8. FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC_01 12 months ago | 0 |
| 9 | 9. FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC_02 12 months ago | 0 |
| 10 | 10. FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC_03 12 months ago | 0 |
| 11 | 11. FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC_04 12 months ago | 0 |
| 12 | 12. FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC_05 12 months ago | 0 |
| 13 | 13. FIRST FLIGHT_01 12 months ago | 0 |
| 14 | 14. FIRST FLIGHT_02 11 months ago | 0 |
| 15 | 15. FIRST FLIGHT_03 11 months ago | 0 |
| 16 | 16. FIRST FLIGHT_04 11 months ago | 0 |
| 17 | 17. FIRST FLIGHT_05 11 months ago | 0 |
| 18 | 18. FIRST FLIGHT_06 11 months ago | 0 |
| 19 | 19. AFTERGLOW_01 11 months ago | 0 |
| 20 | 20. AFTERGLOW_02 11 months ago | 0 |
| 21 | 21. AFTERGLOW_03 11 months ago | 0 |
| 22 | 22. AFTERGLOW_04 11 months ago | 0 |
| 23 | 23. AFTERGLOW_05 11 months ago | 0 |
| 24 | 24. THE CRUCIBLE_01 11 months ago | 0 |
| 25 | 25. THE CRUCIBLE_02 11 months ago | 0 |
| 26 | 26. THE CRUCIBLE_03 11 months ago | 0 |
| 27 | 27. THE CRUCIBLE_04 11 months ago | 0 |
| 28 | 28. THE CRUCIBLE_05 11 months ago | 0 |
| 29 | 29. SLOWTHINK_01 11 months ago | 0 |
| 30 | 30. SLOWTHINK_02 10 months ago | 0 |
| 31 | 31. SLOWTHINK_03 10 months ago | 0 |
| 32 | 32. SLOWTHINK_04 10 months ago | 0 |
| 33 | 33. SLOWTHINK_05 10 months ago | 0 |
| 34 | 34. SLOWTHINK_06 9 months ago | 0 |
| 35 | 35. SLOWTHINK_07 9 months ago | 0 |
| 36 | 36. THE WAY OF GODS_01 9 months ago | 0 |
| 37 | 37. THE WAY OF GODS_02 9 months ago | 0 |
| 38 | 38. THE WAY OF GODS_03 9 months ago | 0 |
| 39 | 39. THE WAY OF GODS_04 8 months ago | 0 |
| 40 | 40. THE WAY OF GODS_05 8 months ago | 0 |
| 41 | 41. THE WAY OF GODS_06 8 months ago | 0 |
| 42 | 42. THE WAY OF GODS_07 8 months ago | 0 |
| 43 | 43. THE WAY OF GODS_08 7 months ago | 0 |
| 44 | Chapters Returning Jan 13 (Happy Almost 2026!) 6 months ago | 0 |
| 45 | 44. THE CUCKOO_01 6 months ago | 0 |
| 46 | 45. THE CUCKOO_02 6 months ago | 0 |
| 47 | 46. THE CUCKOO_03 6 months ago | 0 |
| 48 | 47. THE CUCKOO_04 5 months ago | 0 |
| 49 | 48. THE CUCKOO_05 5 months ago | 0 |
| 50 | 49. THE CUCKOO_06 5 months ago | 0 |
| 51 | 50. THE CUCKOO_07 5 months ago | 0 |
| 52 | 51. THE CUCKOO_08 4 months ago | 0 |
| 53 | 52. THE CUCKOO_09 4 months ago | 0 |
| 54 | INTERLUDE: UNIT 49 - TEAM MEMBER PROFILES 4 months ago | 0 |
| 55 | 53. THE INTRUDERS_01 4 months ago | 0 |
| 56 | 54. THE INTRUDERS_02 4 months ago | 0 |
| 57 | 55. THE INTRUDERS_03 3 months ago | 0 |
| 58 | 56. THE INTRUDERS_04 3 months ago | 0 |
| 59 | 57. THE INTRUDERS_05 3 months ago | 0 |
| 60 | INTERLUDE: FANART + FAQ 3 months ago | 0 |
| 61 | 58. THE INTRUDERS_06 2 months ago | 0 |
| 62 | 59. THE INTRUDERS_07 2 months ago | 0 |
| 63 | NOTICE - SMALL DELAY THIS WEEK 2 months ago | 0 |
| 64 | 60. THE INTRUDERS_08 2 months ago | 0 |
| 65 | 61. THE INTRUDERS_09 2 months ago | 0 |
| 66 | 62. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT_01 1 month ago | 0 |
| 67 | 63. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT_02 1 month ago | 0 |
| 68 | NOTICE - CHAPTER UP NEXT WEEK (I'M SICK) 1 month ago | 0 |
| 69 | 64. RULES OF ENGAGEMENT_03 1 month ago | 0 |
| 70 | STATUS / SCHEDULE UPDATE 14 minutes ago | 0 |