Telegraphed Trap

Telegraphed Trap

a short story by The Overlord Bear/Jem De Ocampo

with character designs and a cover illustration by Chikari

Summary: Recovering a from a scathing scolding by his older sister Reina over a shameful attempt at getting over her girlfriend and his childhood crush Cel, Ryan Diamante also has a close encounter with a more spiteful man who somehow manages to help the heartbroken young man properly stop his twisted pining.


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Villains are Supposed to Lose, Correct?

Villains are Supposed to Lose, Correct?

a prompted short story by The Overlord Bear/Jem De Ocampo

Prompt (from r/WritingPrompts): “You are the strongest supervillain in the universe. There is no one that can stop you. There is just one problem , you are addicted to losing.”


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A More Fun Work Web at the Lab

A More Fun Work Web at the Lab

a prompted short story by The Overlord Bear/Jem De Ocampo

Prompt (from r/WritingPrompts): “you are a scientist that works for an organization. They experiment with genetically modified spiders, and have forced you to work with a very annoying assistant. One day, while your assistant is being annoying, one of the spiders yells ‘shut the fuck up, Daryl!’”


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Smothering Surprise

Smothering Surprise

a short story by The Overlord Bear/Jem De Ocampo

with character designs and illustrations by Denyel

and beta reading by ThatOtherGabby and Hwannyreese

Summary: A troublesome young man named Jewel Laza personally introduces his maybe first girlfriend Tina Santos to his powerful single mother Laila, starting yet another stupid power play between mother and son. Fortunately, someone’s bothering to help those two settle things properly.


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Apocalyptic Admission

Apocalyptic Admission

a prompted short story by The Overlord Bear

Prompt (from r/WritingPrompts): “The apocalypse is coming. Humanity has received its first warning sign: Not an earthquake, nor a meteor, nor burning hellfire. An essay, with the following prompt: ‘Please state why you should survive armaggedon (min. 100 words).’”


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