Simon Blackquill Investigations Zine

i'm very late to the posting party but i wrote this for @aaisimonbzine earlier this year! @tiramoo did some lovely spot art, too, so pleaase check it out!

and hey, you can see the whole zine w its wonderful formatting if you download it (FOR FREE!!!) (link goes to tumblr post w the drive link)

Relationship(s): Simon Blackquill & Ema Skye Word Count: 1.5k Summary:

What Simon appreciated about Ema was that she never asked him how he was coping. There was no walking on eggshells, no suggestions on how to reintegrate himself into society. The fact that he was a convict was something incidental to his identity, and not something she needed to help him overcome. Even when things did turn personal, however, Ema didn’t pry or treat him like a project. Their conversations were casual. Normal. Made him feel like a person. She was opinionated but not arrogant, sympathetic but not patronising, and was passionate about her line of work in a way that was endearing rather than insufferable. Ema was everything The Phantom wasn’t, and yet every time he looked at her, he couldn’t help but wonder when the mask was going to slip.

Simon Blackquill works with a new detective on his first case after being released from prison.

Written for @aaisimonbzine.

“Alright, bird on shoulder: check. Uncombed hair: check.”

Simon whipped around, hand moving toward his side as if his katana were actually at his waist. The young woman behind him grinned.

“Ooh, and vaguely menacing. That’s three for three!”

“Who in the blazes—”

“Hello, Simon Blackquill!” Her hands fell to her hips, a grin spreading across her face. “My name is Kay Faraday, and today I’ll be stealing the role of tour guide.”

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Ratings and warnings: T for language. Side character death/injury are described, but not in graphic detail.

It’s not that funny,” he grumbled into the phone receiver. “Someone’s fucking died, unless you’ve managed to forget even that in the past five minutes.” “Yeah, I know,” Aura assured him, gesturing to the file folder on Simon’s side of the glass. “You showed me. His finger was wrapped perfectly in that nigiri. Can’t say the robot isn’t precise. Bloody impressive. And morbid,” she shrugged. Simon shook his head, trying to shove the past aside and focus on the case in front of him. “Can you help with it, or should I go waste my fucking time somewhere else?” he asked. The look Aura leveled at him told him what to expect before she even spoke. “Maybe I can,” Aura mused. “Maybe I can’t.”

When caught at a dead end investigating a case, Simon consults the best mechanic he knows.

Fic release for @aaisimonbzine -- It was so fun modding for and writing for this zine, so I'm excited to post! The zine itself is also still available for free, so check out the zine blog to grab it.

I got to work with @ministarfruit, who created spot art for this piece! It's featured in the fic, but make sure to check out her art and the other piece she made for the zine!!

My friend @ghastly7 helped me with some Aura stuff and with fleshing out case details!!

my piece for @aaisimonbzine !! everyone’s work was genuinely phenomenal and it’s one of the funnest zines i’ve had the joy of participating in!

🪶CASE FILE PUBLICATION🪶

The case files are finally available for public release!

The zine is finally here with over 120 pages of content and digital merch including a Simon shimeji, icons, wallpaper, animated sprites and stickers!