This past Friday night, I was at my desk shuffling some paperwork and re-reading neglected, unanswered emails while I kept Jo company over Skype.  She was finishing up a Conan cover and it was well into AM her time.  I surfed over to CNN and was met with a thick yellow banner splashed across the main page that said Tokyo had been shaken by a 8.9 earthquake.

We stayed up and followed the news.  Hours later, the first video streamed in images of the first big wave of Tsunami crawling in.  The motion was slow from the aerial view, almost like a creeping mudslide, as it rolled over the once-immaculate, prim farmlands.  A closer look at the black mass that was peppered with debris - you can see pieces of houses, cars, boats and even buildings with its topside on fire, being carried effortlessly along inland from seaside.  It was heartbreaking.

Then it was a chain of frantic emails and twittering to find friends and colleagues in Japan.  It would take almost 12 hours to locate everyone we knew.  Although we were relieved to know our loved ones’ safe, the situations they are in are still precarious and dire.  So, Jo and I want to help in some way.  Any way.  So we will thank you in advance for participating in this or any of the Yaoi-con’s auctions.

A note on the illustrated CTBK or ITW offered and not fanfic.  Although I still read mangas, and still do occasional gaming – I am not confident I would be able to deliver anything without OOC and/or insert them into an A/U.  

ITW’s story might have to have a minor negotiation on the request if it comes.  Not too much has been divulged so far so it would be fine for me to write what you ask, even if it may contradict future installments.  We’ll just look the other way and consider it a side-trip of “what if”.  I’ll also issue an advanced apology for the restrictions.  As stated below, CTBK and ITW has been licensed (we will divulge the name of the publisher later this month) and although the rights are exclusive to Japan; we have to exercise discretion and limits on what we post on those two titles.

However, we did make a second option available so you’ll still walk away with a one-of-a-kind sketch from Jo! Or place a bid in for the super cute SD of Katsuya and Shinohara.

Whichever you choose, we thank you for your support!

AUCTION NO. 1 – Please go HERE to bid .  Below information are also on the auction page.

Please read through the details and agree to the terms before submitting your bid.

1. The fandom’s limited to G|P’s creations of In These Words and Cruel to be Kind.
2. The side-story will be approximately 25-30K in length.
3. Any pairing can be requested.  For ITW, due to the limited release of the story so far – may be A/U.  We will avoid any possible spoilers.
4. The writer will negotiate details of the request with the winner and set a delivery date.
5. The request can be of any rating but G|P works better in the R-NC17 range.  BL only. 
6. There are some subject matters that Neko will not write and Jo will not draw.  For example:  scat, cannibalism, severe mutilation, or underage character abuse.  There might be more which may come up during the content negotiation. 
7. TogaQ/Jo Chen will provide one illustration for the completed story for the winner’s scene of choice.

The completed work:

1. G|P will post this on our Web site and archive it on our Web-novel section.  The person who “won”  the commission will be credited.  This work will be jointly owned by G|P and the person who commissioned this work.
2. The winner will receive e-version of the completed work.  TogaQ will provide a signed hard copy of the illustration.  Please do note – you will not receive a printable version of this illustration. Only large, low-resolution e-copy for you to keep.  This is due to the fact that both CTBK and ITW are both licensed in Japan – stipulation of use is limited to posting rights only for third party.
3. By chance if G|P or a commercial entity wants to include this side story in any publishing, the winner who commissioned this side story will be contacted with a form of compensation (in the form of copies of the printed work it will be in).
4. ONLY the person who won the commission of the work may distribute it with the understanding that no creator credit is replaced or removed from any postings.

If you’d rather have a fandom-specific request for Jo – we can do that too!

1. Please no original concept/characters.  Fandom Requests only. However, you may request for CTBK/ITW characters.
2. No more than 2 characters in the picture. The picture will be character-focused. That is, don’t expect an extremely detailed background.
3. Please note the same above regarding what Jo will not draw. (i.e., underage, scat, etc.).  She respectfully reserves the right to refuse to draw certain theme she deems personally offensive and will suggest that you come up with an alternative.
4. She will draw BL or Het.
5. The picture will be in B&W and will be sent to you electronically.

If you’d like to sample what G|P can deliver – please peruse our Web-Novel section.

We thank you so much for supporting this auction!

AUCTION No. 2 – Please go HERE to bid.