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professional embroiderer 🧵 actual play performer ✨ i like cosplaying mentally ill women that kill people 🌸 host on @storyplayerspod.bsky.social 🌱 she/they ✨ cosplay@elephant-bird.com

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🅱️ickles @mewple-syrup.bsky.social · 3d ago

Yuri god-isms #ocsky #originalcharacter #characterdesign #art

Two sapphic god characters. They both represent aspects of the sun. One is warm and floral like the warmth and lushness of the sun and nature. The other looks like the embodiment of volcanos and all things that burn.

please listen to my actual play podcast @el3phantbird.bsky.social · 3d ago

i was at otakon for barely 24 hours and all i did was go to the masq and make a whale shark but it was worth it

blackle mori @blackle.bsky.social · 6d ago

every three months, somewhere in the world, an indie game maker accidentally recreates quaker silent worship while trying to come up with a new 1-page TTRPG.

doomsday @marabarl.bsky.social · 6d ago

day 15/16 (bonus? last one for the month) toxic yuri vn jam reading: "rot with me" by bird-king on itch; first instance in my jam reading of a description of organs being displaced and falling down to fill the absence left: neat; this was the only one so far that used multiple endings to a benefit

Leiracal @leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn't get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn't have much to 'bring' to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

'What are you struggling with?' he asked.

I gestured around me and said 'I dunno man. Life.'

Not satisfied with my answer, he said 'No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?'

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn't want to say it. I wanted to have something more substantial.
Something more profound.

But I didn't.

So I told him, 'Honestly? The dishes. It's stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN'T do them because I'll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can't stand and scrub the dishes.'

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I'm whining to my therapist about dishes?

But he nodded in understanding and then said:

'RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.'

I began to tell him that you're not supposed to, but he stopped me.

'Why the hell aren't you supposed to? If you don't want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist.'

It blew my mind in a way that I don't think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I'm in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES. RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!"

punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social · 12mo ago

mucho texto i know but i wanted to write a lil thing about how u can treat yourself nice!!

art of a wolf girl eating broccoli and brushing her teeth. the dialogue says:
I've been an adult living on my own for a coupleyears now and since I have ADHD and bouts of Sick Brain Disease I can fall into a rut easilyESPECIALLY when it comesto taking care of myselfbut the awesome thing about being an adult is that no one is watching over your shoulder making
sure you're perfect i used to give myself shit that i wouldn't be able to eat healthier or take care of myself in an optimal way here's a cool trick tho: ANYTHINGis is better than nothing. if you can only eat a couple vegetables? buddy thats better than no vegetables. worried about brushing your teeth for like three minutes? do like ten seconds instead want to socialize more often but you're worried you can't do multi-hour events? babe you're an adult now, if you get tired you can just leave lol If you want to improve, fuck yeah, work your way up to more of whatever. starting at all is the hard part - if you can do that then you've got a lot of what you need already anyway ive crunched the numbers and treating yourself a little bit better than yesterday is actually a million times better than trying to Fix Your Life Completely and getting mad when you can't do a 180. be nice and recognize that you can live a lot of your life in first or second drafts; if you're not perfect yet? fuck it, you'll get better later! u can do it!!! woof!!

please listen to my actual play podcast @el3phantbird.bsky.social · last wk.

fun fact when i was doing my editing pass on rot with me it was mostly me cntrl+f ing words like "flesh" and "skin" to try and make it so though they didn't show up in every single sentence

nat / bird king @ play my yuri vn@birdking.bsky.social · last wk.

all the yuri jam games are describing flesh and gore real nice. very tactile. yall are puttin the guts right there in my minds eye

Ruru [ルル]@mothmanclan.bsky.social · 2w ago

reminding myself i should draw more fanart

a sketch of makoto from of the devil
its a very loose floaty pose

sketch of serra from of the devil
has a very happy expression and is glancing towards the viewer

vee 🦄 to my only desire @rabbitbrew.bsky.social · 3w ago

fanart in the form of a collage for rot with me. read this vn now or i will send mold after you 🍄 ---------‐-------------------------- #rotwithme #rabbitbrewing #tyvnj2

a digital collage that takes on the format of a postcard.

on the left side are several pieces. the background is green fuzzy mold. a butterfly emerges from its chrsyalis on a branch near the top. a skeleton sits in the bottom left corner. black and white foliage is in the center.

in the middle of the page, there is a split. at the bottom of the split is three red flowers branching into both sides.

the right side says " POST CARD " at the top below is is "ADDRESS: rot & sun." to the right of this is a stamp that has a wheelchair.

below this are two quotes from the game.
the first quote reads: "Rot with me, darling," she whispers, honey sweet. I do.

the second quote reads: I used to think all I wanted was to not be in pain anymore. -- but now I just want to do it in pain.

there are red mushrooms below the quotes.

Abi Stevens Art - N02 MCM Brum @abistevensart.bsky.social · 4w ago

Guess what I FINALLY FINISHED in Disability Pride Month!! 👀🙌🥳 #DisabledArtist #spoonie #ChronicPain

A digital illustration of the words' disability pride' in block letters with leaf details, surround by a swirl of plant stems, leaves and flowers, as well as a heart 'flower' surrounded by flames. To the right is a rainbow in the colours of the stripes on the disability pride flag, as well as a vertical rainbow stream up to the top of the page. There are large white flowers in the top right in front of a sun. Dotted around the plants and words are stylised sparkles, heart shapes, and lcouds, in pastel rainbow colours. There is a blue border around the outside but some of the leaves, petals, sparkles and rainbow lines break out of it.

please listen to my actual play podcast @el3phantbird.bsky.social · 3w ago

im glad but also sorry that the vn is really resonating with people. disabled people deserve better!!!!

nat / bird king @ play my yuri vn @birdking.bsky.social · 3w ago

i made this for the about page it is very important that you see it

nat / bird king @ play my yuri vn@birdking.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our #toxicyurivnjam entry! 🎉 written by @el3phantbird.bsky.social , art & code by me "rot with me": a disability horror yuri VN reflecting on the delicate line between resting and rotting. - 5k words, ~20-30 min - 18+ - 2 endings - 90+ images - hEDS screener extra bird-king.itch.io/rot-with-me

Main menu of the game; it has a collage of two women lying in a collage bed; there are plants coming from the corners and the title "rot with me" repeated several times across the composition.

pottetto ✷ fiona @pottetto.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶!”

Two mermaids in water peer up at an injured girl. One of them holds her face in their hands. The caption says "Darling, we found you!"

elise 🔪 TYVNJ2 (comms open!)@imcoffeecats.bsky.social · 4w ago

my entry for this years #toxicyurivnjam is out!! it's an 18+ game about an awkward lil nerd trying to save her favorite magical girl <3 i hope you enjoy it! 🌟✨ #indievn #gamedev 💗play it here: imcoffeecats.itch.io/magical-girl...

magical girl suicide pact by imcoffeecats

the contract has already been fulfilled. | 18+ toxic yuri visual novel

imcoffeecats.itch.io

Dr. Laci Brock 🪐@stellerarts.com · 4w ago

pigeon ⭐️

please listen to my actual play podcast @el3phantbird.bsky.social · 3w ago

the vn i wrote is out!!! eroguro yuri about what self love even means as a disabled person. i hope people play it and feel a little seen.

nat / bird king @ play my yuri vn@birdking.bsky.social · 3w ago

nat / bird king @ play my yuri vn @birdking.bsky.social · 3w ago

one of the visual novel title cards; it says "0. delicate stems" and has sculptures of two hands clasped, with ribbon embroidery flowers cradling them

a collage wit a woman with butterfly wings and a bewildered expression in the foreground with a pins sticking out of her like a specimen; blood spot tests in the background. the text reads: "It's a very mild electrical stimulus. You might feel a little pressure. You might feel a little discomfort. The sensation that a malevolent force has reached inside your body and yanked your muscles forward, compelled your limbs to move in sudden and painful ways, that's good actually, it means you don't have nerve damage." "Please press the lancet against your finger. Please press your bloodied finger to the paper. Sorry, that's not enough blood. Please try again. Please try again. Please try squeezing your fingers purple. Press down on the bruise. Wring your fingers dry. If even the blood in your body won't cooperate how do you expect to get anything done?"

A green woman with lace flowers on her back curled up on the ground, with green tendrils coming off of her.
the text reads:
"It takes eight steps to get across the room. I make it five.

On the sixth step, my foot hits the ground at an angle that makes my knee slip to the side, and suddenly there is nothing underneath me. The bones slide past each other easily. I hit the floor hard, and wail."

please listen to my actual play podcast @el3phantbird.bsky.social · 3w ago

finished writing the visual novel everybody clap :)

Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social · 4w ago

See also: TTRPGs, Actual Play, etc. 1000 loyal fans is born of 3-5 sickos and possibly a whale or two

Phantomarine@phantomarine.bsky.social · 4w ago

more and more I’m convinced that webcomics become successful because they get found by three to five similar-minded freaks, for whom the comic is absolutely 150% their jam and it all depends on being able to find those similar-minded freaks some comics never find their freaks and it sucks

Kristi (งツ)ว @husbandogoddess.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hey y'all! I'm looking for a Black transgender sensitivity reader— preferably with visual novel experience—to read the script for my queer visual novel, AroDynamics. This is paid work that'll begin in August. If you fit the bill, please DM or reach out to me via email: kristijimenez.biz@gmail.com

nimblenoor 🇪🇬 🇱🇧@nimblenoor.bsky.social · 4w ago

"Some call lightning the cold-blooded fire. It is precise and deadly, like Azula." My original design hanfu Azula cosplay! pics @amiephotos.bsky.social #avatarthelastairbender

OffKai Expo | VTuber Convention @offkaiexpo.com · 4w ago

Let's give a warm welcome to the Wonderful Judges of the #OffKaiGen5 Cosplay Contest - Abradorable, @luluko.bsky.social, & Tytalis Cosplay! 🧑‍⚖️ 🪡 Come witness elegant craftsmanship in motion on Saturday, July 25th at 2:30PM, and show the contestants your love and support!

Jason Rabinowitz @airlineflyer.net · last mo.

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

The Storyplayers Podcast @storyplayerspod.bsky.social · last mo.

we've been calling this one paperwork yuri. june and amara take a minute to figure out where they stand with each other, with help from filing jointly by HB.

Revolutionary Cat King @kingcat1203.bsky.social · last mo.

I love a truly unhinged crafting project. Bless the artists who document the process on something like this because I learned a lot from following along youtu.be/gv6w73Ydq_0

youtu.be

devin 😈@devindecibel.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy @genrespace.bsky.social Death of the Magnate release day! Check out the theme song I composed for the show and check out the show wherever you get your podcasts 🗡️🗡️🗡️

Music From Genre Space: Death of the Magnate, by Devin Nelson

2 track album

devindecibel.bandcamp.com

please listen to my actual play podcast @el3phantbird.bsky.social · last mo.

for some reason the only light bulbs i have are rgb. behold my gamer lamp.

Prince Rosalium, Parfum Nostalgique Dev🌹✨️@princerosalium.bsky.social · last mo.

my free zine on how to make physical copies of your games priro.itch.io/holdingthebaby

HOLDING THE BABY: how to make and distribute physical games in the age of digital download dominance by Priro.pro

A guide to making and distributing physical copies of your games!

priro.itch.io

michiums 🔜 flamecon F21 @michiums.bsky.social · 10mo ago

hello I’m MICHIUMS, freelance comic artist, merch designer and digital producer! currently full time freelancing as I lost my day job in Oct 2024 + open for WFH 💫 🎨portfolio: michiums.carbonmade.com 🛍️ michiums.bigcartel.com ☕️ ko-fi.com/michiums ☘️ www.patreon.com/michiums 💌 michiumsart @ gmail!

illustration of yaga and their skeleton lantern heads with a rainbow colored sky

Achilles and Patroclus in a field of flowers

Yowa @yowahoshihime.bsky.social · last mo.

I did it! My 3D embroidery is done! This piece has been such a learning experience, and I'm just so proud of it. It's one of my favorite panels, I'm thrilled I was able to pull it off. I'll be showing and selling it at the Otakon Art Show later this month. Detail Photos Below #embroidery #Trigun

allison (the photographer): faster, more intense @allyspock.bsky.social · last mo.

GOOD MORNING! I have just opened up bookings for the summer: AnimeNYC and Dragon Con. If you'd like to shoot with me, fill out my booking form and I will be in touch soon! ✌🏻📸 www.allisonstock.com/booking