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“Wolver”-ember Vance (aka Dirk)
@dirkthepanda.bsky.social
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Dirk | 27 | He/They | Gay/Queer 🏳️‍🌈
VN Dev, occasional streamer, wah

Happy 2000 and whatever!

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Vance says, “Happy Wolver-ember!” Hoping to show off more of this guy in the coming weeks.

(Art by @/nohaburr.bsky.social )
Vance, a massive anthropomorphic wolverine wearing a blue/white varsity jacket and white sweatpants, giving a “surf’s up” hand gesture with his right hand, while his left hand is resting on his leg. He’s grinning and looking at the viewer.
November 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Wahtober? Pectober? Why not both! Sometimes, it's fun to embrace my fire form and enjoy some sun.

Got this amazing YCH piece made by @berserker1995.bsky.social
A hyper-mascular red panda with markings on his chest and shoulders. He is standing in a straight-on view with the sun above and behind him. His pecs are front and center in the piece!
October 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Would?
An anthropomorphic hyena in caveman clothing playing an arcade game against a rabbit, also in caveman attire. The question, “Would?” is aimed at the hyena.
September 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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A two-parter
A ring of chocolate chip cookies on a paper plate. A ring of cookies on a paper plate, but with a brownie in the middle of the circle now.
August 29, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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If this is true, that’s kinda cool!

Silly fact about me: when I was in high school / early college, I kept imagining that if I made it big in volleyball, I could “come out” as the first openly furry athlete.
A Twitter(?) post from Carson T. Kay, CFB Analyst (handle TKayAnalyst). It reads: “BREAKING: TCU QB Josh Hoover is the first ever collegiate athlete to come out as a furry, per sources. Pictures were shown of him dressing up in a fursuit at a Forth Worth convention.” There are two pictures below it: 1. The first being image of Josh Hoover in full football gear, wearing the TCU uniform and holding a football in a pre-throwing position. 2. The second image being of what appears to be Josh Hoover’s Instagram post. It shows three fursuiters, from left to right: a purple/white/magenta-ear-tipped canine, a bubblegum-pink/white/black-ear-tipped canine, and a hot-pink/white/blue-ear-tipped feline (with blue/white hair). It is not clear which one Josh is. Twitter user Karmea (handle HoodiKarmea) reposts it saying “TCU Starting QB btw”. Above it, another reposter’s name is cropped but their post says, “Can confirm! This is me! OWO”. An Instagram post that has been screen-capped, posted, then re-posted on Twitter. The original Instagram post comes from handle “joshjhoover” with a timestamp “3h” (3 hours ago) and a verified blue checkmark. It has a photo of three fursuiters. From left-to-right, they are: a purple/white/pink-ear-tipped canine, a bubblegum-pink/white/black-ear-tipped canine, and a hot-pink/white/cyan-ear-tipped feline with cyan/white hair. This post is then screenshotted and posted on Twitter by username HoodiKarmea. The name associated with it says Karmea, followed by a shark emoji and a smiling devil emoji. The timestamp reads “1d” (1 day ago). The post reads “TCU Starting QB btw”. This post is then screenshotted and reposted on Twitter by Josh Hoover, whose username is blacked out. The repost reads, “Can confirm! This is me! OWO”.
August 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I’ve always enjoyed people-watching. Don’t mind the other traits! 😅
Each description in order from left-to-right, then top-to-bottom: - Happy face with sweat drop: “Pretends not to notice” - Orange leaf: “Artsy and emotional” - Tongue sticking out: “Always behind trends” - Roller Coaster: “Impulsively travels” - White dog with brown ears smiling: “Loves people-watching” - Dazed person: “Slightly crazy” - Phone with message symbol in a speech bubble: “Slow at text message replies” - Hand fully opened, palm facing viewer: “Cuts people off easily” - Sweat drop: “Avoidance behavior”
August 5, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Still excited to attend tho. It will be my first full con with a fursuit! Gonna try and show him off where I can!
A quick photo of Dirk shirtless, but wearing his fursuit head. Fursuit maker is Pinu Studios.
August 4, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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This is what I mean. 😅

At one point, I believe they had separate 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz wifi connections that could be used. But now I only see the 5Ghz version. When I move out, I swear getting 5Ghz WiFi will be a top priority!
A picture of Dirk’s home wifi settings. The family name is censored out in white. While the name (SSID) says “[family name] 5Ghz”, the Network band (channel) setting reads “2.4 GHz (4)”.
August 2, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Jesse’s got some big pecs and paws for you to be smothered in!
Credit: arcwuff Credit: FenrirWolfen
July 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Shoutout to @pinustudios.bsky.social for hooking me up with such a handsome wah. Honestly, the stars with the resemblance. This was by far the highlight of my #Anthrocon !
Dirk in fursuit giving a peace sign.
July 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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I’ve taken (and gotten) so many pictures in the past few days, and it’s been a blast! Here’s just a couple for now. (Will post more later, probably)

Photos with @bowserpuma.bsky.social , @slushdogg.bsky.social , FazBurr
(From left to right)
July 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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And I couldn’t pass up on this opportunity. Even though I wasn’t actively looking for a fursuit, he caught my eye.

And so, I did it. I purchased my first fursuit!
Dirk poorly attempting to make a peace sign. I was still figuring out how to fit my five fingers into the four-fingered paws. Another attempt at making a peace sign.
July 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Would you believe that I found a pre-made that looks almost exactly like me?

Well…it happened! …
Head of a red panda fursuit. It has black eye stripes, ears, and hair. The insides of the ear are pink with white tufts. The hair also has a sky blue tip to it. The eyes are brown The long red panda tail, with black and orange stripes. It goes all the way down to the floor and drags along it. A “floor dragger” the dealer called it!
July 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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That would just be tragic…
Pan Dirk staring down at the viewer with a grin. Art credit: LizardSoup
July 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Uh….i didn’t expect this to happen.
A crudely-drawn man with glasses leaning back on the couch staring at his monitor. He thinks, “Oh man… this doin numbers,” while the monitors displays a Twitter post’s number of retweets and likes. It has 2 retweets and 3 likes.
June 26, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Also got these two hunks to choose from.
June 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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How does a fire pandanuki sound?
Dirk’s fire spirit form, aka “Fire Dirk”. He is broad-shouldered and very bulky for his height. (Some may call him a “shortstack”.) Original artist for the front side is Kaiju.Master from Furaffinity.
June 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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So Twitch just updated their Ads Manager. They secretly jacked up the amount of ad-time ran per hour, so please check to make sure yours didn't get changed! I used to have 30 seconds / hour, but here they made it 5 minutes per hour! That 5 minutes is apparently the "Potential Revenue Increase".
A photo of the Ads Manager page (accessed via Settings -> Creator Dashboard -> Monetization -> Ads). Under "Ad Minutes Per Hour", the setting for "How many minutes of video ads do you want to run per hour?" is set as "5 minutes", aka "Potential Revenue Increase". Before this update, my setting was at 30 seconds per hour, which I plan to revert it to. Also make sure to scrub through the other settings here to make sure everything looks fine to you!
May 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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We stan Bluey in this household
A tiny Bluey action figure sitting next to a can of Alani Nu energy drink. The flavor on the can says “Juicy Peach”. The can and figure are perched on top of a checkered pattern living room table in front of a glassed off fire place.
May 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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It’s been good Buc-ee’s. Hope we meet again!
A white bag with “Buc-ee’s” written in red, placed on the floor of the car.
May 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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The bathrooms do live up to their “World Famous” name!
A photo of the inside of the Buc-ee’s bathroom from the perspective of the toilet seat. It contains a coat hanger, hand rail, a hand sanitizer dispenser, and toilet paper dispensers.
May 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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How to find me at #FWA
#FWA2025
Dirk posing in a hot pink “Cybearpunk” shirt and royal blue running shorts. He is wearing his red panda tail and posing with one hand on his hip. Dirk’s fursona badges in order of left to right, then top to bottom: - Beast Vance - (Classic) Dirk - Fire Dirk - Jesse - Pan Dirk His red panda tail is laying to the side of them.
May 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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#Eurodirk2025 is gonna be a blast! Kicks off tonight at 7pm PDT!

Official running order is here: (see alt text for details)
#eurovision #furry
The running order for Eurodirk 2025 is as follows: 1. Iceland 2. Norway 3. Greece 4. Ireland 5. Malta 6. Germany 7. Austria 8. Latvia 9. Denmark 10. Portugal 11. Ukraine 12. Italy 13. Finland 14. Poland 15. Spain 16. Netherlands 17. San Marino 18. Australia 19. Switzerland 20. Sweden 21. Lithuania 22. Czechia 23. France 24. Belgium 25. Albania 26. United Kingdom
May 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Finalist allocation complete! The running order for #Eurodirk2025 will be officially out within the next few days. Stay tuned! #Eurovision #furry
This is the finalist allocation results for Eurodirk 2025. The following countries will perform in the first half of the finale: - Italy - Germany - Iceland - Ukraine - Norway - Finland The following countries will perform in the second half of the finale: - Poland - Sweden - Belgium - San Marino - Netherlands - Czechia - Switzerland (will perform 19th in the running order) The remaining countries will be placed based on producer's choice: - France - Spain - United Kingdom - Portugal - Albania - Australia - Ireland - Latvia - Austria - Greece - Lithuania - Malta - Denmark
April 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Owner vs Sona
Bust shot of real-life Dirk, sitting in a gaming chair Drawing of Dirk (red panda form), courtesy of tehngo.bsky.social
April 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM