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ryan
@dotswap.bsky.social
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*yelling at you like youre my mom* hey! hey!! watch me draw the same characters over and over!!
currently working on my comic 'The Murder of Colin Faust' over on patreon!
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here you go!
January 23, 2026 at 9:11 AM
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just uploaded 20 uncolored pages over the past 2 weeks!!! the dedication for my comic is strongk 💪✏️
check em ooooout!!
www.patreon.com/posts/comic-...
an uncolored comic panel showing a young version of my character colin, knocking someone over the head with a bottle. a crow flies away in the background
January 22, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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just a little guy. an actual baby.
a younger version of my character colin faust, pouting and wearing a big hoodie a younger version of my character colin faust, pouting and wearing a big hoodie again
January 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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forever and ever, the nutrients to my brainworms
January 14, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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acquired a nifty ringlight to take references with!! WAHOO! ✨
not that i couldn’t before but i always had to wait for sunlight + stack multiple questionable house objects to elevate my phone. this makes the proces so much easier and i’m so excited to have this elevate my creative proces!!!
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Last year was incredibly lacking in terms of pages for my comic (i think i only did 20 pages) - BUT THIS YEAR will the be the year of ✨my comic✨
it'll be my no 1 creative priority, and the goal is to finish AT LEAST 70 pages by the end of december 🫡
January 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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i am completely blind to my own style 🫠 help a brother out
January 7, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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this is the life 🚬
a screenshot of my current window setup on my laptop. to the left, im working on my comic 'the murder of colin faust', on the right is a bob ross episode livestream
January 4, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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🦋🌹🐟 Happy one year anniversary to '1951' 🐟🌹🦋 - the bioshock au story i'm writing with one of my best friends @/rapturessaviour.bsky.social

thank you for showing me the magic of storytelling through roleplay 🥹✨
a front cover-esque illustration for the first anniversary of a story called '1951' that i am roleplaying/writing with my friend @rapturessaviour.bsky.social The image features a center art-deco-like golden frame, adorned in various fish, with a rose and blue butterfly at the top. Inside the frame are three scenes featuring the same couple, the characters Colin (brunette) and Fenneden (blonde). The top scene is them in masquerade outfits, dancing in front of a giant view into the turqouise bottom of the ocean that colors them so. The middle has them holding each other as well as the golden frame, their faces intimately close. Blue light hits them from the back, a warm orangey red lighting up their faces. The bottom scene has the two sitting down, Fenneden with a slice of red relvet cake on a plate, Colin with a book resting on his thigh. The blonde holds a fork ahead of the face of the brunette who, intentionally, has cream cheese on his nose. Beneath them is the title of the story, 1951, followed by a subtitle reading 'Am I corrupting you? Are you corrupting me?' - as well as a gramophone to the very right. Behind the gold framing is various side characters, each glaring in various ways. A quick elevator pitch of the plot in case you're curious: "In the underwater city of Rapture, the tailor Fenneden Fergus picks out the amnesiac pianist Colin Faust as his next muse for an ongoing sick desire, under the guise of 'Romance.' Colin quickly falls under the spell, the proces of affection simultaniously triggering long-lost memories, revealing the musician's true brutal nature. Secretly a homicidal maniac, Fenneden is the one person eagerly delighted by what he uncovers in Colin, causing him to suddenly feel DIFFERENTLY towards this subject compared to his usual ones. Slowly, they pull each other away from each of their initial hoped outcomes, love and death, and meet somewhere in the middle."
January 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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fock i forgot to post my art summary hereAAA
2025 was mostly used on ruminating behind the scenes and overpowering my uploading anxiety. it sounds strange coming from an artist who only draws ocs, but i have a hard time being fully self indulgent and sharing it.
in 2026 i will be better! ⭐
A summary of artworks displayed in a square split into 12 pieces from the middle.
January 1, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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🐟 #wip
preview of a poster-like illustration im working on featuring characters from me and my friends bioshock roleplay. the same two characters, Colin and Fenneden are shown in various poses and zooms across the page, a reference of colin shown to the very right.
December 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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pov: you were born on the 24th of december and this mentally ill crow guy refuses to forget it
An illustration of my character Boris standing in a doorway, from the point of view of his target of obsession (Connor). He has long dark hair with strands of gray, and is wearing a gray t-shirt with a black leather jacket. He's showing off a potted orchid in his hands, and a smarmy, playful smile is on his face. It is snowing heavily behind him. There's a white bow and a 'From' tag around the stem of the flower, reading 'Rotzlöffel', which is a german word similar n meaning to 'dipshit'.
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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panel 1 of comic: my character boris, looking frantic, rubbing his bloody hands against something out of view. his dialogue reads: 'You're fine. You'll be fine. You're just stupid. So stupid, So irresponsible. You made yourself so sick.' panel 2 of comic: My character connor submerged in bathwater, serious injuries all over. He seems unconscious. Boris' dialogue continues: 'So, so sick. Look at you.' panel 3 of comic: Connor is laid to rest on a bed, Boris hovering over him, subtly rubbing his arm.
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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🔴 don't you dare take him away
illustration of my characters boris & connor. connor lays limp and covered in blood in boris' arms that are also applying pressure to the fatal wound connor has suffered. a bloodied knife lays nearby. they are in a field of white snow, the blue shadow of a winged figure looming eerily above them. boris seems to be making sinister eye contact with the figure. description: a while back i drew boris’ last moments (a piece I’m still very proud of by the way) - but this, connor’s demise, is what starts the chain reaction for the former. There’s still some details about it I haven’t figured out, it’s supposed to be a little ambiguous in regards to what exactly happened and who did what. but the fact remains that Boris has put so much of himself into Connor, knowing damn well that all that man ever wanted was the sweet kiss of death. could he have done something different? Was he not enough? He is so mind-boggling angry, so heart crushingly sad, it’s too painful to admit defeat. and so he chooses absolute delusion, believing he can cheat death and fight God. cause why couldn’t he? spoiled brat’s gotten his way until that moment. that’s the mixed pot of emotion I tried to convey on his face a as if that’s ever gonna solve anything. He’ll be consumed by delirium, dragging Connor back home, cleaning him up and dressing him for bed as if he’s sick or sleeping - and he’ll continue to care for a corpse until the grief makes his own body give out.
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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LMAO nice
December 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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🔵 post blue art!! 🔵

serving every hue here lol
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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🌿 i once had a name
illustration of my character, Park, standing with her side to the viewer. Her otherwise proper appearance is soaked in blood, vines and tendrils emerging from her skin and wrapping around her form. A sunlit forest is blurred in the background. This illustration is made to celebrate this characters 12th anniversary! 04/12/2013
December 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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7/7
A short description of my character Boris to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Colin was a teenage runaway who ended up drowning and being revived by a nature spirit, though his new life would be of the persona Boris, who was everything Colin wasn't - a distrusting and barbaric druid, who used his corvid power for the art of deceit and murder. Though the man seems a lost cause, unbothered, lying and cold, his one weak spot is: that he remains human. Beneath the iron jacket is deep, tyrannical devotion towards his mercenary mentor who's only desire left in life is death. As Boris becomes older, this noxious relation starts to consume him, making him increasingly bitter and unavailable towards the outward masquerade he had built outside of his profession - and damning cracks in the facade starts to form. A short description of my character Mu to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Mu has always been in a battle of what he wants and what he thinks he should want, finding the act of self-acceptance too hard, rather diverting his attention and care onto others - even if it is never returned. A heartshattering break-up caused him to distrust his judgement so much, he rushes to settle in a cookie-cutter manner to avoid further hurt. It is a path that he already knows is gravely wrong, but in his cowardice and people-pleasing tendencies, he continuously denies his nature until he inevitably cracks. (Note: this character does not actually have wings though I like the visual of its contradictory: A snake with wings.) A short description of my character Cassidy to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Cassidy inhabits the spirit of her deceased little brother, gaining her access to an inbetween world known as 'The Mire' where lost souls roam, desperate to be freed. As she is the only living creature with this ability, she has taken on the responsibility of looking for a way to cleanse The Mire, in the meantime taking on the abilities and traits of various different ghosts and ghouls she meets along the way. An ancient tome has been found that includes various rituals and spells from The Mire that can be used more reliably as spirits tend to be michievious.
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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4/7
A short description of my character Rasha to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Rasha is a powerful mutant, never quite knowing how to control his capabilites - but always getting by rather smoothly due to social connections and a natural charm. Going through a severe break-up turned everything on its head - sending shockwaves both through his ability to upkeep current relations, and his ability to create new ones, making him lonely, for the very first time in his life. On the contrary, he has slowly learned to use his mighty Powers efficiently, though it takes a heavy toll on his body, hence why he is sometimes forced to use a cane. For change and distraction, he has been recruited at a secret military base in an unspecified location to train and be utilized as a biological weapon in warfare. A short description of my character Aka to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Aka has always been deeply haunted by the memories detailing the experiments her and her brother were subject to as children, causing their mutation. This trauma brought with it severe social anxiety, as well as a reliance on drugs to get by. Being too stubborn and bitter for consistent help, including a growing dependence and skill in video game development, Aka locks herself away, entering drug-induced trances wherein she is a pink, frilly warrior, fighting through a whimsical fantasy world of her own making. The further she delves into this world and uses it as an escape, the more it twists into what she intended to flee from in the first place. The final objective in every haze is, always, to save her little brother from their father's torture. (Note: this is what she looks like in her trances, not in actuality.) A short description of my character Aiden to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Aiden craved a fresh start after being a headline spectacle in his hometown for years, being involved in an accident that left him with a head injury and a speech impediment. This has ultimately been the right choice for him, as he only seems to flourish further where he'd replanted - adoring his cat, Mango, first and foremost. (Nothing has changed here.) A short description of my character Park to associate with the lineup above. It reads: Park, once a hormonal teenager, was assaulted and left in the woods, leaving her open to the overtaking of a nefarious nature spirit, intending to use her body as a host. Since then, she has frozen in time, remaining a 16 year old girl forever, always as curious about the world as she is infuriated with it. She never truly knows who she is, except a slave to cruel magic that lends her unimagineable power as a druid of the forest. (Nothing has changed here except I've embraced her unibrow)
November 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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And here it is, an updated, 2025 version (or kinda 2026) of my OC lineup!! 🎯🩰🐈🌿🔪🐍👻
I mean to do these yearly, but the last one was from 2022 - so this was loong overdue.
I'm so excited to show you all their updated looks + give some insight to how their stories have progressed the last 3-4 years.
A lineup of my original characters. From left to right: Rasha: A slender figure with olive skin and long white hair, wearing punk-ish clothes. His eyes are pure black, and he holds out one hand summoning a black, slinky substance, while his other hand supports him with a cane. Aka: A chubby woman with extremely long white hair that is decorated with buttons carrying eye motifs, all the way to her ankles. Her olive-toned body sports a pastel corset with mismatching stockings, and a large ruff around her neck. She carries an enormous sword behind her, looking like a boxcutter. Aiden: A muscular individual wearing a blue shirt, khakis and birkenstocks. His hair is almost as pale as his skin, and whatever skin you can see is covered in freckles. His adoring eyes point downward to a pleased orange cat in his arms. Park: A person of average build, with peachy skin and a jet black bob. She sports colorful clothes, and plant-like tendrils spawn around her feet which she uses to lean on. These also sprout from her forehead, curling back like antlers. Her eyes are an eerie yellow. Boris: An extremely gaunt character with peachy skin and long, naturally black hair that is starting to grey. He wears a red suit adorned in black straps, and carries a bloody samurai sword. Crows fly to his shoulders, and his eyes glow an eerie yellow. Mu: A person of stocky build, peachy skin and many tattoos. He wears street style clothes in olive colors, and his short black hair has a bleached, blonde tuft in it. On his back are large, white wings. Cassidy: A skinny, dark-skinned figure in gothic, frilly attire. She carries an old book in her hands as she narrowly dodges several ghosts floating around her. Her big hair is put up in pigtails, and each textured dread is a different shade of purple and blue. She wears trad goth makeup.
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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🎃 WHO UP HALLOWIN THEIR WEEN??? 🎃
my halloween party is tomorrow so can't show photos yet but heres me as a ghost
a person covered in a white bedsheet wearing sunglasses, leather gloves and loafers, sits on orange crunchy leaves.
October 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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⚫ you neglected what you planted in me
but at least the warm rot feels like love
an illustration of my character Park, laying down. She is cropped by the shoulder, her head cracked open and eyes dark and vacant. Wilted purple and white flowers are placed in the hole in her head, and a yellow-y liquid rot dribbled from her eyes and mouth.
October 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Today marks 1 year since i took a fat shit on my severe social anxiety and went on my dreamtrip to Japan with my best friend 🏯
a person with a mask stands before the opening of a themepark, sanrio puroland, holding their hands towards the entry A person covers in the corner as a large figurine of the pokemon rayquaza hovers above them A masked person kneels next to standees of BT21 characters
October 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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omg absolutely!!!
October 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM