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Hollowmend
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Milo aka Hollowmend ★ he/him ★ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ★ AuDHD ★ Just a queer witch making queer visual novels.

#art | #FetchQuestVN | #FetchReQuestVN | #RedHandedRobin | #PiratedCode | #TheScarecrowKnight
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Randomly got the urge to start keeping a traditional sketchbook for the first time in years. I pulled out a ton of oooold supplies, got some new ones, and have been having a lot of fun just experimenting.

Particularly liked the studies I did today so I thought I’d share them.
A painting of monstera leaves painted with colored inks A study of a studio ghibli-style tree done in gouache.
February 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
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I don't have much to show yet, but I've got some exciting things in the works for the upcoming remake of Red-Handed Robin! It's gonna be a familiar but new ride on the Whirlwind Express.

#RedHandedRobinRedux #VNDev #Otome
A meme comic of some characters from my visual novel Red-Handed Robin. In the first panel, Robin says "I have done nothing wrong, ever, in my life." In the second panel, Wren points at Robin and says "I know this, and I love you."
January 28, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Bout to build a thing.
A picture of a model kit laid out on my table. The model is “Cathy’s Flower House”, a miniature greenhouse.
December 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Got a bunch of new followers recently, so hello! I'm Milo, a queer game dev making queer romance VNs 🌈

I tend to write about mischievous thieves falling in love. If you like banter, you might like my work.

Here's where you can find 'em:
Steam
Itch
(and consoles!)

Check out my site for more info!
A screenshot of a zoomed in CG. Wrapped in a red cloak, Flora rests her head on Connor's shoulder. She is looking up at him and blushing. In the textbox, she says "Huh...?" A screenshot from my game Pirated Code. Two comms portraits on a space background show seren (an AI copilot) looking confused, and Dex (a space smuggler) pouting. The textbox reads- Dex: (in small text) "And please don't lock me out of the ship. It's where I sleep..." A screenshot from my game Red-Handed Robin. In it, a ghostly woman with glowing red eyes stands in a dark forest. The textbox reads- Maiden: "It seems such a small price to pay..." A screenshot from my visual novel Fetch Re;Quest. It shows the main character, Flora, looking happy. Next to her, a close up of a phone is open on a group chat. The chat reads: Flora: "I know what you mean though. My schedule is jam packed!" Todd: "With what?" Flora: "Secrets!"
December 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Merry Christmas from your local pagan! 🎄
A picture of my seasonal altar. It’s covered in various tarot/oracle cards as well as various stones and offerings. Red and green candles sit on either side of my seasonal tarot reading, which shows reversed Seven of Cups, Six of Cups, and reversed Ten of Cups.
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Beanie finished! It’s giving me Y2K emo/scene kid vibes 🩷🖤

I think there’s even enough yarn left over for a little amigarumi project in the future.
A selfie of me wearing a crochet beanie. The beanie is a black and pink gradient with cat ears.
December 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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I’ve been weirdly sentimental about this single skein of discontinued yarn I got on my last trip to my local Joann’s before it closed. I was waiting for the perfect project to use it on.

But I think sometimes you just gotta make a shitty beanie instead of letting a cool yarn rot on your shelf.
A picture of a wip crochet beanie made with the Big Twist colorway “Rave”. It is a textured gradient from black to pink.
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Did you guys know you can just make a sweater? Crazy stuff.
A picture of a WIP crochet hexagon cardigan laid out on my coffee table. The yarn is a gradient of browns, greens, and teal blues.
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Red-Handed Robin required reading
A picture of the book Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux
December 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Came across this comic I made in 2020 while I was looking through old art to put on my neocities site.

My chest may be flatter now, but the imposter syndrome is here to stay.
A four panel comic. In the first panel, I'm putting up a small picture on a wall. The caption reads "Art for a project I'm working on". The second panel shows a generic person coming up to the picture and saying "This is pretty cool! I'm looking forward to it." The third panel shows the person and I smiling at each other without any dialogue. The fourth panel shows a close up of me still smiling, but now I'm sweating and there's an ominous shadow over my face. I reply "Please don't" as the person looks at me in confusion.
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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I've discovered that Milanote works really well for my brainstorming/outlining style so I'm just over here with boards and boards of lore like:
A screenshot of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It shows Charlie Kelly smoking a cigarette and pointing frantically to a wall covered in paper and red string with the words Pepe Silvia written on them.
September 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Lived my teenage emo dreams today.
A photo of Gerard Way screaming into a mic at the My Chemical Romance Long Live the Black Parade concert.
September 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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Fetch Quest Remastered, an updated version of my comedy/otome VN about a TTRPG session gone wrong is coming out later this year!

It's longer, has new art/CGs/UI, and a new "true" end that leads into a sequel (also releasing soon!)

Wishlist it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2553660/
A screenshot of Connor, Dan, and Todd wearing fantasy outfits and standing in a medieval tavern. In the textbox, Flora says "I rolled an 18. That's pretty good, right?" A screenshot of a zoomed in CG. Wrapped in a red cloak, Flora rests her head on Connor's shoulder. She is looking up at him and blushing. In the textbox, she says "Huh...?" A screenshot showing Todd smiling smugly while some random villagers look on. In the textbox, Todd says "Eh-hem. Well then, perhaps you've wondered 'Is it possible to perform magic while also playing kazoo?'" A screenshot showing a player choice. In the textbox, Flora says "If connor doesn't see me stealing, it should be fine, right?". The choices presented are "Roll a perception check." and "It's too risky."
September 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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I've drawn a whole 2 things for myself this year (ie not for Fetch Re;Quest), and this is one of them. I miss my terrible, rude man...

Used a photo ref from pinterest for this one.
#RedHandedRobin #art #VisualNovel
A drawing of a younger Fletcher from my game Red-Handed Robin. His arms are crossed as he looks off screen haughtily.
August 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Feels weird to post this in the current climate, but I crocheted this baby blanket (and bear beanie) for a friend and I'm pretty proud of it.

It's a nice repetitive design and whipped up quickly- perfect for keeping my hands busy during a stressful week.
Picture of a baby blanket I crocheted. It's a square of 4 triangle motifs made of granny stripes. The stripes alternate white with a brown/tan/green/blue ombre.
August 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Happy #ScreenshotSaturday!

Unlike the first game, Fetch Re;Quest mostly takes place irl instead of inside a ttrpg. That means you get to meet some new characters like Todd's younger brother Teddy, a human ray of sunshine 🌞

#FetchReQuestVN #VNDev #Otome
Screenshot of my upcoming game, Fetch Re;Quest. It shows Teddy smiling happily while Todd looks annoyed. In the textbox, Todd says "Seriously...?"
July 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Still buried in the CG drawing mines 🙃 but this is my favorite Flora face so far. Don't worry, she's fine. She's just dramatic.

#FetchReQuestVN #VNDev #Otome
A screenshot of part of a CG from my upcoming game, Fetch Re;Quest. In it, Flora is in a dark, neon-lit room looking desperately at something off screen as tears well in her eyes.
July 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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In the final sprint drawing CGs for Fetch Re;Quest. My boy is very cute, if I do say so myself.

#FetchReQuestVN #VNDev
Two bust-up sketches of Dan, the love interest from my upcoming game Fetch Re;Quest. He has fluffy, wavy hair. In the first drawing, he is looking nervously down at the floor. in the second, he looks off to the side with a fond smile.
July 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Garnet update - She continues to be extremely photogenic.
A picture of my dog Garnet, a black and tan beagle mix. She’s lying on her back and showing her teeth in a big goofy “smile”.
June 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Happy Pride! I'm a gay trans man, and most of my characters are some shade of the rainbow as well.

My games are a lot like me- They may have started out as straight-passing, but they're only gonna get more queer as time goes on.
An image showing some of my game characters with their pride flags behind them. They are as follows- Fetch Quest: Connor - Panromantic Demisexual Todd - Bisexual Dan - Trans Flora - Pansexual Red-Handed Robin: Robin - Bisexual Wren - Pansexual Jay - Biromantic Demisexual Fletcher - Gay Pirated Code: Seren - Nonbinary Dex - Panromantic Asexual Operator/Owen - Gay
June 2, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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In Fetch Re;Quest, Flora has a Plan™ and she is sticking to it.

#FetchReQuestVN #VNDev #Otome
A screenshot from my upcoming game, Fetch Re;Quest. It shows Flora in her bedroom, blushing and saying "I will NOT ask him out until the designated time, no matter HOW cute and charming he is!"
May 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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I've been sick with a cold for over a week now and haven't been able to work on dev stuff 😞

Mindlessly crocheting these granny squares is all that's keeping me sane at this point. At least I'll have a fat stack of them by the time I've fully recovered!
a picture of a stack of crocheted granny squares on my coffee table. The top one has a mint/teal sunburst pattern with a cream border.
May 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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My bard son finally gets to show off his (non-kazoo) skills 🎶
A cropped sketch of a CG for my upcoming game, Fetch Re;Quest. It shows Todd playing guitar with a smirk on his face.
April 23, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Realized I've never posted a pic of my other dog, Lola! Here's one of them together.
A picture of my dogs, Garnet and Lola. Garnet is a small black and tan german shepherd mix, and Lola is a red standard poodle. They're in my back yard, which is littered with pear blossoms, and looking up at the camera expectantly.
April 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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My partner and I were really missing having two dogs after our senior girl passed, so we decided it was time for a new family member.

This is our new pup, Garnet! She looks like a goober in every pic I take of her 😂
A high angle picture of my dog, Garnet. She's a black and tan mixed breed pup with a saddle pattern and cocked ears. She's sitting and looking up at the camera with a goofy, toothy smile. A somewhat side profile pic of my dog, Garnet. She's a black and tan mixed breed pup with a saddle pattern and cocked ears. She's looking off camera with a slightly confused expression.
April 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM