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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 33m

“Perhaps we should ask Tragic Mick about it. He knows all kinds of sea-creatures.”

Day 9 of @dbdapromptober: Walrus. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing a hand holding the lid of a jar with an image of a walrus head and the words ARCTIC PRESERVES surrounding it.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 2h

Ink lineart of my FTH-piece for chriscalledmesweetie who asked for a cover for their wonderfully inventive fic Sherlock and the Beanstalk.

archiveofourown.org/works/700665...

Ink lineart in a double drawn frame showing Sherlock wearing medieval clothing climbing a giant beanstalk with John watching him from above.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 21h

“Uhm, what is this creature? A fish?”

“Or a tiny merperson?”

“A sea-sprite, if there is such a thing?”

Day 8 of @dbdapromptober: Fish. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing an open glass jar seen from above and through a magnifying glass. Inside are waterplants and what looks like a mermaid looking up at the viewer.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 2d

“Very well, let us have a look, then. Hmm, interesting.”

“What is it, Edwin?”

“Here, see for yourselves.”

Day 7 of @dbdapromptober: Hand Lens. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles, Crystal and Edwin looking at an open glass jar. Charles is holding the lid, Edwin a hand lens through which he is gazing.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 2d

For @atfsims1.bsky.social who wanted a Payneland redraw of this: x.com/atfsims_1/st...

#DeadBoyDetectives
#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Drawing with fineliner and brush pens showing Edwin and Charles in wedding outfits: Edwin wearing a dark morning coat and Charles a red jacket, a white shirt and a black bowtie. Both have green carnation buttonieres. Charles is holding up his hand with a shining wedding ring and pointing at it while grinning. A speech bubble next to him says “Yeah!!!” Edwin looks very pleased and a little proud.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 2d

8 with a little 4

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 3d

“It may look like a normal glass jar, but it’s giving me strange vibes. And I think there’s something moving inside.”

Day 6 of @dbdapromptober: Jar. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing a close-up of Crystal holding up a glarr jar with water and plants inside. She is looking down at it.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 4d

“Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s a huge sacrifice, but do pause the snogging for a bit and have a look at what I’ve got here. A classmate found it at our school.”

Day 5 of @dbdapromptober: Sacrifice. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles and Edwin in the foreground inside their games cupboard with a light bulb hanging between them. Charles’s hand is resting on Edwin’s shoulder. Crystal is standing in the background looking at them and holding a glass jar.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 5d

“Sorry to interrupt, but ...”

Day 4 of @dbdapromptober: Pleasure. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Edwin and Charles kissing.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 6d

“You’re not inside the backpack, so where ...? Holy shit. Seriously, guys? The closet?”

Day 3 of @dbdapromptober: Closet. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Ink drawing showing an over-the-shoulder view of Crystal as she opens the door to the boys’ games cupboard. Inside, Charles is partly visible with Edwin’s hand resting on his neck.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 7d

“Charles? Edwin? Where are you? Don’t tell me you’re stuck in the backpack again.”

Day 2 of @dbdapromptober: Backpack. All my daily drawings for these prompts will create a story. They will be tagged #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Edwin’s desk in the foreground with Charles’s backpack standing on it. It’s open. Crystal is in the background holding a glass jar.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 7d

“Hey, guys, are you in? I may have happened upon a new case for us.”

Day 1 of @dbdapromptober: Afterlife. My plan is to post a small ink drawing for each prompt which together with its accompanying ficlet will create a story. They will be tagged #dbdapromptober2025 and #inktober

#DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Crystal carrying a glass jar in front of the door of the Dead Boy Detective Agency.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 7d

Gearing up for #DeadBoyDetectives Promptober, which will also be my #Inktober this year. The plan is to produce a little square ink drawing for every prompt and connect them with a story. The first one will go up later today. They will all be tagged #dbdapromptober2025

Image showing the Dead Boy Detectives Promptober 2025 prompt list: 1. Afterlife

2. Backpack

3. Closet

4. Pleasure

5. Sacrifice

6. Jar

7. Hand lens

8. Fish

9. Walrus

10. Library

11. Skull

12. Office

13. Snake

14. Lake

15. School

16. Haunted

17. Stairs

18. Despair

19. Eye

20. Crush

21. Possession

22. Seagull

23. Transformation

24. Disguise

25. Polar bear

26. Attic

27. Moving on

28. Cricket bat

29. Butcher shop

30. Spider

31. Trick or treat

The list was created by juliasfanart

Photo showing an open sketchbook and several pages of square drawing paper divided up into smaller squares, some featuring pencil sketches and ink drawings. A bottle of ink and a pen are there, too.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 8d

Ink and watercolour art inspired by the absolutely amazing #DeadBoyDetectives fic The Song of Rowland by elisi and promethia-tenk.
archiveofourown.org/works/701288...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Ink and watercolour art showing Charles and Edwin seated on their sofa with a lit lamp behind Charles. He is huddled in a green and red tartan blanket and looking at Edwin, who is holding an open copy of The Song of Roland and is looking at Charles in turn.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 8d

“Journeying up Gwathló” (watercolour, 2022)

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

Watercolour painting showing three swans flying over a winding river with two longship-like boats travelling up it. In the distance there are mountains.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 9d

The final chapter of the fic has been posted.
archiveofourown.org/works/586340...

A sequel is in the works. It’s going to be a crossover with BBC Sherlock (and which I’ve been wanting to write ever since I watched #DeadBoyDetectives for the first time). There are plans for more Wispy-Verse, too.

Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 24d

Illustration for the final chapter of my #DeadBoyDetectives fic The Case of the Stolen Barrow. The chapter isn’t quite finished yet because the boys and girls decided to complicate things. But we’re getting there.
archiveofourown.org/works/586340...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Ink and watercolour art showing Crystal, Charles and Edwin watching a sleeping Niko (Charles is actually watching Edwin). Niko is sprite-sized and lying curled up in a soft nest of sheep wool and dandelion fluff. She is wearing a blue dress.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 12d

Ink and watercolour art inspired by the marvellous #DeadBoyDetectives fic we live the opposite (daring) by @coraline-piange The story has great characterisations and bonding moments between Crystal and Edwin.
archiveofourown.org/works/692168...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Ink and watercolour art showing Edwin painting Crystal’s nails. They are sitting opposite each other in a kitchen with turquoise cupboards. Crystal is wearing a purple hoodie, Edwin his usual pinstripe jacket.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 13d

#DeadBoyDetectives Yay! 👻🔎👻

Well, I’m stuck there anyway, kind of …

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 13d

Ink lineart (and pencil sketch) of an illustration inspired by the absolutely amazing #DeadBoyDetectives fic The Song of Rowland by elisi and promethia_tenk. Hope to finish the watercolour version over the weekend.

archiveofourown.org/works/701288...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Ink lineart showing Charles and Edwin sitting on their sofa. Charles is huddled in a blanket. Edwin is holding an open book. The boys are looking at each other.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 13d

Happy Birthday 🎉🎂🎉

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 17d

“The winds of Rivendell”

One of seven new watercolours inspired by The Hobbit for an upcoming publication by Legendaria Ediciones.

Happy #HobbitDay

Watercolour showing the Last Homely House in Rivendell with Bilbo looking out of one of the upper windows, and Gandalf and Elrond walking below. In the left foreground is a windswept pine, and in the background a waterfall.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 19d

Charles looking after Edwin: Payneland art inspired by the touching #DeadBoyDetectives fic A Coda to Hell, Redux by @ice-elf.bsky.social

archiveofourown.org/works/55976581

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Ink and watercolour art showing Charles comforting a distressed Edwin. Both are on the floor in front of a bookshelf.

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Reposted by Anke Eissmann

221Bcrow @221bcrow.bsky.social · Aug 25

When the Rose Speaks it's Name is going to have a second volume! Yay!💃🎉😊💜
#Whentherosespeaks
whentherosespeaks.com/vol2/

Volume 2 Announcement – When the Rose Speaks Its Name

whentherosespeaks.com

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 24d

Illustration for the final chapter of my #DeadBoyDetectives fic The Case of the Stolen Barrow. The chapter isn’t quite finished yet because the boys and girls decided to complicate things. But we’re getting there.
archiveofourown.org/works/586340...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

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