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“Fine, here’s my research so far since you seem to think this so very urgent. Next time, fledgeling, just ask if you want to see me naked so badly.”

Enjoy the world’s most self indulgent pinup of Cuthbert Beckett from VtM:B

I haven’t done a fully rendered digital illustration like this in ages. Here’s the sketch of my wet dog man anyway *EXPLODES*

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IYDKMIGTHTKY!

Claud my vtmb toreador and his fuck ass sword as promised. He’s a katana and glock fan - dule specing into melee and ranged cuz he’s not just two faced in conversation but also combat

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I did a shitty cool down doodle of my toreador, Claud, I’ve been playing my latest run of vtmb as.

A little bit about what he’s like under the cut - maybe game spoilers ? Vtmb has been out for 20+ years can you still spoil it????

He was a club rat before the embrace, spending most of his time crawling around the night life scene in la. He wanted to be a rockstar but after getting booted from his first band over “drama” (he tried to sleep with the singer’s gf oops) he was left kind of not sure what he was gonna do with his life. Undeath hasn’t been the worst adjustment for him, having things to do and a purpose moment to moment is a big up for this guy.

He’s a little two faced and tries to sweet talk his way out of any all situations and is learning that sometimes no words can ease a conflict that calls for a glock. He kind of doesn’t trust anyone. He’s a masquerade goodie two shoes but like in a gate keeping ‘kine don’t get to know vamps are real and cool’ kind of way. That said, while he sort of aligns with the camarilla, he hates LaCroix. He doesn’t really like the Anarchs either. They dont feel any different than the camarilla, they are still organized and head a leader of some kind and they aren’t really much different from the camarilla and the fact they can’t see that makes him role his eyes. He thinks everyone has their heads too far up their asses and i think he ultimately wants a different prince in charge. He also thinks the talk of the end of the wold is blushit top to bottom and thinks the prince is just a wiredo white victorian with his balls in a twist over some fake prophecy and ottoman artifact.

While he doesn’t trust Beckett as far as he can throw him i think he’s a little obsessed cuz he’s the ONLY other kindred Claud has met who agrees this sarcophagus stuff is interesting blushit. He is desperate to get him to hold still long enough to answer some questions but he seems to always be watching but never waiting around. Why does he keep showing himself as he’s watching? Thats messy work unless he WANTS to be seen snooping?? Why is he always where i go looking for the damn sarcophagus, one step ahead of me??? Why does he seem so damn friendly? is he chill or trying to lull me into a false state of security? These are the thoughts keeping Claud up in the morning. He’s probably gotta reckon with being bisexual at some point.

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Thunder Stitch n' Blood

Enjoy five titillating short stories designed to make your heart pound collected from The Silver Blacked Mirror. M/M with a mix of cis and trans characters. PWYW as these stories are all free to read originally — funds I make from this project will got to helping me offset medical expenses.

Itch.io

This anthology contains: 

Hell Fire in the Confessional — A priest’s slipping vow of celibacy has transformative consequences — 3.4k words.   Thunder, Stitch, and Blood — A roughed-up young man stumbles into an ‘abandoned’ castle looking for help with a dangerous stab wound — 5.6k words.  A Dagger at Midnight — Mixed messages and mixed feelings lead to mixing knives and kissing — 2.1k words. Silver Scalpel — What would happen if you vivisected a vampire? Written from the vampire’s POV — 3.3k words. Point of Pleasure — Two principal ballet dancers dress up and goof off after a late-night practice — 3.1k words. 

17.3k words + 5 original drawings!

More details on my website

Example of illustrated PDF left, eReader friendly ePub right

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Crona my beloved you will forever be my favorite made monster and sacrificial wolf. The gap between them in the manga and the anime is still so striking to me all these years later.

Details of them that get eaten in the quality compression

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Random guy from one of my short stories I doodled last night

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I've been working the whole day long / Getting older while you stay young / Give me shelter, the night is dark / Live Forever... - "Lust for a Vampyr" by I Monster

March 24th is almost here! There is less than a month left before Haunting the Scavenger is out. In this month's news letter I give you all the last little taste of what's to come + some important updates.

You are… dangerously curious🥀

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Butterfly man as an art trade I did with a friend last year

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Woa, creature be upon ye!

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Blue Moon - a tiny little drawing I did last year for an art trade with a friend

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Superbloom

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I’ve finally drawn a new icon for my socials. I figured I’d post him here too for folks to see. I honestly put more detail into the artwork than I needed to lol

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A Home For Teeth / 2019 / Glass / Photo: Claire Demos / Exhibition: Voices Embodied, Chicago, 2020

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Exhibition: This Place Has Everything, Chicago, 2019 / Dullahan River Decay (you never call me)“ Acrylic, Fake Blood, Embroidery, Gold Dust, on Unstretched Raw Canvas, 3’6” x 6’3”, 2018 / “Don’t Touch Me (ode to her)”  Acrylic, Fake Blood, Makeup, Embroidery, on Unstretched Raw Canvas, 4’9” x 6’5”, 2016

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⚰️Gays, ghosts, and vampires! Oh my!🪬

🕷Behold, Haunting the Scavenger, my debut queer gothic horror novel! After many years in development, I'm proud to say the time is drawing near for this book to land in readers hands. The novel will be available in paperback and e-book (don't worry I'll have a DRM-free version available).

Boys, blood, and familial trauma. If you've been yearning for a big burly "damsel in distress" x Byronic goth beauty, set in an awful old Victorian mansion, you just might like Haunting the Scavenger. There will be vampires, ghosts, and gore, with a side of steamy make-outs and sword fights. Come for the horror, stay for the romance.

⚔️Coming Spring 2026 - official release date TBA in the coming months!

✒️Subscribe to my Substack to stay in the know!

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… I’m not paranoid …

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Thinking about them as per usual