a little confused, but got the spirit

Professional overthinker | nonprofessional creative The_Encryptid on AO3

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A goofy Janus doodle inspired by a picture of my bearded dragon looking VERY uncomfortable in the middle of a shedding phase 😭😭

I headcanon that Janus's serpentine skin sheds in fragments rather than in a larger connected piece because, since he has joints and lots of points of contact over the surface of his skin, different sections receive different amounts of wear and tear. Not sure about if he goes blind in his snake eye or not; he has an eyelid and hence no need for an eyecap, but who knows. All in all, I imagine the experience would be HORRENDOUS. (In the words of a very wise and capable fictional world leader: that's rough, buddy)

I spent way way WAY too much time on this. Please ignore the fact that I can't draw hair 😭

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Chrysalis | 01.02.2026

Alternate concept/design of Angela/anxiety, inspired by all of the butterfly + anxiety comments made in WiDS. Angelic themes still carried through pretty easily, since some butterflies have eyespots and biblical descriptions of cherubim reference many eyes on their bodies: "There were eyes on their backs, on their arms, on their wings" (Ezekiel 10:12, ERV).

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Bleed Blue (The Blind Sculptor)

09.23.2025

I bleed blue,

blue

like water in the sea.

It burns and it freezes,

strong and screaming and song.

I burn,

burn

my blood the wrong color.

It is freedom and a cage.

It is joy and a sorrow.

It is a blessing and a curse.

I chip at myself and flake away

Unknowing, not understanding

If I am pruning, honing, refining, or breaking.

I chip and scrape and chisel

and hope that I am Michelangelo.

I do not know what I am making, but

I hope it is good, whatever it is.

Not beautiful, maybe

and it certainly cannot be perfect

but good, somehow.

I hope it is a crude, misshapen symbol,

a waystone

that people can look back on, and feel compelled to smile—

a true, genuine smile, not forced or of pity.

I hope they can recognize that it was good, that it was healthy, that it was whole despite its brokenness,

that it was meant to be,

blue blood

and backward veins

and all.

I hope that I was meant to be.

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A collection of sketches/doodles associated with Te Tueor, a Sanders Sides fanwork I've posted on AO3! [Close-ups below]

CWs/TWs: Blood, gore, injury, vomit (poorly drawn)

I may regret posting this later :’) Please be nice y'all I'm aware they are...not professional quality I just wanted to put them out there

And yes I am aware I have no consistent art style 😭

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Roman's dragon, Persephone :)

[Edit: close-ups added]

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Old art from like 2024 aughhhh

This is an accompanying piece for a short fic I posted on AO3: "Post-Singularity | Lonely Space Cowboy." I've been obsessed with Alan Becker's Animator/Animation series on YouTube since elementary school and continue to follow it adamantly!! It has been such a joy to see how the series and the fanbase have grown and flourished over the years.

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F E A R N O T [Angela] | 12.17.2025

Felt it right to provide context for my profile picture - here's the full image! I was inspired by Sanders Sides to make sketches/concept designs of Sides of my own; Angela represents my anxiety. Went for a corrupted guardian angel sort of aesthetic.

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Behold Remus, my many-armed muse and cuddle buddy! Sometimes I give him hugs, sometimes I wear him like hat, sometimes I wear him like backpack, all times he gives me very very fun novel crazy goofy silly ideas. He is hand-crocheted by my amazing friend, roommate, GOD-TIER ARTIST and writing consultant 😊😊

For any who are interested: they used the Anchor the Octopus crochet pattern on Etsy + the preformer mustache crochet pattern from Rito.com! He is very cuddly and huggable and great; 10/10 would recommend :)

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The bois are eepy

Lil doodle for Chapter 14 of Te Tueor, a Sanders Sides fanwork I am posting on AO3! This project has been my first time engaging with an online community pretty much at all; I am so glad to have found such a wonderful community and such amazing support here!! <3