Jaye

Cosplay and such. Instagram.com/Jaye42

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Femme/paintress Verso cosplay test. 🎨🖌️

Printed/painted/assembled the sword and dagger, sewed the belt/overskirt.

Theres a long story behind this one, but I’m happy with the results!

Inspired by Verso from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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A moment from “A Short Rest”, a Baldur’s Gate 3 themed immersive lounge I hosted with the lovely folks pictured here.

Gale: marquis_cosplay

Jaheira: leveltennerd

Astarion: jaye42 (me!)

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Evidence File 1

MISSING: Krimson City Police Detective Joseph Oda

Disappeared while returning home. Several eyewitnesses claim to have seen him searching Krimson City for someone.

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After the cosplay meetup tonight we grabbed a few photos of our beloved Jojo. Maybe someday his storyline will be resolved! 🥰

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I -love- survival horror games. Last fall, Alan Wake 2 kept me company as I recovered from surgery; despite the terror of the game, it felt cozy.

I recently picked up 2014’s The Evil Within, directed by Shinji Mikami, known for the progenitor of the genre, Resident Evil. Despite being over a decade old and having some pretty frustrating sections, I really liked the creative vision and aesthetics of the game. It feels like the artsy sibling of RE4, with some pretty out there story ideas that don’t quite come together. Survival horror games often have the player on their own, so I was immediately charmed by your companion character, Joseph Oda.

I certainly have a soft spot for a proper gentleman in glasses who can kick ass; see also, Ignis Scientia.

So anyway, here’s my closet cosplay of Joseph (minus his gloves for the photo oops). I eagerly await The Evil Within 3 when he will marry Sebastian Castellanos and they will live happily ever after.

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Last weekend was extraordinary.

Thank you to angel_of_rust78 for capturing a very proud moment for me. 🥹

Set and droids built by the incomparable stormtrooperguy, who trusted me with the “luxury starship” set on Saturday.

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A very kind photographer pulled me aside for this portrait at Connecticon this year. Thank you to comrade.america (IG) for this extraordinary photo of Astarion! Truly amazing work!

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(distant dramatic shouting)

Out of all the photos my wife took of Astarion, this is the most in-character one.

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Astarion Ancunín, from Baldur’s Gate 3.

Thank you to my wife for the photo! I’m not entirely happy with how I did during this shoot, I was so worried about not capturing him correctly that I think I held back a bit. Not a terrible shot, though. 😭

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Hello from Astarion’s boudoir. 💜

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Wore this guy out for the first time today! Had some delightful interactions at the Ren Faire! 💜

Astarion from Baldur’s Gate 3.

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Fancy Astarion for the Beltane Ball!

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Astarion cosplay test! My wife won’t stop hugging me. 😅

(No makeup/fangs/contacts pictured here, just a test!)

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A casual look for day on Batuu

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Finally got to wear camp Astarion out into the wild today. It was my first time putting everything together!

At first, I was anxious to take on this character; he means a lot to a lot of people (including my wife and I!) and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to do him justice. Everyone was so kind and receptive to him - thank you.

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I got to wear camp Astarion for the first time out today!

He doesn’t seem like himself unless he’s yapping, so…

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The wonders of Dok Ondar’s Den of Antiquities

She took a moment to look above her, to take in the cacophony of decorations that adorned the walls, the railings, the ceiling. Creatures from worlds she’d never seen, the helmets of pilots long dead, the weapons of fearsome warriors, whose names were lost to time. Thousands of moments in time hung above her, all coated in a layer of dust.

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Astarion makeup test! I finally picked up Baldur’s Gate 3 and of course, fell of everyone’s favorite sassy vampire. Photoshoot coming as soon as the weather is tolerable.