Oulixeus

writer & artist @Oulixeus on ao3 my art

[oulix]

Here’s the order of the next 3 fics I’ll update:

The Dark Lord VolDobby

Anglerfish

SNAKES ARE VERY NICE

This pinned post will be edited as I get new chapters out.

[oulix]

New SNAKES chapter posted! I’m gonna have to do the doodle over the next few days.

[herpsandbirds]

Malayan Slug-Snake (Asthenodipsas malaccanus), family Pareidae, Yala, Thailand

photograph by Leah Khananashvili

[oulix]

SNAKES title always makes me think it's tiny Harry screaming excitedly it into my face to convince me that yes, snakes are very nice

Hahaha that is exactly the image it should evoke!

[fluffysheeps]

Snake snacks 🐍

[herpsandbirds]

Tentacled Snake (Erpeton tentaculatum), family Homalopsidae, found in SE Asia

Aquatic and piscivorous

Rear-fanged, mildly venomous

The tentacles have a mechanosensory function, able to detect small movements in the water.

Photographs by Reptiles4all

[sandelion]

look at this fool, gripsed

[oulix]

Working on SNAKES right now. Just a reminder that all my works are unbetaed (by choice), so if you ever see any typos or errors, please let me know!

[rosieandthemoon]

Castell Coch, South Wales

[oulix]

hiiii I just wanna say I absolutely LOOOOOVE your work I recently stumbled across SNAKES and that led me into THE OTHER and really really they're both so much fun I love the personalities and casual humour the first time I read it I was cackling for hours I'll still periodically remember an interaction and burst out laughing in class and I have to pass it off as a (badly disguised) cough

really just AMAZING JOB I LOVE IT

also you keep mentioning that your chapters are unbetad -- if you're looking for a beta I would literally be honored but if not really just thx for writing these masterpieces they're INCREDIBLE

I am so sorry, I just noticed this reply I never posted in my drafts! Ooh thank you so much! 🥺 I love that you read The Other as well. Let’s hope the people in class didn’t notice you laughing hahaha.

Ah, I appreciate the offer! I’m not actually looking for a beta, but I put unbetaed at the top of my ANs as a kind of reminder that any typos or silly mistakes are because I don’t have one. If you or anyone else sees a typo or something off in a chapter, I’d appreciate a comment on the chapter to let me know!

Thank you so much for reading and for all the kind words 💕

[oulix]

Does snakes are very nice!harry have a tongue sheath and/or a prehensile trachea?

He does not (currently) but I may explore that in the future! I like the suggestions :D

[oulix]

I hope you're doing well (very) post surgery!

Eek! I have only just seen this so not sure when it was sent. :( I don't know why I haven't been seeing all my messages. I am doing well! I have another surgery scheduled for next month but hopefully that's the last one for a while. 🤞

[oulix]

Updated The Other! Working on SNAKES next 🥳

[oulix]

I’ve been in the ER twice since I last posted and I swear the ao3 curse is real. 🧿 Still chipping away at editing The Other and writing the next chapter of SNAKES. Juggling writing, health issues, work, and being a new dad!

[herpsandbirds]

South American Pond Snake (Pseudoeryx plicatilis), family Colubridae, Iquitos, Peru

photograph by Christoph Meyer

[oulix]

🫩 Ughhhh I wish I could just quit my job and write. Honestly might be something I do this year if I can get my original works finished and published. Just gotta chip away at things bit by bit around my work schedule and family stuff.

My ideal schedule is being able to write my original stuff three days a week and fanfic two days a week, and one of my big goals is to have a children’s book published before my kid is old enough to read.

[oulix]

Aiming to work on The Other this weekend. Gonna drop some life updates when I do update. 🥳

[oulix]

Still working on it! I forgot how much research and planning The Other takes. Tricky working with time dilation…