r. mcbean

(21+) i'm rosie and i (shamelessly) draw the same girls a lot. webcomics i work on: embers // lena and aleks linktree

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Epic Burger Trip part 1

D.I.Wives

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been working on a new project for the wives that i'm excited about

lena and aleks (nsfw)

d.i.wives (nsfw)

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Paper Pride Hearts - Rosie Bean's Ko-fi Shop

six styles of hearts, three sizes each. hand-drawn with a gritty look to them. feel free to print them or use them as emojis. you can even e

i have lesbian sticker packs too, still. but i haven't posted those yet. i'll letcha know when.

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i can't draw and haven't drawn since the halloween splash, but i tried to disguise how crude this is by making it look like the inside of my head.

lena and aleks (nsfw)

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the wives dressed up this year as lenario and princess persik!

it was bothering me that lenario had to be in red but i tried to find a balance between the official red and her orange-ness

lena and aleks (nsfw)

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merfolk are dangerous, invasive sea mammals known for their skills of suggestion. they attack their prey by luring them with their infectious charm and esoteric beauty, only to drown them by dragging them underwater and tickling them. female merfolk (known as mermaids) are the predators of their species and typically favor men, but a small number of women lose their lives to male merfolk (known as mermen) as well.

if you encounter a topless human-like creature with glittering skin standing in a shallow body of water, it is important not to approach it. do not attempt to feed, touch, or communicate with it. instead, get indoors and call the merfolk control hotline to report the sighting.

wooow i'm hungry

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another kinktober prompt for "shy" because what does a woman do when her fish brained mermaid wife decides she wants to pay her back

lena and aleks (nsfw)

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i'm just winging the style until something i like sticks but this is one of my favs so far

(this prompt is "bottom")

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aleks when she sees "i'm over 18" in someone's profile

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(very early) new page: dismissed

that white vignette is so ugly. haha but i need it. -shrug- and poor aleks, disappointing every woman she interacts with. like midas. but disappointment.

eyyy. this is super early too. comicfury won't see this til the 24th... which means detached can be scheduled for the 17th. you guys are so lucky!

aaah this is great. so much time for side content... or to clean my apartment......

page archive - first page - chapter 1 start - ko-fi

if you're into it, please reblog! thanks for peeking!

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chapter 1 musical accompanyments 'n stuff

(you know, for immersion)

just a note that not all of these types of posts are going to feature sappy songs to sip wine in the bathtub and cry to. don't you worry. things are only depressing for now and keep in mind this story is a dark comedy above all.

this content should give a fun abstract kind of context to the situations in between posting chapters, and let me comment on my own intentions when i was writing them in one post. even though as of writing this, the first chapter isn't done, i'm looking to make retroactive improvements to the pacing before i continue with the story, and all of the following notes are things that show my intent for the atmosphere or mood.

storm before the calm and the first part of chapter 1 have soundtracks...

aleks and lena also have theme songs. most of them actually are by the same artist, whose albums are all about his self exploration, struggles with mental health and his sexual identity.

if the idea i wanted to set for the beginning of the story could be done with music, it would be these two tracks. (this guy writes very romantic, melodramatic songs but it really works. i'm also a bit of a sucker for romance...)

the first track is called 'A Fear Of Falling Under' and represents aleks' sudden feeling of loss of control as a solitary binge drinking session opens a pandoras box of mood swings and self-loathing.

"what came first? love? hurt? what came first?" that's not normal. why can't she think of the answer? why is she even asking herself this question? where even is she?

you can almost hear the darkness falling over her as the music fades into a second song; 'Who Would Have Thought', one i interpret as lena's revelation that in spite of her missed opportunity four years ago, she's offered a second go at it in what almost feels like a fateful encounter. is she going to take it this time? (i like that these songs are meant to be played together, and it feels like that motif that links them represents a flickering light that refuses to go out and gets re-charged)

"i had to let you know that you aren't alone, and we didn't make the rules." is one of my favorite lines, implying the futility of asking why this is happening.

GOD i love this man and if you like this story you'll probably love him too.

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(re-reblogging to attach to the edited op)

those are the dark mode songs. here are light mode songs. (updated!)

again, the songs i linked before are meant to kinda set the mood for the chapters i said they were for.

lena's actual theme song suits her as a character more and has more of a whimsical and naive feel to it. if those songs make you sad, this one will perk you up again and remind you that lena's not really easy to discourage when she wants something.

besides, all she wants to do.... is talk.

i really, really REALLY want to add the other one, like if this one is a character theme song the narrative's theme from her point of view would be this one. overworld vs monologue music i guess

if widowtracer shippers have not already run this song into the ground somewhere on the internet, i would not believe you, but i have not looked... i really want to believe any tracer fan heard it. if not, i think you'll really like this one