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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 4h

“This place feels haunted. And I say this as a ghost.”

“Totally, mate.”

Day 16 of @dbdapromptober: Haunted. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles and Edwin as silhouettes standing in a large entry hall with pillars and staircases.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 21h

“We can still turn back, Charles.”

“I’m fine, Edwin. You good, too?”

“Yes. Although admittedly, this place encourages bad memories.”

Day 15 of @dbdapromptober: School. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles and Edwin standing in front of an old-fashioned wooden gate-like door with a sign next to it saying school and girls. The two boys are holding hands and looking at each other.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 2d

Love that she is another Tour de France fan. Me too, Yuyu, me too.

#DeadBoyDetectives
#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Dead Boy Detective Agency @dbdagency.bsky.social · 2d

27 Questions with Yuyu Kitamura for LifestyleAsia;

www.lifestyleasia.com/hk/culture/p...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives #DeadBoyDetectives

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 2d

“This is Crystal’s school? Reminds me of St. Hilarion’s. With the lake and stuff.”

“Yes, it does. We do not have to proceed, Charles, if—”

“Nah, mate, I’m aces. Let’s go.”

Day 14 of @dbdapromptober: Lake. Follow the developing story #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles and Edwin silhouetted in the foreground with a park-like moonlit landscape with a lake and trees in the middle ground. In the background is the silhouette of a castle-like building.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 3d

“Be back in a tick, ha ha. Right, let’s see what you dead geniuses overlooked.”

Day 13 of @dbdapromptober: Snake. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing an open book in the foreground with a drawing of a mermaid on the left and that of a snake with the word transfomation above it on the right hand page. Behibd the book stands Crystal with her hands on her hips looking defiant.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 4d

“We need to find out more about its origins. Crystal, stay here at the office while Charles and I investigate this attic.”

“Hey, why do I have to stay behind?”

“Try to communicate with the creature using your powers, yeah? Be back in a tick.”

Day 12 #dbdapromptober2025: Office #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Edwin stepping into the mirror in the boys’ office while holding Charles’s hand. Both are wearing their coats now. Charles is looking at the viewer.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 5d

Day 11 of @dbdapromptober: Skull. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 5d

“You were right, Crystal. It appears to be some kind of miniature merperson. But how did it end up in the jar, and how did your fellow student come by it?”

“She said she found it in the attic. Apparently, weird things have been going on there for a while. I’ve never been up there, though.”

Square ink drawing showing Charles and Crystal in the foreground looking at an open book Edwin is holding up. The book shows an image of a merperson on the left and a skull and what looks like a webbed hand on the right hand side.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 6d

“Let me consult our library first, Charles. There is bound to be a book that can help us.”

“‘Course, mate.”

Day 10 of @dbdapromptober: Library. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Edwin standing in front of a bookshelf pointing at one of the books.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 6d

Very sorry, Marcel 😢

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 6d

“Perhaps we should ask Tragic Mick about it. He knows all kinds of sea-creatures.”

Day 9 of @dbdapromptober: Walrus. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing a hand holding the lid of a jar with an image of a walrus head and the words ARCTIC PRESERVES surrounding it.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 7d

Ink lineart of my FTH-piece for chriscalledmesweetie who asked for a cover for their wonderfully inventive fic Sherlock and the Beanstalk.

archiveofourown.org/works/700665...

Ink lineart in a double drawn frame showing Sherlock wearing medieval clothing climbing a giant beanstalk with John watching him from above.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 7d

“Uhm, what is this creature? A fish?”

“Or a tiny merperson?”

“A sea-sprite, if there is such a thing?”

Day 8 of @dbdapromptober: Fish. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing an open glass jar seen from above and through a magnifying glass. Inside are waterplants and what looks like a mermaid looking up at the viewer.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 9d

“Very well, let us have a look, then. Hmm, interesting.”

“What is it, Edwin?”

“Here, see for yourselves.”

Day 7 of @dbdapromptober: Hand Lens. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles, Crystal and Edwin looking at an open glass jar. Charles is holding the lid, Edwin a hand lens through which he is gazing.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 9d

For @atfsims1.bsky.social who wanted a Payneland redraw of this: x.com/atfsims_1/st...

#DeadBoyDetectives
#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Drawing with fineliner and brush pens showing Edwin and Charles in wedding outfits: Edwin wearing a dark morning coat and Charles a red jacket, a white shirt and a black bowtie. Both have green carnation buttonieres. Charles is holding up his hand with a shining wedding ring and pointing at it while grinning. A speech bubble next to him says “Yeah!!!” Edwin looks very pleased and a little proud.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 9d

8 with a little 4

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 10d

“It may look like a normal glass jar, but it’s giving me strange vibes. And I think there’s something moving inside.”

Day 6 of @dbdapromptober: Jar. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing a close-up of Crystal holding up a glarr jar with water and plants inside. She is looking down at it.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 11d

“Yeah, yeah, I know, it’s a huge sacrifice, but do pause the snogging for a bit and have a look at what I’ve got here. A classmate found it at our school.”

Day 5 of @dbdapromptober: Sacrifice. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Charles and Edwin in the foreground inside their games cupboard with a light bulb hanging between them. Charles’s hand is resting on Edwin’s shoulder. Crystal is standing in the background looking at them and holding a glass jar.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 12d

“Sorry to interrupt, but ...”

Day 4 of @dbdapromptober: Pleasure. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Edwin and Charles kissing.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 12d

“You’re not inside the backpack, so where ...? Holy shit. Seriously, guys? The closet?”

Day 3 of @dbdapromptober: Closet. Follow the developing story with these tags #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Ink drawing showing an over-the-shoulder view of Crystal as she opens the door to the boys’ games cupboard. Inside, Charles is partly visible with Edwin’s hand resting on his neck.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 14d

“Charles? Edwin? Where are you? Don’t tell me you’re stuck in the backpack again.”

Day 2 of @dbdapromptober: Backpack. All my daily drawings for these prompts will create a story. They will be tagged #dbdapromptober2025 #inktober and #DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Edwin’s desk in the foreground with Charles’s backpack standing on it. It’s open. Crystal is in the background holding a glass jar.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 14d

“Hey, guys, are you in? I may have happened upon a new case for us.”

Day 1 of @dbdapromptober: Afterlife. My plan is to post a small ink drawing for each prompt which together with its accompanying ficlet will create a story. They will be tagged #dbdapromptober2025 and #inktober

#DeadBoyDetectives

Square ink drawing showing Crystal carrying a glass jar in front of the door of the Dead Boy Detective Agency.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 14d

Gearing up for #DeadBoyDetectives Promptober, which will also be my #Inktober this year. The plan is to produce a little square ink drawing for every prompt and connect them with a story. The first one will go up later today. They will all be tagged #dbdapromptober2025

Image showing the Dead Boy Detectives Promptober 2025 prompt list: 1. Afterlife

2. Backpack

3. Closet

4. Pleasure

5. Sacrifice

6. Jar

7. Hand lens

8. Fish

9. Walrus

10. Library

11. Skull

12. Office

13. Snake

14. Lake

15. School

16. Haunted

17. Stairs

18. Despair

19. Eye

20. Crush

21. Possession

22. Seagull

23. Transformation

24. Disguise

25. Polar bear

26. Attic

27. Moving on

28. Cricket bat

29. Butcher shop

30. Spider

31. Trick or treat

The list was created by juliasfanart

Photo showing an open sketchbook and several pages of square drawing paper divided up into smaller squares, some featuring pencil sketches and ink drawings. A bottle of ink and a pen are there, too.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 15d

Ink and watercolour art inspired by the absolutely amazing #DeadBoyDetectives fic The Song of Rowland by elisi and promethia-tenk.
archiveofourown.org/works/701288...

#SaveDeadBoyDetectives

Ink and watercolour art showing Charles and Edwin seated on their sofa with a lit lamp behind Charles. He is huddled in a green and red tartan blanket and looking at Edwin, who is holding an open copy of The Song of Roland and is looking at Charles in turn.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 15d

“Journeying up Gwathló” (watercolour, 2022)

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

Watercolour painting showing three swans flying over a winding river with two longship-like boats travelling up it. In the distance there are mountains.

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