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Watercolour artist doing fantasy, character & OC art! Author of The Threefold Soul. She/her, queer, +30, Finnish. Sometimes NSFW. 🔞 Trans rights are human rights. ⛔ Fuck AI. https://auraboo.com/ #art #writing #comics #watercolor

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · Jan 18

I'm Aura, a queer artist & author from Finland! I create fantasy and character art with LGBTQ+ themes. 🏳️‍🌈

Check out my 🔞 m/m fantasy webnovel The Threefold Soul:
FIN: auraboo.com | ENG: en.auraboo.com

🍵 auraboo.tumblr.com
💙 pillowfort.social/auraboo
✉️ en.auraboo.com/commissions/

Watercolour illustration of two elves resting in a field of grazing sheep. One of them is female and has white hair and olive skin. She's sitting up, leaning against a backpack and holding a tea cup in her hands. The other is male and has golden skin and ginger hair. He's napping on the ground wrapped in a red cloak.

Watercolour illustration of a humanoid unicorn, who looks like a pale elf with pointed ears and three horns growing from his head. He staring wistfully at a floating apparation of a pegasus above his palm. There are ghostly unicorns around him.

Grayscale watercolour illustration of a male drow with long, wavy hair and a scar going across his nose and left cheek. He's smirking, holding peony petals in his hand, and there are butterflies resting on his head and his raised index finger. There are peonies behind him.

Watercolour illustration of a demonic-looking couple dancing. One of them has purplish-pink skin, wings and a form-fitting outfit with fishnet details. The other has red skin, ram's horns and a dagger hanging from his belt. He's glancing over his shoulder, being lead by his partner. Behind them is a full moon and the silhouette of a city.

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Whiskey @whiskeyworks.bsky.social · 2h

Howdy!

I'm Whiskey; artist, writer, wrangler. ❤️💜💙

My main focuses are #DnD character design and gamedev illustration for visual novels.

I'm pretty quiet on bsky, but I'm making an effort to post more. #PortfolioDay feels like a good opportunity to put myself back out there.

A young man observes himself in a mirror in a green and orange colour palette. Illustration from the visual novel Reaper's Rite.

A Handsome rogue chained to a cart smirks at the viewer. Illustration from the visual novel A Chance Encounter.

A kitsune with six tails sits on the ground, wearing a yukata and smoking a pipe. Illustration from the visual novel Daimu.

A man with blue skin, horns, purple hair, and a tail smokes a pipe and gazes at the viewer in front of a dramatic mountain background. Illustration from the visual novel The Space Between Stars.

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 8h

💸🙏prayer circle may portfolio day be successful for everyone participating and i wish you all a very be hired and money 🙏💸

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A.M. Radio @amradio.bsky.social · 3h

👋🏼 #pornfolioday 🔞

Would you like some disgustingly explicit ‘Soft™️’?

(w/ ND OCs & a wide range of queer IDs?)

am-radio.carrd.co
www.Filthyfigments.com >A.Mauri

AMRADIO’s comic Coming Clean on filthyfigments.com

Lucretz (he/they) a transmasc demon from capitalist hell, eats out a Sylvan Giant (Peony she/her). She Instructs him and tells him its perfect as she pulls his horns.

AMRadio’s comic “A Feast of Me” about a Polycule performing a fornication ceremony for their Owl goddess.
On filthyfigments.com

Bité (he/him) fawns upon our MC (giving a great view of his T-dick in the process) before the ritual while the high priestess prepares in her mask.

AMRadio’s “Last Night with my Boyfriend” on filthyfigments.com

Arman has brought Dante home out of an Nor’easter and checks his toes for frostbite. He kisses them after checking and lifts Dante to carry him to the bedroom.

AMRadio’s #RosielvsKaghed on Comic Fury.

Rosiel a Sylvan elf with dual genitals, lies before a Orc who presents his cock as the little elf wishes. They bloom in Azalea’s as a result as they begin to regret luring the man into an Inn.

#adultcomics #webcomics #erotic #art #comics

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 3h

Virva in a swing 💜 I don't draw children very often, but luckily some of my OCs have kids, which is great for practice.

#art #watercolor #OCSky #fantasy

Watercolour illustration of a devil child with blue skin, white freckles and small pointy horns sitting in a swing. She's wearing a loose pink gown and has a long tail and a pair of leathery wings. There's a border of foliage around her and the swing.

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Moonlore🔞 || Vgen Comms OPEN! @moonloredraws.bsky.social · 4h

Oh hey, it's #PortfolioDay once again!
I'm Moonlore, a Dutch based Estonian fantasy illustrator and comic artist.

I'd love to get some more eyes on my comic projects of Aberrant Tendencies and The Witch's Gift
www.moonlorebookstore.com
www.patreon.com/c/Moonlore
moonlore (a) hotmail (.) com

digital artwork of a party of 3 D&D characters. A winged tiefling man, an elf woman and a human woman. Behind them is a city.

scanned painting of a small kitty on a pony riding through a war-torn town. There are 4 ghosts around the image. The castle town is bathed in a sunset light

comic page of 6 panels, the topmost panel takes up a lot of space, showing an elf woman with a tail sitting casually on a desk, a human looking at her with a scared look "Sorry, dear- but you're not home" . the second panel has the woman clutching her chest "Who are you?! What's-" 3rd panel the woman is feeling around the wall "This isn't my apartment!" 4th panel the woman has both her hands on the wall "What the heck, where's the door?!" 5th panel the elf woman is smiling sinisterly "I've been looking for you, Eclipseborn." 6th panel the human woman looks over her shoulder, scared 'What...?"

comic page with 6 panels.
1st panel a dark skinned woman with braided hair is clapping her hands together looking pleased with herself "Gentlemen, thank you for coming"
2nd panel looks out a window at a scenery of a city and the farmlands beyond that " I appreciate you giving your time to us during these troubled times. As you know, my father's health is ailing and soon it will be time for me to ascend the throne."
3rd panel we see two men, a werewolf and a vampire standing in front of a carpeted pedestal "ruling is a difficult job. I am looking for a suitable husband who will help bear these burdens with me."
4th panel we see the woman with a hand over her chest, eyes closed. "And thus I have concluded that ruling one land together is easier than ruling separate lands."
5th panel the blonde vampire holds a finger to his mouth with a scheming expression. The brown haired werewolf holds a hand up casually "That is indeed a smart move." "Indeed... but who will you choose?"
6th panel the men both look shocked "I will choose the one who fucks me better!" "PARDON?" "WHAT?"

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KIT! 🌳 🦌💕 Timber! @kitnkadoodle.bsky.social · 5h

Happy #portfolioday
Hi! I’m Mal! I love drawing fantasy, romance and LGBTQIA+ themes in my work.

I’m interested in TTRPG art, character design, illustration,m and comics

I want to be part of a project that inspires people to love!

Portfolio: malgoekeart.com
Email: malgoekeart(@)gmail(.)com

“Resiliency Rosie“
Just like women rose up and took a stand to help their country when we faced a tyrant who threatened the world, it’s time, once again for all of us to do the right thing.

Where women built machines to help our troops, we need to build a different kind of weapon…and perhaps that looks like different things to each of us. Maybe it’s a weapon of fierce joy and expression, or a commitment to building community.
Perhaps your weapon is just being present and ready to build people up.

Maybe your voice is your weapon….

Whatever you choose know there is a battle for our future and we need you.

For this illustration, I chose queer symbolism, because at this time we are in real and present danger.

I may make this a series…I'm not sure yet I just had to do something.

Inspired by “Rosie the Riveter” by Norman Rockwell…

Character line up of a fun series of holiday reindeer centaurs who represent a piece of the beautiful uniqueness of the queer community.

I love drawing happy couples just enjoying life! Here my characters, Rowhan, a human embraces his magical faun boyfriend surrounded by flowers

I love drawing backgrounds with my characters… it’s fun to place them in settings.

Here is my ferocious Character, Mythos! A queer sphinx warrior who won’t stop protecting her loved ones.

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 4h

Huh, this was news to me. It's kind of nice to see the community trying to resurrect the spirit of NaNo in this manner. I'm still planning to do some personal writing projects in November, with or without challenges to participate in, but I admit NaNo was great for building up a habit.

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Carmine 🖤✨❤️ @carminedeville.bsky.social · 4h

OC-tober #24 is "Worst enemy"

#OC-tober #scribbles #Inamorata

OC, Carmen Romero
Digital sketch with rough, mostly greyscale or muted watercolor. A Hispanic woman in a black dress and large black hat adorned with red ostrich feathers sambas with her own sentient shadow, which grips her possessively from behind. Wisps of darkness drift between her outstretched hands, and delicate black tentrils attach her shadow to her feet, tying them together inextricably, no matter how they may fight one another for control.

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Sardiini 🐟 @sardiini.bsky.social · 6h

Hi, I'm Sardiini! #PortfolioDay

I'm an illustrator, comic artist and media enthusiast. I love doing character art and designing! I also animate, do motion graphics and work on Live2d models at times. Open for small visual works!

🌱 sardiini.carrd.co
✉️ kultasardiini[at]gmail.com

A digital illustration of my original character.

An illustration with my original characters.

A single comic page from my webcomic Palette.

Two screenshots of a single vtuber model.

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Aleksi Remes @aleksiremesart.bsky.social · 5h

Castlevania 🦇

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Anni K. Comics @annikcomics.bsky.social · 9h

Hello #PortfolioDay I am Anni, a queer comics creator from Finland! I make webcomics and zines, and I like trying out different styles.
I'm open for small comic and illustration jobs!

🌐 annikcomics.com
📧 annikcomics @ gmail . com

A page from the webcomic The Witch Door. The page is in full color with five panels, in which two characters, Katariina and Nilsa, are sitting on the floor next to a low table discussing why Nilsa's witch teacher Jousia is sulking in the background. There is also a gray striped fluffy cat sleeping next to Nilsa.

The following page to the previous, in which Nilsa seems to be in disbelief that Jousia would have any self doubt, and saying that dooming is not going to help anyone.

A photo of comic zines on the table, and a hand holding open a spread from it. It is a grayscale BL comic for adult readers, titled Escort Mission.

An illustration of Jousia, a character from the webcomic The Witch Door. Jousia is a tall pale man with dark long wavy hair. He is dressed nicely in dark trousers, pale unbuttoned shirt and an ocean blue jacket that is open. He is surrounded by many tropical plants.

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Karen Yumi @karenyumilusted.bsky.social · 8h

It’s #portfolioday so I gotta show my stuff! It’s da law!

I’m a watercolour artist based in Japan and I like painting fantastical surrealism (or something like that).
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#artist #portfolio #art #watercolor
#illustration #fantasyart

A female with long wispy pink hair, surrounded by pink chrysanthemums.

A mermaid with pink flowing hair, wearing off-the-shoulder clothing, with a long swishing purple tail, sitting on a broken tree trunk, holding a waterlily, among river foliage and surrounded by an arch formed from waterlilies.

A black cat floating among pink carnation flowers and decorated with gold leaf patterns.

A pink mermaid with long flowing hair, sitting relaxed on a rock, surrounded but fish, crabs, coral and seaweed and listening intently to a hermit crab.

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Jay 💘 actual clown @saintpyxis.art · 7h

#PortfolioDay (oops all tiefling edition)
Hey I'm Jay, a UK fantasy and ttrpg artist and purveyor of pretty femmes and swords
🔗
saintpyxis.art
https//vgen.co/Sai...

A story page piece featuring my OC and BG3 Tav Envy, a pale grey/white tiefling in half plate armour. A framed rectangular image at the top of the page shows a redrawn screenshot of a Baldurs Gate city scape from the game.
Text on the left of the page reads:
Promise and potential
Always striving to be more than you were
To hope for the best, to become something else
A chasm in your chest that you're always fighting to close
Wearing your fingers to the bone trying to keep hold

A legend never dies, a good song is never forgotten
Is it worth creating this myth of yourself?
To be larger than life and better than fable
Obsession and dedication and everything people won't want to call it

Crafting your heart with mercury, liquid silver always threatening to overflow
Making yourself something new entirely, something unfamiliar and grand
The saviour of all the new and beautiful things this world has to offer
The martyr of all the monstrous too

Thigh up art of my OC Merry Mayhem, a purple tiefling with gold eyes and a white unicorn horn. They're wearing a leotard with puffy sleeves and gold accents. They look mid spin with the ribbons from her leotard splayed out

Reversed portrait of my OC Prophecy, her eyes are closed and she looks peaceful. The tips of her horns are glowing and golden light seems to be flowing from her missing eye both down her cheek and up

Compilation of some of the sword designs I've done

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Sygnin / DTIYS pinned! @sygnin.com · 7h

Heyo #PortfolioDay! I'm Sygnin, I illustrate in an ink & color style.

Interested in working on book/game/card art. I like making art featuring folklore, fantasy, romantic horror.

Portfolio - sygnin.com
Vgen (commissions) - vgen.co/sygnin
Email - sygnin[@]gmail[.]com

art of a female vampire's head looking at the viewer. flowers cover one of her eyes. her dark hair flows upwards and she wears a lace victorian type outfit

art of a silhouetted hooded rider on a horse with horns and red glowing eyes. behind them is a red moon

art of a hunter fighting with a large flying monster that looks like a dragon. based off Monster Hunter game.

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Major_Nasya 🇺🇦 @majornasya.bsky.social · 7h

I finally finished my beloved demon x vampire couple ❤️🖤
Hlinn and Askold are two of my oldest OCs and I can’t describe how happy I am to return to them ˙꒳˙

#art #oc #ocart #ocsky #demon #vampire

It's an illustration of two characters holding hands and facing three-quarters to us. There’s a demoness named Hlinn wearing a dark brown veil and a dress of the same color with puffy sleeves. She has one green horn on her left side and dark red hair. Her right eye is covered by a vintage black fabric. The veil is decorated with a halo on its back and two crescent moons on its sides.
Hlinn holds the hand of her vampire husband, Askold. He has short white hair and scars all over his face. He wears a white vest, a shirt, and thigh-high boots. They are both smiling and looking into the camera

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Nen 🎨 does art (comms open) @nenthepigeon.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #PortfolioDay! 🎨
I'm Nen, freelance artist based in Poland, with fantasy and romance being my main themes. I love drawing OCs and fanart, I would like to work in TTRPG sphere.
You can support me on Ko-Fi! 💖

💌 Contact: [email protected]
✨ Portfolio
✨ VGen Commissions
✨ Ko-Fi

drawing of two elf characters from Dragon Age series - my dalish warden, Khaguran Mahariel, on the left and Zevran Aranai on the right. they are sharing a kiss in bed as the morning light is sleeping through the curtains

llustration of a woman (rusalka) partially submerged in murky waters, only her head and one of her hands is visible. She's holding a skill in her hands and smiles maliciously at the viewer. She's surrounded by water and foliage. Illustration is in shades of green with purple accents (skull, headdress)

illustration of a female character with hare characteristics (nose shape, ears), wearing a goth dress and holding a tall glass of red liquid. Vampire fangs protrude from her lips.

art featuring @doughnat.bsky.social and my OCs, Syviis (elf) and Aquila (human); they are sharing a heartfelt embrace as Syviis leaped into Aquila's arms to kiss him. She's wearing green skirt and embroidered white shirt while he's dressed in gambeson and bits of armour. His hair also started to grey on the temples as it is unclear how long it has been since they have last seen each other. They are surrounded by green foliage.

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🌿viktor aleksander🌿 @ commissions open! @nooskadraws.bsky.social · 10h

good morning #PortfolioDay !

i'm viktor, a trans gay illustrator, looking for work in books, ttrpgs, and comics. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 historical fiction, fashion, and fantasy is my cup of tea ✨🌿🌸🍵 would love to work with more queer authors and fantasy book boxes!

🖼️ www.nooska-art.com
✉️ [email protected]

A digital illustration of a scene from AV Wilkes' 'All the White Spaces'. Jonathan, a trans man and the protagonist, stands in the centre, facing the viewer. He stares ahead in horror, his right hand clutching his throat. From his left eye, strands of bleeding red aurora stretch outwards. These auroras show visions of Jonathan's brothers on the Western Front of the First World War:
- A moustached officer smokes a cigarette in a trench, looking away.
- A soldier is twisted in the remains of barbed wire.
- Three soldiers wear gas masks, emerging from clouds of mustard gas.
- No Man's Land exploded to all hell. A tank is submerged in a shell hole in the distance.
- A skull pressed into the earth.
- A soldier holds a rifle and makes his way across the strait of No Man's Land.

Two portrait aligned digital illustrations of book covers.
Left: An illustration of Afaeran and King Galdor from the webcomic Wundor. They stand in the centre, facing each other. They are bordered by Ancient Greek inspired white columns and an arch above them. The columns are covered with grapevines, vine leaves, and hanging purple grapes. Afaerun is an oche skinned elf with flowing light pink-white hair, and wears a curved silver and ruby tiara, he smiles as he looks at King Galdor. King Galdor is a purple skinned monarch with a single white horn growing from his head. He has flowing dark purple hair, and wears a red leaf laurel. He holds Afaerun's cheek in a romantic embrace.
Right: Two male characters stand in front of each other, staring at the other. One is shorter, and wears a mustard yellow jumper, looking annoyed. The other is taller, with frizzy blonde hair, a purple hoodie, and looks smug. A border of cat toys surrounds them. A cat lies down, arching over the two men, and has a smile on his face.

2 different portrait illustrations side by side.
Left: Alder is a green skinned eladrin elf paladin. He stands nude in a forest. He wears a gold crown of laurels on his head. He looks down at the ground. He holds a sword in one hand, and a sprig of alder branch in the other, he has a shield attached to one arm. He is surrounded by green trees and yellow flowers.
Right: A digital illustration inspired by the pairing Hansry (Hans Capon and Henry of Skalitz from the game series Kingdom Come Deliverance). The illustration is influenced by a scene in the 2005 film Pride and Prejudice. It is separated into 3 panels.
Panel 1: Hans Capon looks behind him in quiet shock at his bodyguard Henry.
Panel 2: Henry has touched Hans' ungloved hand with his gauntleted one in a gentle hold. The panel is surrounded by blooming flowers: herbs and plants that Henry can forage on his journey. Marigold, St John's Wort, Valerian, Sage, Chamomile, and Dandelion.
Panel 3: Henry meets Hans' eyes with an unreadable expression. He quietly yearns beneath it.

A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."
A double page spread of a comic. The first page shows a twisted tree in the centre, the space between each branch a panel showing a plague blighting a kingdom. The protagonist called Wolfgang is engulfed in the blighted roots of the twisted tree in the throes of a nightmare. A voice tells him "Take heed, young Durward. These lands know only death, and within its centre, a horror festers. It feasts on all its roots can teach, and what life remains dwindles."
The second page shows a close up of the branches of this twisted tree. Between its panels are images of rot, bodies in body bags, dead fish floating, and the branches are infested with maggots. The voice continues "Soon, there will be naught to satisfy its hunger. But for every poison, there is an antidote."

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Jay 💘 actual clown @saintpyxis.art · 13h

#Repostober Danse Macabre (May 2024)
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#Art #OCsky #Tiefling

Art of one of my tieflings Dancer. She's a lean, muscular grey tiefling with short brown wavy hair. She's wearing a leotsrd and sheer skirt and pauldron and long dark flowing cape.
She appears to be mid dance with a long sword

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J i j i ✶ @ NYCC C-30 @jijidraws.art · 19h

Madam Bones and her companion
😌🖤✨ #art

An illustration of a beautiful curvy gothic pinup embracing a skeleton who is holding her from behind.

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ShinonArt | Maagiset Messut 1.11. @shinonart.bsky.social · 1d

Origin of Seal

A fellow rises from the sea,
from the waves uplifts himself,
who counts the isles of the sea,
keeps watch on the water’s fish.
O seal, the portly boy,
that roves around the sea,
rough creature of the ocean field,
thy father was trash,
thy mother was trash,
thou art trash thyself.

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mochibuni @mochibuni.bsky.social · 1d

Another for #repostober -- Little Witch Haruka. I wanted her outfit to match Witch Michiru's.

#art #bskyart #mochiart #sailormoon

Sailor Uranus drawn as a chibi in a cute witch outfit riding the Space Sword turned into a broom.

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 1d

Oh joy looks like the first cold of the season has found me after going through almost everyone else in my study group ✌️ hot tea, naps and Stardew Valley, please sustain me

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Sygnin / DTIYS pinned! @sygnin.com · 1d

Day 13 for #repostober

Lich king

#darkart

Art of a Lich king with a black sword on a red background

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Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for all the love on this piece 💕 Didn't expect an old piece of fanart for a (relatively) obscure fandom to get so much traction here!

Auraboo @auraboo.bsky.social · 2d

"I choose to forget."

A real blast from the past for today's #repostober - this piece is from 2018! Watercolour and ink and a bunch of dead fineliners on gray cardstock.

#art #FanArt #horror #AmnesiaTheDarkDescent

Grayscale fanart of the horror game Amnesia: The Dark Descent, featuring Daniel crying while clutching at his head, riddled with guilt. There are glass shards in various sizes flying around him that depict different gruesome past events, almost like flashbacks.

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Carmine 🖤✨❤️ @carminedeville.bsky.social · 1d

Like eight years ago there was a science headline floating around socmed that read "Vampire bats 'French Kiss' with mouthfuls of blood to develop social bonds."

Anyways today's prompt is "shared dinner."
CW for the amount of blood you'd expect.

#OC-tober #scribbles

Digital sketch of two women, one in a black dress and one in a white dress, with bloodied mouths. The woman in white lies flat on her back with twin puncture wounds in her neck, her black hair spread out beneath her and one arm resting casually above her head. The woman in black lies above her, hovering above her exposed neck. They've been sharing a mouthful of blood, from the looks of it. (It's very probably a weird sex thing.)

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