Caffeinated Otter
@caffeinatedotter.bsky.social
Author of short and episodic fiction: fantasy, SF, smut — http://brain-implant.tech/writing/ he/him
Well, except for the part where the only way to get hired for a British media job at any level is to be one of the Tory vampire's old school chums from cold-eyed-junior-sociopath-in-a-Victorian-sailor-suit prep school, so they're all enthusiastically in on it
November 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Well, except for the part where the only way to get hired for a British media job at any level is to be one of the Tory vampire's old school chums from cold-eyed-junior-sociopath-in-a-Victorian-sailor-suit prep school, so they're all enthusiastically in on it
Surely the strategy is to lie on the floor with a very soft tummy and look pettable
November 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Surely the strategy is to lie on the floor with a very soft tummy and look pettable
Fat elf sketch
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Fat elf sketch
What if elves were horrible baboon-things
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
What if elves were horrible baboon-things
Fuck it, badly-drawn fat elf
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Fuck it, badly-drawn fat elf
idk if this even counts, didn't turn out that fat :(
I should somehow find the hours in the day to relearn to draw
I should somehow find the hours in the day to relearn to draw
November 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
idk if this even counts, didn't turn out that fat :(
I should somehow find the hours in the day to relearn to draw
I should somehow find the hours in the day to relearn to draw
Spent the day holding onto housemate's dog while she took part in a marine wildlife survey. He was less impressed with all today's species sightings than she was
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Spent the day holding onto housemate's dog while she took part in a marine wildlife survey. He was less impressed with all today's species sightings than she was
There we go, perfect :)
November 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
There we go, perfect :)
Reading a stack of zines from my friend Mel Valentine, including the Blackwipe one she produced
... belatedly found a fucking typo, of course
... belatedly found a fucking typo, of course
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Reading a stack of zines from my friend Mel Valentine, including the Blackwipe one she produced
... belatedly found a fucking typo, of course
... belatedly found a fucking typo, of course
eeheehee :)
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
eeheehee :)
thus far they've mostly done this instead
October 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
thus far they've mostly done this instead
Who says mechsploitation ain't mainstream
October 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Who says mechsploitation ain't mainstream
there's nothing quite like a reader testimonial 😇
October 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
there's nothing quite like a reader testimonial 😇
Making incredibly good use of my evening while getting not much writing done
October 12, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Making incredibly good use of my evening while getting not much writing done
Me in the writers' salon discord, 30 minutes after posting this, on the subject of all the mech stuff I've written:
September 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Me in the writers' salon discord, 30 minutes after posting this, on the subject of all the mech stuff I've written:
Every time I see someone go "fopsgirl" I go 🤔
(I mean, she can still be a foxgirl)
(I mean, she can still be a foxgirl)
September 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Every time I see someone go "fopsgirl" I go 🤔
(I mean, she can still be a foxgirl)
(I mean, she can still be a foxgirl)
This was about a specific character of mine, but honestly? oeuvre
August 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This was about a specific character of mine, but honestly? oeuvre
(Since this is the first part of Blackwipe to show up here, I should maybe say: if this sadgirling is less than self explanatory, it's because this is Chapter 2 of the *third arc.*)
August 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
(Since this is the first part of Blackwipe to show up here, I should maybe say: if this sadgirling is less than self explanatory, it's because this is Chapter 2 of the *third arc.*)
Me, pointing at the massively dented top rail of the "stop falling in the marsh, you daft bastards" railing built out of scaffolding: environmental storytelling
August 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Me, pointing at the massively dented top rail of the "stop falling in the marsh, you daft bastards" railing built out of scaffolding: environmental storytelling
I was looking at sleep masks recently and stumbled into product listings for migraine masks, which kinda made me go: ooh, hello, Pilot
August 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I was looking at sleep masks recently and stumbled into product listings for migraine masks, which kinda made me go: ooh, hello, Pilot