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phoebe oh (she/her) is querying! ☆
@phoebeoh.bsky.social
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🇰🇷🇺🇸, queer, autistic, christian. horror/thriller fan. scaredy cat. hopeless romantic. big fan of em dashes, text smileys, and kaomojis! ๑´ ³`)ﾉ

#amquerying OUTFALL 👻🪦 adult psychological thriller

#amdrafting 🥮🖼 adult thriller/romance

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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE PUSH

Escaping a serial killer isn't enough—when the killer returns to haunt Minyoung 20 years later, she has to figure out:
-the detective who caught him
-why the killer is back
-reality vs her growing paranoia
-how she can even destroy him

#agentsguide #questpit #Q #A #T
Image of a dark sewer/tunnel that leads to a distant spot of the outside world. The text reads: "An Agent's Guide to OUTFALL, an 81k adult psychological thriller" The one sentence pitch for OUTFALL is: "Haunted by the serial killer she escaped as a child twenty years ago, Minyoung returns to her hometown to confront the secrets of her past before the killer’s ghost can finish what he started all those years ago." The background image is a zoomed in photo of a dark sewer outfall. A list of tropes in the left column: "complex BIPOC FMC; unreliable narrator; inescapable past; secret-laden hometown; distorted memories; literal + figurative hauntings" In the middle column, a 3x3 moodboard of a body floating out of a sewer outfall; an overlay of photographs for a missing person; a large, jagged whole through planks as if something fell through; a sign reading "too many deaths, too much pain;" a woman standing in an empty area with her car behind her, its inside lit and door open; text reading "we are all museums of fear;" a painting of a person's hand holding a knife, moving as though about to stab; an illustration of two heads, one of who is putting its hand to circle the other person's eye; dozens of hands reaching out of the water and towards some unseen thing above. In the right column, it's recommended for fans of Riley Sager's MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, Ashley Audrain's THE PUSH, Alyssa Cole's WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING, and Abigail Dean's GIRL A The first lines of OUTFALL are pasted and read as follows: "The man who kills Marissa is the kindest man in the neighborhood. He isn’t there when it happens. He’s above ground, in his home two streets away, just like everyone in Brunsmouth lives two streets away. He’s probably mowing someone’s lawn, or cleaning gutters, or doing any of the million other things that makes the grown ups crouch and point and say, “Look at how nice he is. Look how kind. You should be like that, too.” It takes over a week before Marissa dies, unraveling under a smell worse than she can process, and a darkness too terrible to describe. She dies afraid. Minyoung, though, is born baring her teeth. She’s born surrounded by sewage and despair, in a body with claws and survival carved into her marrow. She’s born to survive."
May 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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minyoung meeting cary !!

aka "someone who's very serious and is willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants" VS "someone who wants to seem strong and tough but he just... can't"

i have very different types of fondness for the two of them 😅

#wipsnips
Excerpt from OUTFALL: “I know she’s there,” Minyoung argues. Her desperation makes her hasty, so she forces herself to lean back, to soften her voice and widen her eyes and make herself harmless. As long as it gets her inside, she’ll be whatever she needs to be. “Please. I just need to speak with her.” “Well, she’s busy.” The man crosses his arms over his chest, but he slips off the door frame and the effect is ruined. He scrambles to right himself, but the reddening tips of his ears blend into his hair, and the tension in his shoulders shifts to a jittery nervousness, all serpentine qualities trampled underfoot. the word "over" is highlighted in green
May 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT X THE PUSH

Haunted by the serial killer who tormented her as a child, Minyoung returns to her hometown to confront the secrets of her past before the killer’s ghost can finish what he started all those years ago.

#posterpit #posterpitq #a #t
Poster with the image of a sewer outfall. The text at the top lists tropes: unreliable narrator, distorted memories, life-ruining secrets. At the bottom, the text reads: "you can leave, but you can't escape," and below that is the title: "Outfall"
April 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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#wipsnips
honestly, this is a great example of their relationship: minyoung, lost in her feelings, and cary, who just wants to have a nice conversation
Excerpt: Minyoung points at his shirt. The band logo is faded and cracked, split over years of wear, and she wonders how many of her memories are the same. The ones she holds onto with clenched fists must’ve also chipped over time. Maybe the damage is because she holds them so tightly. She clings to the things she knows, things as stupid and small as music, and as big and crushing as fear, and she doesn’t know what it’s like to live any other way. Cary shakes his head. “No, sorry. This is actually my mom’s.” He smoothes out the front and turns to Minyoung with a small smile. “Sorry, I don’t have great music taste.”
April 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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continually surprised whenever i watch something and it's explicitly set in maryland :-)

(might be cheating a little with hannibal since the show also takes places in other locations, but i'm adding it anyway!)
movie poster of "the blair witch project," with a closeup of a scared-looking woman cut off at the bottom movie poster for the film "hairspray," where ten characters' faces are placed on individual colorful squares poster for the tv show "hannibal," where a man in a suit wipes at his mouth with a napkin
April 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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isolation? self sabotage? anxiety??? let's have it all!
#unhingedpit #a #t #q
Meme from Star Wars of Anakin saying, "I'm going to get rid of this ghost." Padme, the woman he's talking to, says, "Without getting hurt, right?" He looks at her blankly, and she looks concerned as she repeats, "Without getting hurt, right?" Meme of Drake turning away from the words, "trusting the friendly guy who just wants to help." Below is a picture of him looking pleased with the words, "being suspicious of everyone and growing paranoid over literally everything." Keanu Reeves squished to look short. Above him, the text says: "minyoung's companion waiting for her to give him attention" below and in smaller text is: "(major "golden retriever chasing black cat" vibes)
March 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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another bit from OUTFALL—yet again, my mc is In Her Feelings
Excerpt from OUTFALL: "As she keeps eating, for the first time in twenty years, Minyoung realizes how much she wishes she had someone here to share this with. The desire drops into her gut, a weight she’d never acknowledged before, and the extra fork packed with her container brushes softly against the carpet when she pushes it away." The word "share" is highlighted in green
March 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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the same picrew, but with my mcs from my main wip!
my sweet girl vs the woman who's going to ruin her life

picrew.me/en/image_mak...
Artwork of a woman with long, messy black hair wearing a black shirt and black jacket. She's blushing and has her mouth open, and there's a speech bubble with a heart inside it. The background is orange with yellow stars. The base art is by Makowka. Artwork of a woman with dark hair tied into a high bun. She's smirking, and has a cut that runs over her mouth, and a bandage on her cheek. She has silver earrings and a silver chain necklace, and is wearing a light colored shirt with a light pink puffy coat. There are yellow stars by her face. The background is black with large gray stars. The base art is by Makowka.
February 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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forgot how much fun it is to make picrews of my mcs, so here are my beloved charas from OUTFALL!

picrew.me/en/image_mak...
Art of a pale woman with long, dark hair, wearing a white shirt with a blue jacket overtop. Her expression is neutral. The base art is by Makowka. Artwork of a pale, freckled man with messy ginger hair. He's wearing a green shirt with Kermit the frog on it, and he's blushing and smiling. The base art is by Makowka.
February 27, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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the mortifying ordeal of shaming yourself into being someone you hate
Excerpt from OUTFALL: "Minyoung's heart drops into her stomach and collapses in on itself. She bites the inside of her cheek and lets her hand drop to her side. She's not the kind of person who offers these small, sweet touches, no matter how much she wants to be. She can't pretend she's meant for gentleness." The word "sweet" is highlighted
February 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x GIRL A x THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS

Haunted by the serial killer she escaped twenty years ago, Minyoung will do anything to protect her hard-won life, even if that means confronting a past that might ruin her trust in everything—and everyone.

#QuestPit #Q #A #PR #T
Moodboard of nine images. From top left to bottom right: a body floating out of a sewer outfall; a scattered collection of photographs and a missing person sign; a large, jagged hole through a wooden structure, as if something crashed through; the back of a large truck, with the rear end reading "too many deaths, too much pain;" a woman's figure standing with her car, door open and glowing, during twilight; text reading "we are all museums of fear;" a painting of a person swinging a knife; a painting of a head with only one eye, and the eye is being placed on by another figure right behind them; dozens of hands crawling out of the water to a single high point.
February 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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took the train down to see my sister and started reading this just to have something to do... then couldn't put it down. it's been a while since i read a book in one day, but MAN!!!
Cover of the book "Girl A" written by Abigail Dean
February 8, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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two quotes that match the vibes :-)

#MiseryPit #A #Q #T
Tumblr post by user "boymartyrarchive," reading: "when it comes down to it everything is about ghosts except ghosts, which are about love" A quote from the poem "Vive, Vive" by Traci Brimhall: "He claws at the glass anyway, as if there was any fight left in him, as if this meanness isn't what we all do when we know how helpless we are. God, God, what do I do after all this survival?" The last sentence is highlighted
February 1, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS

Haunted by the serial killer she escaped twenty years ago, Minyoung will do anything to protect her hard-won life, even if that means confronting secrets that could destroy the few precious relationships in her life.

#MiseryPit #A #Q #CT
Moodboard of nine images. From top left to bottom right: a body floating out of a sewer outfall; a scattered collection of photographs and a missing person sign; a large, jagged hole through a wooden structure, as if something crashed through; the back of a large truck, with the rear end reading "too many deaths, too much pain;" a woman's figure standing with her car, door open and glowing, during twilight; text reading "we are all museums of fear;" a painting of a person swinging a knife; a painting of a head with only one eye, and the eye is being placed on by another figure right behind them; dozens of hands crawling out of the water to a single high point.
February 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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tags for my wip, too!
Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: Consensual But It Shouldn't Be Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: It's more fun when you throw morals out the window Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: She falls first and she also falls harder Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: self-worth issues as the third party in this relationship
January 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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for OUTFALL, as per usual :-)
built my little sandcastle of favorite tropes/vibes/etc and now i get to kick my feet and giggle
Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: despite all this, an underlying theme of hope Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: rated t for trauma Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: Autistic Todoroki Shouto, not explicitly but I wrote him with autism in mind, i technically write everything with autism in mind because autism is in my mind Post from bluesky user @ao3struggles.bsky.social Text: copious amounts of dramatic bastard behavior
January 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS

Distorted memories. Debilitating paranoia. Life ruining secrets. Haunted by the serial killer she escaped twenty years ago, Marissa must destroy his ghost before he can finish what he started all those years ago.

#2025PIT #A #M #S #T #BIPOC #LGBT #ND
Photo by Kyle Thompson: a black and blue picture of a body floating out of a sewer outfall, with the title "OUTFALL" written in large letters in the center
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Twenty years after escaping a serial killer, Marissa is horrified when he begins haunting her. Paranoid and desperate for help, she must destroy the ghost before he finishes what he started twenty years ago.

MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT x THE GIRL FROM WIDOW HILLS

#2025PIT #A #M #S #T #BIPOC #LGBT #ND
A moodboard in a 3 by 3 grid. From top left to bottom right: the opening of a sewer outfall; a woman hidden behind a semi-transparent cloth; foggy woods; a dark trail in the woods; the title text "OUTFALL;" a pile of messy trash on the street; the back of a woman running through a field; the inside of a sewer outfall with the outside world visible; the vague outline of a figure's head, hands, and body, as though pushing against a semi-transparent wall.
January 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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when i say marissa gets lost in her angst and self pity quite a lot, i mean it!!! (i say this with love—she's my beloved girl)
Excerpt from OUTFALL: "Marissa has no idea why Talia has this in her home. It's so reminiscent of the case and the sewers, except then again, their experiences were completely different. Marissa is the only one who knows what it's like to swim through sewage, to shiver through the night and be surrounded by a smell so awful her body could never get used to it."
January 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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i don't know much anything about milan kundera, but i come back to these quotes a lot (they come one after the other, but i couldn't find a picture that had the full quote)
First part of the quote by Milan Kundera: "Characters are born not of woman; they are born of a situation, a sentence, a metaphor, containing in a nutshell a basic human possibility." Second part of the quote by Milan Kundera: "The characters in my novels are my own unrealized possibilities. That is why I am equally fond of them all and equally horrified by them. Each one has crossed a border that I myself have circumvented. It is that crossed border (the border beyond which my own "I" ends) which attracts me most. For beyond that border begins the secret the novel asks about. This novel is not the author's confession; it is an investigation of human life in the trap the world has become."
January 27, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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HANNIBAL 💉 x SALTBURN ⛓️

Trapped by a blizzard with a vicious monster on the loose, one woman's obsession with another grows dangerous as she decides it's her duty to protect the other woman no matter what—or who—is in the way.

#YouDeservepIt #wip #a #h #r
The title text "SHE WILL BE BEAUTIFUL" over a black and white image of dark, snowy woods with gleaming eyes in the background "FEATURING: neurodivergent and queer fmc; korean diaspora and characters inspired by korean mythology; sapphic romances; messy sisters, dysfunctional families, and toxic relationships; and fucked up women doing fucked up things." The text is laid over a background image of a winter snowscape.
January 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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an agent's guide to OUTFALL, an adult psychological thriller about fear, the past, and how to let go of both

feat.
😵 unreliable narrator
👥 secrets and their consequences
👪 messy family dynamics
💛 relationship toeing the line between platonic and romantic

#YouDeservepIt #q #a #t #agentguide
Grainy, black and white image of a man floating out of a sewer outfall, with text over top reading: "An Agent's Guide to OUTFALL" On top, the words "Pitch & Moodboard." The pitch is, "Haunted by the serial killer she escaped twenty years ago, a young woman returns to her hometown to destroy the ghost while paranoia unravels her memories and threatens her relationships." Below is a collection of six photographs of a sewer outfall, a woman covered in a semi-transparent sheet, trash on a curb, a woman running through a field, another sewer outfall, and a foggy forest. Titled "COMPS," with the book cover of "MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT" by Riley Sager, the movie poster of "LAST NIGHT IN SOHO," and the book cover of "BEWARE THE WOMAN" by Megan Abbott. Below are a list of similar elements: a haunted childhood, obsession with the past, complex female relationships, unraveling reality, panic-stricken but relentless female mc, and a ghost story that isn't about ghosts
January 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM