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Howl "Boo" Rider @stopboorider.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

i was asked to cross post my bernard doodles from my Fallen London tumblr to here for all the beetle lovers, and how could i refuse. i'd do anything for bernard. #fallenlondon #ESspoilers

in morning lounge wear and drinking tea, Zagel contemplates the similarities of wall scuttling activities that poodle sized beetles and multi legged spindle wolves delight in doing, as Bernard (poodle sized beetle) scuttles playfully across the apartment walls.

Zagel carefully puts on Bernard's harness and clips the lead to it, while the poodle sized beetle excitedly yet politely wiggles all of it's appendages. WALKIES surrounded with many hearts is written in the background to make up for the fact this was doodled at like 3 am and was unsure how visually clear the harness was

Zagel, in longue wear sits curled up on the vague notion of a couch with legs crossed and tail wrapped around. Bernard is flopped in his lap, no thoughts head empty full of bliss, as Zagel drumroll taps his fingers across the poodle sized beetle's shell while reading some letters.

Zagel, standing, has hefted an entire poodle sized beetle into his arms, which was the only acceptable reaction to Bernard being so excited to visit his beetle-sitter. One of Bernard's leggies is caught up in and messing up Zagel's hair, but Zagel is still happy to affectionately hold the beetle he wasn't expecting to make friends with.

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Howl "Boo" Rider @stopboorider.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

also here's bonus doodle of me trying to figure out what the fuck a beetle harness entailed. nevermind that i don't know anything about beetles or harnesses and what makes a good one. no idea if it's possible to even put this on... but it looks nice maybe???????

there's a loop around the section between the big back part and the middely part, which attaches to the center ring that the lead also attaches to. there's loops that go around the middle legs and then have a connecting band across the underside, and loops that go around the shoulders and connect down to that underside band. nothing goes around the beetles neck or what I assume is a neck I don't know if beetles have necks

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