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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I’m going to be directing on this next year! Ben has assembled an insanely OP team for this one, wish me luck that I can keep up!

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This is the last week to order Glass Scientists acrylic charms from the shop! Pre-orders close after May 27th for this very final restock—after that date, these charms will no longer be available. If you want them, pre-order here: arythusa.storenvy.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I'm making one final batch of Glass Scientists acrylic charms! PRE-ORDERS are open for one month starting TODAY--These charms will ONLY be available through pre-order and WILL NOT BE RESTOCKED! arythusa.storenvy.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

The Glass Scientists (FINAL) UPDATE: That's all ❤️ www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Second-to-last page, y'all 😥 It's been wild www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

THE THIEF AND THE DUCHESS Or: “KIDNAPPED from my heterosexual man husband by sexy lesbian sky pirates!! And they all keep flirting with me?! Whatever shall I do??” A new sample storyboard sequence based on a pilot script I wrote a few years ago <3 bit.ly/3NGyHwG

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The Thief and the Duchess

Or: “KIDNAPPED from my heterosexual man husband by sexy lesbian sky pirates!! And they all keep flirting with me?! Whatever shall I do??” A new sample storyboard sequence based on a pilot script I…

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Hyde gets to be cringey and monologuey one last time www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

And I love how that awkwardness seemingly has no effect on his desirability…. The camera will be lustfully lingering on his body for whole minutes while swelling emotional music plays and the entire time he is standing there like Shane: 🫤 Representation matters.

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I can’t stop thinking about Shane Hollander from #HeatedRivalry. He’s sooooooo fucking awkward and stiff in a way that feels so specific to SEVERAL half-Japanese guys I know IRL and also kind of me (half-Japanese and kind of a guy)

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: In retrospect, this looks kinda gross www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Jekyll and Lanyon make plans for the future ❤️ www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Frankenstein has just discovered the concept of friendship and now it's all she can think about www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

As a longtime Emerald Fennell truther I am LIVING for this drama

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

At my annual physical and the conversation was: 10%: my health 90% the doctor ranting about how she had just seen Wuthering Heights and she HAD to tell someone about how much she hated it 🤣

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: At some point I'm going to have to talk to my therapist about why, when I really, REALLY like a character, I just have to see them getting slapped and punched all over the place www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

SHOP UPDATE!: Remainder rewards for THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME III pre-order campaign are now available! Limited quantity--once I run out of these last remaining copies, they're gone!

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Hyde in this panel is me during the entire second half of January (unending transphobic* flu from hell) www.theglassscientists.com *the flu was transphobic because it almost prevented me from having top surgery

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Frankenstein reveals the secret to her cunning discovery www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: A little backstory is in order www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Jasper and Rachel partake in shenanigans in the graveyard www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: YIKES I fully forgot to upload today's page amidst all my top surgery travel!! Apologies, it's up now!! www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Rachel and Jasper get a chance to reconnect www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: You are cordially invited to the Society for Arcane Sciences! www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I made a little 2025-in-review post, if anyone's curious what I've been up to: open.substack.com/pub/arythusa...

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Anyway, the Lodgers have unionized now www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Okay this character is an EXTREMELY deep cut from an early early version of this story, and I will be impressed if anyone remembers him www.theglassscientists.com

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Nico Colaleo @nicocolaleo.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

I hate to e-beg, it's embarrassing and I feel pathetic, but all I want for the holidays is to help my disabled mother with her medical bills so she can continue getting the care and treatments she needs. Please donate or share, I appreciate it so much! LINK: gofund.me/15682d815

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Hey everyone and Happy Holidays 2025- This is Nico Colaleo (creator of Ollie &… Nico Colaleo needs your support for Holiday Help for Nico's Disabled Mother

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Oh Joy Sex Toy @ohjoysextoy.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

@arythusa.bsky.social waited two years after coming out as nonbinary before starting on testosterone because they wanted to look more like a soft anime prince boi than a manly lumberjack. Fortunately, they found a compromise by going on a low-dose of HRT! www.ohjoysextoy.com/low-dose-hrt...

Low-Dose HRT and You by Sage Cotugno published 2025-12-16 on https://www.ohjoysextoy.com/low-dose-hrt-and-you-sage-cotugno

Today’s comic is drawn by Sage Cotugno, an Asian American trans mask non-binary person, with pronouns They/Them, who is depicted as both free and post-HRT in the comic. The comic is drawn with clean, sharp lines and colored in blues and oranges that make the whole thing pop.

Narration - I came out as a non-binary in 2019, but didn’t start HRT (hormone Replacement Therapy) until two years later
We see a younger sage having their hair buzzed from behind. They’re thinking to themselves:
Damn, my head looks like a giant egg.

Next, we're shown two stereotype depictions of different men. One is a lumberjack with a big, giant ax, bushy beard, and huge chest. The other is a elf like woodland creature elegantly holding a hand to their head to dramatic effect with sparkles around them.The Lumberjack has these notes floatinga round them:- Huge Beard and muscles- 24/7 flannel lifestyle- Part-time paper towel model, full-time American hero
The Elf-man has these notes:- Cat-ears somehow??- Deadly cheekbones- Heir to the moon kingdom.
Narration - I hesitated in part because I had never wanted to look like a traditionally masculine man.
I pictured myself as more of a soft, anime prince boy.

Sage shows themselves at the Gender Buffet, picking up different bits of food and adding it to their plate
Narration - I wished I could pick and choose which masculine traits I would end up with…

Suddenly, a huge wave with the label T-Gel Tsunami comes crashing down onto Sage
Narration - But I knew from my research that it was more of an all-or-nothing kind of deal.

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We see a small sage sitting on top of the hill looking out at the clouds, Lion King style, forming in the clouds themselves, is the Elfish masculine trope that Sage craves.
Narration - I began to suspect my soft boy dreams were some quixiotic fantasy like wanting to be a dinosaur or a wizard. Surely real trans people don’t want things like that!

A doctor springs out of the page, with their hand in the air
Narration- But then my doctor said...
Doctor- Actually, lots of them do!

In this next panel, we see a giant banner with the word low-dose HRT on top of it. It is adorned with needle and pill visualizations. Behind it is the doctor showing off the banner while Sage looks on, and imagines a bull’s-eye of hitting the perfect place for their trans-masc dreams.

Doctor- There's two roots trans folk often take: They either want to go 'all the way' towards one end of the binar, or land somewhere in the middle. People in the secondary category often choose…
Sage interrupts- Gasp! So it’s like a magical soft boy pill??
Doctor - well, not exactly…

A pink ribbon unfurls across the bottom of the page stating, "Read the rest on Oh Joy Sex Toy .com"

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

“Women do not want [trans women] in our spaces” Actually most women do?? They’re literally fine with it, it’s not a big deal, what are you getting so mad about

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Fell down a TERFblr rabbit hole for an hour after finding out that an old friend is (most likely) a TERF I should stop but I’m fascinated by their headcanons about womanhood

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I can’t believe they’re coming for trans-Thomas-Jefferson’s hatsune miku binder

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Lanyon is just doing his best (and it isn't nearly enough) www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Don't ask about the last time Lanyon slept www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: The flower budget for this funeral must have been off the charts www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The limited edition Jekyll and Hyde enamel pins are available in the store NOW, just in time for the holiday season! arythusa.storenvy.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

"It was one thing to take on a gaggle of scientists who had likely never done a day’s hard labor in their life. Frankenstein was another matter entirely . . ." This is the final preview of the bonus epilogue story for The Glass Scientists: Volume 3!

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Jekyll serving face from beyond the grave www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: I'm back on my Catholic icon bullshit again . . . www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

At last, my continuous spine design is complete again!! 🪒 What do you think of the final look?? 👀 There's now less than a month left in the Glass Scientists: Volume 3 pre-order campaign--don't forget to pre-order AND fill out your (separate!!) pre-order gift forms!

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Chapter 17 of The Glass Scientists is now complete! If you've been waiting to catch up, now's a great (or terrible, maybe?) time to do that! www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: One Hell of a finale www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: All right, ya filthy animals, here's your "Confrontation" reference www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

"All he could think of was shattered skulls and burst entrails, every horrible thing that might befall a human body at the end of a fifteen-hundred foot plummet through the skies." Excerpt from the epilogue in The Glass Scientists: Volume 3! Pre-order: bit.ly/4fRwKHv

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: Jekyll and Hyde light up the sky www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: The singer addresses his audience* www.theglassscientists.com *sneaky Decemberists reference here

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This Saturday, October 11th, I'm going to be participating in the @blacknanimated Charity Stream-a-Thon! Come hang out with me and a fantastic lineup of talented artists as we chat and draw!

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

The Glass Scientists UPDATE!: In which Hyde has a somewhat concerning glint in his eye www.theglassscientists.com

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Sage Cotugno | Buy THE GLASS SCIENTISTS: VOLUME II! @arythusa.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Sisters Grimm airs on Apple+ today!! I got to serve as sup director for a talented team of directors, board artists, revisionists, and editors and to work alongside amazing designers, animators, and production folks. So glad it's finally out there for the world to see ❤️

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