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TC @tcustodis.bsky.social · 14h

I'll see if i like it tomorro

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 33m

beautiful! love love love the shades of blue you used 💖

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Ingrid @faunsnoctuary.bsky.social · 13h

Malus Thorm from BG3 for some sketch requests 💀 This one challenged me, I won’t lie, but it was so worth it!! #bg3 #baldursgate3 #bg3art #bg3fanart #malusthorm

A digital soft render bust of the character Malus Thorm from Act 2 of the video game Baldur’s Gate 3 on a pale blue oval background.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 38m

oh, i'm so in love with this i want a print stat 😍

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Destiny @destinyapocalypse.bsky.social · 13h

Entering his Nexromancy phase 💀 #bg3 #astarion

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 1h

am alive. just mostly offline and cycling + trying out embroidery

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Anyway, all the negativity aside, I finally managed to finish the new VENA CAVA chapter. Give it a read if the premise of Astarion watching his lost love succumb to the same fate she saved him from seems interesting! (or if you want to see Mal eat people tbh) 🗨️⬇️ #bg3 #bg3fic #ocmaleane #ficvenacava

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I put together a collection of tracks I listen to while writing my gothic Tavstarion fic, VENA CAVA, and figured I should turn it into a playlist readers can enjoy while experiencing the story. Link in the comments below ⬇️ #bg3 #bg3fic #ocmaleane #ficvenacava

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Playlist: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Fic: archiveofourown.org/works/594636...

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per sanguinem ▬ VENA CAVA - YouTube

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i should clarify, when i write people doing bad things, it's because i am bad. they are me. more importantly, when you read about those bad things, they also become you. that's how story works. in fact, you are going to think about murder before this skeet ends. how's that feel, sicko.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I wish I could upload my gif sets to bsky as well, but it is what it is so I made a little collage instead! I suppose this can be titled "How Maleane became the Stormbringer" ⛈️ #bg3 #astarion #malstarion #ocmaleane

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

the last one is now my sleep paralysis demon

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

as someone currently struggling with stress-related insomnia as well, i'm sending you the biggest hug and truly hope soon you can get some proper rest 🫂

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Des 🖋️💜 @desdi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

a break in the meadows amongst war --- preview of my upcoming re-fit of Tepkunset's Daenerys outfits for plus-size. And just some Van and Voss' version of domesticity. #DesVP #Githyanki #Adilshar #KithrakVoss #Qudenos #Vanquish #BG3 #BG3VP

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 🌙 an alt version of my latest astarion render. wanted to play a little bit more with lighting and editing and take this a slightly different direction! (also kinda tempted to make a print oops) #astarion #bg3 #bg3art #3dart #render

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

blorbos kissing is the best stress relief! they look soooooooooooooo 😩😍

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Karkki @karkkidoesart.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#KarkkiPlaysBG3 #bg3 #astarion #tavstarion #bg3tav #art Been super stressed and didn't have much time to draw so I did a quick lil soft drawing of The Blorbos

Marcus and Astarion kissing in soft sunset lighting.

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Ambs @ambsthebard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

girls' pics at the pumpkin patch but make them a little homoerotic... as a treat 🧡 I have taken a LOT of photos at the pumpkin patch while practicing/really enjoying my new PC, & I'm using these for the final prompt of Cozy September 🧡 which is quite simply: 🎃 pumpkin 🎃

Luna lying half on top of Willow, both of them belly-down toward the ground (not sure how to describe that). There are fireflies out of focus and pumpkins in the background.

From left to right: Luna, Ofelia, Merelind, and Willow all embrace while posing for a photo in front of a haystack with pumpkins on top of it. Merelind is mugging while the others look like they're mid-convo or maybe surprised

Luna, sitting with her legs crossed in a witch, ritual-ish position on top of a table with potions and hats on it. There is a shelf with pumpkins behind her.

Lyria and Ruyn dance together. Out of focus in the background, Ofelia and Luna seem to be in a conversation, and there are many pumpkin and haystack decorations.

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Lou Jogh 🦇 @deathlywounded.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's common to find these two yapping in a whisper in the middle of the forest sometimes. There is stuff that is only theirs to know. #BaldursGate3 #DeathlyRevna #Shadowheart #QueerArt

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ObsessedWhyYes @obsessedwhyyes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now I'm back online, I realise I have a big ol' backlog of commissions I've not shown off here! First up, I had the HONOUR of capturing the beautiful, dangerous, incredibly sexy Kass for the equally beautiful @defira85.bsky.social! Thank you so much for trusting me!! 🥹 #bg3 #bg3vp #durge

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wasteful_sam @sam-the-gardener.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sad kisses, because that's all they fucking deserve :3 #oc:nimriel #drowoc #bg3 #bg3vp #rolanbg3 #VirtualPhotography

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Karkki @karkkidoesart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#tavqotd In canon!Marcus' culture their religion centers on stars so in his first language the most affectionate way to address someone is "my most beloved star". Regardless if that actually fits Calishites, I decided to bring it to Tav!Marcus too so he can call Astarion my most beloved star😌🌟

Marcus holds Astarion very gently and says "My most beloved star"

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Was there ever innocence in him? Astarion wondered as he held her close, the soft warmth radiating off her grey skin filling his unbeating heart with comfort. Were softer, kinder things still out of their reach? Were they truly so undeserving? #bg3 #bg3vp #astarion #malstarion #ocmaleane

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'd rather be unhappy clinging to an ideal (even if unachievable) than accept something so bleak as normal. And I don't think I will ever stop creating. I won't stop writing, that's for sure. It's sharing it online that's becoming... yeah, just bleak tbh.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I just personally find it very depressing and not sure if I can ever reconcile the two sides, considering that I was... literally there when things weren't like that. To me, that's abnormal and maybe that's why I can't wave it away with a 'it is what it is'.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Where you're either in or out and if you're out then tough fucking luck on the outside. But then again, talking about it all is not going to change it, at least that I finally learned to accept. Maybe you are right in the sense that fandom IS transactional now and that is the norm and no one cares.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

there are real, passionate people behind it. Communities are great and all, because at the core of it, that's what fandom is, a community. But with the advent of discord servers, instead of being more public, less personal community 'gatherings', everything turned into 'exclusive' gated communities.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

things still can be.' Social media, especially tiktok and instagram, skewed people's perception of what they engage with online. Instead of having to seek like-minded people in the same fandom, now people have algorithms, so everyone's passively consuming 'content' in fandom spaces forgetting

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I would actually disagree with a lot of what you're saying. But that's also because I've been around for a very long time, so I've seen how things used to be (and it wasn't like that before, trust me). And, I suppose, I cannot help but cling to how things were back in the day with the idea of 'how

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

and all that. things being less transactional, less personal. a bit more lighthearted. but that's neither here nor there. i think i'll just try my best to foster some hope & focus on the little joyous gems that are out there & if i can no longer find those, then i suppose it's time to move on.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

besides that. all the toxicity, drama, the endless outrage. fandom becoming so transactional, etc. etc. i feel like i circle back to this every other week. i just miss.. the good times, i suppose. fandom feeling like a big convention, strangers getting excited over each other's characters and art

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

to focus on the story and the characters i care about, about making art that i am inspired to make, stories i want to see in the world, etc. but it is just part of being human to want some sort of recognition, connection. and i feel like if it was just that, i'd manage. but there's just so much

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

'if THIS is not enough to make people care, then what is?' and it all starts to feel so pointless and actually trying to improve and do better is no longer any motivator because sometimes it just feels like nothing IS or ever will be enough. and it's all so deflating. i try to counter it by trying

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

thank you for the kind words, it means a lot 💖 and yeah, i always tell everyone that popularity is no indication of quality and it would be unkind to discredit all my years of practice by thinking that my work is not good, but i can't say that numbers don't play a role. it becomes more of a..

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Karkki @karkkidoesart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

2/2

Comic page. Marcus has left the table and the letter is gone. Marcus does a montage of very ordinary errands, washes the dishes, polishes armour, buys wine, haggles with the fishmonger, while still having the same concerned/dejected expression.

Comic page. Marcus stands still while a nautiloid appears over the city. He sighes, smokes his pipe and says: "Shit."

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Karkki @karkkidoesart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#KarkkiPlaysBG3 #bg3 #bg3tav #art Marcus tadpole adventures - Part 1: Marcus' not very good day 1/2

Comic page. Marcus sits in his patio in Baldur's Gate in the morning while reading a paper, drinking coffee and lighting his pipe.

Comic page. Marcus turns to look at a letter open next to him on a table with a dejected expression.

The letter reads: Commander,
As before there's nothing to report. The young
lord is the same as ever. Sleeps poorly, drinks
and gambles too much, but nothing alarming.
- Caelthas
P.S. It's surely not my place and I don't
know what's going on between you two, but
couldn't you just come here and talk to him
yourself? He asks about you often, I do think
he would listen to you. He swore me not to
write to you about that, but I'm hoping it'll
convince you, since frankly I'm tired of being
some kind of messenger between you.

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Karkki @karkkidoesart.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

He's fine :) #art #wip

Younger Marcus against stark red background, eye freshly cut, face covered in blood, holding swords in bloody hands and looking down with wild horrified expression.

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Karkki @karkkidoesart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not a fan of this cruise he didn't ask for #art #wip

Marcus is sits inside an illithid pod and says: Fuck.

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HIMU @himu-fanart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Rite of Profane Ascension will be mine, and he won't see a scrap of its glory. I am going to complete the ritual as the Ascendant, and then I am going to kill him.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

weeping crying throwing up the one thing i didn't miss is bsky's character limit lmao 😭 here's the link: archiveofourown.org/works/594636...

archiveofourown.org

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

so i figured it's becoming unhealthy and decided to deactivate to physically prevent myself from doing something that's causing me distress.

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Melody | [hiatus] @mercymakin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

+ i just noticed that my own relationship with my art started changing and i'd find myself compulsively refreshing bsky after posting (because adhd makes me seek dopamine and getting that little number next to notifications gives me exactly that) and just.. feel increasingly worse about myself.

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