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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 11/09/2026

drop a random GL manga panel with absolutely no context

Manga panel of two women, both of them looking awkward, and one saying "Psych!"

Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 10/09/2026

Just in time for #sapphicseptember , the audiobook version of Fractures Between, my angsty lesbian romance, is now available! Narrated by @ardariel.bsky.social books2read.com/u/b5yVOG Can be found on audible (Other platforms soon), and if you want to buy direct, oroboro.itch.io/fractures-be...

The second chance she always dreamed of is only a reality away.

Theo's best friend and her first crush, Summer, died tragically when they were teenagers. Ten years later, Theo has a new job and is returning home. The scars of that tragedy run deep, but she's determined to face her past and move on.

Until a wish on a comet catapults Theo into an alternate reality where she and Summer never became friends… and Summer never died.

Summer falls in love easily, even though it's rarely returned. As a dropout, former bully, and gas station clerk, she knows she's not really a catch. When Theo shows up on Summer's doorstep, she offers the bed in her tiny apartment while Theo tries to find a way home. It's a small sacrifice, but then Theo looks at her as if she's the most important woman in the world, and Summer wishes she could give her so much more.

As they grow closer, Theo discovers there's a time limit on this miracle, and she has to make a choice. Can she really abandon her family and friends to stay with Summer?

Or will she have to say goodbye to Summer for the second time?

Picture of a book cover. The title reads "Fractures Between." The Author reads "Beatrice Mckinsey."

The cover depicts two women sitting back to back, a jagged white line separating them. The woman on the left is white, has long dark hair and glasses, and sits alone in a darkened wood. The woman on the right is white, has short red hair, and sits alone at the side of of a lake, during a Sunset. Their fingers cross the white lines and intertwine with each other, implying that they're reaching out for each other across a split in realities.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 22/06/2026

My newest story, Blaze // Again, will be released on Sunday, June 29th! Look for it on Royalroad, with chapter updates twice a week! Join Abi and Vil as they pilot mechs to fight monsters, discover lost secrets, and resist the looming might of empire. Art by @sarkastiklover.bsky.social #lesfic

Cover art for a book titled Blaze // Again, by Beatrice Mckinsey.

Cover depicts two giant robots swordfighting in midair air. One is magenta, one is beige, both have heads but lack facial features.

Two women can be seen leaning out of the cockpits in the center of each mech, reaching out to each other. The woman on top, Vil, is blonde with pale skin, and the woman on the bottom, Abi, has dark skin and dark hair.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 17/06/2026

Some of my favorite gaming experiences in the past 6 years or so.

9 Steam Games I Want To Spread

a 3x3 grid of various video games

of the Devil
1000xResist
In Stars And Time
Z.A.T.O: I love the world and everything in it
Unbeatable
Astlibra
Misericorde
Void Stranger
Gnosia

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 28/04/2026

goofanader.itch.io/shuukura-dre... It's finally done! Working together with @goofanader.bsky.social as the artist, our entry for the #shuukura game jam. Please enjoy this visual novel about the (worse) lives Miyagi and Sendai would have lived without each other.

Screenshot of a visual novel. The background is a pixelated photograph of a bed. The UI is made up of clouds. On the left, you can see sprites of two characters, Sendai and Miyagi.

The text is as follows:

"Well, Shiori? What did you think?"

I paused the movie as the credits rolled on and shut the laptop lid. The two of us cuddled together on my bed, limbs lazily draped over each other for easy contact

Shiori grunted softly, and gave a small shrug of her shoulder. "It was fine."

Screenshot of a visual novel. The background is a pixelated photograph of a cafe. The UI is made up of clouds. On the left, you can see sprites of two characters, Miyagi and an unknown girl with light brown hair.

The text is as follows:

A girl sat at one of the booths, gazing out the window, her expression a little sad. Sunlight shone through her auburn hair.

And she was the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen in my life.

For a moment, I forgot what I was doing, and why I was here.

Screenshot of a visual novel. The background is a pixelated photograph of a booth. The UI is made up of clouds. On the left, you can see sprites of two characters, Sendai and an unknown girl with short dark hair.

The text is as follows:

"Minako-chan! I'm gone for three minutes and I see you've already made a new friend. Guess I really do have to be careful about you, or you might get gobbled up."

A voice came from behind me, and I turned to see a woman standing there, with a short, boyish haircut, and sharp eyes that seemed to cut me to the bone. But they barely spared me a second glance as she walked past the table and put her hand on Minako's shoulder.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 31/03/2026

Trans woman author here! I have a lesbian romance about a woman who finds herself in an alternate reality where her dead best friend is still alive. The leads are both cis, but there are several trans characters. books2read.com/u/b5yVOG

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 20/03/2026

#lesficfri "feet" As someone with extremities that also get ice cold easily, there's something delightful about tormenting your partner with them.

“I…” Vil stared at her hand, swallowed, then grasped it with her own. “Okay.”

Abi yelped at Vil’s touch. “How are your hands so cold!”

Vil laughed cruelly, then kicked out, her feet daggers of ice that connected with Abi’s shins.

“Hey! Stop it! If you don’t I’ll have to—” Abi growled, then caught both of Vil’s hands in hers, and wrapped her legs around Vil’s feet, pinning them. It was cold, but she endured it. “Now sit there and warm up.”

“I, uh, you—” Vil stammered, then fell silent, her eyes wide and locked onto Abi’s. “You’re warm.”

“You gotta be, to be a blaze pilot.” Abi winked, and giggled at her own joke. She felt it though. Vil’s cold limbs melting under her warmth. And an even greater heat, building up inside of her. She wanted to lean down and—

Abi pulled back, rolling away from Vil. Iz was who she cared for. And Vil had encouraged her even. She’d finally be honest about her feelings. Vil was nice and all, and pretty cute, but all of Nevi’s teasing must have planted weird thoughts in her brain.

Vil scooted towards the edge of the bed. “I’m sorry,” she mumbled.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 10/03/2026

The ebook for Fractures Between is now available in places other than Amazon! Please check out my lesbian romance about two women hung up on ghosts and past mistakes but still managing to find something genuine anyway. books2read.com/u/b5yVOG oroboro.itch.io/fractures-be...

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 05/03/2026

Split by row: Top is games that resonate with me now. Middle is when I was a young adult (egg) Bottom is when I was a little kid.

A grid featuring the cover art of 9 different video games.

From left to right: 1000xresist, of the devil, in stars and time, Umineko No Naku Koro Ni, Nier Automata, Touhou 6 embodiment of scarlet devil, final fantasy 6, harvest moon 64, the legend of zelda a link to the past

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 04/03/2026

Remember seeing commercials for this blasting constantly on Spike TV. Topless girls riding bikes! Such scandal, such titillation!

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 26/02/2026

Stopped by a local queer bookstore and decided to splurge a bit.

Photograph of 7 volumes of the manga "i want to love you until your dying day"

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 02/02/2026

Read my lesbian romance novel, about two women desperate to fix the mistakes of their pasts with each other. (and mostly failing.) mybook.to/FracturesBet...

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 23/01/2026

I guess PFP day is a thing. in like 2011 I was involved in a haruhi suzumiya fanfic community, and a friend made me this* picture of kyon wearing a coat, and I've used it ever since. Held onto it long enough it feels like branding. *When I transitioned I asked another friend to gender swap her.

art of a chibi version of the character kyon, gender swapped, from The melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

A young woman with long brown hair tied up in a ponytail, wearing a white and blue schoolgirl uniform, with a long brown greatcoat over it.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 15/01/2026

post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers

Screenshot of the old SNES game Terranigma. Depicts the protagonist in a strange library with a checkered floor staring at an imp like creature.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 09/01/2026

Here's a few early designs I've done for Lucia and Valerie, characters for a visual novel I've been working for. Pretty popular girl x delinquent military brat, set in the 90s. I've set my efforts towards finishing the script for now, so haven't been spending much time drawing lately. #BluePitHype

black and white pencil sketch on line paper of a teenaged girl, wearing a sweater vest, a collared shirt underneath, and a pencil skirt. Her expression is dubious.

black and white pencil sketch on lined paper of a teenaged girl. She's wearing a crop top with an oversized, baggy jacket worn loose over it. Her expression is cocky.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 25/12/2025

Looking for a sapphic romance to read this christmas?* Try Fractures Between! mybook.to/FracturesBet... *this story has absolutely nothing to do with christmas and in fact explicitly takes place at the end of summer. expect wordplay because one of the main characters is named Summer.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 12/12/2025

Books have arrived, ready to be sold at a local market! First time I've ever done anything like this, and pretty excited about it. #writesky

Photograph of a cardboard box, holding multiple copies of the book Fractures Between, by Beatrice Mckinsey.

The cover depicts two women sitting back to back, a jagged white line separating them. The woman on the left is white, has long dark hair and glasses, and sits alone in a darkened wood. The woman on the right is white, has short red hair, and sits alone at the side of of a lake, during a Sunset. Their fingers cross the white lines and intertwine with each other, implying that they're reaching across realities.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 11/12/2025

I've got a lesbian romance about alternate timelines and second chances. mybook.to/FracturesBet...

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 08/12/2025

I had grand ambitions to make a playable demo for #yurijam2025 , but it turns out preparing a book for publishing is a lot of extra work, so I had to drop out. And now that I've got a new job, finishing up the script will have to paused as I adjust to the new schedule. Have a rough sketch.

A pencil sketch of a teenage girl, wearing a buttondown, a patterned sweater vest overtop of it, and a pencil skirt. She's got long, light hair that goes past her shoulders, a hairband, and looks vaguely annoyed at something. Her right hand is on her hip.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 07/12/2025

My debut lesbian romance, Fractures Between, is now available! mybook.to/FracturesBet... On Kindle Unlimited, with print copies available elsewhere.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 04/12/2025

Damn I did not expect to be called out this hard.

Visual novel players may enjoy Misericorde (gay nun murder mystery), Ladykiller in a Bind (gay and stupid butch simulator), Of The Devil (ace attorney but gay the other way), and of course Umineko no Naku Koro Ni - but if she has read Umineko she will not be able to stop herself from talking about it, and if so you should get her a Beatoriche fumo. I got my own Lambda and Bern from Purupurupikopuyo.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 12/11/2025

Have plans to play in a one-shot ttrpg this weekend, with pregenned characters, and got this in my character notes. And y'know? Sometimes it's nice to be seen.

7. Yes I gave you a lesbian who can control time, if you don't alter time over a girl I'm going to be disappointed in you.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 08/11/2025

Bluesky, I'd love to see your swords! This is the sword I forged for my wedding. My in-laws made the sheathe, and the blacksmith teaching the swordsmithing class doing most of the detail work is the only reason it looks so good, but I'm still incredibly proud of it.

A sword and a sheathe resting against a tree in autumn.

The sheathe on the left is made of wood, and wrapped in a teal fabric with gold lacing over top. Black cord wrapped around the sheathe creates a handle to carry it with.

The sword on the right has a wooden handle. It has a curved, black iron cross guard that ends in the shape of a leaf. The blade is sharp, beveled, and acid etched.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 15/10/2025

I'm so excited to finally share the cover art for my debut novel, Fractures Between! Huge thanks to @karevalgon.bsky.social for her fantastic artwork, and thanks to @lyricdesigns.bsky.social for the titling. #lesfic #sapphicromance #sapphicfiction #sapphfic #wlw #romancenovels #queerromancesd

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 11/10/2025

Just watched the first episode of the Gnosia anime. Have been really excited ever since it got announced, since I absolutely loved the video game. Basically Among Us / Werewolf / Mafia as a time loop drama. Has gorgeous animation, and three canonically nonbinary characters, protagonist included!

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 21/09/2025

Painted some princesses on the windows of a pizza shop as part of a local art festival. Was a collaborative effort between me and my housemates. #SlaythePrincess

The princess from Slay The Princess painted onto the window of a brick building. A woman in a fancy dress and a tiara, sitting in a dungeon chained to the wall. The painting is in grayscale.

The Tower from Slay The Princess painted onto the window of a brick. A very large woman in a diaphanous dress fills the entire frame of the painting, reaching down towards the viewer. The painting is in grayscale.

The Apotheosis from Slay The Princess painted onto the window of a brick building. A kaiju sized woman depicted from afar, filling the frame, dressed in strips of cloth covered in eyeballs. The painting is in grayscale.

A zoomed out photograph of all three previous paintings next to each other.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 05/09/2025

As a kid, Theo made up a silly little riddle to find out where the key to her secret base is hidden. But Summer prefers the direct approach. #LesFicFri #sapphic #lesfic #LesbianBooks

Summer grinned. The fort was just ahead. A small, square, stout building made of wood. Grand and impressive. A place to hide away, be yourself. Something that would have been absolutely incredible to have as a child.
“Here we are.” Theo gestured grandly, her voice tinged with nervous excitement. “My home away from home. Secret base, headquarters for all sorts of adventures and shenanigans.”
As she approached, Summer saw that the door had a small padlock attached to it. “It’s locked.”
“Yeah.” Theo clasped her hands behind her back, leaning close to Summer as she inspected it. “Think you can figure out the secret to get inside?”
Summer blinked. “Uh, I guess?” She wasn’t really sure what Theo was trying to get at, but well. She was equipped. She fished her keys out of her pocket, found the lockpicking tool attached to the ring, then slid it into the padlock and jiggled it around until it popped open.
Theo stared blankly. “That’s, uh. Hmm.”
“What? Locks like this are painfully insecure.”
“No, that’s fine, I just…” Theo sighed, then chuckled. “You find that thing useful pretty often?”
Summer shrugged. “I wouldn’t say often. But it’s come in handy every once in awhile. Best part is using it to access the roof on my apartment building. Good place to hang out.”
Theo’s eyes lit up. “Ooh! We should totally do that.” She grinned, then stepped forward and opened the door.
There wasn’t much to it. A small, square room. A beanbag set up in the corner. Stacks of manga and books. An empty cooler. A storage box in the corner. The smell of dust and old wood.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 29/08/2025

Losers screwing around together during second shift at a gas station. #lesficfri for "tongue"

“Alright, alright, this one’s going to do it, you’d better watch.”
“Uh-huh.” Summer spared a glance for her coworker, Minha, who currently had a rubber band stretched between her fingers, a paper projectile carefully balanced on the makeshift slingshot.
Minha squinted, her aim careful. She released, and the little paper triangle soared through the air, smacked right into the top of a pringles can, which clattered off the shelf onto the floor.
“Yes! I am the champion!” She cheered. She held her hand out for a high five.
Summer slapped it half heartedly, but she couldn’t keep the grin from her face. “You sure are. I’m not picking that back up though.”
Minha stuck her tongue out, then went over to fix her mess. She was all of five nothing, cute as a button, athletic as hell, and dumb as a box of rocks. But she was probably one of Summer’s closest friends, and made working in this dead end job tolerable.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 27/08/2025

they're so cute gonna feel really bad when I have to ramp up the trauma. #vndev

A "Never went frog hunting before?"

P "No. Wasn't really my kind of thing."

P "Do we need to find like, a sharp stick or something?"

"Amy blinks, then bursts out laughing."

P "What?"

A "We're not hunting them to kill them, silly!"

A "You just like, try to find a frog, and then catch it with your bare hands."

P "Oh."

"My face feels hot, and I look away."

P "What do you do with them afterwards?"

A "You hold it up and go 'wow check out this frog I found!' And then you let it go."

"Did I seriously think that she meant, what, stabbing and eating frogs? Would I have gone along with that if she did?"

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 15/08/2025

#lesficfri The morning after Theo and Summer share a bed together for the first time. (Platonically!)

A part of Theo wanted to reach over, to brush Summer’s hair out of her face, to pepper her with soft kisses, to wake her up by murmuring sweet nothings into her ear.
Their relationship wasn’t there. Not yet, anyway. But Theo wanted it to be. She could admit that much.
Instead, Theo quietly climbed out of bed. She got dressed, crept out into the kitchen and closed the doo behind her. Summer deserved to sleep in.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 11/08/2025

Love Thy Neighbor - Willow 12/??? An absolutely toxic train wreck from start to finish, couldn't look away. University student helps her housewife neighbor out of an abusive situation, they start an affair and fuck nasty a lot, they both make each other worse, etc.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 08/08/2025

11/??? How Do We Relationship - Tamifull Long running, ended pretty recently. 133 chapters of realistic, messy relationship drama. And a great rare example of a story taking place over a long enough timeframe that what didn't work initially sells it working after years of character development.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 05/08/2025

10/??? Sorry, but I'm not into Yuri - Mochi Au Lait This one starts with a trashy porn premise, but once it gets past that, it somehow morphs into a surprisingly solid harem comedy where the protagonist just unintentionally delivers incredible rizz wherever she goes. Like Watamote but even gayer.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 04/08/2025

9/??? I Want To Love You Until Your Dying Day - Nachi Aono Reluctant child soldier falls in love with the ruthless immortal weapon, and they both find peace and comfort with each other amongst the horrors. Bleak, poignant, and getting an anime adaption which I'm super excited about.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 03/08/2025

8/??? I See You, Aizawa-san! - Doroshii Odoroo Girl who can see ghosts x Recently deceased idol who haunts the classroom. Very cute, though little explicit romance (yet) as the protagonist tries to pretend she can't see Aizawa, but still making her afterlife easier wherever possible.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 02/08/2025

7/??? My Dear Lass - Tracy Hu Plot on this one is a bit meandering, but the artstyle and character design is so gorgeous I love it anyway, and it has some fun age gap (between adults!) drama and angst that feels handled pretty realistically.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 01/08/2025

6/??? Buying A Classmate For 5000 Yen A Week - Haneda Usa Obsessed with this one. Mostly for the webnovel rather than the manga. 387+ chapters of idiots in denial playing gay chicken with each other and mostly failing spectacularly. I even ended up writing a fanfic for it.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 01/08/2025

Pink Candy Kiss - Ami Uozomi Peak "Reuniting with a childhood friend who's now married to a man but are both still really into each other" angst.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 01/08/2025

Hana Monogatari - schwinn Named after the famous novel, this manga is pretty straightforward and simple, but it wins a lot of points for being an incredibly rare niche. OLD WOMAN YURI

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 31/07/2025

3/??? Our Love Is Disgusting - Usui Shio Love it when the yuri is kind of toxic and fucked up. Girl with a fetish for making dolls resembling her ex meets girl with a doll licking fetish, who commissions the perfect doll, using her own body as a blueprint. Plenty of obsession and compelling angst.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 31/07/2025

2/??? A Couple Drifting In The Wind - Puebro This one's pretty new so I don't know where it's going, but so far it seems pretty cute and sweet Disaster lesbian Photography Student meets The Hottest Woman Alive and decide to become roommates. Eagerly waiting for more. Seriously LOOK at her.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 31/07/2025

1/??? Have A Great Trip After The Credits Roll - Rikitake Hero dies defeating the demon king, is resurrected by her mage companion, but with a time limit. So they travel the world and see everything they wanted to see together, in a peaceful world, and fall in love again. Sweet and poignant.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 28/07/2025

Made some artwork to celebrate reaching 300 downloads. Even if half of them were because of people archiving due to itchio bullshit, I appreciate it all the same! I hope to share many more stories and art in the future.

Lineart of two women, one in blue, one in red, over a black blackground. The blue woman, Kayla is kneeling on the ground, hands tied behind her back, wearing a bra and boyshorts. She has long hair. She's looking up at the red woman. Emily. Emily is standing to the right and slightly behind the Kayla, wearing a tanktop with most of the sides cut out, and cargo pants. She has a side shave, and is reaching for the Kayla, with her thumb hooked into the Kayla's mouth On the right side of the image there is text in red and blue that says "THANKS FOR 300 DOWNLOADS! Cyberbulli"

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 04/07/2025

#lesficfri Summer has fucked up a lot of friendships in her life, but despite everything, this one might still be salvageable. #wip #writingcommunity #writesky #lesfic #sapphic #queerwriters

Riley turned to stare at Theo, her eyes sad. “Why is it we both always fall for the same, unavailable women?”
Summer laughed, and shook her head. “Even with the university, only ever so many gay girls around. If I stick around too long in this town, I’ll eventually completely age myself out of that dating pool too.”
A beat passed, and then Riley snorted with laughter. “Sorry, sorry! For a moment I just pictured you as the lesbian version of that creepy older guy who shows up at college parties.”
Probably where her future was headed, but Summer grinned anyway. She scrunched up her face, put a rasp into her voice, and said “Heeeey ladies,” in the creepiest way she could manage.
Riley laughed even harder, and elbowed Summer in the side. “Too real!”
Summer grinned, and for a moment, it was just like old times. Riley was her friend again. All was right in the world.
The moment passed. Riley looked away. Silence hung in the air, awkward once more.

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Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io · 30/06/2025

Theo discovers exactly what it would take to return to her own reality... and lies about it, because she's not ready to go home. #wip #writingcommunity #writesky #lesfic #sapphic #queerwriters

Theo had lied to Summer.
It was all she could think about, as she sat in the passenger seat of Summer’s car, staring out the window and watching the town turn into farmland turn into wilderness. That she’d lied, utterly, blatantly, selfishly. Mars and Venus were in alignment? What complete bullshit.
She should just come clean, tell Summer the truth, take her to view the comet, and end this whole farce.
But the simple fact was that she didn’t want to do that. She wasn’t ready to go home.
So she’d lied. She’d put off going back to her own reality until the last day the comet would be visible, in a little under a month.
And now she’d stay with Summer. Leech off of her generosity. Soak in her presence like it was a drug, like she’d fallen off the wagon after a decade of being clean. Drown in her own indulgence.
Selfish. Pathetic. Disgusting. Creepy.

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