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Victor Bell- Author, artist, and chef developing cookbooks, novels, and games. Natural science, animation, monster, and horror enthusiast- they/it, 28 pythonmelon.neocities.org

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Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 4h

Hello #Lithodgepodge! I'm Victor Bell, a queer multigenre writer with a focus on modern fantasy, thrillers, horror, and a mix thereof- currently I'm focusing on a couple novels! I tend to be opinionated but on a few things I truly could not decide

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 8h

Day 1 of #Psychonautober2026, Camper- I love Quentin and this stupid headcanon I will not let go

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 10h

Happy Halloween season! Over here, it never ends

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 13h

#WIPSnips not Injury but Wound, from Bloody Terrible

"Let’s call it a trash disposal system." Muriel shrugged. "I'll demonstrate."
He shifted the staff to one hand and reached into his jacket pocket, removing a small handgun. He turned properly back to Swanson and shot him in the gut with a single, casual pull of the trigger.
The smaller man flinched, then stumbled back one step, two, before he fell onto his rear on the carpet. The ring of the shot bounced off the walls and he started to fumble at the wound, a clean hole in his shirt already beginning to soak through with blood. He moved like molasses, seemingly not yet realizing what exactly had happened.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- there's hot gossip over here, too

Gabriel squinted at Renee, lip pulling back in an expression of disgust as if she had just caught a whiff of something rancid. "You're not palling around with one of those wannabe vampire perverts as a bodyguard, are you?"
“One of those what?” He leaned forward, hands clasped. “Gabriel, what have I missed?”
“It’s an ongoing problem.” She snorted, drowning the thought in one exasperated gulp of blood and liquor and embracing the change in subject.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#WIPSnips from my Appalachian historical horror-romance Ethel Was Alone, a little town gossip

Someone was talking- someone was gossipping in the aisle over between seed sacks and watering cans. Ethel stopped, leaning against the shelf separating her from what sounded like Dr. Seiber and Imogen Twain.

“I saw her husband.” He mused softly. “What of Minnie, she’s not ill as well?” He paused, then muttered something just loud enough to hear. “Not a broken wrist again, I hope.”

“She said she was considering going to visit her sister in Jackson.” Imogen said conspiratorially. Ethel could almost hear the doctor’s eyebrows raise. “Taking the boy too. And her bags.”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Found this bolo tie over the weekend and HAD to have it

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Bald guys!!

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- Visiting a friend.

You don't look well." Gabriel observed blithely, settling into her favorite plush-leather seat against the far wall. "You're sick."
"Don't remind me." Nostriano frowned, taking a drink from one of her personal attendants and eating the cherry off the top before draining it as he sat across from her. His stomach would growl unpleasantly at him about it later.
“Why haven’t you healed yet? The news sounded bad but not that bad.” She leaned forward and whispered, champagne glass held between her knees.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

> How my stories start > How they end

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- how about National? Muriel preps to do an interview.

He was a foreign national, Scottish, going under a chosen name. His personally-expounded record was provable. He was wanted in Denmark as of 1974, but had managed to stealth through everywhere else. Muriel thought he looked seasoned, going on old, but not very. Early fifties maybe, Muriel himself was thirty-eight at the time.
Muriel always met his potential hires for dinner. He was a shrewd businessman and knew how to spend his money on what mattered. It was a nice spot, a high-end steakhouse with an expensive wine cellar, low lights and a fireplace with a good smoking section.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hello world, it's me Vic! I'm an author and artist doing a ton of different projects. You should check out my stuff, maybe make ill advised bets on what I finish first. #artistonbsky

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- Meddle. Tyson gets the short end of the stick as usual.

Nostriano didn’t call on him often, appearing like a ghost or slipping an innocuous seeming note under his door. He didn’t meddle in Tyson’s personal life- he may not have known about Ginger even. If Tyson kept him happy, he could be some approximation of happy himself. The only worry was how long it would last; how long until wiping records or fudging report details became more.
It would have blown up eventually, no matter how much he tried to do his job in the meantime. He had seen an opportunity, tried to mitigate the damage, and hoped for the best.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Lagugu

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I sewed him a little tank top. He is complete!

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And proud to be!

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Ethel Was Alone, by historical Appalachian horror-romance. A pitiful, damnable thing and the woman who let it in.

She wished he would stop talking. Ethel squeezed her eyes shut. “If I run you out, will you go? Go menace some other place, do your killing there?”
“I suppose I will. I can go if you like, that would be best for both of us, but I’ve got no choice in my life the same way you don’t. Man’s gotta eat.”
“That’s damned awful.” She muttered. She couldn’t help herself, it felt like she had fallen asleep in her chair and tumbled back into an escalating nightmare. The room smelled like peaches and death and she was sure she was going to be sick as soon as she was alone. She should have pulled the trigger. “What a pitiful thing you are, and I’ve damned myself too, paying you a kindness.”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- A Diagnosis

‘Chronic silver poisoning in vampires can be observed in individuals who have had small amounts of liquid silver or silver shavings caught in the bloodstream. Long-term effects include impeded or slower healing of wounds, frequent pain and fatigue or weakness, and an inability to take on alternate forms at-will, limiting specimens to their default form aside from occasional uncontrollable partial manifestations. Those affected complain of sudden bouts of panic as well, though this may be tied to traumatic stress. Condition seems to be characterized by a fully red coloration of the eyes, including sclera and pupils, during flare-ups. This symptom may become permanent.’

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- an abrupt end to the night

She nearly stumbled, trying to keep up as he quick-stepped around winding, crowded corners to the exit. "Are you sure? Is something wrong?"
"Very." He hissed to himself. Which question was he answering? Both, apparently. His eyes were flush red once again, something she hadn't realized had changed since their first meeting thanks to the glasses. It hadn't occurred to her that those served any purpose beyond accessory, but it seemed a clever if imperfect way to cover the transition. Whatever that change signaled, it looked like he was about to lose it.
She stopped short outside, watching as he hailed for a taxi. "Can I help? That's my job, isn't it?"

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Artists, quote with a blonde! Monty got a fancy new ref sheet and a bit of a redesign this year

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I'm RESTLESS, this energy could be BETTER UTILIZED!!

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Big eyes in a beautiful skull that contains nothing but peanut dust

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Evie and Marcus forever #OCsky #BATS

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- this is from one of my absolute favorite scenes in the whole book

Gus whirled around and punched him in the stomach. Suddenly the already unsteady hunter's blood was rising with bile in his throat. His eyes bugged and one long, rippling, hot wave of pain radiated out through him.
Nostriano was curling in on himself, snarling and setting his jaw to keep from vomiting, as Gus straightened again. "Were you listening? I don’t do charity, Mr. Forba. I work in cold hard cash and favors like everyone else, and have my own ways of taking payment. If you put my business in danger on top of yourself, if you start talking or give them reason to come here-”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- Effort! Tyson is doing his best and getting so little back for it.

He side-eyed the taller man after a moment, scowling. "Hey, this isn't advice you use on your daughter, right? You're not playing the dad card?"
"Maybe I am a little bit." Alan admitted, snorting softly. "Kids are little people too, the words work."
"Do they?"
"... No, she's a very stubborn ten-year-old."
"Gets it from her dad, I bet."
"Then listen to the stubborn man!" Alan laughed, tussling his hair insistently. "I only know bikes and conflict resolution, let me do my job on you. You're a good man and Bill can't overshadow you forever. Things are easy for him, but you're putting in the effort."

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pumpkin raisin bread skulls! It is fall and we are unstoppable

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- nothing but bad news.

Tyson was affixed on the corner TV. The radio in his apartment got shit signal and he had run out for breakfast the moment breaking news turned around to a fire in the sub-basement of a local office building. Magic venting, illegal body mod spell production, suspected monster attacks, bodies. He had expedited his frankly very overdue resignation call from the landline and come straight to the nearest cafe with a TV to watch the story develop.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Ethel Was Alone, its been a long time since they visited

The woman who ran the house seemed harried, the kitchen behind her a mess, but she grinned. “I appreciate the thought, Miss Ethel. He’s just a little under the weather. He’s resting now so we should be quiet, but-” She glanced around. “If you can pardon the mess, I’ll cut us a slice and we can chat.”
“I can forgive.” Ethel nodded. The golden sweet smell of baked goods led them in and to the table. Will junior drifted to the room as well, quietly demanding a slice that his mother divvied out.
“It’s nice to have some company.” Minnie admitted as Ethel’s eyes followed the child running outside with his prize, noting yellowing fingerprint bruises on his upper arm.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- a couple of lowlifes

“Don’t bring minors into my bar, you lowlife!”
"You have got to stop being honest with people, it will only get you in trouble." Nostriano puffed, shoulders so tense they were up around his ears when they stopped in the doorway of a closed store nearby. “And me.”
"I'm not usually.” she insisted, annoyed. "She looked at me weird-did something. And I'm not getting tagged by the Scales for underage drinking or being in a nightclub less than a month before I'm actually eighteen. What would you do then?”
He snorted dismissively, then laughed. “She compels you and then calls me a lowlife, of course. Don’t worry, you can show off your I.D. in a few weeks. We’ll be back.”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Trying to get my body to let me out of this fuckass insane calorie deficit

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Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Utterly miserable creature

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

@allislaughter.bsky.social helped make him some glasses, and he got some new paint details

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Embroidered a little on my shirt collar to make it nonbinary

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- talking about family stuff

"I'd keep an eye out. What does your mother see in him?"
Renee paused for a moment, staring at the space between engine parts. "He was a friend of my dad's."
Oh, he was having too much fun. The vampire's face fell obviously. "Oh, touched a nerve. My apologies."
"No." She was back to work. "It's fine. She and Tyson get each other. They like similar stuff and he distracts her. My mom's neurotic and she needs that kind of thing." She paused. "Okay, I'm being a little mean, but it's true. She's really neurotic.”
Nostriano laughed. "It sounds like two jobs might be good to get away from her, too.”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The original fanart, from February 2014 goddamn

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- drinks with a reporter

“If you’re talking about hounding him for some paparazzo at-home visit, that’s illegal.” Tyson felt the warm, fuzzy buzz of alcohol in his skull as he took a second shot, his vision drifting. He was a lightweight, officially satisfactorily drunk. The older man hadn’t even touched his first yet, squeezing a lemon wedge into it before finally downing the drink.
“Besides, what would I know?” He muttered bitterly. “I’m just a big dumb animal who doesn’t think like he should while trying to save people, and everyone knows it.”
A sour smile pulled at the other man’s thin lips and he nodded sympathetically. “I know what it’s like to not get what you want. Maybe it would be right to put an exposé out, you know.”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I bought a super cute adopt all the way back in 2020 and I only just got around to rendering these sketches I did of them at the time

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Ethel Was Alone- a burst of emotion

Hazel burst into tears. Unlike the first day when she wept with exhaustion and still-unsure upset, this was pure despair. It was Ethel's turn to be startled, leaning away with a basket of dandelions and wild geraniums in her arms as the girl put her face in her dirty hands and cried so hard she nearly screamed. "They hate me! They just hate me!"

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Pepper jam glazed bacon wrapped shrimp. Fuck with me.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- grit your teeth and don't say something stupid, this is all the help you've got

Gus looked over the injury, dabbing at it with the warm, damp rag that soothed when it didn't hit raw flesh, slowly exposing a single deep, ugly stab wound. "I diagnose you with dead, sir." He chuckled.
Nostriano gritted his teeth to himself, letting Gus get his usual gag out of the way.
"But seriously. This hasn't been healing, has it? There should be some progress, even fresh."
“Silver knife.” The vampire muttered, hunching in on himself. “Big one.”
Gus looked up over his glasses at the older man, tsk-tsking softly. “I see. When did it happen?”

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Posts that were made for Adelaide

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Custom recipe commission for Tokswain on FA! #furryart #recipes #food

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Artist, QRP with your flowers I like drying flowers and putting them on canvas with bones. In this case, a channel catfish

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- meet Gus!

Renee was used to seeing a mix of species and features, because people were just like that- mermaids, satyrs, sphinxes, fauns, the variety of colors and features that went between lapins, giants, humans, not even getting into sorcerers and their technicolor skin tones- but she was firmly stopped short by the mental processing that it took to parse just what this man was. He was abnormally tall, lanky and bald with blue skin and a ruff of fur running down his neck, thick round glasses resting over a flared leaflet nose. Massive conical bat ears must have added a foot to his height, absolutely towering over them both. She took a moment to drink it in, deciding if some kind of monstrous vampire or cynocephali was the right assumption given the situation, blinking twice as the new person began addressing Nostriano.

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I love you food-themed pokemon, become little guys

Chibi, slightly anthropomorphic versions of food inspired pokemon; milcery, polteageist, tropius, cherrim, appletun, vanillite, smolive, swirlix, and fidough

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We have Gus- ish. He might need more paint details, might need a shirt, definitely needs his glasses

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#WIPSnips from Bloody Terrible- first day on the job

"Yes," She nodded, releasing the handshake after a moment. "I'm happy for the opportunity but... sir, you didn't have to do this. I hope at least my resume speaks for itself."
"Oh, it does." Nostriano shrugged easily, turning to head towards the gated elevator and waving for her to follow. "You're clearly an ambitious young woman with a variety of skills. We all need our first leg up in the professional world; allow me to provide that. Of course I’m grateful for the help," They boarded together, starting the ride up to his office. "But I was genuinely in need of a personal assistant. Don't expect any special treatment, but it's not a difficult job."

Pythonmelon (Comms open) @pythonmelon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Cover art for A Metta Commentary by @allislaughter.bsky.social , over on AO3! archiveofourown.org/works/904151... #Greatgodgrove #Limbolane