Hollowmend

@hollowmend

Milo aka Hollowmend ★ he/him ★ 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ★ AuDHD ★ Just a queer witch making queer visual novels.

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Hollowmend@hollowmend· Jul 17

mfw my jewel thief gf wants to add a detective to the polycule... Nearly finished writing the first pass of part 1 of Red-Handed Robin Redux and my mind is empty of everything but Them.

A drawing of Wren and Jay against a red background. Jay stands over Wren, gripping his shirt and scowling while Wren smiles back at him nervously. Their eyes are conspicuously red.

A meme comic of some characters from my visual novel Red-Handed Robin.
In the first panel, Robin says "I have done nothing wrong, ever, in my life."
In the second panel, Wren points at Robin and says "I know this, and I love you."

An ink drawing of Robin and Jay. Robin is holding Jay’s chin between her fingers and pressing his cheek against hers. Jay looks frustrated and embarrassed while Robin is smiling mischievously.

A recreation of a meme from The Office. Jay blocks his face with his hands so only Wren can see him and mouths "I'LL KILL YOU." while giving him a death glare.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Jul 13

More people should play my comedy/otome game Fetch Re;Quest so they can meet my emo band kids. You can't date them, but you *can* hunt ghosts with them if you play your cards right... 🐈‍⬛🦇 Check it out on steam and consoles! - store.steampowered.com/app/3902560/...

A screenshot of Nona, David, and Teddy in a bar.
Nona - "The six of wands I drew this morning foretold this moment! Cats Eat Bats is officially on the road to success!"

A screenshot of Nona on a stage speaking into a mic.
Nona - "We're Cats Eat Bats, and as I'm sure you're all aware, tonight is a full moon!"

A screenshot of Todd standing on a stage and playing guitar.
Flora - "Hehe! Todd looks like he's having fun!"

A screenshot of Todd and Nona in a graveyard.
Todd - "You're lucky it's still daylight out, or else I would not have agreed to this."

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Jul 4

After 500+ hours, I can finally rest...

A screenshot showing that I've unlocked every achievement in Balatro by finishing the Completionist++ achievement today.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Jul 3

Drew my thief daughter in a fancy dress ✨

A marker/colored pencil drawing of Robin from my visual novel, Red-Handed Robin.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Jun 29

All my VNs are super cheap right now for the Steam Summer Sale! Perfect time to check out my comedy/amare games 💖 🚀 Pirated Code: store.steampowered.com/app/1704250/... ⚔️ Fetch Quest Remastered: store.steampowered.com/app/2553660/... 🎲 Fetch Re;Quest: store.steampowered.com/app/3902560/...

A graphic showing the visual novels I have available for the Steam Summer Sale!

Pirated Code: Admin Edition - 50% off
Fetch Quest Remastered - 20% off
Fetch Re;Quest - 20% off

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Jun 5

Telling on myself a bit with this one 😅 Not sure why I have two 9s. Guess I'm just special like that. nulienna.tumblr.com/sorter

A sorted list of tropes I like. In order, they are:
1. monsterfucking
2. sun/moon imagery
3. ominous foreshadowing
4. corruption arc
5. unreliable narrator
6. hurt/comfort
7. stop making love to me while i'm trying to fuck you
8. romantic stabbing
9. malevolent and unsettling children
9. immortality but it's a horror concept (yes, the list has two 9s for some reason)

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Apr 11

Really enjoying the Witch Hat Atelier anime so far! I was in the mood to color so I printed out some manga pages ✨

A page from Witch Hat Atelier colored with alcohol markers.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Apr 1

Still working on Red-Handed Robin Redux and finally got to the part where my detective son shows up! Been messing around with how I want to draw his hair in the remake (and using any excuse to play around with my alcohol markers).

Two alcohol marker drawings of my OC Wren from Red-Handed Robin. In the first, he's facing the camera and looking off to the side. In the second, he has his finger to his chin and has a pensive expression. Unlike in his original design, where his bangs fall forward in front of his face, this version has a subtle middle part.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 31

🏳️‍⚧️ Happy #TransDayOfVisibility #tdov! 🏳️‍⚧️ I'm Milo, a transmasc solo game dev making amare visual novels 🥰 Wanna play as a tsundere NB AI space pirate? Or date your cute transmasc DM? Then I've got games for you! 🚀 store.steampowered.com/app/1704250/... 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3902560/...

A screenshot from my visual novel, Pirated Code. It shows two comms portraits floating against a space background. On the left, Seren looks annoyed while on the right, the operator looks surprised. In the textbox Seren says "I'm not an it, I'm a they!"

Another screenshot from Pirated Code. Seren looks surprised and upset as a sillouetted figure says "After all, I'm the one who made you."

A screenshot from my visual novel, Fetch Re;Quest. In a small bar, Dan (the love interest) blushes nervously and looks surprised as Flora (the MC) asks him - "Daaaan... You're not letting me win, are you?"

Another screenshot from Fetch Re;Quest. In an amusement park, a cut-in shows a frowning chibi doll with white hair and a purple suit. A smiling Dan says "Hey, this looks like Lucky Lawyer's rival, Preston Mattyr!"

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 24

Fetch Re;Quest finally got its first review! Please go play my my Certified Funny game. And consider leaving a review if you liked it. Even just putting a thumbs up helps out a ton! 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3902560/...

A review for Fetch Re;Quest on Steam. The review reads:
"Do you like funny otome games? Play this one. Don't worry if you haven't played the other Fetch Quest, this one stands on its own (but you should also play that one too).

Legitimately this is one of the funniest games I've ever played. It has a great sense of comedic timing that a lot of other VNs don't come close to matching."

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 22

Been writing a lot for Red-Handed Robin Redux and now these two troublemakers are invading my sketchbook.

An ink drawing in my sketchbook of my characters Robin and Jay from my visual novel, Red-Handed Robin. Robin is holding Jay’s chin between her fingers and pressing his cheek against hers. Jay looks frustrated and embarrassed while Robin is smiling mischievously.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 14

#ScreenshotSaturday Patiently waiting for Fetch Re;Quest to get picked up by Steam's Woke Content Detector... 🎮 Get the game here! store.steampowered.com/app/3902560/...

A screenshot of Flora in her bedroom talking to Dan over voice chat. In the textbox, she says "I'm pansexual. No gender is safe from me!"

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 12

🎉 It's time! 🎉 TODAY you can get my comedy/otome VNs Fetch Quest Remastered and its sequel Fetch Re;Quest on Steam as well as the Nintendo and Playstation stores! There's even a discount if you buy them together ✨ Check them out on steam! ⚔️ tinyurl.com/FetchQuestRe 🎮 tinyurl.com/FetchReQuest

The cover image for my comedy otome visual novel, Fetch Quest Remastered. It shows Flora, Todd, Connor, and Dan dressed in medieval/fantasy clothes and standing in a medieval town. Flora is throwing a 20 sided dice at the camera.

The cover image of my comedy otome visual novel, Fetch Re;Quest. It shows Flora and Dan running down a sidewalk together.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 11

TOMORROW I'm finally releasing Fetch Re;Quest, the sequel to my first ever VN! 🎮 It's a comedy/otome about playing games with your friends! Help Flora raise her stats high enough to ask out her crush before her self-imposed one week deadline. Wishlist it on Steam! tinyurl.com/FetchReQuest

A screenshot from my visual novel Fetch Re;Quest. It shows the main character, Flora, looking happy. Next to her, a close up of a phone is open on a group chat. The chat reads:
Flora: "I know what you mean though. My schedule is jam packed!"
Todd: "With what?"
Flora "Secrets!"

A screenshot of Fetch ReQuest. It shows a stylized cut-in of an angry mob storming a church while a werewolf howls from the rooftop. Around the edges of the cut in are rectangular portraits displaying the character's faces. The textbox reads- "You have discovered that, both fortunately and unfortunately, you are a terrible liar."

A screenshot of Connor, Dan, and Todd standing outside at night. Dan looks nervous while the other two look skeptical. In the textbox, Connor says "Dan's gonna take her. Right, Dan?"

A screenshot of the stats screen. It looks like a TTRPG sheet. Flora's name is written at the top, and the stats are:
Acumen - 1
Charm - 3
Moxie - 1
Gud - 0

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 10

In 2 days you can get the remaster of my very first VN, Fetch Quest, on Steam and consoles! ⚔️ It's a comedy otome about a one-shot TTRPG session gone wrong. Can you complete your mission and kiss your boyfriend all in one night? ✨ Wishlist it on Steam: tinyurl.com/FetchQuestRe

A screenshot of Connor, Dan, and Todd wearing fantasy outfits and standing in a medieval tavern. In the textbox, Flora says "I rolled an 18. That's pretty good, right?"

A screenshot of a zoomed in CG. Wrapped in a red cloak, Flora rests her head on Connor's shoulder. She is looking up at him and blushing. In the textbox, she says "Huh...?"

A screenshot of a CG. Todd and Flora dance while flower petals drift around them. The textbox says "He gives you a playful wink and continues to guide you through the steps."

A screenshot showing a player choice. In the textbox, Flora says "If connor doesn't see me stealing, it should be fine, right?". The choices presented are "Roll a perception check." and "It's too risky."

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 10

Did the thing and setup my Steam creator homepage! ✨ store.steampowered.com/developer/ho...

A screenshot of my steam creator homepage! It's got a spooky tiling eye background and is showing my visual novels Fetch Re;Quest and Pirated Code.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Mar 9

📣 Big announcement!! 📣 Fetch Quest Remastered and its brand new sequel Fetch Re;Quest are releasing on Steam and consoles this Thursday, March 12th! 🎉 Both are comedy otomes about nerdy people doing nerdy things! Wishlist them now on Steam: ⚔️ tinyurl.com/FetchQuestRe 🎮 tinyurl.com/FetchReQuest

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Feb 26

My partner got me some alcohol markers for Valentine's day and I've just been going feral with them. They work well with printed line art, so I've been using some of my digital pieces to test them out.

four marker drawings.
The first shows my OC wren shirtless and blushing.
The second shows my OC Corbin on a red background clutching his face and looking unhinged.
The third shows my OC Robin in a swimsuit tying up her hair.
The fourth shows Wren again returning a volleyball.

Two backgrounds colored with markers.
The first is the outside of a cafe called The Rose Garden.
The second is the inside of a medieval tavern.

Two marker drawings of my OCs.
The first shows my OC Merle with his hands in his pockets on a white background.
The second shows my OC Corbin slumped in front of a tree stump and looking worse for wear. Magpies sit on his shoulders and there's a black hole in his chest where his heart should be.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Feb 15

Randomly got the urge to start keeping a traditional sketchbook for the first time in years. I pulled out a ton of oooold supplies, got some new ones, and have been having a lot of fun just experimenting. Particularly liked the studies I did today so I thought I’d share them.

A painting of monstera leaves painted with colored inks

A study of a studio ghibli-style tree done in gouache.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Dec 26

Bout to build a thing.

A picture of a model kit laid out on my table. The model is “Cathy’s Flower House”, a miniature greenhouse.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Dec 26

Got a bunch of new followers recently, so hello! I'm Milo, a queer game dev making queer romance VNs 🌈 I tend to write about mischievous thieves falling in love. If you like banter, you might like my work. Here's where you can find 'em: Steam Itch (and consoles!) Check out my site for more info!

A screenshot from my game Pirated Code. Two comms portraits on a space background show seren (an AI copilot) looking confused, and Dex (a space smuggler) pouting. The textbox reads-
Dex: (in small text) "And please don't lock me out of the ship. It's where I sleep..."

A screenshot from my game Red-Handed Robin. In it, a ghostly woman with glowing red eyes stands in a dark forest. The textbox reads-
Maiden: "It seems such a small price to pay..."

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Dec 26

Merry Christmas from your local pagan! 🎄

A picture of my seasonal altar. It’s covered in various tarot/oracle cards as well as various stones and offerings. Red and green candles sit on either side of my seasonal tarot reading, which shows reversed Seven of Cups, Six of Cups, and reversed Ten of Cups.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Dec 23

I’ve been weirdly sentimental about this single skein of discontinued yarn I got on my last trip to my local Joann’s before it closed. I was waiting for the perfect project to use it on. But I think sometimes you just gotta make a shitty beanie instead of letting a cool yarn rot on your shelf.

A picture of a wip crochet beanie made with the Big Twist colorway “Rave”. It is a textured gradient from black to pink.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Dec 21

Did you guys know you can just make a sweater? Crazy stuff.

A picture of a WIP crochet hexagon cardigan laid out on my coffee table. The yarn is a gradient of browns, greens, and teal blues.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Dec 12

Red-Handed Robin required reading

A picture of the book Ornithography: An Illustrated Guide to Bird Lore & Symbolism by Jessica Roux

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Oct 23

Came across this comic I made in 2020 while I was looking through old art to put on my neocities site. My chest may be flatter now, but the imposter syndrome is here to stay.

A four panel comic. In the first panel, I'm putting up a small picture on a wall. The caption reads "Art for a project I'm working on".
The second panel shows a generic person coming up to the picture and saying "This is pretty cool! I'm looking forward to it."
The third panel shows the person and I smiling at each other without any dialogue.
The fourth panel shows a close up of me still smiling, but now I'm sweating and there's an ominous shadow over my face. I reply "Please don't" as the person looks at me in confusion.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Sep 26

I've discovered that Milanote works really well for my brainstorming/outlining style so I'm just over here with boards and boards of lore like:

A screenshot of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It shows Charlie Kelly smoking a cigarette and pointing frantically to a wall covered in paper and red string with the words Pepe Silvia written on them.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Sep 14

Lived my teenage emo dreams today.

A photo of Gerard Way screaming into a mic at the My Chemical Romance Long Live the Black Parade concert.

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Sep 3

Fetch Quest Remastered, an updated version of my comedy/otome VN about a TTRPG session gone wrong is coming out later this year! It's longer, has new art/CGs/UI, and a new "true" end that leads into a sequel (also releasing soon!) Wishlist it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2553660/

A screenshot showing Todd smiling smugly while some random villagers look on. In the textbox, Todd says "Eh-hem. Well then, perhaps you've wondered 'Is it possible to perform magic while also playing kazoo?'"

Hollowmend@hollowmend· Aug 11

I've drawn a whole 2 things for myself this year (ie not for Fetch Re;Quest), and this is one of them. I miss my terrible, rude man... Used a photo ref from pinterest for this one. #RedHandedRobin #art #VisualNovel