zach | J. Stephenson

@strawbeehouse

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zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· 17d

lil #worldbuilding preview. "they" in this snippet refer to creatures known as Nightkith

black text on a pale yellow background that reads: "... trusting them. They don’t care about you any more than the sea cares about those it drowns in its depths.

At the end of the night, they just want your blood. Nothing more, no matter what they tell you. They look like your friends, like your family. If you aren’t careful, they’ll look like you, too."

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jul 8

pulls out the picture

meme of shrek and donkey from shrek 2 with text that reads "they don't even have necrophilia" (shrek is the one speaking here)

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jul 8

the opener for chapter 1, from the perspective of one of two leads in the story, Sylvaine Lavoie (she/her) #WIPSnips #WriteSky #queer

Black text on a pale green background that reads as follows: "It was another humid afternoon in the greenhouse, where no one would bother me except for the cicadas. Their song, as well as the pitter-patter of a light rain on the glass roof, made for decent-enough background noise while I read the first of many, many chapters in a book that I could only describe as a waste of ink and paper written to kill me, specifically. The babbling text just went on and on until my eyes went cross. It was the first week of my final year as an undergrad, and I already wanted to chuck my workload out a window."
the word "humid" is highlighted in a mustard yellow.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jul 6

Fellow authors: without any context, what's the first line of your current WIP?

a screenshot of a libreoffice writer document. the document is a pale green with black text on it that reads as follows: "It was another humid afternoon in the greenhouse, where no one would bother me except for my darling cicadas. Their song, as well as the pitter-patter of a light rain on the glass roof, made for decent-enough background noise while I read the first of many, many chapters in a book that I could only describe as a waste of ink and paper written to kill me, specifically."

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jul 1

out of context game stuff

screenshot that reads as follows: "chips are not regained at the end of a session, but are instead earned through play and risk FAFO-style"
FAFO stands for "Fuck Around and Find Out"

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"how far would you go to be the best? would it be worth the price? this story doesn't end with death. it's only just begun."

Cornelis Le Mair
Skull with Book, Venetian Glass, Rummer, Knife and Pocket Watch Dutch Still-Life
2018

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"it went too far. it went too far. it went too far. it went too far. but it's not over."

cropped version of the painting "Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan" Ilya Repin

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"[LI] has lips like rose petals, long black hair like spilled ink, and pale skin that's practically transluscent."

botanical illustration of deadly nightshade

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"T4T toxic yuri between friends turned one-sided academic rivals. [MC's] tired of second place."

a historical painting by Francesco Rustici of two women with books on table

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"with a greenhouse that cultivates medicinal, magical, and deadly plant life."

illustration by Shirley Hibberd of a greenhouse interior

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"that takes place in an esoteric university deep in the woods...'

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"sapphic retelling of snow white..."

Grimm fairy tale illustration of snow white

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

"hey booktok! tell me if you've heard this one before..."

painting by Van Gogh of a skeleton smoking

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 29

t4t toxic yuri lets goooooooo the alt text has the captions, as will the thread on this post.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 26

related image i made just now in a fit of amusement

shrek "they don't even have dental" meme, with the word "dental" having been replaced by "necrophilia." it now reads "they don't even have necrophilia"

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 26

ty! Sylvie (main character) is gonna be like (see photo)

meme of a woman from a manga crying with a small smile on her face. the text reads: "this shit... is so ass"

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 26

"this and being buried alive" -genz social media guy trying to describe my horror romance (its me. im the genz social media guy. and also the author of Poisoner's Lament [idk if thats the title yet but it sounds cool!]) #a #wip #horror #romance #unhingedpit

botanical illustration of datura stramonium

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 20

MARBLE HORNETS 17TH ANNIVERSARY ZINE DROPPED LETS GOOOO i made these pieces for it!! but theres also other amazing arists in this!! check it put for FREE here: decemberspecter.itch.io/marble-horne...

jay merrick standing in front of slenderman, who looms over him. he is wearing a baseball cap and a hoodie, and looks distressed. darkness surrounds him, and threatens to take him into it. the edit creates a night-vision tape recording effect, the green interrupted by red 0's surrounding Jay. over his eyes are two reed X's

heavily edited, monochrome still of alex kralie with blood dripping down his forehead. he looks disaffected. torn, red paper frames his face, with red 0's covering the negative space on his left/our right. a large version of the operator symbol (an O with an X on it) sits on the shadow of his eye.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 9

drop something purple!

edited sketch of the character HABIT from everymanhybrid, made to look lile a grungy, purple and black album cover. he is surrounded by rabbits with X's over their eyes, and is holding a knife covered by a parental advisory warning, often seen on explicit albums.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 6

new pfp babes

a black and green sketch of my oc, Slyme (a nosferatu vtm vampire), edited to look lile a grungy, grainy, photocopied album cover. across his eyes is a bright green bar with text (font is DS Zierschrift) on top that says his name. in the bottom right corner is a parental advisory warning, also green and black

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· May 30

gotta mix up the workflow (work on another project while the creative juices for the first one replenish) first draft of this TTRPG (based on a certain horror web series wink wink). wish me luck ;0;

screenshot of a LibreOffice Writer document navigator.
Heading 1 is "Playbooks and Moves," heading 2 is "Playbooks" and contained the following subheadings (alphabetical order): bloodied, collector, frail, loser, masked, oracle, researcher, visionary.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· May 28

not a book per se, but I've been working on a TTRPG! this is the first move from the Waspborn playbook :]

the waspborn playbook reference sheet for my WIP game, Forgive Me: the Fervent Hive, cropped to only show the playbook name and the first move: Lightning Rod. the description is as follows: "Others in the community treat you like a blight, projecting their sins onto you and punishing you for them. Through this, you may take the ire aimed at one of your companions and redirect it at yourself, saving them from the consequences of a failed roll."

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· May 25

new banner!

black and yellow banner with a beehive aesthetic, with each bit of text residing in a stylized hexagon. in the center is my pen name, J. Stephenson, and in each corner is text in a typewriter font. from top left to bottom right: "Forgive Me: the Fervent Hive," "@strawbeehouse," "jstephenson@proton.me, "Ko-Fi link in bio"

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· May 18

casually tests a system im making by rolling 300+ times to get an idea of how likely a given outcome of a roll is

screenshot of a spreadsheet split between 3d4, 3d6, and 3d8. the chances of success go down as the die value goes up.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Mar 27

how it started (2017) vs how it's going (2026) #emh #everymanhybrid #habitemh #progress #artimprovement

a drawing of habit from everymanhybrid from 2017. it depicts the character wearing a black shirt with a melty skull on it. he is holding a knife and pointing it directly at the viewer. his expression is that of sadistic joy, with an uncannily wide smile. the style is simple and cartoon-like.

habit from everymanhybrid, this time in a more realistic style. he is crouching over the viewer and holding a knife with his right hand. he has a similar expression as the 2017 piece, but it is much clearer than before. it also looks more like the character.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Nov 5

drew my friend @cervinephoenix.bsky.social 's sona

cervine, a woman with skeletal arms, green flame wings, and a deer skull for a head. her eye has a green heart for a pupil, and her antlers have green flames on the tips. she is wearing a green '30s style dress with puffy sleeves and a high collar.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Nov 3

new pfp! this is my sona, sucre (he/him). he's an incubus :]

sucre (he/him) is a pinky-purple incubus with short, fluffy, dark purple hair. he is wearing a pink patent leather bodysuit with a large heart cutout on the abdomen, as well as a choker, two armbands, and a pair of booty shorts just out of frame (all of which are made of black patent leather). he is posed sensually, holding a heart-shaped lollipop with a trail of spit between it and his lips.

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Oct 4

hai everyone :3

screenshot of my follower count with blue/teal hearts and circles around the number "300"
theres exclamation points in the same colors

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jul 7

im this figurine (i dont use the label but i do have multiple cunty lil pronouns)

figurine of Aoba Seragaki from DRAMAtical Murder

zach | J. Stephenson@strawbeehouse· Jun 24

i lied have a hopeful mtt ex design meep morp