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Em | he/they | writer, artist and game dev Currently making the IF Burning Academia and the much shorter otome Spring Boy 🌸 Also currently planning out #TransOtomeJam 🏳️‍⚧️

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HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· 6d

Switched between coding Burning Academia to chipping away at the eventually update for Heart.Marrow.Blood and all I have to say is that I missed my wife--

A character sprite of Lucia from the game Heart.Marrow.Blood.

A character sprite of Lucia from the game Heart.Marrow.Blood showing an alternative outfit.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· 11d

"You are every age you've ever been." Aka super late birthday art for Rook from my game "Burning Academia"

A digital painting that shows the character Rook. From left to right, it shows him as 10, 16, and 20 years old.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· 22d

My #o2a22026 'Day 8' is out!! "You're in the hospital again." CW: medical discussions, hospitalization, mentions of needles and eating restraints due to health issues heartsyncproductions.itch.io/day-8

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· 25d

Sixth attack: Bingo (@/acryllia) Working with kids and drawing all their fav cartoons for them has made me good with cute things ig

A digital painting of someone's pokemon OC from art fight. It's a ribombee teddiursa set against a blue sky and a field of grass and flowers.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· 27d

Fifth attack: Jia (@/jeiblossom) I did a bunny oc last year too and I'm starting to think I just like bunny OCs lmaO

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· 28d

Happy #portfolioday !! Have some art of characters from my games!

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jul 11

Fourth attack: Dolly (@/Koifish0w0)

A digital painting of a flapper's woman standing on stage. She is set to the right, holding a golden microphone. The background is golden and there's a red curtain in the background to the left.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jul 10

Aliferious; those with wings hit 100 downloads recently, so thank you for playing my little #otome about having complicated feelings about art and creating!

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jul 9

Third attack: Augusti (@/lunchie)

A digital painting of a young man. Half his face is his skull, and in the eye socket of the skull is a glowing yellow light. He holds a hand out and there's a purple-gray mist radiating out. He's set against a dark background that also has mist surrounding him.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jul 7

Second attack: Orianna (@/moonie-ali)

A digital painting of a half body shot of a young woman with pale skin and shoulder length dark hair. She's posed with a game controller in her hand and is set against an orange checkered background. Next to her is a symbol for the character "Levi" from Obey Me!

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jul 7

I have no time but I'm trying to do #artfight the thread: First attack: Layla (@/laylaluvstodraw)

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jun 1

The #PowerofPride2026 bundle is now live!! If you want to support queer artists during these trying times, here's one of the ways to do it! Aliferous; those with wings is also part of the bundle! Here's the links: $60 edition: itch.io/b/3682/the-p... $10 PWYC edition: itch.io/b/3684/the-p...

A graphic for "The Power of Pride" bundle. It shows a cyclops to the left wearing a rainbow dress and holding a rainbow umbrella with a cat next to her. The text to the right reads "The Power of Pride Itch.io bundle, June 1 2026-July 6 2026, $60+ wallpaper bonus back, $10 PWYC" under the text is the cover image for my game. At the bottom it reads "Just 1 of 396 projects made by queer creators!"

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jun 1

In my heart of hearts, I am still in 2025 and it is not already June but uh Happy pride!! And have a (non canon lol) trans Rook I doodled for my new icon!! Inspired by the fact that Ego Renegade Boy has been in my head for the past 3 months straight!!

A digital doodle down in paint tool sai. It shows the character Rook from the interactive fiction "Burning Academia." He has brown hair and pale skin and is set off to the side in a portrait shot. His head is turned and he's looking at the camera with a smirk. A pink outline frames him against a black background. On his cheek is a bandage that is the trans flag.

The same image as the first but this time with the text "EGO RENEGADE BOY" in baby blue and outlined/shadowed in white. The text is placed on the bottom left.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· May 21

Have a 30 minute #mermay doodle of The Announcer to prove I'm alive before I dive into finishing up some coding things for the night

A neon digital painting of a mermaid with a TV head laying on a surgical table, with their head being installed.

A digital painting that's the same as the first but the colors are desaturated.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· May 12

Forgot to post here, but I did my yearly #mermay piece featuring the gang from my first game "Memory Ghosts"

A mermay piece featuring a young woman sitting on a rock out in the ocean. She has brown skin and brown hair and is wearing a rose pink bathing suit. Her arm is out and her hand is being held by a merman in the ocean, as he kisses her wrist. There are green hills in the distance against the shoreline, as well as a lighthouse. The scene is set during twilight.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Apr 23

Finally updated my intro card + made a quick guide to my finished games

An intro card to "HeartSync Productions." It has a portrait of me to the left with my pronouns (he/they) and my name "Emerson." Below the portrait is a black text box with text that reads "11 finished games, 1 short story collect+1 novela, Most Popular Game: "Burning Academia 70k+ plays, Personal Favorite: Heart.Marrow.Blood." To the right it shows the cover of my current projects "Spring Boy" and "Burning Academia." Below it, shows a box that reads "Genres" and below it reads "Visual Novels/Interactive Fiction. Otome/Fantasy/Horror." Everything is set against a green background overlaid with TV static.

A graphic that reads "Quick Guide to my Finished Games." Below that it reads "Otome Games." It shows three games: Aliferous; those with wings", "FaithEater", and "Memory Ghosts."

A graphic that reads "Weird Games" on top. It shows the graphics for the game "Heart.Marrow.Blood" and the "PRETTYBOY Inc." series.

A graphic that reads "Fantasy Games." It shows the games "Disruptive Compassion" and "Where Sea Foam Fades." At the bottom is me with a textbox that reads "and that's all!!"

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Mar 18

On a lighter note, today is Rhea's bday! She's from my interactive fiction "Burning Academia" and is the student president of Vales Grove University. I made 2 versions because I couldn't decide on the atmosphere lol

A birthday Polaroid. The picture is a digital painting of a woman sitting in a flower field looking up towards the camera with streams of light high lighting her. She has fair skin, medium blonde hair, and is wearing a light pink crop top with a skirt. On the Polaroid it reads "HAPPY BIRTHDAY RHEA" with the date "03/18/XX" in the bottom right corner

A digital painting that features the same young woman from the first painting. Now she sits on marble flooring with a dark shadow with wings behind her. Dark shadows are also creeping in at the edges of the painting

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Feb 13

Anyway, throwback to the original. At the time, in 2023, I decidedly felt nothing towards it, but as time has gone on, I've thought a lot about Sterling and the story he has to tell. Again, who knows if anything will come of this but for now it's been cathartic to write!!

Screenshot from the free VN "Disruptive Compassion." It shows an individual sitting on the floor in the dark. The top part of their face is cut off and they have a small smile. A window is to the left of them, showing the night time sky. At the bottom is a textbox which reads "I'd rather die then trade fairytales."

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Feb 13

I may never finish or release it, but I dragged out Disruptive Compassion from its grave and have been chipping away at a prequel; Silver Tongued Youth

Game art from the unreleased wip "Silver Tongued Youth." It shows a person with long dark hair with a panicked expression turning around to face the camera. A fire rages around them.

Screenshot of a WIP script. It reads: "Before we start, there's some things you need to know." "The first is that you may call me Sterling." "It's not my real name, but it's the name history will remember me by." "The second is that what I'm about to tell you is a fairy tale." "So no matter how bad things seem to get, you can be assured in that." "This is all make believe." "No one is dead." "This is all make believe." "Everybody is fine." "The last thing you need to know is this fairy tale begins where history ends."

A screenshot of a WIP game script. It reads: "You are citizens, they said, as they trained their guns on us." "You are citizens, they said, as they cuffed our wrists." "Do not look towards the smoke on the horizon, where all your flags are burning." "Do not look towards the water, where we've tossed the corpses in." "Only look towards us, as we strip you of your mother tongue." "Remember this life will be better than you could ever dream."

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jan 22

Birthday art I did for Beck from my IF 'Burning Academia!'

A digital painting featuring a young man sitting on steps. Flower bushes frame him, and there's a field of flowers behind him. He has messy, wavy brown hair, light brown skin, and is wearing a pastel orange sweater with blue jeans. He's smiling sheepishly at the camera and is holding a white tulip.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jan 8

Artist, quote with your faces!! Faces are my favorite thing to draw! Second only to lighting, apparently lol

A digital painting of a young man laying down in a dark blue room. A streak of orange light zips across the ground and over his face, likely from a window curtain, barely cracked open.

A digital painting of a young man, set against an early night sky. A soft glow emits from somewhere below him. His eyes are closed, and he has a sad, tense smile on his face. One eye has gold spilling down his cheek, to his neck, and under the collar of his shirt, a mapping of veins.

A digital painting of a young woman with blond hair. She has a melancholic expression on her face, and her hands are closed in prayer, with a rosary hanging from her hands. White curtains are open behind her, letting in the morning light.

A digital painting of a merperson. His back is slightly turned away from the camera, but his face is looking behind him towards the viewer. His teeth are bared, and there is a ghostly blue glow highlighting his hair, teeth, and eye.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jan 3

I also posted a year in review + plans for 2026 post over on my ko-fi and tumblr! It goes over all the games I released in 2025, as well as what I'll be focusing working on in 2026! Feel free to give it a read: ko-fi.com/post/The-One...

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Jan 3

My reading wrap up for 2025! I used Goodreads to track everything and Storygraph to track everything except for manga (as you can see, manga greatly inflates my reading count lol) Fun fact I didn't have a single 5 star fiction book, so here's hoping 2026 changes that lol

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Dec 30

More bits and bobs for upcoming things in Heart.Marrow.Blood. It's not my main priority in 2026, but there will be updates to expand it :> #otome

A digital art piece of a woman with a sword through her heart. She's laying in bed and the colors have been inverted. She is colored in with pink and it has a TV static effect.

A sprite for "Lucia" the main character. She has short brown hair, pale skin, and brown eyes. She's wearing a pink and teal beanied, a dark grey shirt with an eye on it and teal jeans. By her shoulder is a red and glitchy eye shield.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Dec 26

My #artvsartist for 2025! I had a lot of fun this year, and surprisingly not all of my digital art was just for my games! I did art fight and some fanart this year as well :>

A 3×3 collage which features 8 different close ups of digital art pieces with a picture of my face in the middle censored with a 😌 emoji.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Dec 22

It's my birthday!!! :D And I still have no idea how time has passed so fast lol If you want, I'd like more people to play my dreamcore game Heart.Marrow.Blood which follows a woman who travels to the still beating heart of a dead city. It's free!: heartsyncproductions.itch.io/heart-marrow...

The game cover for "Heart.Marrow.Blood." It shows a woman reaching down to hold up a young man. They're set against a deep red background with glitch effects and yellow alert signs. The title is placed in the top left corner.

A screenshot from the game. It shows the main character Lucia in the bottom left corner with an annoyed expression on her face. A young man stands in front of her, and the background is a collaged city street. There's a white textbox which reads "When I was waiting in line to check out, he asked me about the pulse beneath our feet."

A screenshot from the game. It shows a character with a TV head who has yellow, red, and blue static spilling out of it's face. Black wires are attached to its back. They are set against a skyline. To the left are letters written in a fake alphabet. The bottom textbox reads "Announcer: And to tell you about the typical delights and everyday violences in store for you today."

A screenshot from the game. It shows a man with a radio for a head and in casual armor to the left. He carries a sword. He's set against a collaged background of a rooftop. A heart is floating behind him to the right.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Dec 19

@velvetcupcakegames.bsky.social Hello!! I am your Secret Santa!! I ended up drawing Meissa from Made Marion! I really enjoyed what I saw of them so far! I hope you enjoy! #VNSS2025

A digital painting of the character Meissa from the visual novel "Made Marion." It shows a person with long purple hair, purple clothes, and pale skin. They're set against a green background that is blurry and appears to be like leaves. Green light washes over them.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Dec 11

Forgot to post this here, but WIP for Lucia's sprite for Act 2 of Heart.Marrow.Blood. The update will happen...eventually

A WIP character sprite for the visual novel Heart.Marrow.Blood. It shows the character Lucia. She has short, brown hair and light skin. She wears a dark grey shirt with an eye design and sky blue pants, as well as a beanie on her head. There is a glitched circle hovering over her shoulder.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Nov 20

And all these games feature trans characters! I especially think more people should play Aliferous because I want to help spread the "trans LI in otome games" agenda others have started before me >:> It's a light fantasy game that focuses on creative burn out and has a dress up mini game!

A game screen shot from Aliferous that shows a CG of a boy with pink hair and wings on his back facing away from the camera. It has a dark cloud-like textbox on the right. It reads: "What unfurled in front of me was I sight I only dreamed of. Wings of majestic white, spinning out under summer rays. I stood, unmoored, in the endless afternoon. A boy with a glass smile passed me by. He didn't see me, so caught up in his current discussion."

A game screenshot. It shows a young man's character sprite to the left named "Io." He has light brown skin, dark pink hair, and brown eyes. He wears a light blue shirt, with pink and mint green details and dark grey pants. He has has a tomogotchi necklace. He's set against the background of a college campus. The textbox on the right reads: Io: "Hmm...you want to team up for the Freshman Competition?" Io: "I didn't realize anyone was familiar with me." Juniper: "Well, not to be weird, but I actually follow one of your socials." Juniper: "I honestly really enjoy your work." "I may have done some digging and social media stalking. His accounts had nothing about him and everything about his work."

A game screenshot of a dress up doll page. The doll is in the center. To the left of her are dresses, shirts, and bottoms. To the right of her are hair styles, ears, shows, and accessories. It's set against a light blue background.

HeartSync is recovering (semi-hiatus)@hsp-emtalks· Nov 20

Happy trans awareness week!! A bit late to the party lol but hello! I'm a non binary trans guy who makes visual novels, and some of those vns have trans characters in them! From dress up otomes to weird horror, I make a lot of things! You can find them here: itch.io/c/4041486/hs...