Jen Coster

@jcalyst

narrative design and writer for Butterscotch Shenanigans. video games, D&D, SFF. former reader at Escape Pod. erstwhile MD. #AuDHD. she/they.

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Jen Coster@jcalyst· Jul 3

behold this perfect angel

an orange tabby cat sleeping peacefully, curled up tight, front paws tucked under his chin, a soft innocent expression on his sweet little face

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Jun 17

particularly happy with this set ngl. happy pride, queers 🌈💖

left hand with nails in an almond shape painted with neon French tips. pink to thumb — melon, yellow, green, blue, purple

same left hand, now palm up and fingers curled inwards

right hand with thumb, fourth, and fifth finger nails in an almond shape painted with neon French tips — hot pink, blue, purple. the first and second fingers are cut short and painted with designs — a small neon orange heart on the first finger, and vertical neon rainbow stripes on the second

same right hand palm up and fingers curled inwards

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Jun 4

This is a cat checkpoint; relinquish your most recent cat picture sleepy Ori

an orange tabby cat curled up and sleepy, his front paws drawn up to where you can see his pink toe beans peeking out from the floof

Jen Coster@jcalyst· May 5

the kickstarter for The Deck of Woven Marrow by @emeraldbarkley.bsky.social is LIVE TODAY! my soft goth heart is so excited about this 🖤💀💮 check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

top down view of several cards from the Deck of Woven Marrow — gorgeous soft watercolor art with snakes and skulls and flowers

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Apr 24

returned home to lilacs starting to bloom 💜

a view of my backyard, a riot of green growing things against red brick and red mulch. a lilac bush dotted with pale pink-purple flowers is in the center

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Feb 12

an early valentine's set ❤️ but really, appropriate for any and every occasion

left hand with nails in an almond shape painted with a pale pink nude color with blood red gothic lettering spelling out the word "fuck" in an ambigram that flips to read "ice"

same left hand, now palm up and fingers curled inwards. the letters now read "ice"

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Jan 1

👀🤞🙏

screenshot of the Merriam-Webster Your 2026 Word gif. the assigned word is "prosperous"

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Jan 1

look at this baby

a tuxedo cat looking towards the camera with a sweet angelic expression while sitting in a little basket.

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Dec 15

If you see this, we IMPLORE you to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

Zac Oyama wearing a sheet mask on his face and a sleep mask on his forehead staring into the middle distance with the caption "I'm the belle of the ball."

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Dec 14

cookie season 😋

a close up of black sesame swirled sugar cookies speckled with a copious amount of black sesame seeds

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Dec 9

You will be visited by three spirits

Bert from Sesame Street looking annoyed while Cookie Monster, Grover, and Ernie happily yap around him

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Nov 24

quite pleased w how this little celestial vibes set ended up

left hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with pearlescent white shimmer lacquer. the first and fourth nails are decorated with gold stars.

right hand with thumb, fourth, and fifth finger nails in a short almond shape painted with pearlescent white shimmer lacquer. first and second finger nails short and painted with a metallic copper with gold shimmer and decorated with silver stars

same right hand, now palm up and fingers curled inwards

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Oct 30

look at these perfect lil guys 🥹😭💖 by @leslielevings.bsky.social

a trio of small sculptures of colorful gremlin creatures popping out of jack o lanterns. the little creatures and the jack o lanterns each have incredible expressions of varying levels of enthusiasm

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Sep 27

I've got a whole row to myself 😌

view from an airplane window showing lots of mountains far below. with a partial view of the wing of the airplane

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Sep 19

how? why?

a black silicone ice cube tray holding a bunch of large ice cubes, one of which has a strange ice protrusion sticking out of it for some reason

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Aug 1

one more for good measure

screenshot from Of Misfits and Magic 2, of Aabria Iyengar, a Black woman with long wavy black hair wearing impeccable pale blue/turquoise lipstick, holding serious eye contact as she plays a mermaid/siren character.

the caption reads "I would like very much to drown men with you."

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Aug 1

Post a random picture or everything goes bad in August?

screenshot of a post from @RichNeville that reads "Found something new to say when I leave a room." above a picture of a package that has sliced cheese on the front with the text "Stay Fresh Cheese Bags"

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Jun 8

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜✨

left hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with bright rainbow neon colors. middle finger and thumb have starburst rainbow streaks. ring finger painted with a nude and a small neon pink heart. pinky painted with neon yellow. pointer painted with neon pink

same left hand, picture taken from a slightly overhead view, brighter lighting, slightly zoomed in

right hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with bright rainbow neon colors. thumb in neon pink; fourth finger in neon green; pinky in neon orange. pointer and middle fingers are painted in a neutral nude color and a small neon purple heart and a neon blue heart respectively

same right hand, picture taken from a slightly overhead view, zoomed in slightly

Jen Coster@jcalyst· May 11

I was trying to capture the gorgeous shimmery flash of this polish in the sunshine coming through my window, and Ori assumed it was an invitation for pets 😸

left hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with a sheer aurora lacquer that shimmers blue and green and gold

same left hand showing off nail polish but a rogue orange tabby cat head has appeared and is trying to nuzzle under the hand to get pets

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Apr 19

there was a wild thunderstorm last night and today is very grey and rainy ⛈️ the exact opposite of this set lol

left hand showing off short almond shaped nails painted with neon nail polish in a vertical gradient going from hot pink on the pinky to orange to bright yellow on the thumb

right hand showing off short almond shaped nails painted with neon nail polish in a vertical gradient going from bright yellow on the thumb to green then blue then violet then to purple on the pinky

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Apr 13

another set inspired by Crashlands 2! CORAA was one of my fave characters to write — love channeling my inner snarky chaos femme 😘💖 GUY-D was also quite fun to write. his face is so silly and the little 'ahrm hrm' sound he makes in game is hilarious 😁

left hand with nails in a short rounded shape painted with different designs on each nail. from pinky to thumb — dark purple with small shimmery white-blue stars; neon pink with a neon melon pentagon design; dark purple with a smiling harlequin-esque happy face in neon hot pink; dark purple with neon hot pink and melon stripes; silver with a dark purple circle with a blue happy face

right hand with nails in a short rounded shape painted with different designs on each nail. from thumb to pinky — silver background with a dark purple square and a neon hot pink 'eye' in the center; pointer to ring finger painted with a dark purple background and neon yellow accents to form a little face with a mustache when viewed upside down; neon green with a neon yellow pentagon design

same right hand, now palm up and fingers curled inwards. the three fingers in the middle now make a little mustached face when next to each other

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Apr 6

a tribute to Crashlands 2 with this set since it comes out THIS WEEK! I'm so excited for this game to finally be out in the world! there are a million things I wish I kind of did a bit differently (much like making a game lmao), but ultimately I'm pretty happy with how this turned out 💖

left hand with nails in a short rounded shape painted with a shimmery burgundy lacquer with a golden stripe streaking across all the fingers, accented with a shifty pink-orange and small silver stars

same left hand, now palm up and fingers curled inwards. a little crashpod on reentry is painted on the thumb

right hand with nails in a short rounded shape. first finger is painted with Juicebox's happy expression, middle finger is painted with Flux's face, thumb shows a Juice Jem in gold on a shifty gold-burgundy background

cover art for Crashlands 2, showing Flux in a purple Infinisuit standing with one leg up on a package, space wrench in one hand and Juice Jem in the other. Juicebox, her robot companion, hovers near her head, a joyful expression on his face. in the background, a couple of Flux's alien buddies are engaged in crafting while looming overhead is a large femme robot face with a sinister smile and hovering ghostly arms

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Mar 26

it's that time of year 🌸✨

the branches of a magnolia tree covered in magenta blossoms against a cloudless blue sky

a colander filled with pink magnolia blossoms

two pint sized mason jars filled with pink syrup, stacked on top of each other in front of a window. the syrup is a delicate glowing pink with the light shining through it

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Mar 26

what a lovely thing to come home to 💚🦀 — LOVE LETTERS: REASONS TO BE ALIVE is a gorgeous essay series about the small (but not-so-small) things that keep us anchored in this existence, that help us persist even during the hardest of times. another beautiful project by @sarahgailey.bsky.social

the cover of LOVE LETTER: REASONS TO BE ALIVE, Volume 1, March 2025. the cover has a yellowish-green background with two hands outlined in white cupping a small orange-red crab

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Mar 24

tragedy struck and I broke a nail 😭💔 decided to go with a fresh start and regrow them all together. time will pass and the claws will be back. though it's so disorienting to look at my hands right now

left hand with nails in a short round shape painted with a silvery white multichrome lacquer that has a slight blue and green sheen

right hand with nails in a short round shape painted with a silvery white multichrome lacquer that has a slight blue and green sheen

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Mar 15

I've been feeling a little rundown so kept it very simple this week. I've had this color in my collection for a little while but hadn't tried it yet. kind of a perfect color for the wild weather swings of early spring tbh — Serpent's Tongue from Mooncat 🐍🌸

left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a lilac lacquer filled with holographic glitter that shifts purple and green

same left hand, picture taken from a slightly overhead view

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Mar 9

a soft homage to the The River Has Roots by @amalelmohtar.com which just came out this past week! I wasn't specifically trying to color match, but Mooncat's Garden of Evil ends up being pretty perfect ✨🌿🪈🎶🌸

left hand with painted nails placed on top of the cover of the book The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar in direct sunlight

left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with different shimmery polishes. from pinky to thumb — green lacquer with a violet pink shimmer; same base color decorated with a willow branch painted in multichrome shifting between shades of gold and green and pink; magenta base decorated with a shimmery orange chrysanthemum; white-gray base with a violet pink flash decorated with a willow branch painted in green; green lacquer with a violet pink shimmer base with a willow branch in multichrome

right hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape. first and second fingernails are shorter and round. painted with different shimmery polishes. from thumb to pinky — green lacquer with a violet pink shimmer; first and second fingers both are painted with a magenta lacquer with purple/pink shimmer; white-gray base with a violet pink flash decorated with a willow branch painted in green; green lacquer with a violet pink shimmer

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Mar 2

I love the velvet effect with magnetic polishes 🧲🔮✨

left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with different magnetic polishes using the velvet effect. from left to right, pinky to thumb, in the sequence — deep emerald green with a burgundy flash, copper with a wine-colored flash, yellow gold with a blue or grey flash.

right hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape. first and second fingernails are shorter and round. painted with different magnetic polishes using the velvet effect. from left to right, thumb to pinky, in the sequence — yellow gold with a blue or grey flash, deep emerald green with a burgundy flash, copper with a wine-colored flash.

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Feb 23

I didn't do it on purpose but this holographic set ended up matching the colors of a set of six daggers one of my DnD characters has, a pair each of black, gold, and silver. hers are called the Reminders — each knife a lesson she's supposed to remember ⚔️

left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with different holographic lacquers. from left to right, pinky to thumb — silver, black with red shimmer, silver, gold, black with red shimmer

right hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape. first and second fingernails are shorter and round. painted with different holographic lacquers. from left to right, thumb to pinky — black with red shimmer, silver, gold, black with red shimmer, black with red shimmer

Jen Coster@jcalyst· Feb 16

this past week was very crunchy and my brain is sapped, so I kept it simple. in the shade, this color (Mooncat's Lust for Vengeance) looks almost sweet. and then the light hits it and you get a lovely and sinister (complimentary) green and copper flash. quickly becoming one of my faves