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@astrovvitch.bsky.social
comic artist, illust, + gui/gfx
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i'm toby and i love making art! i dabble in a lot of things but you will always see me enjoying my favorite characters ^^)
i love comics and i love narratives! woo!
portfolio • astrovvitch.com
i'm toby and i love making art! i dabble in a lot of things but you will always see me enjoying my favorite characters ^^)
i love comics and i love narratives! woo!
portfolio • astrovvitch.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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ok i have made some very ugly promo imgs meruz.bigcartel.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
ok i have made some very ugly promo imgs meruz.bigcartel.com
i love dispatch this game was made for me
October 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
i love dispatch this game was made for me
btw will be at lacc this yearrrr late post tho
September 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
btw will be at lacc this yearrrr late post tho
some personal things ive been working on lately
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
some personal things ive been working on lately
some fallen hero doodles from a while back, a little sad bc i lost all these files...
September 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
some fallen hero doodles from a while back, a little sad bc i lost all these files...
i should really post here more
September 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
i should really post here more
September 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
its almost time for ANYC! i'll be at U26 with @kelchenarts~
lots of new charms and a new print :,) (and first time glow jason is gonna be avail during con!)
see u very very soon!!!!!! please take these goobers off my hands
#anyc #animenyc2025
lots of new charms and a new print :,) (and first time glow jason is gonna be avail during con!)
see u very very soon!!!!!! please take these goobers off my hands
#anyc #animenyc2025
August 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
its almost time for ANYC! i'll be at U26 with @kelchenarts~
lots of new charms and a new print :,) (and first time glow jason is gonna be avail during con!)
see u very very soon!!!!!! please take these goobers off my hands
#anyc #animenyc2025
lots of new charms and a new print :,) (and first time glow jason is gonna be avail during con!)
see u very very soon!!!!!! please take these goobers off my hands
#anyc #animenyc2025
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🔍 DEMO SNEAK PEEK: Character Selection
Circe's been a private investigator for two decades. She mostly deals with trivial jobs — catching cheaters, finding missing pets, and slaying vampires. 🗡️🩸
Take a close look for hints on Circe's story! 🧩
#visualnovel #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
Circe's been a private investigator for two decades. She mostly deals with trivial jobs — catching cheaters, finding missing pets, and slaying vampires. 🗡️🩸
Take a close look for hints on Circe's story! 🧩
#visualnovel #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
June 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
🔍 DEMO SNEAK PEEK: Character Selection
Circe's been a private investigator for two decades. She mostly deals with trivial jobs — catching cheaters, finding missing pets, and slaying vampires. 🗡️🩸
Take a close look for hints on Circe's story! 🧩
#visualnovel #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
Circe's been a private investigator for two decades. She mostly deals with trivial jobs — catching cheaters, finding missing pets, and slaying vampires. 🗡️🩸
Take a close look for hints on Circe's story! 🧩
#visualnovel #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
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Meet Edgar, Circe's final romance option! 🕵️
A sleep-deprived detective with a bleeding heart.
Despite his disdain for vampires, Edgar has been Circe's devoted sidekick (and primary target of never-ending teasing) for twenty years now.
#visualnovel #otome #otomegame #burnthemidnightoil #indiegame
A sleep-deprived detective with a bleeding heart.
Despite his disdain for vampires, Edgar has been Circe's devoted sidekick (and primary target of never-ending teasing) for twenty years now.
#visualnovel #otome #otomegame #burnthemidnightoil #indiegame
June 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Meet Edgar, Circe's final romance option! 🕵️
A sleep-deprived detective with a bleeding heart.
Despite his disdain for vampires, Edgar has been Circe's devoted sidekick (and primary target of never-ending teasing) for twenty years now.
#visualnovel #otome #otomegame #burnthemidnightoil #indiegame
A sleep-deprived detective with a bleeding heart.
Despite his disdain for vampires, Edgar has been Circe's devoted sidekick (and primary target of never-ending teasing) for twenty years now.
#visualnovel #otome #otomegame #burnthemidnightoil #indiegame
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Meet Iridis, Dante's final romance option! 💎
A mystical being of unknown origins.
Anyone who meets Iridis is paralyzed by fear, but he doesn't seem to want any trouble. For now, at least.
#visualnovel #indiegames #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
A mystical being of unknown origins.
Anyone who meets Iridis is paralyzed by fear, but he doesn't seem to want any trouble. For now, at least.
#visualnovel #indiegames #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
June 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Meet Iridis, Dante's final romance option! 💎
A mystical being of unknown origins.
Anyone who meets Iridis is paralyzed by fear, but he doesn't seem to want any trouble. For now, at least.
#visualnovel #indiegames #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
A mystical being of unknown origins.
Anyone who meets Iridis is paralyzed by fear, but he doesn't seem to want any trouble. For now, at least.
#visualnovel #indiegames #indiegame #burnthemidnightoil
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🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #5: THE UNKNOWN
An elusive being who roams the city at night.
Where does he come from? And what does he want?
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
An elusive being who roams the city at night.
Where does he come from? And what does he want?
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
June 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #5: THE UNKNOWN
An elusive being who roams the city at night.
Where does he come from? And what does he want?
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
An elusive being who roams the city at night.
Where does he come from? And what does he want?
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
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Meet Nocturne, Circe's second romance option! 🔮
A silver-tongued witch with dangerous ambitions and questionable morals.
Whether she's friend or foe remains uncertain.
#visualnovel #yuri #interactivefiction #burnthemidnightoil
A silver-tongued witch with dangerous ambitions and questionable morals.
Whether she's friend or foe remains uncertain.
#visualnovel #yuri #interactivefiction #burnthemidnightoil
June 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Meet Nocturne, Circe's second romance option! 🔮
A silver-tongued witch with dangerous ambitions and questionable morals.
Whether she's friend or foe remains uncertain.
#visualnovel #yuri #interactivefiction #burnthemidnightoil
A silver-tongued witch with dangerous ambitions and questionable morals.
Whether she's friend or foe remains uncertain.
#visualnovel #yuri #interactivefiction #burnthemidnightoil
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🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #4: THE WITCH
A dangerous witch determined to bury her past for good.
Do not let her spellbinding smiles deceive you — mercy is a kindness she reserves for no one.
#visualnovel #indiegames #yuri #burnthemidnightoil
A dangerous witch determined to bury her past for good.
Do not let her spellbinding smiles deceive you — mercy is a kindness she reserves for no one.
#visualnovel #indiegames #yuri #burnthemidnightoil
June 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #4: THE WITCH
A dangerous witch determined to bury her past for good.
Do not let her spellbinding smiles deceive you — mercy is a kindness she reserves for no one.
#visualnovel #indiegames #yuri #burnthemidnightoil
A dangerous witch determined to bury her past for good.
Do not let her spellbinding smiles deceive you — mercy is a kindness she reserves for no one.
#visualnovel #indiegames #yuri #burnthemidnightoil
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Meet Zeno, Dante's second romance option! ✨
A self-taught wizard with a flair for theatrics.
Zeno cares very little for laws and other pesky social rules. As far as he's concerned, life should ALWAYS be fun and fantastical.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames
A self-taught wizard with a flair for theatrics.
Zeno cares very little for laws and other pesky social rules. As far as he's concerned, life should ALWAYS be fun and fantastical.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames
June 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Meet Zeno, Dante's second romance option! ✨
A self-taught wizard with a flair for theatrics.
Zeno cares very little for laws and other pesky social rules. As far as he's concerned, life should ALWAYS be fun and fantastical.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames
A self-taught wizard with a flair for theatrics.
Zeno cares very little for laws and other pesky social rules. As far as he's concerned, life should ALWAYS be fun and fantastical.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames
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🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #3: THE WIZARD
A "mad scientist" famous for producing most of North Haven's magical drugs.
The local authorities have been trying (and failing) to catch him for years.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
A "mad scientist" famous for producing most of North Haven's magical drugs.
The local authorities have been trying (and failing) to catch him for years.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
June 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #3: THE WIZARD
A "mad scientist" famous for producing most of North Haven's magical drugs.
The local authorities have been trying (and failing) to catch him for years.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
A "mad scientist" famous for producing most of North Haven's magical drugs.
The local authorities have been trying (and failing) to catch him for years.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
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Meet Abraxas, Circe's first romance option! 🩸
The uptight and brooding captain of North Haven's Supernatural Secrecy Force.
Beneath the aloof facade Abraxas has clung to for the past two centuries, repressed desires fester.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames #interactivefiction
The uptight and brooding captain of North Haven's Supernatural Secrecy Force.
Beneath the aloof facade Abraxas has clung to for the past two centuries, repressed desires fester.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames #interactivefiction
June 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Meet Abraxas, Circe's first romance option! 🩸
The uptight and brooding captain of North Haven's Supernatural Secrecy Force.
Beneath the aloof facade Abraxas has clung to for the past two centuries, repressed desires fester.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames #interactivefiction
The uptight and brooding captain of North Haven's Supernatural Secrecy Force.
Beneath the aloof facade Abraxas has clung to for the past two centuries, repressed desires fester.
#visualnovel #burnthemidnightoil #indiegames #interactivefiction
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🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #2: THE VAMPIRE
A centuries-old vampire who refuses to taste blood.
His shoulders hang heavy with guilt, burdened by desires he’s deemed forbidden.
#visualnovel #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
A centuries-old vampire who refuses to taste blood.
His shoulders hang heavy with guilt, burdened by desires he’s deemed forbidden.
#visualnovel #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
June 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🔍 ROMANCE OPTION #2: THE VAMPIRE
A centuries-old vampire who refuses to taste blood.
His shoulders hang heavy with guilt, burdened by desires he’s deemed forbidden.
#visualnovel #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
A centuries-old vampire who refuses to taste blood.
His shoulders hang heavy with guilt, burdened by desires he’s deemed forbidden.
#visualnovel #indiegames #burnthemidnightoil
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Meet Raoul, Dante’s first romance option! 🚓
One of the few humans in the Supernatural Crime Division, Raoul is Dante's cool and pragmatic police partner.
Keeping Dante's temper in check is part of his job description, but the two butt heads every time they work together.
#burnthemidnightoil
One of the few humans in the Supernatural Crime Division, Raoul is Dante's cool and pragmatic police partner.
Keeping Dante's temper in check is part of his job description, but the two butt heads every time they work together.
#burnthemidnightoil
June 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Meet Raoul, Dante’s first romance option! 🚓
One of the few humans in the Supernatural Crime Division, Raoul is Dante's cool and pragmatic police partner.
Keeping Dante's temper in check is part of his job description, but the two butt heads every time they work together.
#burnthemidnightoil
One of the few humans in the Supernatural Crime Division, Raoul is Dante's cool and pragmatic police partner.
Keeping Dante's temper in check is part of his job description, but the two butt heads every time they work together.
#burnthemidnightoil
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🔍 ROMANCE OPTION 1: THE OFFICER
A stubborn human who joined the supernatural police to prove his worth.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegame
A stubborn human who joined the supernatural police to prove his worth.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegame
June 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🔍 ROMANCE OPTION 1: THE OFFICER
A stubborn human who joined the supernatural police to prove his worth.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegame
A stubborn human who joined the supernatural police to prove his worth.
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegame
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Meet Dante, our male protagonist! 🔥
Dante's a hot-headed cop who's unwillingly been working for the supernatural police. He's itching to leave North Haven first chance he gets, but there's one last case he must tackle first...
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames
Dante's a hot-headed cop who's unwillingly been working for the supernatural police. He's itching to leave North Haven first chance he gets, but there's one last case he must tackle first...
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames
June 2, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Meet Dante, our male protagonist! 🔥
Dante's a hot-headed cop who's unwillingly been working for the supernatural police. He's itching to leave North Haven first chance he gets, but there's one last case he must tackle first...
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames
Dante's a hot-headed cop who's unwillingly been working for the supernatural police. He's itching to leave North Haven first chance he gets, but there's one last case he must tackle first...
#visualnovel #interactivefiction #indiegames
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Meet Circe, our female protagonist! 🦇
A gothic beauty with a macabre sense of humor.
As a private detective, Circe’s always hungry for a good mystery. However, she’s also hiding a fatal secret of her own…
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
A gothic beauty with a macabre sense of humor.
As a private detective, Circe’s always hungry for a good mystery. However, she’s also hiding a fatal secret of her own…
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
June 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Meet Circe, our female protagonist! 🦇
A gothic beauty with a macabre sense of humor.
As a private detective, Circe’s always hungry for a good mystery. However, she’s also hiding a fatal secret of her own…
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
A gothic beauty with a macabre sense of humor.
As a private detective, Circe’s always hungry for a good mystery. However, she’s also hiding a fatal secret of her own…
#burnthemidnightoil #visualnovel #indiegames
had the lovely opportunity to work with foxglove games to bring you graphics featuring the lovely characters of their upcoming game!!! i'm so excited for everyone to see the amazing work that's happening over here 🥺
Burn the Midnight Oil is an upcoming supernatural romance visual novel about monsters, love, and other horrors.
Playing as the vampire Circe or the hellhound Dante, you must solve strange cases that threaten to unveil dangerous secrets from their own pasts.
Demo coming SUMMER/AUTUMN 2025! 🖤🦇
Playing as the vampire Circe or the hellhound Dante, you must solve strange cases that threaten to unveil dangerous secrets from their own pasts.
Demo coming SUMMER/AUTUMN 2025! 🖤🦇
June 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
had the lovely opportunity to work with foxglove games to bring you graphics featuring the lovely characters of their upcoming game!!! i'm so excited for everyone to see the amazing work that's happening over here 🥺