the beast with five fingers ✍️
@beastliness.bsky.social
henchman, editor, and official court artist of @stjohnstarling.bsky.social
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• they/them
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• they/them
• disembodied hand
• sign up to read A COMPANION IN VICE → stjohnstarling.substack.com/p/a-companio...
(also on tumblr → www.tumblr.com/beastliness)
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Did I ever post this one here...idk. stretch mesh and stretch velvet reverse appliqued
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Did I ever post this one here...idk. stretch mesh and stretch velvet reverse appliqued
I'm literally never going to get tired of staring at this I think
lovely piece i got to work on for ‘What Manner of Man’! i wanted to emulate old avon gothic pulp novels; & ended up making a mock cover as well.
i learned so much working on this piece, thank you so much to @stjohnstarling and @beastliness for all their support! 🖤
#teratophilia #monsterlove #booksky
i learned so much working on this piece, thank you so much to @stjohnstarling and @beastliness for all their support! 🖤
#teratophilia #monsterlove #booksky
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm literally never going to get tired of staring at this I think
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It never used to be dark by 5pm. They're doing this to demoralize you
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It never used to be dark by 5pm. They're doing this to demoralize you
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There's NOTHING homoerotic about my single-minded, pseudo-incestuous obsession with torturing my creator-father and robbing him of everything he ever loved.
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There's NOTHING homoerotic about my single-minded, pseudo-incestuous obsession with torturing my creator-father and robbing him of everything he ever loved.
reviews remain very positive
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 AM
reviews remain very positive
when I can reliably reproduce this effect in the hearts of all who see him, I'll know that I have successfully depicted the charcter
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 PM
when I can reliably reproduce this effect in the hearts of all who see him, I'll know that I have successfully depicted the charcter
as an artist I sometimes find myself with some of the same concerns as a murderer (planning the disposal of a body, wondering what to do about identifiable features, jewelry, and tattoos)
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
as an artist I sometimes find myself with some of the same concerns as a murderer (planning the disposal of a body, wondering what to do about identifiable features, jewelry, and tattoos)
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No one talks about how difficult it can be to keep your mind on your work when you keep accidentally brushing fingers with your devastatingly attractive boss over the corpse you're reanimating.
Today on Patreon - Behind the Scenes: Guiding Hand: www.patreon.com/posts/behind...
Today on Patreon - Behind the Scenes: Guiding Hand: www.patreon.com/posts/behind...
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
No one talks about how difficult it can be to keep your mind on your work when you keep accidentally brushing fingers with your devastatingly attractive boss over the corpse you're reanimating.
Today on Patreon - Behind the Scenes: Guiding Hand: www.patreon.com/posts/behind...
Today on Patreon - Behind the Scenes: Guiding Hand: www.patreon.com/posts/behind...
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My artist and loyal henchman @beastliness.bsky.social has been endeavoring to get in the habit — when working on any of their more elaborate pieces art — of saving snapshots at various stages of development in order to be able to share a little of the process.
November 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My artist and loyal henchman @beastliness.bsky.social has been endeavoring to get in the habit — when working on any of their more elaborate pieces art — of saving snapshots at various stages of development in order to be able to share a little of the process.
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Does it feel nice when I’m groping around for threads I can pull to unravel you?
November 5, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Does it feel nice when I’m groping around for threads I can pull to unravel you?
underhanded means
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
underhanded means
trying to steal your soul through the screen 👁️
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
trying to steal your soul through the screen 👁️
• Beastly
• they/them
• disembodied hand
• sign up to read A COMPANION IN VICE → stjohnstarling.substack.com/p/a-companio...
(also on tumblr → www.tumblr.com/beastliness)
• they/them
• disembodied hand
• sign up to read A COMPANION IN VICE → stjohnstarling.substack.com/p/a-companio...
(also on tumblr → www.tumblr.com/beastliness)
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
• Beastly
• they/them
• disembodied hand
• sign up to read A COMPANION IN VICE → stjohnstarling.substack.com/p/a-companio...
(also on tumblr → www.tumblr.com/beastliness)
• they/them
• disembodied hand
• sign up to read A COMPANION IN VICE → stjohnstarling.substack.com/p/a-companio...
(also on tumblr → www.tumblr.com/beastliness)
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Gossiping Lovers in Marble
Two statues that belong together but were sadly moved to separate museums..
Two statues that belong together but were sadly moved to separate museums..
October 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Gossiping Lovers in Marble
Two statues that belong together but were sadly moved to separate museums..
Two statues that belong together but were sadly moved to separate museums..
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Repeating firmly to myself that I can be trusted around beautiful, haunted-looking boys - I will not bind them half-naked to a tree or marble column and shoot them full of holes with my bow and arrow.
August 31, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Repeating firmly to myself that I can be trusted around beautiful, haunted-looking boys - I will not bind them half-naked to a tree or marble column and shoot them full of holes with my bow and arrow.
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did you know that if you keep practicing a craft you may eventually improve at it
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
did you know that if you keep practicing a craft you may eventually improve at it
stray fragments
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
stray fragments
SOON!! 🧪💚
A Companion in Vice is a gothic-noir novel about hazardously toxic queer romance and mad science. Find out more in today's newsletter! stjohnstarling.substack.com/p/its-alive-...
October 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SOON!! 🧪💚
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Portrait of a killer
October 18, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Portrait of a killer
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wip, goodnight 🌙
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 AM
wip, goodnight 🌙
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Overcoming obstacles and discovering new ones (+ some fun new stuff!) in this weekly update on my progress with A Companion in Vice → www.patreon.com/posts/140871...
October 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Overcoming obstacles and discovering new ones (+ some fun new stuff!) in this weekly update on my progress with A Companion in Vice → www.patreon.com/posts/140871...
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My kippot are all available! :) I'm so happy with them
hydeangelus.bigcartel.com if you'd like one!
hydeangelus.bigcartel.com if you'd like one!
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
My kippot are all available! :) I'm so happy with them
hydeangelus.bigcartel.com if you'd like one!
hydeangelus.bigcartel.com if you'd like one!
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