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David A Ludwig
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Gamer and author of #CatsThePajamas. I believe everyone has a story. I have several. He/Him

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David A Ludwig @davidaludwig.bsky.social · Nov 3
I had a hot streak writing the self-duplicating hero, Gemini, from my PRUDENT setting on #ThursThreads earlier this year and had the opportunity to commission this exquisite piece from @yumekiiii.bsky.social.

It's a lot of fun figuring out interesting ways to utilize and counter self-duplication.
Digital drawing of a woman with blonde ringlets in a pineapple updo. She is wearing a two-tone leotard with the Gemini symbol on the front with a utility belt, matching domino mask and boots, and golden gloves. The background is a twilight city. The woman is looking with an arm raised to the left, with a smiling image of her over that shoulder. A frowning image of her is over her right shoulder. The artist is Yume Pat. 08/28/25 “They don’t like it.” Honorable Mention! The impact of her duplicate’s fist on Helen Harper’s cheek wasn’t bad. Absorbing a whole ass other her through her face, however… Was bizarre. She staggered, clutching her head. Her other hostile duplicates backed off. ‘They don’t like it when I absorb them,’ Helen smiled grimly. Of course, Helen hadn’t enjoyed the experience herself. Something had been in the duplicate’s head that shouldn’t have been. Helen wiped the squished remains of the parasite off her cheek with the back of her hand. Foreign contaminants were more or less filtered out on reintegration, though remnants of this one buzzed like a jackhammer in Helen’s head. She surrounded herself with a circle of fresh duplicates. Helen hated using herself as a human shield, but she wasn’t chancing another exposure to whatever that was. She and her new duplicates fought in formation through their opposites. No further absorptions. Whoever was creating these enemy duplicates was similarly close to the original as Helen herself. As far as she knew, that narrowed it down to the missing superhero, Gemini. Or her supervillain opposite. More mind-numbing buzzing, not in Helen’s head, pressed down on the combatants. An insectile woman hovered in a cloud of the parasitic bugs. “Another high-level copy. How delightful. You make most convenient servants.” Helen pursed her lips. Took a deep breath through her nose and began passing out earplugs from her utility belt to her friendly duplicates. She found the thing responsible for superhero-her’s disappearance. No biggie. Totally fine. 09/04/25 “That was too simple.” I WON! The Helen Harpers who weren’t fully occupied keeping parasitic insects from entering their heads had already succumbed and turned on the rest of her. One supervillain under her belt and she thought she could handle the one who disappeared the superhero Gemini? Stupid. “This could all go much easier if you stopped resisting.” The humanoid bug queen taunted Helen. The way Helen’s duplicates screamed as they were taken over, Helen was not looking forward to reintegrating them and their memories. But she couldn’t just leave a dozen of herself out there. Right? An explosion on the overlook interrupted the battle between the Helens and the bugs below. All turned to see a missile speed into the bug queen’s torso. The explosion sent her skidding. Even before she came to a stop, all the insects and controlled copies fell limply to the ground. Gemini stood on the overlook, reloading a shoulder-mounted launcher. That was too simple. Also, if that one wasn’t Helen and wasn’t the superhero… Did her supervillain double just save her? “You have ten seconds to get clear with any duplicates you want to save!” Supervillain Gemini called down. “After that I’m going scorched earth!” Helen exchanged a glance with her three duplicates still standing. She raised a hand between her and Gemini while backing toward the unconscious bug queen. “Wait! We can take her in! Maybe help her! We don’t have to kill her!” Gemini hefted her launcher back to her shoulder. “You forget, I’m no hero.”
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Oh absolutely.

Maliha Anderson is, though it's not a major point in her book series.

An SC in my Dragons of Esternes series is - again not a major thing since the MC is ace/aro.

In my two erotica series, both Veronica and Winifred are actively bi.

#nsfwocdaily #ocnsfw #oc #ocsky #3dRender #noAI
A Victorian room with padded chairs, long-case clock and an aspidistra on a table. All this is in near darkness because of the sunlight streaming through the bay windows. Looking out through the window is a woman in a white dress. A young woman with tightly braided dark hair, and probably naked, lies beneath a sheet on the bed. She looks awkwardly twisted but is leaning up a little to look at: A second young woman standing at the window having pulled apart the curtains. She is naked from the waist up. A scene inspired by the book series "Veronica's Life" written by me (under a pen-name).
January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Trying to do my con prep slowly over the months ahead, instead of all in a panicked rush right before it lol. Today, I drew my Elbie for the sticker mystery bag. 🥰
A label for con merch. It shows a one-eared cat showing her tummy. The text reads, "Sticker Mystery Bag, $5. Contains 6 random stickers!"
January 4, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Holy shit. Chapter 70 is actually ending. Holy shit holy shit holy shit
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January 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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lurizonart.bsky.social
Clean pass sketch of a rice shower as well

she’s all ears 🍚🌧️

[ #RiceShower #Umamusume #Sketch ]
A digital sketch of the Umamusume horse girl Rice Shower, looking startled and nervous.
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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lurizonart.bsky.social
Nice Natie ! Nice Natie!!!

A lovely underrated Nice Nature, my favorite defeatist ❤️💚

[ #Umamusume #NiceNature #UmamusumeFanart #Art ]
A digital drawing of Nice Nature, a horse girl from Umamusume with short red pigtails, red and green ear coverings and a green ribbon around her right ear. One drawing has her smiling, while the next has her looking away sheepishly. The text spells her name, Nice Nature, in red and green. Signed Lurizon.
January 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
The scroll version of Kuro Shouri has updated! The final episode of chapter 1!
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#comics #webcomics #manga #kuroshouri #oc #ocsky
Ch. 1.4 - Kuro Shouri (Scroll Version)
Hisaki and Yasha are an odd pair of friends: Hisaki is quiet, distant, and possibly keeping secrets from everyone, while Yasha is loud, violent, and in serious need of anger management. As they try to...
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January 3, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 143 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. A very old picture of Makoto and Kakon snoozing on the couch. My love of painting sunsets shows up once again 😅I just think they’re neat, okay?

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri
A digital illustration of an OC couple of mine, Makoto and Kakon. They are sleeping on a couch with a window showing the sunset behind them.
January 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
These two, and with their pride flag as well, haha!
(And thanks to the OC kiss challenge, I have a picture of them smooching now too!)
A picture of my OC Haru in front of the bisexual pride flag. She is a teenage girl with pointed ears, tan skin, blue hair and also orange eyes. She is wearing a green and brown fantasy outfit. A picture of my OC, Makoto, in front of the bisexual pride flag. She is a teenage girl with light skin, dirty blonde/light brown hair, green eyes, and she is wearing a cute pink dress.
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
davidaludwig.bsky.social
Are any of my Original Characters bisexual?

A standout in that category would certainly be Cat N. Kinnery herself.

There are several others--like the dwarven novelist, Garii Lunark--who might be, but I haven't nailed it down.

#oc #ocsky
January 4, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 142 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. The redraw of Makoto’s picture! I liked it a lot when I made it, but people actually got on my case for using a real image of leaves for it. Told me it was “cheating.” Get over it! 🤣

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri
A digital portrait of a teenage girl with long, light brown hair and green eyes. She is smiling, and behind her are bare trees with autumn leaves on the ground.
January 2, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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lurizonart.bsky.social
Har har har. It’s really been an age 🙂‍↕️

it has been a bit though. Here’s to trying again in the new year ^^ 💫
A drawing of Lumen happily flapping their hand, stating “Oh dear, I haven’t drawn since last year!” while a person angrily waves their fist in the back and yells “Tell better jokes!” The bottom reads “Disclaimer: I drew this in December so the joke is still valid”
January 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Several...so far! First one is Izzy, from my upcoming comic Beholder. Second is Evie and Erika, the girlfriends. Third is the witchy wives, Fia and Kizzy!
Post-KS, you'll find that a lot of our work has lesbians. Wonder why. Couldn't be because of little ol' me, the lesbian artist. lol
A digital illustration of a woman crying but with an intense, angry look on her face. The picture is done in subtle shades of pink and blue. A concept sketch of two characters. One is a Black woman with dreads and beads in her hair, wearing mostly blue. The other is of a Japanese woman with blonde highlights in her hair. She is wearing a very fashionable outfit, with a pink top, ripped jeans, and a light coat over top. A digital concept sketch of two characters. One is a shorter white woman with curly red hair. She is wearing an apron and a witch's hat, and otherwise colonial clothes. The other is a taller woman with tan skin and long black hair in a bun. She is wearing a frilly green dress with no shoes, and also wearing a witch's hat with flowers in it.
January 1, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Y e s
Lana, a young white blonde woman with her hair in a braid, gestures dramatically as if she's giving a stage performance or something. In one hand, she holds a little red box while cradling a book in her arm. Behind her is a slightly off colour lesbian flag. The colours of Lana's vest and blouse are adjusted to match the flag more closely.
January 1, 2026 at 4:52 PM
davidaludwig.bsky.social
Indeed, some of my Original Characters are lesbians!

Cat N. Kinnery's girlfriend, Mererid, is a lesbian.

As is Sword Admiral Jasna Saifullah.

And a scientist introduced in, and important to, Book 4.

#oc #ocsky
January 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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lurizonart.bsky.social
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! 💫 Here’s wishing the best for everyone in 2026! #HappyNewYear ✨
A digital drawing of Lumen’s persona yelling “Happy New Year!” amongst a background of golden balloons and streamers. Their OCs Selene and Rae enjoy wearing 2026 glasses and sipping drinks in the background.
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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siobhanmuir.bsky.social
happy New Year 2026! Some quick reminders:
We need #ThursThreads judges starting NEXT WEEK! Signup here:
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#FlashFiction #WritingCommunity #WriteSky
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January 1, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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Happy New Year! Come see what I'm working on.
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Happy New Year 2026 – Siobhan Muir
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January 1, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Previously on sorcerous @siobhanmuir.bsky.social's #ThursThreads, judge decorous @drmag00.bsky.social honored justified @jpgarlandauthor.bsky.social and named preeminent @purplequeenpub.bsky.social the winner! #WriteSky #FlashFiction

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#ThursThreads – Week 688 – Winners – Siobhan Muir
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January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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kikirini.bsky.social
And now that I've finished it, let me present...the first and last pages of 2025! Jan. 1st and December 31st!
As always, it is really hard to see my improvement in only a year 🫠 But I do see much less reliance on 3d models, which is excellent! 😁
The first comic page I did this year, on January 1st. A ninja character catches a kunai and runs toward another character, intending to slash at him. The last comic page I did this year, on December 31st. A young girl summons shadowy energy around her, shocking a monster character.
December 31, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Final page of 2025!!
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Chapter 15, Page 14 - Click to view on Ko-fi
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December 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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kikirini.bsky.social
A simple page, sure, but with it I think I figured out why my hand is killing me lately!
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Chapter 15, Page 13 - Click to view on Ko-fi
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December 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Captain Cat N. Kinnery's arch-nemesis is Sword Admiral Jasna Saifullah.

Though her history with the infamous hellship, Old Bloody Bones, is adversarial. And that one's bad for a hellship, all of which are supernaturally evil.

It'd break Melody's heart a little to learn anyone saw her as an enemy.
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 6d
Who is your OC's worst enemy? ⚡

#dailyocs
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
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birdeeblake.bsky.social
For Monty, it's a tie between his father and capitalism, I think 🤔
dailyocs.bsky.social Daily OC questions @dailyocs.bsky.social · 6d
Who is your OC's worst enemy? ⚡

#dailyocs
December 30, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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kikirini.bsky.social
Day 140 of posting art ‘til my hand is healed. When my friend @hvoice.bsky.social even vaguely references a gay crossover ship between our comics, I gotta hit her back with one of my own! In this case, Makoto being gay over Karin, haha.

#oc #ocsky #kuroshouri #lovemetal
A very bad sketch of my character, Makoto, squeeing over my friend HVoice's character, Karin, and her cuteness. Karin is not usually portrayed as cute, but no worries - Makoto sees it anyway!
December 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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December 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM