Caitlin Serviss
@xotheforest.bsky.social
She/Her. 1992. AuDHD. “The void leans in, eager to speak. Hell shows its teeth once a week.” Check my linktree for my ongoing story on AO3.
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— Magic Mirror, Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
"You know, I've been hanging around here for centuries. And what I've seen has given me plenty for reflection. Being a mirror, I see things from the other side. And there's something that's been wrangling me for ages. Frankly, it's the way you —🧵
"You know, I've been hanging around here for centuries. And what I've seen has given me plenty for reflection. Being a mirror, I see things from the other side. And there's something that's been wrangling me for ages. Frankly, it's the way you —🧵
The internet has delivered this to me. I hope it spreads. It sucks that maybe seeing a white american woman gunned down in her car will be what does change more people's minds than if it were anyone else, but it's a start. She was us, and we're all human.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The internet has delivered this to me. I hope it spreads. It sucks that maybe seeing a white american woman gunned down in her car will be what does change more people's minds than if it were anyone else, but it's a start. She was us, and we're all human.
Working on a late bday present for a very close friend now that I have a few things figured out and squared away. I haven't drawn Melody (right) very often with her newer design so I'm having a bit of fun with this when I can sit down and focus. #art
January 14, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Working on a late bday present for a very close friend now that I have a few things figured out and squared away. I haven't drawn Melody (right) very often with her newer design so I'm having a bit of fun with this when I can sit down and focus. #art
Chapter 109 is inbound, it's just I can't seem to focus on art and writing together, and consistently. Either I do a lot of art or I do a lot of writing, and I've been kinda doing nothing but writing for more than 5 years. Here's a preview snippet. #writing
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Chapter 109 is inbound, it's just I can't seem to focus on art and writing together, and consistently. Either I do a lot of art or I do a lot of writing, and I've been kinda doing nothing but writing for more than 5 years. Here's a preview snippet. #writing
I know that I have found my people when watching Legends of Avantris VODs, when I hear and see them make jokes involving Final Fantasy X, Homestar Runner and Shrek 😭
January 13, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I know that I have found my people when watching Legends of Avantris VODs, when I hear and see them make jokes involving Final Fantasy X, Homestar Runner and Shrek 😭
I've never spoken to/seen someone who has had a lobotomy. But if I had to guess—
Sometimes talking to ChatGPT when it's having issues feels like I'm talking to someone who is actively getting a stick poked around in their brain.
I know it's just a robot but it's horrifying.
Sometimes talking to ChatGPT when it's having issues feels like I'm talking to someone who is actively getting a stick poked around in their brain.
I know it's just a robot but it's horrifying.
January 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I've never spoken to/seen someone who has had a lobotomy. But if I had to guess—
Sometimes talking to ChatGPT when it's having issues feels like I'm talking to someone who is actively getting a stick poked around in their brain.
I know it's just a robot but it's horrifying.
Sometimes talking to ChatGPT when it's having issues feels like I'm talking to someone who is actively getting a stick poked around in their brain.
I know it's just a robot but it's horrifying.
Watching crime documentaries bec I'm not immune to trying to understand & catalogue suffering/trauma in my mental library. Especially when I write, if someone dies I think "the reason for a murder needs to make sense."
I'm wrong bec "he wasn't trans enough" does not make sense.
I'm wrong bec "he wasn't trans enough" does not make sense.
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Watching crime documentaries bec I'm not immune to trying to understand & catalogue suffering/trauma in my mental library. Especially when I write, if someone dies I think "the reason for a murder needs to make sense."
I'm wrong bec "he wasn't trans enough" does not make sense.
I'm wrong bec "he wasn't trans enough" does not make sense.
So today the handyman is supposedly gonna come over and do some magic on the crack in the shower, but I've realized now that the shower drain isn't connected to the pipes below for some reason. Guess where the shower water has probably been going? Not the pipes, lol
January 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
So today the handyman is supposedly gonna come over and do some magic on the crack in the shower, but I've realized now that the shower drain isn't connected to the pipes below for some reason. Guess where the shower water has probably been going? Not the pipes, lol
Hey, makers of Ferrero Rocher. Listen, I would buy your chocolates over anything else ever. I fucking hate the individual wrapped pieces. I don't want to pay more for the gold foil, or the useless plastic box I throw away anyways. Please sell an unwrapped batch, holy crap.
January 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Hey, makers of Ferrero Rocher. Listen, I would buy your chocolates over anything else ever. I fucking hate the individual wrapped pieces. I don't want to pay more for the gold foil, or the useless plastic box I throw away anyways. Please sell an unwrapped batch, holy crap.
I decided I should take a bit of a "vacation" along with my husband by kind of not doing a whole lot. Like I've tried to be creative and stuff here and there, but not committed to it. Now today he's back at work and I need more rest without him here.
January 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I decided I should take a bit of a "vacation" along with my husband by kind of not doing a whole lot. Like I've tried to be creative and stuff here and there, but not committed to it. Now today he's back at work and I need more rest without him here.
I'm glad technology and fraud prevention is so advanced because it was able to stop someone from charging my card $1,300+ at a ski resort/online store today. Also I am glad I paid rent early, because what the fuck is wrong with people? I'M A BROKE BITCH. FFS.
January 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I'm glad technology and fraud prevention is so advanced because it was able to stop someone from charging my card $1,300+ at a ski resort/online store today. Also I am glad I paid rent early, because what the fuck is wrong with people? I'M A BROKE BITCH. FFS.
My husband has started the new year with this saying:
"Yo mamma's so anomylous she [REDACTED]"
"Yo mamma's so anomylous she [REDACTED]"
January 1, 2026 at 5:53 AM
My husband has started the new year with this saying:
"Yo mamma's so anomylous she [REDACTED]"
"Yo mamma's so anomylous she [REDACTED]"
Bout to have a crash out about the house I'm renting again because a HOLE is developing in the shower floor via a crack. So you wanna know where excess water has been going to rot what's underneath? I'll keep the void posted on what the landlord does and says smfh
December 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Bout to have a crash out about the house I'm renting again because a HOLE is developing in the shower floor via a crack. So you wanna know where excess water has been going to rot what's underneath? I'll keep the void posted on what the landlord does and says smfh
Y'all why's the marketing for the Caprisun 64 oz got a pouch on it like they think I'm not gonna recognize the brand? It's toddler amounts of liquid in the pouch 😭 Also why isn't Pacific Cooler in 64 oz? I'll drink this instead of soda and water, bros, don't mess with me.
December 30, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Y'all why's the marketing for the Caprisun 64 oz got a pouch on it like they think I'm not gonna recognize the brand? It's toddler amounts of liquid in the pouch 😭 Also why isn't Pacific Cooler in 64 oz? I'll drink this instead of soda and water, bros, don't mess with me.
2021-23 I listened to Nine Inch Nails/Trent Reznor almost nonstop. I took a year off in 2024 to listen almost exclusively to ambient rain & thunderstorms. This year has been half & half of that and new-to-me music. I think next year is gearing up to be another NIN song marathon.
December 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
2021-23 I listened to Nine Inch Nails/Trent Reznor almost nonstop. I took a year off in 2024 to listen almost exclusively to ambient rain & thunderstorms. This year has been half & half of that and new-to-me music. I think next year is gearing up to be another NIN song marathon.
After not having any/much gluten/sugar for a while to see how I did, I let loose lately and had lots of gluten/sugar. My husband's Christmas bonus went to fast food bc we don't get much very often. BOY have I been in nonstop pain, sore, bitchy, and miserable 😅
December 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
After not having any/much gluten/sugar for a while to see how I did, I let loose lately and had lots of gluten/sugar. My husband's Christmas bonus went to fast food bc we don't get much very often. BOY have I been in nonstop pain, sore, bitchy, and miserable 😅
Trust the process! I'm having trouble making sense of the shading on his butt. This is a turn-around to get an idea of what his tattoos/markings look like. Later I'll draw clothes. The flat color & the shading all together was at least 3 hours so far. One foot took 15 minutes at least. #hellaverse
December 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trust the process! I'm having trouble making sense of the shading on his butt. This is a turn-around to get an idea of what his tattoos/markings look like. Later I'll draw clothes. The flat color & the shading all together was at least 3 hours so far. One foot took 15 minutes at least. #hellaverse
Sometimes I get bummed that most of my things are from the thrift stores because I'm poor, but then I think: "I have these cool things I enjoy AND they were cheap"
I got the Pikachu plush today ✨ 😭💕 ignore the emotional support socks and cat food plate in the background 😅
I got the Pikachu plush today ✨ 😭💕 ignore the emotional support socks and cat food plate in the background 😅
December 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Sometimes I get bummed that most of my things are from the thrift stores because I'm poor, but then I think: "I have these cool things I enjoy AND they were cheap"
I got the Pikachu plush today ✨ 😭💕 ignore the emotional support socks and cat food plate in the background 😅
I got the Pikachu plush today ✨ 😭💕 ignore the emotional support socks and cat food plate in the background 😅
Christmas Present of writing!! I tried to focus a bit harder and get two chapters up. 107 + 108! You just can't contain your excitement! I need a nap! Might skip ahead in the next chapter but we'll see 🤹
#writing #hellaverse #hazbinhotel #helluvaboss #fanfiction #ocs #occentric
#writing #hellaverse #hazbinhotel #helluvaboss #fanfiction #ocs #occentric
December 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Christmas Present of writing!! I tried to focus a bit harder and get two chapters up. 107 + 108! You just can't contain your excitement! I need a nap! Might skip ahead in the next chapter but we'll see 🤹
#writing #hellaverse #hazbinhotel #helluvaboss #fanfiction #ocs #occentric
#writing #hellaverse #hazbinhotel #helluvaboss #fanfiction #ocs #occentric
Instead of an even $1/hr raise this next year, the owner of the company my husband works for has decided to pay at least $13/month per employee + families for the cheapest annual Busch Gardens passes that I could get anyways if we could afford it. Some visits are mandatory.
December 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Instead of an even $1/hr raise this next year, the owner of the company my husband works for has decided to pay at least $13/month per employee + families for the cheapest annual Busch Gardens passes that I could get anyways if we could afford it. Some visits are mandatory.
Facebook just reminded me that I have 641 more days left of my period.
December 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Facebook just reminded me that I have 641 more days left of my period.
In some way I hope I can appeal to the algorithm/people who love music together; does anyone have holiday/christmas music that is kind of neutral? More modern and not just covers of 1940-50's songs? The common ones are 85 yrs old and I've heard them too many times 😭 #christmas
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In some way I hope I can appeal to the algorithm/people who love music together; does anyone have holiday/christmas music that is kind of neutral? More modern and not just covers of 1940-50's songs? The common ones are 85 yrs old and I've heard them too many times 😭 #christmas
Been trying consistently (and failing) to avoid social media. I've had a bit of a writer's block, been sleeping a lot. Water heater smelled like sulfur/Hell before replacing the anode rod, but doesn't provide the scalding heat my body needs 😩
December 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Been trying consistently (and failing) to avoid social media. I've had a bit of a writer's block, been sleeping a lot. Water heater smelled like sulfur/Hell before replacing the anode rod, but doesn't provide the scalding heat my body needs 😩
Doing some winter cleaning of my Paint Tool Sai 2 brushes, and fixing the settings/arrangement. Also two brushes inspired by the outline of what I see Peter Mohrbacher using in his videos. Check my DeviantArt for the textures and brush shapes ✨ #art #digitalart #painttoolsai2
December 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Doing some winter cleaning of my Paint Tool Sai 2 brushes, and fixing the settings/arrangement. Also two brushes inspired by the outline of what I see Peter Mohrbacher using in his videos. Check my DeviantArt for the textures and brush shapes ✨ #art #digitalart #painttoolsai2
The COVID/flu shot I got last month shut my brain down for a while and I've been trying to break out of a writer's block so I can work on the next chapter. I made these playlist covers for Tidal for Ekho, Poppy and Johnathan. #art #hellaverse #oc #ocs
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The COVID/flu shot I got last month shut my brain down for a while and I've been trying to break out of a writer's block so I can work on the next chapter. I made these playlist covers for Tidal for Ekho, Poppy and Johnathan. #art #hellaverse #oc #ocs
Ekho: The adoptable I purchased in 2020 vs Final Design 2025 😩 And some other things I drew in the 4 hours I streamed on a discord server. Ekho's braids look like tire tracks so I drew Wall-E and Eve. The rest of the comic to come, as shown by Poppy there. #art #hellaverse
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Ekho: The adoptable I purchased in 2020 vs Final Design 2025 😩 And some other things I drew in the 4 hours I streamed on a discord server. Ekho's braids look like tire tracks so I drew Wall-E and Eve. The rest of the comic to come, as shown by Poppy there. #art #hellaverse