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astraldyke.bsky.social
astral_dyke
@astraldyke.bsky.social
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Just your average red-blooded American dyke. Writer and consumer of wlw fic. Here to yap about sapphic geek shit, share the absurdities of modern parenting, repost fanart, and be sad on main.
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@evil-owl-loki.bsky.social also blew me away by taking really simple ideas (Casey and Saga watching Night Springs with Logan, the Bright Falls PD having a BBQ) and adding so much gorgeous detail to create these really complex scenes that are so fun to color in.
Black and white drawing of Alan Wake 2 characters. Alex Casey sits on a couch braiding Logan Anderson's hair. Saga Anderson sits on the couch watching and drinking a cup of coffee. The television showing Night Springs is in the background along with woodland and deer decor, plants, and coffee cups. Black and white drawing of Alan Wake 2 characters. Tim Breaker is in the foreground grilling burgers and hot dogs with an apron that says "KISS THE CHEF." In the back Mulligan holds up a ball and gestures towards Thornton, who is sitting in a dunk tank looking wet and miserable. A banner that says "Bright Falls PD Community Outreach BBQ" hangs above them.
September 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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I loved one of the options we didn't go with so much that we ended up turning it into a coloring book page with Jesse and Dylan.
Black and white drawing by @marms.art of Jesse and Dylan Faden. They are reaching towards each other as they fall through the sky, surrounded by sheets of paper and various Altered Items and Objects of Power. Three grids are in the background.
September 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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And possibly my favorite magic trick, @marms.art took this absurd list of "vibes" I sent, gave me 4 different options that all pretty much nailed it, and then made the beautiful final cover art which I never get tired of looking at ❤️
Screenshot of an e-mail that says: " Since it's the cover this would be a full color piece. I don't have a solid idea right now, just vibes. Like I want it colorful and campy, maybe even a little girlypop (I have the barest understanding of what that word even means but it feels right)... but also it's Remedy so it's a little dark and scary and weird too. Jesse Faden needed to take a break from filming to do a movie so they had to write an episode of Control that stars Emily Pope instead and this is what the world looks like from her perspective where she's the main character. Emily got to have a slumber party for her birthday and all her friends showed up and stayed up all night with her partying and eating cake. But it's Emily's idea of an ideal party so there's also science and puzzles and weird paranormal shit that might kill them. Emily had a fever dream and in it she became a world famous popstar and she's so nervous because she invited her crush to her concert tonight and she said she might show up and also there's been this ominous black pyramid that keeps appearing above the stage every time she performs making disgruntled noises?? But that's kind of interesting too tho so she's not mad at it. Emily is watching the mandatory safety videos they're required to review every year at the FBC and she's daydreaming about how she'd dramatically save Jesse's life in the event of a lab accident. None of this is meant to be taken as literal things I want on the cover I'm just sharing images that come to mind when I think of the name "Emily Pope's Big Puzzle Adventure" to give an idea of the vibes 😂 I understand this is infuriatingly vague. I guess what I'm boiling it down to is: - I need a full color 8.5 x 11" inch cover design. Included on the art would be the title of the book. - Emily Pope deserves to have main character energy as a little treat." Four thumbnail sketches of different cover designs for the book "Emily Pope's Big Puzzle Adventure Starring Emily Pope." Cover art by bluesky user @marms.art for a coloring and activity book with the title "Emily Pope's Big Puzzle Adventure starring Emily Pope!". The cover depicts Emily Pope laying on the ground working on a crossword puzzle. Her pencil has a fuzzy pink pencil topper. Near her there is a red telephone, nail polish bottles, a memo pad, pens, and a cup of coffee in an FBC mug. There is an ominous red mist behind her.
September 10, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Always amazed by how artists can turn the crudest reference images and poor sketches into perfection. Here's another favorite, the initial idea for the "Emily explains it all" image, the adorable drawing @marms.art made from it, and then how it finally appeared in the book.
Crude pencil sketch of Emily Pope holding her clipboard and gesturing towards a rectangular shape with a pen. The rectangular shape says "PUZZLE NAME - Rules for puzzle go here." Black and white drawing of Emily Pope. She is holding a clipboard and gesturing towards a blank marker board behind her with a pen. A lineart drawing of Emily Pope holding a clipboard and gesturing towards a marker board behind her with a pen. The top of the marker board says "NO THREE IN LINE" and there is text on the marker board that says: "Agent Estevez is stuck in an unfamiliar corridor of the Oceanview Motel - help her see the patterns to escape. Place either a spiral or triangle into each empty square, so that no three consecutive squares in either a horizontal row or vertical column contain more than two of the same symbol. There needs to be as many spirals as triangles in every row and column."
September 10, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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I was cleaning my office and found this envelope sketch from when I was working on the activity book, and thought it would be fun to share... the initial stick figure doodle to figure out layout, the reference I sent the artist, and the final page with gorgeous art by @katserest.bsky.social
Poorly drawn stick figure sketches of a person picking up a piece of paper. In the background are people talking and a man on a typewriter in front of an inverted pyramid. A screenshot of Central Executive from the video game Control, with a few stick figures drawn on top. A stick figure of Emily Pope picks up a piece of paper in the foreground, a "!" above her head indicating excitement. In the back a stick figure of Jesse Faden watches with a "?" indicating curiosity, while a stick figure of Raya Underhill points angrily at a document. A black and white inverted pyramid hangs overhead with some "lorem ipsum" text on top. Black and white drawing of Emily Pope crouching on the ground looking at a piece of paper. In the background Jesse Faden stands in front of the entrance to the Board Room watching curiously, while Raya Underhill argues with her. There is an inverted pyramid above Emily with text overlaid on it that says: "Emily Pope crouched to inspect the paper on the ground. The sudden appearance of random objects was always a source of both concern and intrigue for an FBC researcher - and intrigue generally prevailed in the end. A manuscript page describing someone in distress, frustrated by a seemingly unsolvable puzzle. Hands shaking with excitement, she retrieved a scrap of paper from her clipboard. A matching puzzle, found that morning. There were no coincidences in the Oldest House. Flourishing her pencil, Emily got to work."
September 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Screenshot of tweet from user Sam Lake (@SamLakeRMD) that says "This is canon."
August 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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My mom saw these stickers at a local shop and bought them for me since she knows I love possums… she had no idea one of them was sporting nonbinary flag colors 😂. Assigned gender at mother’s impulsive gift shop purchase…
Photo of three possum stickers. One says “BECOME UNGOVERNABLE,” one has three baby possums on its back and is screaming, and the third has a heart with the nonbinary flag colors on its cheek.
August 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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It will probably be years before I can go to a con but god, I want to cosplay her so bad... big butch firebreaker you are a legend.
Screenshot from FBC Firebreak of a burly firebreaker wearing an "overseer" armor set.
June 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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his Father's Day card was [REDACTED]
An image of Casper Darling from the video game Control 2019 smiling. There is a screenshot of a post from user @armoralor pasted on top that says "I'm not just the dad that stepped up, I'm the dad that fucked up"
June 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Doing a little arts and crafts with the wife
A piece of cardboard with the words “they’re locking them up today they’re throwing away the key I wonder who it’ll be tomorrow, you or me?” written on it in black and red marker.
June 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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That reminds me, look at the cute shit I got from maggie's patreon this month!!
Photograph of a postcard featuring art by @marms.art of a trout wearing headphones and listening to music on an iPod, a sticker of a trout wearing headphones that says "TROUT! TROUT! LET IT ALL OUT!", a sticker of a worm coming out of an apple that says "I SUPPORT SMALL ARTISTS," and a pink envelope with a drawing of Emily Pope holding a cup of coffee.
June 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Happy Monday friends! Happy to share with you a special project: Emily Pope's Big Puzzle Adventure!!! This is a printable Remedy themed coloring and activity book containing puzzles, word games, activities, and coloring pages from some amazing artists. Free to download: ko-fi.com/s/0e35fc615f
Cover art by bluesky user @marms.art for a coloring and activity book with the title "Emily Pope's Big Puzzle Adventure starring Emily Pope!". The cover depicts Emily Pope laying on the ground working on a crossword puzzle. Her pencil has a fuzzy pink pencil topper. Near her there is a red telephone, nail polish bottles, a memo pad, pens, and a cup of coffee in an FBC mug. There is an ominous red mist behind her. Photograph of a coloring book page depicting art of Alan Wake and Barry Wheeler. There is a negroni cocktail and some colored pencils on top of the coloring book. Photograph of an activity book page depicting a MAD LIBS style activity. There are instructions as well as a list of types of words for the user to provide. Below the list is a drawing of Jesse Faden and a partially obscured manuscript snippet. A cup of coffee and a mechanical pencil are on top of the page. A screenshot of a spread from the activity book. It depicts a puzzle called "LIGHT UP" where the user has to determine the location of "lights" in the woods using logic. There is a drawing of Rose Marigold on top of the instructions and a manuscript page about the Koskela brothers.
June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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I committed the enormous sin as a mother of taking a 5 minute bathroom break and locking the door to keep my 2yo from invading. When I came out he’d gathered all of his toys and barricaded me in as revenge. Parenting books did not prepare me for this level of petty behavior…
Photo of a doorway barricaded with a pile of toys and children’s furniture.
June 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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I found one Control print on here, anyone recognize the art / artist so they can report it?
June 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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I would honestly rather Barkbox just call us slurs. Really, you're backing off of promoting your Pride themed merch in the name of (checks notes)... being more inclusive?

Good luck with your company that exists for people who like spoiling their pets when you've pissed off all the dykes 👍
Screenshot of a post from the BarkBox subreddit. The subject of the post is "BarkBox Pride Toys??". There is a screenshot of a message from BarkBox that says: "After some thoughtful discussion today with leadership, we've made the decision to pause all paid ads and lifecycle marketing pushes for the Pride kit effective immediately. While celebrating Pride is something we may value, we need to acknowledge that the current climate makes this promotion feel more like a political statement than a universally joyful moment for *all* dog people. If we wouldn't feel comfortable running a promotion centered around another politically charged symbols (like a MAGA-themed product), it's worth asking whether this is the right moment to run this particular campaign. This isn't about backing away from support - it's about tone and ensuring our marketing remains inclusive and welcoming to everyone in our community. Right now, pushing this promo risks unintentionally sending the message that 'we're not for you' to a large portion of our audience." Below the screenshot, the poster has included the comment: "Apparently #barkbox has joined other corporate orgs in ditching the LGBTQ after profiting off of them for years. Also, didn't they actually have incredibly political toys just a few years ago? I'm pretty sure my dog still has a Trump toy that he rips the sh*t out of. These guys went to bat more for 420 toys than they do for the gays. #makebarkweirdagain #barkboxpridetoys"
June 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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i'm not good at defining myself (beyond the lesbian label which has always fit pretty well), but this is my best estimate of the current configuration
Lesbian pride flag (flag with 5 equally wide horizontal stripes in red-orange, yellow-orange, white, pale pink, and dark pink). Genderfluid pride flag (flag with 5 equal width horizontal stripes in pale pink, white, bright purple, black, and blue) Demisexual pride flag (white flag with a black triangle on the left side pointing to the right and a horizontal purple stripe across the middle)
June 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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I bought a tablet to replace my laptop that busted a few years ago and now I’m having way too much fun making silly doodles with it to amuse myself and my friends.
Drawing of Raya Underhill from the video game Control. She is sitting at a table in the Astral Plane pouring herself a shot of tequila and looking grouchy. There is a thought bubble by her head indicating she’s thinking about Jesse Faden making a “finger guns” gesture and smirking. There is a second shot of tequila in the foreground for the viewer. Drawing of a woman with a blue side shave wearing a black vest covered in patches, jeans, and black boots. She is crouching down holding a hot dog out for a corgi on a skateboard. Jesse Faden is sitting behind the dog holding her hand out to push it from behind with a gust of wind. Drawing of Rose Marigold and Kiran Estevez from Alan Wake 2. They are sitting on a blanket in the woods at night. Rose is wearing Kiran’s FBC jacket over her diner uniform and is looking up at the stars while Kiran pours coffee from a thermos. There is a picnic basket, shotgun, and clipboard containing a redacted document on the blanket near them. Drawing of Jesse Faden and Emily Pope. Jesse is wearing blue coveralls, black boots, and aviator sunglasses. She is driving a forklift and turned back in her seat to smile at Emily, who is leaning against the forklift and smiling back at Jesse while blushing.
May 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Useless Lesbian Simulator (2019)
Screenshot of Jesse Faden and Emily Pope looking at each other from the video game Control. There is a screenshot of a post from user "ao3 tags" (@ao3struggles.bsky.social) pasted on top that says "Less Like Slow Burn And More Like Two Idiots Standing About On Fire"
May 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Prepare for trouble and make it double 😱💕
Photo of an ultrasound showing two follicles with developing fetuses inside.
May 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Helen Marshall 100% kept her strap-on in a special ammunition box with this engraved on it 😔
A close-up photograph of a statue of a knight, focused on the sword it holds. The sword is engraved with the Italian phrase “Non mi snudare senza ragione, Non mi impugnare senza valore.“ Below the photo is a post from user "hijodeporos" with the English translation: "Do not unsheath me without reason. Do not wield me without valor."
May 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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There are a lot of failed manuscript drafts Remedy doesn't want us to see.
Screenshot of Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2 sitting at his typewriter in the Writer's Room. There is a screenshot of a post pasted on top from user "ao3 tags" (@ao3struggles.bsky.social) that says: "i'll be honest guys. about forty percent of this is just porn"
May 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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sticky 😥
Screenshot of Emily Pope from Control holding a clipboard. There are three sticky notes with the FBC Firebreak icon on them stuck to her.
May 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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nevertheless, she persisted
A screenshot of Jesse Faden from the video game Control lying on the ground. She appears to be dead. There is a gun next to her hand and a large amount of blood coming from the back of her head. A screenshot of a post from user "the vibe formerly known as julian" (@ech0astral) is pasted on top that says "crazy how through all of this im still horny. the human spirit is unbreakable"
May 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Emily is in fact Daddy, don't @ me
Fake post from user Dr. Emily Pope (@BlackRockGlock) that says "Kitten I won't lie... Daddy injured herself playing with her black rock prototype earlier and she needs you to drive her to the ER immediately"
May 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"call me Jesse"
Screenshot of Jesse Faden in the video game Control. There is a screenshot of a post pasted on top from user "li4r" that says: "i tell someone my name and think Fuck overshared again"
May 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM