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Jestprest
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a queer gargoyle makin' art ✏️✨️🌹🌿
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comic: https://aroseandhisthorn-info.carrd.co/
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They may be late, but looks like there's still something cooking...

Read from the start: aroseandhisthorn.thecomicseries.com

#ARAHT #Webcomic #QueerComics #Fantasy #OCs
[Image ID: A multi-panel comic page beginning with Winny laying in her bedroll and slowly waking up as Grek nudges her arm with a closed fist. "Wins..." he says gently. Winny rouses and sits up. "Grek...? Wahsa mahter?" she asks, one eye cracked open blearily to look at him. "You slept through the bell again." Grek replies. Grek begins to try and haul Winny to her feet. "Mmnghm...five more minutes?" she pleaded. "Up." Grek continues to try and pull her up by her arms as she groans tiredly. Grek leads Winny out of the tent as she yawns loudly. They walk toward a small gathering at the center of their encampment in the woods. End ID.]
October 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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sketchbook snippets!
(pt. 2/2)

cuddly Cassander is my favorite kind of Cassander.
[Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander standing with one arm on his hip and the other flexing as he says, "There! Now you can see better!" with a cheerful grin to Grek who is blushing nervously as he uses one hand to support himself while perched on Cassander's bicep. There's text that reads "(Grek) isn't used to being lifted up casually." End ID.] [Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander and Grek sitting on the floor. Cassander has his arms wrapped around Grek's torso and legs bracketed loosely around him. His head is leaned on top of Grek as he sleeps peacefully. Grek has his knees halfway up to his chest, and his glasses are missing. His eyes are open wide, and his hands are lightly holding Cassander's forearms. There's text that reads, "They were hiding Grek from patrolling guards, but Cassander got too comfortable and fell asleep."End ID.] [Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander and Grek chatting excitedly to each other. Cassander leans his crossed arms against a table's surface while looking down at Grek, who holds the edge of the table with his hands, and his tail is wagging happily to the side of him. Their speech bubbles are unreadable, but there's text that reads "Certified yappers" eith arrows pointing to them both. A note from the artist at the bottom corner reads, "Thanks for scrollin'!" with a small heart drawn beside it. End ID.]
September 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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sketchbook snippets!
(pt. 1/2)

we're a bit far from seeing Cassander appear in the comic currently, but I need to sketch these two having cute moments together at least once a week or I will turn to dust.

#araht #ocs #sketches #romantasy #webcomic
[Image ID: A colored sketch of Grek, a young goblin man with glasses, excitedly listens to footsteps approach from off-screen with wide eyes. He's grinning as he says "It's Cassander!" while his left ear flicks up and down. End ID.] [Image ID: A colored sketch of Grek energetically jumping up to tackle Cassander in a hug while saying "You're back!!" Cassander's eyes are wide with surprised. End ID.] [Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander standing with his back to us while Grek has him in a tight embrace. Grek's eyes are scrunched shut as he smiles, wrapping his tail around Cassander's waist. Cassander thinks, "He's purring so loud!" as the sound effect of purrs echos around them. Cassander's ears and Grek's cheeks are flushed. End ID.]
September 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Yeah, they are definitely gonna be late.
(Oh Winny "snores-like-a-chainsaw" Colward, the woman that you are.)

Read from the start: aroseandhisthorn.thecomicseries.com
#ARAHT #Webcomic #QueerComics #Fantasy #OCs
[Image ID: A multi-panel comic page beginning with Grek standing in the background while he holds a tent flap out of his face with one arm. Surprised, he peers down at a young, blond woman with slightly pointed ears lying on a bedroll. The capitalized text indicating her snoring comically fills the panels to indicate how loud it is, and Grek is framed in the center of the "o" for the first panel specifically. The young woman looks utterly peaceful, one arm thrown above her head and the other resting on her stomach. Grek's ears tip downwards as he closes his eyes and smiles to himself, thinking "Ah." The sound effect text of "Snore" fills the background of the panels. He walks swiftly into the tent to crouch down beside the young woman, his tail coming around lightly smack her blanketed legs as he rests his arms on his knees. One of the young woman's feet is poking out from under the covers. "Winny-" Grek says to here, trying to cut through her loud snoring to wake her. End ID.]
September 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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live stream tonight starting at 5pm! (Pacific Time) you can watch me try to finished this page live!
September 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Tonight! ✏️✨️ 👀
September 4, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Livestreams are starting tonight! Come watch me redraw a circle 15 times in front of a live studio audience!
September 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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ARAHT updates today! Looks like we're gonna meet a new character, folks.

Read from the start:
aroseandhisthorn.thecomicseries.com

#ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #Webcomic #QueerComics #Fantasy #OCs
[Image ID: A multi-panel comic of Grek, a young masculine goblin, slowly moving through a silent encampment. “Looks like everyone’s gathered already…” he thinks to himself with a neutral expression as he walks onward, holding the strap of his shoulder bag. He grabs the flap of a tent and begins to pull it aside. “Winny?” He calls out, stepping into the entrance of a darkened tent but still looking outside. “Are you dressed yet? We’re gonna be-” Grek stops talking as he turns to look inside the tent, suddenly alert. End ID.]
August 25, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Also, I did a timelapse! ✨️🍏
Watch me struggle to remember how rendering works at x10 speed!

[Music: Connie's Theme (Demo) - Steven Universe Soundtrack]
July 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🍏 Apple Of My Eye 🍏
I’ve been seeing the apple art trend online and was feeling fruity, so I made one for my boys!

#AppleArtTrend #ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #ArtistsOnBluesky #OCs
[Image ID: A digital illustration of a green apple core. The edges of the apple are lightly sketched side profiles of Grek and Cassander looking at each other. End ID.]
July 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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ARAHT updates today!
Read from the beginning here: aroseandhisthorn.thecomicseries.com

#ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #Webcomic
[Image ID: A multi-panel comic in the woods where Grek contemplates an automaton version of an American Robin with a broken music box singing out of tune while he adjusts his glasses in the morning light. He hears a “ding ding ding!” of a bell in the distance. Grek packs the automaton bird into a satchel and begins traversing through the forest until he reaches a clearing filled with tents, caravans, crates, barrels, and wagons. The bell continues to ring. End ID.]
July 28, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Hey, I'm Jest! I'm a maker of art, animations, and the webcomic series "A Rose and His Thorn.” Feel free to say hi and thanks for stopping by!

#MeetTheArtist #ArtistsOnBluesky
July 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Aww, tysm anon for reading! I think my fav part is just seeing the characters coming to life in their story and the satisfaction that comes with finishing a page and my brain being like "wow! a comic page is done!" It's slow goings, but I'm so happy to have started! #AskBox
July 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Me when I see ur art fr:
July 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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This song was too perfect for my boys, so I made an animatic for them! It's also a little glimpse into the future story of ARAHT, so be sure to check out the comic so far ✨️👀 (link in bio!)
Audio: The Bird Song by Noah Floersch
Made with #ToonSquid on iOS

#ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #Animatic
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Comic update today!

Time for a month-long flashback! Looks like we're getting up to some...bird watching? Probably more accurate to say bird "testing" in this case. Can’t blame a goblin for having a hobby.

#ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #Webcomic #QueerComics #Romantasy #OCs
A single panel comic page with narration boxes that read “No…If you’d have asked me what my future looked like… I’d have told you I would be where I’ve always been. One Month Prior…” The boxes are surrounded by rose petals in the background that lead into the panel art where Grek is standing with his back to the viewer in a sunny forest clearing. He’s got a small bag slung over his shoulder and one hand shielding his eyes from the sun as he looks up at chirping birds in the trees. A multi-panel comic showing two identical robins interacting. One is a normal robin, while the other is an automaton version with a wind up key in its back. The robins regard each other, before the automaton chirps an off-key note. The normal robin is startled and flies off. The automaton hears a whistle come from below the tree line and flies down to perch on Grek’s hand. Grek says “No good, huh?” as it settles.
July 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Talking about my OC’s today and their queerness! I’ve been so obsessed with this story for so long that I forget I haven’t actually shared some of my fav things about them, so I’ll be making more things like this to spread my brain worms about them! #ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #QueerComics
An image with a tan paper texture background with a small drawings of Cassander and Grek in two-tone pink and green next to a gay flag in the shape of a heart with text that reads: “My OC’s Pride; Cassander and Grek Edition.” The Pride text is rainbow colored. An image with a tan paper texture background with three medium drawings of Jest scattered around the page as well as the non-binary pride flag and the asexual pride flag. The first is waving, the second is scratching their chin, and the third is pointing to the right. Thought bubbles are dispersed through the page with text that reads: “Hey Folks! It may be the last day of Pride Month, but we all know that queerness exists all year round and I’ve been wanting to share more about the cast of ARAHT as they get revealed since I also haven't shared much about these characters online to begin with. I’ve just been rotating them in my brain for fun until now. While it’s not fully plot relevant, I want to share important parts of their identities. So there will be more of these in the future! (Lots of queer people in this story, buckle up.) But for now, let’s go check on the main boys!” An image with a tan paper texture background with two illustrations of Grek and Casssander framed in lightly colored green and pink bubbles. The two look at each other with fondness. Grek has an intersex pride flag near him, and Cassander has the demi-sexual pride flag. Text is laid out over the page and reads: “Grek is intersex! He explored gender a lot growing up with support from his family and feels happiest as a man. He uses chest binding to align with that but doesn't fully abide by the binary. Grek always felt more amorously inclined to men, but cassander is his first crush. He’s constantly surprised and charmed by his kindness, passion, and outgoing nature. Taharlei-Grek, Age: 20, Height: 3’ 6.5”, Species: Yobgoblin, Pronouns: He/Him, Sexuality: Gay. Cassander, Age: 21, Height: 6’ 1”, Species: Human, Pronouns: He/Him, Sexuality: Demi + Gay. Cassander tends to be flamboyant and enjoys dressing in masculine or feminine clothing so long as it looks good on him! He daydreams about romance and has had several crushes on boys growing up, but his isolated life as prince never allowed for a relationship. Cassander finds Grek’s shy but sincere disposition incredibly endearing. He’s constantly captivated by his expressions and mannerisms.” An image with a tan paper texture background with a drawing of Cassander and Grek from the waist up in two-toned pink and green coloring. There is a text bubble above them that reads: “Once these two officially meet in the story, they handle their (unknown but mutual) pining in very different ways…” Cassander and Grek share a thought bubble that reads: “He’s so cute!” Cassander has little hearts near him and holds his hands onto top of his sternum with his eyes closed and a giddy smile. An arrow points between him and the word “Smitten!” Grek has sweat-indicators drifting off him and covers his face with his hands as his long, pointy ears flick up and down in distress. An arrow points between him and the word “Stressin’!” Both of them are blushing.
June 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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…And yet there he is. Right in his arms.

The first four pages are here! Check the bio to find more ways to follow and keep an eye on the upload schedule! More posts are on the way soon, so stay tuned and thank you for reading!

#ARoseAndHisThorn #ARAHT #Webcomic #QueerComics #Romantasy #OCs
A three panel comic page where a young goblin with green curly hair is laying asleep in bed with bandages around his torso. A young human man with red hair lays half on the bed also resting. The goblin stirs and wakes, and his narration says: "If you'd have asked me a month ago what my future looked like..." A multi-panel comic page where the goblin wakes up suddenly with a gasp, startling the sleeping red-haired man. Groggy, the goblin remembers some kind of explosion and becomes very afraid. He rushed to get out of bed, shouting the name "Cassander" as his narration reads "It certainly wouldn't have been this." A multi-panel comic page as the goblin suddenly feels pain sharply in their back and curls into himself, falling forward and out of the bed. The goblin is quickly swept up into the red-haired man's arms as he calls out "Grek!" The goblin, Grek, is held gently while the pain subsides, and looks up at the human, Cassander, in surprise while the narration reads "Not in this place..." A single-panel comic page where Cassander holds Grek gently in his arms as the two look at each other and roses bloom all around them. Cassander says "I'm here" and Grek's narration reads "Not in his arms."
June 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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A goblin far from home and a prince who has never left his own discover blossoming feelings aren’t the only things that tie them together…

#aroseandhisthorn #araht #webcomic #queercomics #fantasy #romance
A human man and a goblin man stand posed as if in a waltz surrounded by rose petals on a creme colored background. There is an rose on a vine in front of them along with the words "A Rose and his Thorn, a comic series by Jestprest" on top.
June 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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A prince, a goblin, and a mysterious magic between them…
The cover release for A Rose and His Thorn comes out tomorrow so stick around, folks!
#aroseandhisthorn #araht #webcomic #queercomics #fantasy #romance
Two people stand halfway in frame. A human man with red hair on the left and and goblin man green hair on the right. They are looking at each other out of the corners of their eyes.
June 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM