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Xander Phanes
@mxphanes.bsky.social
240 followers 22 following 150 posts
Non-binary (they/them)
Artist of The Cleft on WEBTOON
Author of Doppelganger
DnD rookie
🌟 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🧿✨

🎨 🏷️ #mxphanesart
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mxphanes.bsky.social
#ARCsignups for The Wolf and the Siren Song are OPEN ‼️

Because of the “beautiful” nature of social media, I decided to share the signup 🔗 to all members on my Patreon, free or paid members ⬇️
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #piratebooks #bookish #gothicbooks #booksky #transauthor
A “wanted” sign of a book and the text says “ARC reader wanted, reward: exclusive content” The book tropes are: queer pirates, multiple POVs, historical fantasy and hurt/comfort
April 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Teehee just dropped some deets about a super secret project for my upcoming #piratebook for all members of my #patreon 🐺🌹🌾🧜🏼‍♂️🍓🌕🏴‍☠️
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary
April 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Getting ready to get Doppelganger into local bookstores 🥰🪞🧪🥀
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky
March 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Human artist, QRP with our work ✨

Before After
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🏷️ #Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky
Full body sketch of a man in an attack pose with an angered facial expression. Full body rendered artwork of a man in an attack pose with an angered facial expression.
March 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Prettiest boy Charles my beloved 🌾✨
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#ocsky #skyoc #ocart #bookishcharacter
Shoulders up sketch of a man smiling. He’s got hair length to his lower neck. The color palette is muted pencil on beige background
March 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Drop an emoji and a question to get to know the crew of my upcoming #piratebook

🐺 for the captain
🌹 for the ship
🌾 for the first mate
🧜🏼‍♂️ for the merman

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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary
March 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🔥
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary
Waist-up sketch of a man with lower right lighting
March 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookishartist #booksky #transartist #nonbinary
Sketch of human figure with a twist at the waist and back
March 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Teehee update
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#ocsky #skyoc #ocart
Shoulders up sketch of two men in an intimate embrace
March 2, 2025 at 4:50 AM
mxphanes.bsky.social
hehehe I’m drawing gay things
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🏷️ #arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #ocsky #ocart
March 2, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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If you see this, post a bird 🐦
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🏷️ #Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary
A collage of cute crow sketches.
February 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Any speculations about the captain?
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🏷️ #arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary
Sketch of my OC James. He’s holding a cup labeled “not rum” and he’s looking unimpressed
February 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Just realized that all the trans characters in my stories are the ones who help cis characters find themselves & their identity, not the other way around 🏳️‍⚧️💕

Navi & Sage from my #webtoon
Tony & Anwar (you haven’t met them yet)
Irene & Remington (also haven’t met them yet)
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🏷️ #booksky #nonbinary
Winged person sitting on the branch of a tree Man in robes holding a book with a pensive expression
February 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
“Hey what’s on your mind?”
Me:
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🏷️ #arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary #ocs #ocart
Cute blushing emoji with a thought bubble containing OCs. The thought bubble says “my OCs being happy” and the cute blushing emoji is labeled “me”
February 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
mxphanes.bsky.social
HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you

🗡️ revenge 🗡️
Wolfish man in an attack pose
February 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Happy Valentine’s 💕💖💝
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#OCsky #arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary #happyvalentines
A man and a woman sharing a cup of tea and cuddling under a blanket Two winged humans hugging.
February 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
I make my own book covers and I’m an author, does this count? 🥹
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookcover #bookcoverart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist
A book cover with golden text on a black background. The text read “The Wolf and the Siren Song” A book cover with a black background and a shattered mirror. The text reads “Doppelganger”
February 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
Thank you for the art share! I’m Xander Phanes, a trans nonbinary artist-author. I create multicultural trans and queer normative fantasy/science fantasy books and comics ✨

My work is available as free e-copies on WEBTOON & Payhip

You can find my links here: linktr.ee/mxphanes
A captain wielding a sword climbing down the rat lines of a ship. The ship is flying the LGBTQ flag A winged man in a ready to fight crouch pose. The color palette is warm. A winged person smiling and sitting on the branch of a birch tree
February 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
QRP with your wings #art 🪶 🌳 👁️
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🏷️ #indieartist #bookishart #bookartist #comicsky #transartist #nonbinary #comicartist #webtoonartist
A winged person smiling and sitting on the branch of a birch tree
February 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
I like drawing pretty men and nyaaasssstttyyy women hehehehehehe
Silly chibi image of a cheeky person Silly chibi image of a cheeky person blushing
February 10, 2025 at 4:10 AM
mxphanes.bsky.social
New artwork of my #OCs Anwar Ibrahim and the incorrigible Dr. Elena Pinehurst just dropped!
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🏷️ #arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #booksky #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary #ocart
Man looking to his lower left, dressed in yellow pastel robes, and carrying a book in his hand. He has a sad expression and long locks of hair. He appears to be inside of a bubble.
February 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
mxphanes.bsky.social
I promise the captain’s hair isn’t green…
It’s just to help me block out the shapes for this wereWolf AU 😌 🐺🦇🌹🌕
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🏷️ #arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist #transauthor #transartist #nonbinary #werewolf
Rough sketch of a man growling in anger. He is in a werewolf mid-form.
February 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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We love a tragic antagonist 🎼 🗡️
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Patrons get sneak peeks earlier, 🆓 or 💰 members!
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The Wolf and the Siren Song ➡️🍓🌕🐺🌹 6.11.25
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February 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
✨ Hey friends! My February newsletter is up on my Patreon for free and paid members!

✨ Newsletters are always free and they help me stay connected with you, regardless of the platform

✨ 🔗 ⬇️

patreon.com/mxphanes?utm...
February 3, 2025 at 11:45 PM
mxphanes.bsky.social
If you see this share your night/dark art 🖤🌙
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#Arabamerican #indieauthor #indieartist #bookish #bookishart #bookartist
A man with a spear fighting an inky monster in a night scape background. The man is triumphant
February 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM