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therealdesastr.bsky.social
🦇Des M. Astor (Voice Actress & Author)🦇
@therealdesastr.bsky.social
980 followers 420 following 310 posts
CW: DARK THEMES & GORE!

ANTI-AI: I do not support GenAI in any fashion, if you use it, I will block.

Autistic + CPTSD
Bi Grey-Ace 🦇 She/Her
21+🔞

AUTHOR: Urban fantasy, Vampire focus. See pin!

Website: therealdesastr.com
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I commented this on their music video "For What It's Worth".

I really, truly, hope they'll listen to me. :/
January 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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So a band I listened to posted a piece of AI garbage, and I had left a comment on there similar to this one that they then deleted.

I didn't expect them to stoop that low, and was hoping they'd take genuine feedback.

I left another one but feel like I'm going to be deleted and ignored again.
January 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
therealdesastr.bsky.social
Oh nice thanks for this chance! I'll try for one of my XIV characters, Morana.
November 19, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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It's a vampire horror where the apocalypse starts upon vampires emerging from the shadows. They're non-traditional ones, so a living species. Told in the perspective of one of the rare 'heroic' vampires, too.

Enjoy a sample :D

And a link: a.co/d/6zOuhPC
November 18, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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Return of Arcane is reminding me of this Jinx connission I got (her as a vampire from my universe!) by @gynesisx.bsky.social :D I still love this so much.
Jinx from arcane with blue and pink wings behind her, grinning to show knife-like teeth. she has black sclera and pink eyes. She's holding her classic gun. "What we need here... is a little bit of panic!" is in quite text above her. "Jinx was here" is on the left. A monkey head sketch is on the right.
November 17, 2024 at 9:46 PM
therealdesastr.bsky.social
Hope you like vampire art!

This is Goliath, a piece I commissioned from @raksz56.bsky.social :D

One of the coolest pieces I've gotten of this fellow for sure <3

He's also written much better in my rewrite for the book he debuts in. Check out this writing segment!

#vampireart II #indieauthor
A vampire holding a bleeding heart. He is in a black suit and top hate. He has pale skin and shark-like dentition. He is covered in blood and grinning evilly. I had to admit, I was having so much fun playing with this frightened little serpent already. She was absolutely terrified of me, and I reveled in that. It was so amusing. Miss Viper sat there with wide eyes, staring at me as if I were the devil himself. And to the vampire hunters…dragons, too… perhaps I was. I could tell the hunter wanted to run from me. The fear poured off of her in waves, causing me to feel more than a touch… hungry. “What,” I purred, giving her a perfect smile, no fangs in sight given the minor illusion magic I was utilizing to hide my nature from the other humans. “Cobra got your tongue, love?” Once more, my voice dripped with sarcasm upon using that word. My tone was low, amused, and eerie. “Y-you… didn’t… you didn’t answer my question,” she said after letting out a breath. “What do you want.” “I want to get off at your stop, and I want you to walk with me. For your troubles, I will treat you to a meal. You could refuse, of course. But that would be an utter shame. I have some things to ask you, if you will enlighten me, of course. You do not have to, no. But… mmm, well, that would be unwise, dear. Very unwise,” I growled, my tone low and threatening. Still, I kept it calm, as though I was a school teacher scolding her for being late to class. I didn’t want to alarm the humans here and cause a scene. I knew she didn’t, either. Until she got me someplace alone, which I wasn’t intending on happening anytime soon, though… I could easily slay the pretty little half-dragon… she couldn’t do a damn thing. And I knew for a fact she really wanted to know why I, the prince of Elapid Kingdom, had such a strong interest in her. “What will it be? And what should I call you, hmm? Red, perhaps? I would not want to endanger your identity, my dear, by… a certain snake-like term slipping from my lips,” I purred.
November 16, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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Neat!

This is a sample from my vampire horror audiobook.

I'd love it if people checked it out, I am an indie author and need the support.

www.audible.com/pd/The-Danci...

I HAVE FREE CODES FOR REVIEWERS ^^
November 16, 2024 at 4:56 PM
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Oooo, got a good one of my vampire admiring himself after being turned. A commission I got of him to go along with it. I love how this worked out :D

#wipsnips II #indieauthor II #selfpublished
First thing’s first, however, I approached the mirror, tilting my head. A few strands of my ghost-white hair fell into my face, something I didn’t bother mending. An audible gasp escaped my lips as I met the eyes of my reflection. A complete contrast from the icy blue they used to be, now they were crimson, the color of splattered blood dripping down a window. As my mouth hung open, I noticed something even more drastic. My mouth was full of knives. Sharp teeth glistening with blood of my first meal as a vampire lined my jaw so naturally. I reached up to my gumline and slowly began to trace down my teeth, feeling a twinge of sheer satisfaction as I did so. There was no pain, no sense that this was unnatural in the slightest. It felt as though things should have been this way the entire time. My inspection continued as I brought my hand up to the mirror, then chuckled at myself. I didn’t need my reflection to see what was right in front of me. Gorgeous black claws with the slightest of curve to them had replaced my fingernails. I was a monster, a deadly, beautiful carnivore with the sharpest of claws and deadliest of teeth. And now, I was part of the very same monsters who took this world for their own. A vampire with white hair and bloodied claws staring off to the side with crimson eyes. He is shirtless and covered in golden jewelry.
November 15, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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Here's a commission I got of Robert Smoke, one of my many vampires, from @eldrtchmn.bsky.social :D I still adore this piece so much.

And today, I'm writing about him!

#vampire II #vampireart II #commission II #author II #indieauthor II #vampirebook II #book II #selfpublished
A shirtless gentleman with a golden spider necklace covered in blood. He has many golden piercings and shoulder-length dyed white hair. His eyes are red.
November 13, 2024 at 5:41 PM
therealdesastr.bsky.social
This is a pretty neat image for my print books from Draft2Digital.

We'll see how this goes ^^
November 12, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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#autism #nd #neurodivergent #hyperfixation

Coming to terms with my autism has been a rough road but in hindsight makes perfect sense.
Me: "Yeah but does this count as a hyperfixation" Also me: has over 35 characters on an alt-unfriendly game, each with very fleshed out backstories and several very complicated plots going at once Logic: ...yes
November 12, 2024 at 5:07 AM
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Hey all-

I would love some more support for my audiobook.

I've not been talking about it much, but it is something I am very proud of.

I have free audiobook codes I'd like to give since I really need reviews (US/UK). Comment here please if you want one.

Enjoy this sample of my work. +
November 10, 2024 at 8:46 PM
therealdesastr.bsky.social
Awesome thanks for this :)

I write vampire horror/urban fantasy/dystopia. It's a wide swath of genres.

This is my audiobook, "The Dancing Crow", which is also in print/ebook. What I am sharing here is a sample ^^

Link to all options is here:
a.co/d/cTc097T
Thanks!
November 10, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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Tried to distract myself tonight, so made some art.

I think I'm slowly getting better at least.
A polar bear + gyrfalcon mix for a gryphon design. This is a bear covered in white feathers with yellow scaled bird legs who looks incredibly annoyed. Black V wing patterning on wings and back.
November 7, 2024 at 4:43 AM
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Huh... I'm this one!
November 3, 2024 at 5:02 AM
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This is an amazing audiobook review to get on Halloween Eve :D

This is for my vampire horror, "The Dancing Crow"! What an honor.

Audiobook II Indie Author II Self published II Vampire horror II #author II #indieauthor
October 31, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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Bloody mary... bloody mary... b-bloody....
A woman with dilated pupils and a red ring around said pupils is covered in blood and has mirror shards in her face as a 'bloody mary' costume.
October 30, 2024 at 10:08 PM
therealdesastr.bsky.social
I'll try for my FFXIV OC Finn
October 29, 2024 at 5:20 AM
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A finished art piece - a fox & Grackle griffin.

#art II #beginnerartist II #artist II #griffin II #gryphon
October 28, 2024 at 5:53 AM
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Spooky omens...

#birds II #birdwatching II #halloween
October 27, 2024 at 10:44 PM
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A sample of my writing right now, and the "Blood Rain" (Red Viper rewrite) book I'm working on. I've been making progress lately.

Goliath x Sam's relationship is a lot more complex in this work.
A segment of writing from a vampire fantasy novel.
October 26, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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My #vampire #horror #audiobook has a sample right here. It's a great listen for Halloween and sinking your fangs into my dark urban fantasy series.

Support an #indie #author and check it out :D Link in the reply.
October 24, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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Beginner artist still arting.

This is a gryphon; Eurasian magpie + Jackal to be exact.
October 21, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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VAMPIRE HORROR.

If you're looking for an audiobook with a bite, and a LOT of bloodshed, I got you covered.

Get "The Dancing Crow" here :) and support an indie author! <3

www.audible.com/pd/The-Danci...
October 19, 2024 at 12:46 AM
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Oh nice thanks for this chance!

I'll try for the monster-bat form of my OC :)
A monstrous bat with many mouths like an eldritch entity. It's a mix of a bat and a dragon. A monstrous bat with many mouths like an eldritch entity. It's a mix of a bat and a dragon.
November 15, 2023 at 4:18 AM