Jen Coster

@jcalyst.bsky.social

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narrative design and writer for Butterscotch Shenanigans. video games, D&D, SFF. former reader at Escape Pod. erstwhile MD. #AuDHD. she/they.

an orange tabby cat sleeping peacefully, curled up tight, front paws tucked under his chin, a soft innocent expression on his sweet little face
left hand with nails in an almond shape painted with neon French tips. pink to thumb — melon, yellow, green, blue, purple
an orange tabby cat curled up and sleepy, his front paws drawn up to where you can see his pink toe beans peeking out from the floof
top down view of several cards from the Deck of Woven Marrow — gorgeous soft watercolor art with snakes and skulls and flowers
a view of my backyard, a riot of green growing things against red brick and red mulch. a lilac bush dotted with pale pink-purple flowers is in the center
left hand with nails in an almond shape painted with a pale pink nude color with blood red gothic lettering spelling out the word "fuck" in an ambigram that flips to read "ice"
screenshot of the Merriam-Webster Your 2026 Word gif. the assigned word is "prosperous"
a tuxedo cat looking towards the camera with a sweet angelic expression while sitting in a little basket.
Zac Oyama wearing a sheet mask on his face and a sleep mask on his forehead staring into the middle distance with the caption "I'm the belle of the ball."
a close up of black sesame swirled sugar cookies speckled with a copious amount of black sesame seeds
Bert from Sesame Street looking annoyed while Cookie Monster, Grover, and Ernie happily yap around him
left hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with pearlescent white shimmer lacquer. the first and fourth nails are decorated with gold stars.
a trio of small sculptures of colorful gremlin creatures popping out of jack o lanterns. the little creatures and the jack o lanterns each have incredible expressions of varying levels of enthusiasm
view from an airplane window showing lots of mountains far below. with a partial view of the wing of the airplane
a black silicone ice cube tray holding a bunch of large ice cubes, one of which has a strange ice protrusion sticking out of it for some reason
screenshot from Of Misfits and Magic 2, of Aabria Iyengar, a Black woman with long wavy black hair wearing impeccable pale blue/turquoise lipstick, holding serious eye contact as she plays a mermaid/siren character. the caption reads "I would like very much to drown men with you."
screenshot of a post from @RichNeville that reads "Found something new to say when I leave a room." above a picture of a package that has sliced cheese on the front with the text "Stay Fresh Cheese Bags"
left hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with bright rainbow neon colors. middle finger and thumb have starburst rainbow streaks. ring finger painted with a nude and a small neon pink heart. pinky painted with neon yellow. pointer painted with neon pink
left hand with nails in a short almond shape painted with a sheer aurora lacquer that shimmers blue and green and gold
left hand showing off short almond shaped nails painted with neon nail polish in a vertical gradient going from hot pink on the pinky to orange to bright yellow on the thumb
left hand with nails in a short rounded shape painted with different designs on each nail. from pinky to thumb — dark purple with small shimmery white-blue stars; neon pink with a neon melon pentagon design; dark purple with a smiling harlequin-esque happy face in neon hot pink; dark purple with neon hot pink and melon stripes; silver with a dark purple circle with a blue happy face
left hand with nails in a short rounded shape painted with a shimmery burgundy lacquer with a golden stripe streaking across all the fingers, accented with a shifty pink-orange and small silver stars
the branches of a magnolia tree covered in magenta blossoms against a cloudless blue sky
the cover of LOVE LETTER: REASONS TO BE ALIVE, Volume 1, March 2025. the cover has a yellowish-green background with two hands outlined in white cupping a small orange-red crab
left hand with nails in a short round shape painted with a silvery white multichrome lacquer that has a slight blue and green sheen
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a lilac lacquer filled with holographic glitter that shifts purple and green
left hand with painted nails placed on top of the cover of the book The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar in direct sunlight
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with different magnetic polishes using the velvet effect. from left to right, pinky to thumb, in the sequence — deep emerald green with a burgundy flash, copper with a wine-colored flash, yellow gold with a blue or grey flash.
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with different holographic lacquers. from left to right, pinky to thumb — silver, black with red shimmer, silver, gold, black with red shimmer
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted a deep pink color with a flashy green shimmer
result from a quiz called Love Pawsona- Black Cat: the guarded romantic - aloof on the surface but secretly deeply caring. A cartoon of a black cat, back slightly attached, eyes narrowed to slits at the viewer. Surrounded by six bubbles that read "*Tsk*", "Allergic to skinship", "Effortlessly cool", "Screen time per day >=5hrs", "*Bombastic side eye*", and "Dry texter". Quotes - "Urgh. Fine, you're tolerable, I guess." "Stay right here, don't ask questions." *attacks you with kisses* "Don't get used to this. I'm only cuddling cuz it's cold." *nuzzles* Qualities - Their love language is playful banter. Has a playlist for every moment with you but refuses to share it. Their compliments feel like winning an award. Pretends they're annoyed while secretly loving every second with you. Possible matches - Lovers to enemies to lovers Married old couple energy Personal plushie
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape. pinky and first finger are painted black, the rest are painted a soft pale semi-sheer pink and decorated with a tiny black heart each
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a deep red shimmer with a gold snake painted across them
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted a black to neutral ombre and lines of shimmering gold
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with an array of vibrant neon creme nail polish. from pink to thumb: violet, fuchsia, aqua, chartreuse, fuchsia
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a multichrome green polish with teal and gold shifts
a short glass half full of a deep, somewhat murky forest green liquid
photo of a snow blanketed yard with barren trees and scraggly bushes. the snow is deep enough that a little path lantern is almost completely obscured
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a white lacquer that has a shimmery orange sheen
a cardinal sitting in a tangle of bare, whip-thin elderberry bush branches. a lone bright red spot in a maze of brown and grey
Screenshot of the Merriam-Webster new year augury that reads "Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2025. Godspeed." And the word below is "antic"
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted in alternating colors — a glittery metallic black, a shimmery silver, and a deep shimmery red
two freshly baked brown butter black sesame chocolate chip cookies on a cookie sheet, their edges barely touching
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a dark purple black base and then decorated with Jinx style graffiti in bold neon colors
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a dark purple black base and then decorated with Jinx style graffiti in bold neon colors
a series of texts sent by me in quick succession: - but also that could be bc I'm slightly high - I think - Adam is feeding me eggs - Not, like, physically - he made eggs - which are still physical - not like spiritual eggs - scrambled, actually
a spider graph from Steam Replay 2024 that reads "You are what you Play. This spider graph shows the kinds of games you spent the most time in 2024". the six spokes are labeled (starting from the top and going clockwise): Fishing, Lovecraftian, LGBTQ+, Dungeon Crawler, Action Roguelike, and Turn-Based Tactics. the two spokes with the greatest data length are Turn-Based Tactics and LGBTQ+
orange tabby cat lying in my lap, but with all his legs pressed to my arm so it looks like he's sitting upright, though his little butt's actually being supported by my other arm.
an orange tabby cat looking out a window. he's leaning on his arms which are folded against the deep window sill. his butt is sitting in a white fuzzy elevated cat bed. the vibes are forlorn yearning as he gazes out at a grey day, bare branches, and a mostly empty street
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with black matte polish tipped with glossy black
Taurus Sun from the art book Fairy Friends by Yoshi Yoshitani. A male fairy in repose gently holding a hand out to a flying pink-peach beetle with yellow spots. The fairy's wings are unfurled and glorious, a mix of moth and butterfly wings and curling ferns. The palette is coral, peach, pink, and shades of underbrush green.
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a shimmery polish with a burgundy base and teal to green shimmer
a screenshot of Aabria Iyengar from Dimension 20's Misfits and Magic 2 with the caption saying "Lay something profound at my feet."
A text exchange: First message is a screenshot of Aabria Iyengar from Dimension 20's Misfits and Magic 2 with the caption saying "You can do whatever the fuck you want here." Followed by a reply from DongWon Song saying "GMing in d&d is entirely saying this with the most menacing aura possible"
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted with a dark red-black shimmery base color, then decorated with thin swooping lines in gold reminiscent of Mel Medarda's tattoos from the show Arcane
left hand with nails in an almond or soft stiletto shape painted a dark purple base color with faint hints of shimmer. randomly distributed ovoid shapes of white polish with orange and green shimmers are drawn all over, outlined with a hint of red and green
A screenshot of Brennan Lee Mulligan looking directly into the camera, his hands reaching forward mid gesture towards it. The caption reads "Audience, come here. It's a nightmare."
Arcane poster showing Vi's mouth open and yelling while her eyes are covered by Jinx's hands. Jinx's nails are painted with blue and pink chipped polish, and the middle finger of her left hand has been replaced by a jointed metal prosthetic with a pink happy face with X's for eyes painted on it where the nail would be
a black metal mug with a faux cork base sitting on a cork coaster. on the side in cursive bubble script it reads "Hi, Intrepid Heroes!", the Dimension 20 catchphrase. there are a wealth of lip oils in the background, too many lip oils really
Screenshot from Dimension 20's Time Quangle live show in Manchester. Zac Oyama looking off to the side with an "over it" expression. Caption reads "Bonus action, disassociate"