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fantasy writer & illustrator ✦ patron saint of soulmates ✦ medieval enthusiast ✦ he/they 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇷 ☾ writing dark & queer romantic fantasies while dreaming about knights 𖤓 🌱 current wip: #cursebreakerwip 🌱 commissions: https://ko-fi.com/elkamarsden

a book cover is shown over a darkened background of a flower field; the cover itself is black with grungy white text that reads OUR CRIMSON CAGE with red text below reading LADZ, the author name; the woman on the cover looks very scary with red glowing eyes, long black nails, and a desaturated and cool palette
illustration of a cis man with warm fair skin and blond hair pinning a trans man with black hair and cool fair skin to a snowy wall in an intimate embrace
thigh up illustration of a knight in a grey gambeson with silver gauntlets, the text behind her reads GALEAS THE KEEN
Trans pride flag: baby blue, light pink, and white
illustration of a butch woman from the knees up, she's wearing a blue-grey gambeson with silver gauntlets and grey leathers, her head is shaved and her eyes are icy blue with filmy pupils; the background is a distorted watercolor effect with the medieval style text behind her reading GALEAS THE KEEN with some cybersigilism ornamentation in the corner
book cover featuring a fair blonde man in a sparkly purple ice skating costume cradling the face of a large white minotaur man who is leaning over his shoulder from behind; the color palette is variations of purple; the cover title reads EDGE JUMP with the author name below, A.A. Fairview
thigh up illustration of a purple haired tiefling with their back turned and looking over their shoulder at the viewer; they're wearing a dark indigo jacket that splits in the back for their tail to come through, bloody bandages on their forearms, and a white undershirt seen through laced openings at the jacket's shoulders; their left hand is resting in the pommel of a golden rapier; the background is plain black
bust illustration of a black-haired half elf man with orange eyes, a red headband, medium brown skin, and a beige cowl
view of three windows, two of which are narrow arched windows with small stained glass depictions on the top, the third above them in the style of a six petaled flower
view of a courtyard in a castle styled after medieval architecture; there's a green pond in the middle with many ferns lining the edge and a medieval building facade behind it jutting out of a stone wall
black ink illustration of a weird jester looking figure with hearts on his chest
black ink illustration of a raspberry branch
forest scene of a man sitting against a tree while he whittles, there are birches in the back and autumnal foliage shrouding a silhouette in the background
promo image featuring three of my full body illustrations works with the text: ART RAFFLE, thanks for 1.5k!, ko-fi.com/elkamarsden
black and white sketch of a shirtless timeskip zoro holding sanji close to his chest with a dark expression while sanji seems annoyed with him for the manhandling
black and white bust sketch of a pale elven woman with dark hair, a fur cloak, and a snowy backdrop
black and white sketch of an elven woman wiping her thumb across her mouth, she has freckles, scars, and long haired in a messy braided bun
black and white bust sketch of a bat person with dark skin, a cowl, and bat ears
black and white bust sketch of a man in a straw hat with flowers in it and an embroidered shirt collar
black and white bust sketch of a man with long hair, smoky eyes, and a cowl over furs
a trellis of orange roses with a blue sky and sun rays behind it
bust sketch of an OC with two large buns in her hair, antlers, and deer-like spots around her nose, eyes, and ears
bust sketch of a knight-esque figure wearing a cowl and furs; they have smoky eyes and long feathered white hair
crudely drawn meme of a jester posed cutely with big eyes staring at the viewer
bust illustration of a firbolg in green-grey scale, he has goat-like pupils, four goat ears, and a round horn that connects in a circle
bust illustration of a man with black spiky hair tied in a ponytail at his nape, he has warm brown skin, orange eyes, and wears a red headband, crow feathers behind his ear, and a fur pelt
full body greyscale illustration of a man with waist length hair; he has a long rifle on his back and wears robes reminiscent of cowboy vestments; his name is Charles Sinclair
bust sketch of a pale man with two toned hair and a scar over his right eye, dated March 26th 2026
a two page spread of a journal with blurred text, the first page on the left has a moon, rose, and bunny sticker with the header "art as healing," and the right page has a black sword washi tape across the top with knight, cathedral, and coffin stickers with the header "synthesis of thought"
photo of a hobonichi weeks dupe open to a spread of the week of march 16th to the 22nd; there is medieval garden washi tape, stickers of flowers, and a sticker of a three headed wyrm, along with daily tasks like a trip to a cat café and habit tracker
close up of above image showing sanji's yearning in better detail
thigh up illustration of sanji pushing into zoro's space with a longing expression; zoro looks surprised and steps back a little; they're in a grassy field with a tree blowing leaves into the air behind them; it's summer and the blue sky beyond is filled with fluffy white clouds
an image of a 3 by 3 grid of video game cover images, the games are shadow of the colossus, dragon age origins, elden ring, the legend of zelda ocarina of time, final fantasy 7, tales of symphonia, final fantasy 14, the witcher 3, and phoenix wright ace attorney
illustration of a pale blond man dressed in browns and greens pushes a pale black haired man dressed in blues against a grey stone wall; it's intimate and there's snowing blowing through the air