zach | J. Stephenson

@strawbeehouse.bsky.social

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(he/him) 26 writer/artist/graphic designer i make fucked up guys for fun :> vampire enthusiast https://ko-fi.com/strawbeehouse https://www.patreon.com/strawbeehouse?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator

screenshot from itch.io that says "69 downloads"
black text on a pale yellow background that reads: "... trusting them. They don’t care about you any more than the sea cares about those it drowns in its depths. At the end of the night, they just want your blood. Nothing more, no matter what they tell you. They look like your friends, like your family. If you aren’t careful, they’ll look like you, too."
meme of shrek and donkey from shrek 2 with text that reads "they don't even have necrophilia" (shrek is the one speaking here)
Black text on a pale green background that reads as follows: "It was another humid afternoon in the greenhouse, where no one would bother me except for the cicadas. Their song, as well as the pitter-patter of a light rain on the glass roof, made for decent-enough background noise while I read the first of many, many chapters in a book that I could only describe as a waste of ink and paper written to kill me, specifically. The babbling text just went on and on until my eyes went cross. It was the first week of my final year as an undergrad, and I already wanted to chuck my workload out a window." the word "humid" is highlighted in a mustard yellow.
a screenshot of a libreoffice writer document. the document is a pale green with black text on it that reads as follows: "It was another humid afternoon in the greenhouse, where no one would bother me except for my darling cicadas. Their song, as well as the pitter-patter of a light rain on the glass roof, made for decent-enough background noise while I read the first of many, many chapters in a book that I could only describe as a waste of ink and paper written to kill me, specifically."
screenshot that reads as follows: "chips are not regained at the end of a session, but are instead earned through play and risk FAFO-style" FAFO stands for "Fuck Around and Find Out"
Cornelis Le Mair Skull with Book, Venetian Glass, Rummer, Knife and Pocket Watch Dutch Still-Life 2018
cropped version of the painting "Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan" Ilya Repin
botanical illustration of deadly nightshade
a historical painting by Francesco Rustici of two women with books on table
illustration by Shirley Hibberd of a greenhouse interior
painting of a forest by Ivan Shishkin
Grimm fairy tale illustration of snow white
painting by Van Gogh of a skeleton smoking
a series of paintings and drawings from the public domain. the text reads: "hey booktok! tell me if you've heard this one before... sapphic retelling of snow white that takes place in an esoteric university deep in the woods, with a greenhouse that cultivates medicinal, magical, and deadly plant life. T4T toxic yuri between friends turned one-sided academic rivals. [MC's] tired of second place. [LI] has lips like rose petals, long black hair like spilled ink, and pale skin that's practically transluscent. it went too far [x4], but it's not over. how far would you go to he the best? would it be worth the price? this story doesn't end with death. it's only just begun."
shrek "they don't even have dental" meme, with the word "dental" having been replaced by "necrophilia." it now reads "they don't even have necrophilia"
meme of a woman from a manga crying with a small smile on her face. the text reads: "this shit... is so ass"
botanical illustration of datura stramonium
jay merrick standing in front of slenderman, who looms over him. he is wearing a baseball cap and a hoodie, and looks distressed. darkness surrounds him, and threatens to take him into it. the edit creates a night-vision tape recording effect, the green interrupted by red 0's surrounding Jay. over his eyes are two reed X's
edited sketch of the character HABIT from everymanhybrid, made to look lile a grungy, purple and black album cover. he is surrounded by rabbits with X's over their eyes, and is holding a knife covered by a parental advisory warning, often seen on explicit albums.
a black and green sketch of my oc, Slyme (a nosferatu vtm vampire), edited to look lile a grungy, grainy, photocopied album cover. across his eyes is a bright green bar with text (font is DS Zierschrift) on top that says his name. in the bottom right corner is a parental advisory warning, also green and black
screenshot of a LibreOffice Writer document navigator. Heading 1 is "Playbooks and Moves," heading 2 is "Playbooks" and contained the following subheadings (alphabetical order): bloodied, collector, frail, loser, masked, oracle, researcher, visionary.
the waspborn playbook reference sheet for my WIP game, Forgive Me: the Fervent Hive, cropped to only show the playbook name and the first move: Lightning Rod. the description is as follows: "Others in the community treat you like a blight, projecting their sins onto you and punishing you for them. Through this, you may take the ire aimed at one of your companions and redirect it at yourself, saving them from the consequences of a failed roll."
black and yellow banner with a beehive aesthetic, with each bit of text residing in a stylized hexagon. in the center is my pen name, J. Stephenson, and in each corner is text in a typewriter font. from top left to bottom right: "Forgive Me: the Fervent Hive," "@strawbeehouse," "jstephenson@proton.me, "Ko-Fi link in bio"
screenshot of a spreadsheet split between 3d4, 3d6, and 3d8. the chances of success go down as the die value goes up.
a drawing of habit from everymanhybrid from 2017. it depicts the character wearing a black shirt with a melty skull on it. he is holding a knife and pointing it directly at the viewer. his expression is that of sadistic joy, with an uncannily wide smile. the style is simple and cartoon-like.
cervine, a woman with skeletal arms, green flame wings, and a deer skull for a head. her eye has a green heart for a pupil, and her antlers have green flames on the tips. she is wearing a green '30s style dress with puffy sleeves and a high collar.
sucre (he/him) is a pinky-purple incubus with short, fluffy, dark purple hair. he is wearing a pink patent leather bodysuit with a large heart cutout on the abdomen, as well as a choker, two armbands, and a pair of booty shorts just out of frame (all of which are made of black patent leather). he is posed sensually, holding a heart-shaped lollipop with a trail of spit between it and his lips.
screenshot of my follower count with blue/teal hearts and circles around the number "300" theres exclamation points in the same colors
figurine of Aoba Seragaki from DRAMAtical Murder
a blue figure with its hands on its hips. its wearing a pink dress with a heart graphic and puffy sleeves that match the poofy skirt. there is text on the left side that reads "MTT EX-travaganza"
oil pastel bust of Slyme with a studded leather choker and bloody teeth
(from 2023) digital painting of Slyme, a VTM oc. He is of the clan Nosferatu, and has pale green skin as of this image, as well as darker green hair. His eyes are narrowed with an orange glow, and his maw is open and bloody. With one hand he claws at the background, and with the other he reaches out toward the viewer. He is wearing leather pants and a mesh shirt, and bears a tramp stamp of an anatomical heart partially covered by his clothing.
a spreadsheet in libreoffice calc with an example outline. its organized horizontally by chapter, wuth the prologue at the far left corner and chapter 1 next to it. the scenes in each chapter are numbered (0.0 for the first scene in the prologue, 0.0.0 for the next one, and 1.1 for the first scene in chapter 1). the scenes are "0.0 Harry meets Sally", "0.0.0 Harry's brother goes off to war", and "1.1 Sally becomes a lawyer". in the recording, i change the number of scene 0.0.0 to 1.1, copy and paste it in the chapter 1 column below "1.1 sally becomes a lawyer" and change that to "1.1.1 Sally becomes a lawyer". i hit the "sort a-z button, and the scenes are now organized in the proper order (1.1 and then 1.1.1 below it).
The fifteenth doctor standing, facing right, as it snows.
image of Stack from Sinners with his hand close to his mouth. he is wearing a wide brim hat and bears an interested expression on his face. he is wearing a suit and a metal ring on his pinky. drawn in graphite HB pencil
inked version but hector's scowl is inked as well. i forgot
cover for Crescent City Carvers, a novel in development by J. S. Crane (me). it depicts a map of new orleans in black in white with a reddish tint. the title is contained in a red circle with a thin black border, and is cut off by the left edge; it is aligned left, with each word on its own line with a slight shadow beneath it. along the bend of the river is the author's name.
3/4 view of slyme (a vampire with green skin, a bat-like mouth, pointed ears, and a skeletal nose) from the neck up. he has two piercings in his left earlobe and an industrial piercing at the pointed end. he is wearing gold eye makeup and dark eyeliner. the expression on his face is coy, almost flirtatious. his wolf cut hairstyle is split-dyed blue and purple, with the split reversing on his bangs (purple bangs on the blue side and vice versa). he is against a dark, energetic background. an aura of pure miasma.
3/4 view of slyme (a vampire with green skin, a bat-like mouth, pointed ears, and a skeletal nose) from the neck up. he has two piercings in his left earlobe and an industrial piercing at the pointed end. he is wearing gold eye makeup and dark eyeliner. the expression on his face is coy, almost flirtatious. his wolf cut hairstyle is split-dyed blue and purple, with the split reversing on his bangs (purple bangs on the blue side and vice versa). he is against a dark, energetic background. an aura of pure miasma.
watercolor painting of Slyme. he has light green skin with blue undertones, no nose, and a nonplussed expression. his teeth, tongue, and hand are all covered in fresh blood. also his hair is bleached blond with green undertones and is cut in a sort of alt boy mullet style.
watercolor painting of Slyme. he has light green skin with blue undertones, no nose, and a nonplussed expression. his teeth, tongue, and hand are all covered in fresh blood. also his hair is bleached blond with green undertones and is cut in a sort of alt boy mullet style.
Banner for J. S. Crane's profile reminiscent of an old TV with scan lines that bend around the "screen". the "screen" is dark green at the top and gets slightly lighter and less saturated toward the bottom, and it has a level of grain -- like static. the words "J. S. Crane" and "strawbeehouse" sit at the top and toward the bottom of the screen respectively. the words are at a lower opacity, allowing the scan lines to show through. the scan lines are dark green/almost black, contrasting the white text.
black and white gif of nikola orsinov from the podcast The Magnus Archives.
a bearded vulture with bloodied feathers and a piercing gaze.
three hundred years of decadence by robert azzarello
a woman with her hair in braids pulled into a bun at a park. she is wearing a leather trenchcoat with no shirt underneath and a rosary qround her neck. she is leaning to the side, resting her arm on a surface with rounded edges. in the background are various types of foliage, three sculptures on a platform, and a set of stairs at the edge of the platform. the ground is sectioned into stripes spanning out from the stairs.
dithered redraw of Spinel from Steven Universe
a cramped, green hospital room with a flickering light above a door to the right. there are three beds, one window, and a pipe on the ceiling to the right as well
a GIF of nikola orsninov from the magnus archives in a room with a flickering light. nikola is depicted as a ball-jointed mannequin wearing clown makeup and a cute clown outfit. her hands are together as though clapping, and one of her eyes is open. in the background is a light bulb swinging back and forth. as it swings to the left, it gets dimmer, and as it swings to the right it gets brighter until it burns out. as it burns out, there is a brief frame of nikola with blood on her face, body, and clothing. in this same frame, her open eye gleams a bright, rosy pink
Black and White commissions are $15
a piece of OC art from 2019. it depicts Akira Kubota, a character i made during my danganronpa phase. he has one arm in his jacket, and one holding a cross pendant. he is also wearing a medical face mask.
video recording of an animation playing on a screen. the animation is of a hand facing away from the viewer and turning around before finally becoming a fist. on the ring finger is a silver ankh ring.
the classic bouncing ball animation exercise, but instead of a ball it's a bunny