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Kayworx

@kay-claire / kay-claire.tumblr.com

Kay Claire. Artist. Comic creator. Author. 29 years old. South African. Queer. He/They www.kayworx.com

Hi! I’m Kay (He/They), I’m a queer independent author and comic creator from South Africa.

I have a webcomic called Until Sunset that’s available on Tapas and Webtoons. It’s a m/m fantasy romance about a boy who finds an injured merman on the beach.

I have a bunch of NSFW doujinshi about these two characters (plus one that's about new characters including an octopus merman) over on my Patreon too.

And I’ve also self-published three books, one called All Roads Lead to This, which is a cis m/trans m romance about two childhood friends that go on a roadtrip through South Africa together:

And my second book Wish Lists Lead to This is a romance between a non-binary masc person (demi-boy) and a cis man, who have to live together while they foster some kittens:

All the links for where to read both books are here

My third book is The Full Moon Problem, a cosy spicy werewolf romance featuring a trans M main character and a cis M love interest:

This book is available on Kindle Unlimited.

I drew the cover work for all the books listed above. If you'd like to commission me for character art (I do private and commercial) or book covers, you can find my price lists on my website.

Some tags on here you might want to check out to see my art: my art, my sketchbook, my books

Every time you have GenAI make you an anime waifu with three titties and a dumptruck ass a family doesn't get to have a drink or bathe.

Every time you ask Copilot to write you a PowerShell script to stroke your boss' ego, a city experiences a brownout.

Every time you chat with your AI "girlfriend" a farmer doesn't get to water their animals.

Using these tools actively hurts you and your community, while at the same time enriching some shitheel who would happily step on your neck to make an additional dollar. Don't use them. Actively remove them from devices you own. Disable them whenever possible. Go out of your way to avoid them. It's honestly not hard. You've been using the internet just fine without GenAI hallucinating at you.

the best part about being a trans guy is wandering into manhood and having people go okay here are all the rules you need to follow and what's allowed and what's banned and here's the right way to walk and talk and dress and think and feel– and you go hmm. that sounds lame as hell! im gonna find the loudest most colorful button up in my size and be openly in love with life and all my friends.

writing tip: don’t tell us your character’s backstory. don’t tell us what your character is thinking. don’t tell us what your character is doing. don’t tell us anything. the reader should simply look at a blank page and be suddenly overcome with emotion.

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Good tip. I know a lot of writers who cry uncontrollably when they see a blank page, so I’m sure that feeling will translate directly to the reader.

Personally I hate AI because it uses slave labor, is killing the planet and is making people stupid, but that's just me. The soulless art aspect is just one little piece of my grander disdain.

writing dialogue is some of the most fun a writer can have. but then there is also the agony suffering torment and woe that is writing dialogue.

actually i fixed it

do you ever draw something for yourself that’s so deliciously self-indulgent that you just sit there like

[Image ID: 2 digital drawings of a short-haired person drawing on a tablet. In the first image they are looking at the screen and blushing pink. In the second image they are looking away from the screen and blushing more heavily, with the caption “…is this allowed?”. End ID]

Respond positively to this pro-trans schools policy for Wales

From my local WhatsApp group:

The Welsh Government are doing a consultation on its pro-trans schools policy. UK Gender Critical activists are upset and are trying to brigade it to push it in an anti-trans direction. Please fill out the consultation to try to reinforce the pro-trans stance. https://www.gov.wales/rights-respect-equality-anti-bullying-guidance

The deadline is 31 July 2025.

NB: Please only respond if you live in Wales! If you don't but want to help, please boost this and share it on other social networks. Thank you. ✨

Tymblr you know what to do

What really ticks me off when talking about ai is when people are like "it's unavoidable" or "you'll have to learn to use it someday" or "its going to be part of the future" like no it's plenty avoidable actually if you have a spine stronger than a dandelion. You simply say "no" and continue to use your own goddamn brain.

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