@21bottles.bsky.social
An upcoming comic by @frankly-art.bsky.social about family, responsibility — and merpeople! 🧜♂️💫 ➡️ Support the project on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/21Bottles
A preview image showing the décolletage of a drag queen waitress. She is wearing a pink polo shirt with a retro name tag on the left side of her chest. She is wearing bright lipstick and pineapple earrings.
Meet LaCroixia, a professional server and waitress (yes, there’s a difference 😉) at Haus Boucherie who helps Cassie and Odys refuel while traveling through Meridian City!
#OCsky #drag #dragqueen #webcomic
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👉 www.patreon.com/posts/lacroi...
A preview image showing to snazzily dressed people. The figure on the right is dressed in a purple pinstripe suit, and the figure on the right wears a glittery red dress and cools herself with a peacock-feather fan. From what's visible of their necks, it seems neither figure is human, as the man on the right seems to have the head of a snake, while the woman on the right appears to have the head of some kind of bear or other large mammal. #furry #furrysky #furrycharacter #furrycharacters
Introducing Jasper and Rita, an odd couple whose night at the theatre is interrupted when an old friend calls in a favor.
What kind of favor? Follow the link below to find out! 🎭
#snake #bear #OCsky #anthro
Support 21 Bottles on Patreon:
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/jasper...
A preview showing the décolletage of a muscular mermaid. What is visible of her face shows her smirking at the viewer with a confident smile.
New sketch page up on Patreon featuring Mené, one of Odys’ older sisters! She's a personal trainer and aspiring holostreamer (for the uninitiated, that’s the merfolk equivalent of a video game streamer). Check the link below to learn more!
#mermaid #OCsky #webcomic
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/mene-s...
A preview image focusing on the décolletage of a young mermaid. The preview shows off a set of jewelry she's wearing consisting of a pair of iridescent earrings and matching necklace, with half a CD-ROM making up the necklace's top tier.
New sketch page up on Patreon featuring Cati, one of Odys’ older sisters! She's a beautician and an aspiring holostreamer (for the uninitiated, that’s the merfolk equivalent of a video game streamer). Check the link below to learn more!
#mermaid #OCsky #webcomic
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/cati-s...
A preview showing the profile of a mermaid with a strong nose and attractive features. She has long, pointed ears and wears braids on either side of her head, with the rest of her hair flowing like waves down her back.
New sketch page up on Patreon featuring Kléa, Odys’ “auntie” and one of the leading climate scientists in the city of Astarias 🐙
#mermaid #OCsky #merfolk #octopus #cecaelia
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/klea-s...
A preview image featuring a portrait of an older woman. She has an attractive, strong face and a steely expression as she looks over to her right with a sly smile.
New sketch page up on Patreon featuring Satomi — Cassie's grandmother, Hector's mother, and former world-renowned restaurateuse! 👩🍳
#OCsky #webcomic #MerMay #MerMay2025
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/satomi...
A preview image featuring a closeup portrait of a woman wearing a slouchy cardigan and swirling a glass of wine in her hand.
New sketch page up on Patreon featuring Felicity, Cassie's mother! 🍷
#OCsky #webcomic #MerMay #MerMay2025
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/felici...
A preview showing two young mermen on a date. They are sharing taiyaki pastries while enjoying each other's company during a fireworks show over a large city.
New sketch post on Patreon to celebrate this transitional season between MerMay 🧜♂️ and Pride Month! 🌈
#MerMay #MerMay2025 #merman
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/odys-n...
A drawing of a man from the waist-up dressed in a classic yellow swimsuit. He has dark, short hair and a scraggly beard, posed with his hand on his hip as he scratches the back of his head to look at something off-screen. He is rather muscular, with strong arms and defined pecs, but with a bit of a tummy bulging over his waistband in an attractive, controlled manner.
A sketch of Hector, Cassie's father, dressed in his signature yellow swimsuit. 💪
Until recently, Cassie and Odys were the only characters from 21 Bottles I’d ever drawn before, so even this simple sketch was a bit of a foray into the unknown. I'm excited to share more concept art with you all soon!
PLUS new artwork on Patreon featuring Hector in his signature yellow swimming trunks — available to view one week early for all members! 🧜♂️💫
#webcomic #MerMay #MerMay2025
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/hector...
New sketch page up on Patreon! 🧜♂️💫
A few more sketches of Hector as I work on honing his design. What better way to get to know him than drawing him in his swimsuit? 👀
#webcomic #MerMay #MerMay2025
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/hector...
New sketch page up on Patreon! 🧜♂️💫
Continuing to work on the designs of the main characters of 21 Bottles — this time, it's Hector, Cassie's father. Look forward to seeing more of him soon! 💪
#webcomic #MerMay #MerMay2025
👉 www.patreon.com/posts/hector...
A promotional image showing various character designs of the character Odys from the comic 21 Bottles.
As always, there's more to discover on Patreon!
#21Bottles #MerMay #MerMay2025 #Patreon #merman #mermaid #merfolk
A promotional image showing various character designs of the character Cassandra "Cassie" Watanabe from the comic 21 Bottles.
There's more to discover on Patreon!
#21Bottles #MerMay #MerMay2025 #Patreon
A miniature biography of Odys. His age is 15/16 and he hails from Astarias. His biography reads as follows: "A charming young merman who wants everything around him to be beautiful. Odys hates being on land. Up, down, left, right — who cares? It’s all the same when you’re stuck on the same beach day after day. At least some of the outfits Cassie wears down to shore are stylish enough... You know, maybe there’s some inspiration to be taken from Odys’ terrestrial trek after all?"
Get to know Odys, the deuteragonist of 21 Bottles!
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A miniature biography of Cassandra "Cassie" Watanabe. Her age is 12/13 and she hails from Meridian City. Her biography reads as follows: "A precocious young girl with a penchant for reading and learning new things. She does not hesitate to take initiative, but is quick to defer responsibility — and blame — to those around her when things get tough. Since meeting Odys, Cassie has resolved to help the lost merboy find his way home. But does she really have what it takes to let him go?"
Get to know Cassie, the main character of 21 Bottles!
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A portrait of Cassandra "Cassie" Watanabe, the main character of 21 Bottles. She is a young girl of about 12 or 13 years, with short, black hair, blunt bangs, and sparkling brown eyes. She wears a red beret on her head and is dressed in a cream-colored polo shirt and short overalls overlain with the image of a pond full of fish and lily pads.
It’s Fan Art Friday, the day where I share artwork inspired by my upcoming comic, 21 Bottles! 🧜♂️💫
Today, we have a piece by @butter-mood.bsky.social of the main character of 21 Bottles, Cassie! Thank you so much for this adorable portrait and for your enthusiastic support of 21 Bottles!
The idea of a woman falling for a merman is more interesting than a mermaid falling in love with a human man.
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The first chapter of the working draft of 21 Bottles is available to read on Patreon for Ocean-tier members! 🧜♂️💫
www.patreon.com/posts/21-bot...
A young girl, Cassie, sends messages in bottles out to sea with the hopes of them reaching her father, a fisherman, whom she misses very much. Instead, these bottles are swept away by a current and begin littering a grotto where a young merboy, Odys, has taken up residence since being separated from his own family by a recent hurricane. When Odys finally confronts Cassie about the “garbage” she’s been throwing into the water, Cassie is understandably in complete disbelief at the sight of a mermaid — or “merman”, as Odys is quick to correct her. Though their relationship begins to a rocky start, the two become fast friends, and Cassie resolves to help Odys find his way home. Along the way, Cassie discovers the true depths of her own family’s dysfunction.
A brief synopsis of 21 Bottles 🧜♂️💫
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An illustration featuring a close-up portrait of a young girl, Cassie, in monochromatic blue in the background with a merboy, Odys, in monochromatic yellow trapped in a green wine bottle hovering in the foreground. Cassie is looking wistfully over her shoulder to the right while Odys bangs his fists against the glass of the wine bottle, desperate to escape.
21 Bottles is an upcoming comic about family, responsibility — and merpeople! 🧜♂️💫
➡️ Support 21 Bottles on Patreon: www.patreon.com/21Bottles
Check the replies for a brief synopsis of the story! 👇
