Thanks for treating me like a human being.
4 days ago
This'll read as weird, but I'm glad my characters caused an uproar on Twitter. If it hadn't happened, I'd have never realized how much I took my watchers here on FA for granted. As entertaining as I found their rage, I'd be lying if I wrote some of their tweets didn't get to me.
I hated seeing the same 15 people favorite my submissions. I hated seeing the same 5 watchers comment on my submissions. And I hated how, despite how much I've made and how long I've been here, I still don't have much. But that's the thing--I
hated all this. Because after being on Twitter and dealing with hundreds of users who wanted nothing but to bash me?
It made me appreciate the little interaction I get here on FA even more. It made me realize how meaningful it is to find that group of people that'd like and support you.
A good deal of people online have no love for me. Because of what I do and say, they see me as a problem and a hindrance. Twitter's users would have no qualms insulting me, but when I'd confront them about it? They were almost always silent. They were bold enough to insult me, but when they realize I saw it and wouldn't stand for it, they ignored me. And when they did talk to me, there was always an ulterior motive: It was always a trick to coax information out of me, or a chance for them to make fun of me, and it made me lose a lot of faith in people in general.
I've dealt with that sort of thing for a very long time that it made me wonder if I'd ever come across people who'd actually appreciate me for me. It made me wonder if I'd ever find people who'd actually talk to me just to have a real conversation, not because they hate what I make and want to use my opinions against me. Not because they want to hang my mistakes over me.
But I never realized that these people were here on FA all along. That, and many other websites outside of FA that I'm on. I've spent so long trying to go far on Twitter that I never realized that I never really needed it. I always wanted to become the next big thing, and I suppose, in a way, I got that wish. Thanks to people who only wanted to see me crash and burn, of course.
But I don't care if I ever really make it big.
To be on FA, Baraag, and Pixiv, websites where my work's actually appreciated and I'm actually treated like a human being, is enough for me at this point.
I've been getting commissions, which is good, so I'll be working on them in conjunction with my other projects. And as usual, you can find me on Baraag and Pixiv:
Baraag:
https://baraag.net/@bustingshirts
Pixiv:
https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/71831968
I appreciate you all.
Thanks for treating me like a human being.
(And this time, I'm not sorry for writing a big, rambling journal. Again, after being on Twitter and seeing how people compare how long-winded I write to copypastas and drunken ex-boyfriend messages... I've no need to change how I write for anyone.)