It's not weird, also I really appreciate it! I understand the fear, and also I would remind yourself that a lot of people's weird and antisocial behavior is amplified online due to the degree of anonymity that this space provides. it takes me around a week to answer retrospring asks bc I don't make myself available immediately (again, sorry lol) , it gives a nice sort of barrier between me as a person and my activity here. I think I spent so much time socially masking that it ate at me for so long, and now I just largely avoid it bc I see the longterm effects. I guess being more intentional wit your time can help, I'm still learning to get to that level myself. Also I think I've experienced a lot of hardship and actual war IRL so stuff online seems so minuscule to me. it's weird that sometimes IRL conflict can feel grounding. and having friends who aren't #online IRL helps so much too, they can kind of sanity check you as you go. really wishing the best for you and if you ever wanna chat my DMs are open even though I'm largely super busy

it sucks because masking in a lot of spaces even with the increased covid transmission rates this season is still seen as optional... it's also a social contagion thing, I notice more patients at the clinic who come back end up wearing one because I was wearing one! I was not discriminated at a new job interview I went to for wearing a mask so that's a plus. also, mask chains are a game changer. people now think it's also a fashion statement and it's a way to kind of gamify the "social mirroring" aspect of whether ppl mask or not. I've seen some really adorable mask chain accessories and success stories of it getting people around them to start masking up again....

also carrying a zine or a fact sheet / fact card about covid transmission rates can help. also saying "it's flu season" has made people understand it better bc of the societal """controversies"""" (I hate saying that) around even just saying the phrase "COVID"

hi I'm so sorry! I was going through an extremely traumatic period, was in and out of clinical support for my issues, and facing serious abuse w my school & cohort. it was such an unpleasant time and I had to take an abrupt step back . I am seriously considering returning to main eventually but also there are a lot of pros/cons and my life is SO busy (and somewhat better!) now.... keeping in contact with a lot of ppl was difficult. legit 95% of this account is persona 2 but it was the only way I could really have a public-facing presence anymore with art aghhh. genuinely one of the darkest times of my life but now I have legal action & community support IRL so things are looking up. appreciate you so much. thanks for hanging tight with me

Hiiiii okay so I’m really appreciative that you reached out to me even anonymously and that makes me so happy. Shit is so rough for us #renaissance ppl

So long story short I kind of abandoned that line of work due to time constraints and a lot of traumatic fucked up things happening, but kept a few contacts in the process. I am working on a graphic novel YA for a writer-friend-boss who I kept in contact with and has publishers interested in our work. But we only meet like every 3 weeks haha, our progress is quite slow bc we don’t have a contract yet. But we still have discipline !

Starting local is great, i know a lot of artists get their footing outside of social media by building portfolios and then showing small bands their skills and doing art in exchange. Also if you want to venture into diff mediums for a local application, wheatpasting, graffiti, and murals are a fun way to go ….

Another thing is that you have to be soooo militant with your time. I really struggle with this harddddd. But reminding yourself that being regimented can make you a better artist and prevent burnout is something that I’m grateful for working towards

The world is really small so starting local can be great to branch out into bigger things. The old account that I abandoned started with me posting fire emblem fanart and then eventually snowballed into making industry connections !

I’m rooting for you 🍀

Aesthetically it’s cute ! I don’t think they have a lot of chemistry & passion in the text so it’s not my thing. But what I DO love is how funny it is that Yukki is like keeping Maya in check despite being younger than her. Their entire demon contact is Yukki being like “bro….ur dyslexic…it’s ok….” LOL They’re both at the bottom of the ladder at corporate but still walking with a sense of solidarity. I think ppl kind of forget that Maya’s career has only just begun and so has Yukki’s so they could easily be trying to sabotage each other but don’t. Fight the powahhhh (and this reflects in their commitment to the kids 🥹) the unspoken solidarity between you and the other gay coworker