these are things you need to ask yourself. whether this sanitized "image" is worth even stressing over if your heart is telling you otherwise. you can't have both and there's no easy way out or a super secret cheat code i can give you, anon. you either own up to it with your whole chest and live your truth boldly and shamelessly, or you risk being eaten alive from the inside because you're bending over backwards for people with scrupulous guilt. as an artist it's VERY hard to live a double life on the internet and very few people end up actually getting away with it.

as for the harassment part: people like that usually use personal information against you, so the easiest way is to just not give them any. they strive off of attention and validation alone, so avoid conflict and never acknowledge them.

i am the way i am and i draw for myself. i will never change for anyone. especially not internet strangers who i don't even know and will never meet.