Under Construction - Pardon the Disorganization

there will always be someone who finds fault in your work. there will be people who read the messages on it wrong. there will be people who will take every compelling aspect about your work off of it so they can put in their own.

you cannot make art for these people.

you will never write a story that is free from criticism. you will never draw a piece that everyone finds appealing. you will never compose a song that everyone enjoys hearing. you cannot, fundamentally, set out to create something and only think of how you can avoid someone not liking it.

because, and this is key, there will be someone who sees every angle of your story and feels its intent in their heart and gushes to their friends about it. you will draw someone's favorite art and they will make it their phone wallpaper because they want to see it every day. someone will fall in love with your song and loop it on their way to work because it gets them through the day. and THOSE are the people your work is for. THOSE are the people you have to care about, because they love what you make for what it is - because it's itself.

if you set out to create something and file off every sharp edge, prune every thorn, you will be left with something fragile and weak, and it will be fragile and weak for the sake of someone who does not exist but that you were scared of anyway.

I like to imagine there are a lot of little forehead kisses in amongst all the angst. Soft as well as bloody.

This is a stretch butttt i do need help i’m currently in a lot of debt and literally need help to afford groceries each week 😔🙏

So any support can and will help💚💚 even just boosting this post!

P*E*A*N*U*T*S for your viewing pleasure! There will be more of these, I'm already working on another with Henry and Radar!

Due to popular request, these are all available on my inprnt :]

I drew this about 3-4 years ago I think, as a WIP for a really angsty Tokomaru comic, and I periodically remember its existence and want to go back to it