#phascomon

When I was a child, I was really into Digimon. I even made a fan comic with my own fan characters, but not a single one was Black like me

In fact, looking back, I don't think I created my first Black original character until I was in middle school and that's because she was based off of me. Many of my OCs were anthro or nonhuman, but the humans were almost always White.

So, this is me rectifying that. I can't go back in time and tell Kid! Me that she can be the protagonist and smooch all the anime boys she wants. But I can say it to my fellow Black fan creators

It's your story and you deserve to go on adventures

That's also why I chose that quote from Toni Morrison. Her words were a massive inspiration for me and changed my entire trajectory as a writer and artist