Weird (Sort of) Trend Idea (Slightly NSFW)
So, does anyone know about that one AO3 story that "mysteriously takes a life" whenever the author tries to work on it?
Well, I thought: "What if there's a specific character that blesses or curses you, depending on how you drew them in your fanart?"
Like, if a talented artist makes a wholesome/epic fanart that gets noticed by a lot of people, they get blessed. If you drew them in a questionable manner or in the classic themes of Rule 34 (i.e. porn and certain fetishes), then you either:
Get into a (gnarly) accident
Lose a loved one, or someone famous/infamous dies
Natural disasters (possibly nearby)
Or some sort of economic/technological disaster awaits.
Like, can you imagine reading a post that says: "Hey guys, just wanted to be clear that my Rated 18+ fanart of [Character X] that I made the other day IS NOT responsible for the fires in Oklahoma."
And that is followed by a bunch of R18 artists sharing their stories on how they either got hacked, broke their foot, lose their dog, or even got a major blackout in their area... After they just posted their spicy renditions of that certain character from varying lengths of time (e.g. hours, minutes or even a day later.)
No, this is not meant to be an attack on R18 artists. It's just purely hypothetical.
And if Oklahoma gets on fire by natural causes sometime in the future, I'm sorry...
And if this ever gets noticed AND it becomes a thing, I don't know how deeply I'll regret this deeply soon right now.
But before I end this, I also have to ask: Has this ever happened before? Is there such a character whose image is somewhat divinely protected that it can divinely smite someone who does an certain rendition of it?
That's all for my TED Talk, and have a safe day ahead my fellow users.