i wanted to turn off the anon and make a much longer text about the second post of that new "toxic m4rie" au but i hesitated and got too emotional..;; you might guess who it is though
i want to say, oh my goodness.. that second post after the first, when i saw it, i felt it exactly in my stomach and my heart sink especially when reading the text of four's age during it ;;
I don't want to say so much, as it's wrong to do that here espeically since this seems a personal AU to you..;;
but i want you to know that your story does resonate and you are treating this so topic so kindly..;;
i really wish nothing but the best for this 4 and that she is a safer place , it feels strange to say it because i know its not a real character but these emotions it gives me looking at the pages and text it just does ;;
and also that especially you as the artist are also okay noma!!.. please take care of yourself first and foremost and do not ever blame yourself of things of disgusting people.
Thank you so much for your kind words!! I don't want/expect people to take pity on me as the artist seriously I'm fine. I am still healing of course, but with so many other things going on in life I don't have time nor money to go to a therapist so I chose to instead draw my favorite character going through trauma herself.
The story is not one-on-one to what I experienced in fact its very different, Marie is more of a representation of *multiple* unreliable adults in my life, not one concrete person.
I also want to bring up that this story is not hurt/comfort there is no "happy" ending for four she will just have to suck it up for the rest of her life. With that said I will absolutely portray taboo/dark topics in this story such as grooming, manipulation, abuse etc. If you can't handle your favorite splatoon waifu being interpreted as anything else than a perfect idol then this isn't for you. Thank you!
I ask that if you are uncomfortable or are sensitive to these PLEASE do not force yourself to be comfortable with it it is completely understandable if it makes you upset. You have no obligation to and I want to use this post to say
Please mute the tag "#toxic m4rie" if you do not want to see more about this!
take care of yourself! dont expose yourself to things that may make you go down a spiral!