For those who are oddly curious, the first things I've ever draw and started drawing was actually Sonic the hedgehog characters. I use to love drawing them so much when i was younger but because I have some mental health issues I had an obsession of drawing these characters and I got made fun of drawing them for years of middle school and almost all of high school.
The thought of drawing sonic characters now leaves such a bad taste in my mouth because of all the horrible things I herd for years. However, I suddenly had a Itch to draw them after not drawing them for over 6 years and when i showed these doodles to my friend instead of getting the usual comments I'm so use to hearing, I actually got really sweet compliments.
The reason why I'm telling you guys is, don't be ashamed of what you're drawing or what you are being bullied for liking, because passion and art go side by side, no matter who thinks of your art. I never had someone tell me to just draw what I want and everyone around me in my life when I was younger would say small things like " do you draw anything else" or " ugh not this stuff again". If anyone who is reading this right now is dealing with such comments I am sure your artwork is beautiful and you should never be ashamed for what you choose to draw, keep staying strong and don't stop-