jade

i thought i recognized your art from a bit ago, it's so cool to see how your style has evolved!

yeah that whole witch hunt was just... vile. glad you've got a support network you can rely on though, loyal friends you can count on are sooooo important for mental health.

Honestly, as one black artist to another it's really great to see that you're still around and have been feeling more comfortable with expressing yourself! Genuinely wishing the best for you!!! 💜

honestly your case was one of the big ones that knocked the callout culture clean outta me. It was so obviously manufactured that it just pulled the whole curtain back and made me realize that none of that shit's okay.

There's been something extremely vindicating about seeing you draw your old OCs in your new style, having been there when you first shared them. You beat out the fuckheads, you're still here. You didn't deserve any of that shit, and for all the damage it did, you still draw, better than ever, even, and you stay silly.

We were always worried about you, before we found your new accounts. Every now and then, we'd just think about all that and just, grieve. It wasn't right, dammit. So seeing your posts now always feels a little triumphant, something inside us celebrates each and every time.

Maybe it's a little parasocial to have been/be so invested in it like this, but the sheer blatant injustice of it all has just, stuck with us. I know we're just strangers on the internet, in the end, and it's not like any of this expects reciprocation or anything. Fuck knows you've had enough of people demanding anything from you online. It's just comforting to know you made it, and you deserve to know that folks are and always have been in your corner.

Having written all this out, I'm almost certain I've said something to this effect to you on tumblr before, but.. c'est la vie. The feelings persist regardless .w.