thank you
Added 2024-12-01 07:13:38 +0000 UTCI spoke on this on Twitter/Bluesky, but the exact reason my condition has declined in the past 2 months is due to a series of events that entailed me finding out that a close friend was using A Witch's Cross (and my very existence) to source her "own" personal project, for years. I don't think I have to say much on what AWC is to me to explain how violating that was... but to clarify, AWC is a project through which I sustained myself emotionally and spiritually, through some 7 years of crippling pain. It's what I used to learn to find and love myself. It's something I poured everything into when I felt that I had nothing left, and in turn it saved my life and became something I wanted to share with everyone.
She knew all this but instead of simply paying her respects to that and the way she hurt me, she chose to act entitled to my designs, my character writing, and my ideas, and emotionally abuse me before parting ways. I am under the impression that this person (@genicecream on socials) still has plans to continue this stolen project called "Edensgate", so... if you ever see that, please at least know that it was horribly unethically sourced and that I did not sanction any of it.
Needless to say, it's been hard enough working on this project without encountering petty theft and emotional abuse over it... >< but I also just wanted to thank everyone for so kindly and patiently supporting me and this project, however meandering it may have seemed. Although it is a product of my suffering, it is first and foremost a product of all the love in my soul. I just want everyone here to know that I intend to continue to share that.
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I’m glad my words could help in some way! For what it’s worth, AWC has left a deep impression on me, as I’m sure it has for many others. The weight and depth of your feelings comes through crystal clear in your work, and I’m honored to be part of an audience you feel comfortable sharing something this personal with. It’s certainly not something any artist owes to anyone, so thank you 🙏
Stephen
2024-12-02 00:11:52 +0000 UTCThank you Stephen... I take heart knowing that she can never truly steal the essence of my experiences and my creations, for she will never understand it. It will take some time to recover from the fallout and the violation itself, but I know that I have not lost anything of value. I appreciate your kind words and sympathy all the more because it helps to reinforce this faith <3
Joodlez
2024-12-01 22:36:59 +0000 UTCI think its plain to see how much AWC has meant to you over the years. I’m sorry to hear your former friend was unable to respect your boundaries 😞 It sounds like there isn’t much you can do to stop the other project from moving forward, but whether it does or not, it cannot take away the immense value that this project has brought to your life. The catharsis, the reflection, the healing, that all belongs to you, and nobody can take those experiences away from you, even if they wanted to. A project that borrows surface-level elements won’t have the same heart, regardless of how successful it is. I don’t know if that helps at all, but that’s how I feel. Take care of yourself, Juby.
Stephen
2024-12-01 16:50:21 +0000 UTC
