Reposted by Jest (on hiatus 💤)
Artists, never forget that you are not a brand. You do not need to be consistent and marketable. If you CHOOSE to strive for these things that’s fine, but you do not NEED them. You are a fucking person, multi-faceted and complex. People who do not respect that see your art as a product
![[Image ID: A multi-panel comic page beginning with Winny laying in her bedroll and slowly waking up as Grek nudges her arm with a closed fist. "Wins..." he says gently. Winny rouses and sits up. "Grek...? Wahsa mahter?" she asks, one eye cracked open blearily to look at him. "You slept through the bell again." Grek replies. Grek begins to try and haul Winny to her feet. "Mmnghm...five more minutes?" she pleaded. "Up." Grek continues to try and pull her up by her arms as she groans tiredly. Grek leads Winny out of the tent as she yawns loudly. They walk toward a small gathering at the center of their encampment in the woods. End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreigybpcqkftt5vmtw7yz55mmhmzxbqffaio6x6odkmcjjdtl32yto4)
![[Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander standing with one arm on his hip and the other flexing as he says, "There! Now you can see better!" with a cheerful grin to Grek who is blushing nervously as he uses one hand to support himself while perched on Cassander's bicep. There's text that reads "(Grek) isn't used to being lifted up casually." End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreiekrdus3ztlfu3x4np65q6szaizrnlavg2hynubrdwsnuxmzbfiei)
![[Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander and Grek sitting on the floor. Cassander has his arms wrapped around Grek's torso and legs bracketed loosely around him. His head is leaned on top of Grek as he sleeps peacefully. Grek has his knees halfway up to his chest, and his glasses are missing. His eyes are open wide, and his hands are lightly holding Cassander's forearms. There's text that reads, "They were hiding Grek from patrolling guards, but Cassander got too comfortable and fell asleep."End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreigdjv3qbntd5i7xxvqdu3anna36agx4fm2qxaglw2k2linhnpzqym)
![[Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander and Grek chatting excitedly to each other. Cassander leans his crossed arms against a table's surface while looking down at Grek, who holds the edge of the table with his hands, and his tail is wagging happily to the side of him. Their speech bubbles are unreadable, but there's text that reads "Certified yappers" eith arrows pointing to them both. A note from the artist at the bottom corner reads, "Thanks for scrollin'!" with a small heart drawn beside it. End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreicgznqnxdvpnboyn6gyv2byleeuw5l2nglgopq3iekh2nwfqukgoy)
![[Image ID: A colored sketch of Grek, a young goblin man with glasses, excitedly listens to footsteps approach from off-screen with wide eyes. He's grinning as he says "It's Cassander!" while his left ear flicks up and down. End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreifouicezob6va6abz6uu4gxmtbkyif6iizsww2sf654odjzxjw5ga)
![[Image ID: A colored sketch of Grek energetically jumping up to tackle Cassander in a hug while saying "You're back!!" Cassander's eyes are wide with surprised. End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreia47thfdf3n47q45kktaj7xrvkiznzgh3njrldwudgfvkypccm4dm)
![[Image ID: A colored sketch of Cassander standing with his back to us while Grek has him in a tight embrace. Grek's eyes are scrunched shut as he smiles, wrapping his tail around Cassander's waist. Cassander thinks, "He's purring so loud!" as the sound effect of purrs echos around them. Cassander's ears and Grek's cheeks are flushed. End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreiaj3agbfwdq7lhbpbinyk2b6ixngilabys6hv5vil6d2dl6yth3le)
![[Image ID: A multi-panel comic page beginning with Grek standing in the background while he holds a tent flap out of his face with one arm. Surprised, he peers down at a young, blond woman with slightly pointed ears lying on a bedroll. The capitalized text indicating her snoring comically fills the panels to indicate how loud it is, and Grek is framed in the center of the "o" for the first panel specifically. The young woman looks utterly peaceful, one arm thrown above her head and the other resting on her stomach. Grek's ears tip downwards as he closes his eyes and smiles to himself, thinking "Ah." The sound effect text of "Snore" fills the background of the panels. He walks swiftly into the tent to crouch down beside the young woman, his tail coming around lightly smack her blanketed legs as he rests his arms on his knees. One of the young woman's feet is poking out from under the covers. "Winny-" Grek says to here, trying to cut through her loud snoring to wake her. End ID.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:falm74wbb3tadmuhyhfplu5d/bafkreiel73tnfo3uylm4dwjur5q4av5oceqadbxthbboh7fxzakfa53tjy)
