re the TL topic...I don’t really want to note anything other than my self esteem issues surrounding my writing and characters stem almost entirely from the constant stream of harassment I got from doubt spectators or...antagonists or whatever

people who didn’t think I deserved to get into doubts 3, 4, and ESPECIALLY 5, people just really fucking hated rhiannon for some reason. people who wanted to make sure I knew that every day, even if I turned anon off

people would screenshot my posts and spread them around and mock my writing, they’d send me insults about rhi reducing her to a stereotype, or say I was unoriginal/uncreative for making a mermaid oc, that mine was boring design wise, that my writing was cringey and dramatic

this is why I’m constantly apologizing for or embarrassed by my writing esp if it gets dramatic, and why I get very anxious easily in groups...try to get over it but it’s been years lol it sticks with you. anyways