[$15 Tier] Skyset Knights - Key the Light Elemental page 1 WIP

Longtime readers may notice that some of my new characters are shorter in stature, about 5'0" and up, and are a bit more 'pretty' looking. That's because, after years of exposure to toxic masculine culture in the bara space where anything / any creator (!) less than 'hairy and manly' was demonized, I learned in this past year to embrace that I am essentially an old twink lmao. I have a youthful appearance, I'm tiny, I have hair like an anime character, and I dress androgynous. While we're here and it's Autism Awareness / Acceptance Month, you should also know that I'm autistic. Sometimes you just have to say you know what? I love and accept myself. And you should love and accept yourself too, as much as you can.

I used to draw characters like this when I was around their age, 20 - 24 years old, and then a Bunch of Shit happened. But now I am revisiting these aesthetics, and giving them new, loving context.

For me, healing and accepting myself looks like drawing and writing stories about a bunch of new OCs who are twinks (in addition to all the bara currently in my stories). I may have said that before. I won't be like, talking about this on every page, but I might say it occasionally for new readers - I probably won't stop until we're all used to them, but I have a feeling I'll be having to explain anyway since I call my comics 'bara'. Also know that all of these characters are over 20 years old and that height does not equal age. Remember that I literally look like these guys in stature and I'm over 30 years old! So TL;DR: literally nothing has changed but me getting a more positive attitude towards myself + making new characters that look like this lol. 

But also that this doesn't diminish or replace any ideas for new, big manly characters or big snarly monsters lol. This is more like, I re-opened a door I had forced myself to close. It turns out there were new OCs behind that door already ready to greet me :)

oh yeah and enjoy the smut ;) Fortunately for you all (and me), drawing lots of hot sex scenes and development between all kinds of characters are part of the healing process for me as well :)