I'm aware of small cabal of individuals who have recently taken it upon themselves to "destroy my business" despite my having already stated that I do not intend to do commissions for a long time, if ever, once my current queue is completed.

The individuals in question have collaborated in their efforts to smear, defame, and otherwise lie about my interactions with them, and at least one among them has already publically admitted to creating fake screenshots to try and make me look bad. I have ample proof thyat little to none of what is currently being spread about me is accurate. I do not send stick figures, intentionally withhold refunds, or unilatterally remove my artwork from other people's gallery without just cause (and even then, as a literal last resort to deal with severe bullying, threats, or harassment--I have only needed to ask for moderator intervention twice in my 6 years as an artist).

What I HAVE done is allowed myself to get angry or frustrated. While I would NEVER send notes like the fake ones I'm currently being accused of, in the last month I have been less tactful than I would like. It is that realization--not the threats or whims of others--that has caused me to take a step back and try to work on finding my happiness and working on my candor. That being said, I have apologized to individuals with whom I was less than perfectly professional, refunded them, and offered my best wishes to them in their future endeavors.

In all but one case, this did nothing. The individuals not only rejected my apologies, they manufactured me as a villain and declared their intention to take me down. Why? Instability, mostly, as each person in question has known psychological issues that make it difficult for them to sort paranoia from truth. But also, I think, because this fandom all too often thrives on and encourages drama. When people are offered fair compromises and honorable efforts in the face of their NEED to be angry at something, someone--they reject it, because it does not fit into their worldview.

So, TL;DR--the screenshots are fake, proof is on my account and has been corroborated by several other psters, and the people doing this to me are angry over personal rather than professional issues. I have, on occassion, needed to work on my tact, and I will continue to do so no matter what my job or fandom status is.

Finally, I need to say this here and now: I LOVE my commissioners, and I have poured hundreds if not thousands of hours of manpower into hosting fun streams, giving away free art,busting out a queue even while I have little to no means or privacy, sharing in your pains and celebrating your triumphs.

You. Are. Family.

Sometimes, families fight. The good ones make up after. They say their apologies, work to be better, and continue to have each other's backs.

People who would intentionally forge fake screenshots or manufacture bullshit stories just because I won't get romantically involved with them, won't tolerate their bad behavior, or won't lie to make them happy? Those people are not family, and that breaks my heart. Those people are wounded in a way I can't fix, both morally and spiritually, and at day's end they will have to live with knowing they willfully betrayed a person who, though far from perfect, always tried to do right by them and would chew off his own arm to help his friends.

Yote out.