I've decided that I'll no longer be silent about Dragoneer's passing, since I've been here on this platform for a while now and feel like I owe it to him.

I never interacted with or personally knew Dragoneer. I only knew about him from other's that I follow, and his name and sona popping up when his friends drawn him. I didn't follow him, so I was never aware of his declining state, only until that night when Dragoneer's passing was announced. I was a work when it happened, just killing time between guests. And when I opened FA and saw the news, I was devistated. My first thought that this couldn't of been real. No way he passed just like that. So my denial took me to Twitter, and I was only then caught up with what was happening. And although I still wasn't sure what exactly was wrong with him, the tens of thousand dollar hospital bills spoke for themselves. I spend the rest of the night scrolling through tweets from his friends and followers, holding back tears as I just couldn't stop myself from doing so. Until my replacement came in and me having to come up with an excuse for me crying.

I owe a big thanks to Dragoneer, as this website holds a very special place in my heart. I discovered this place in 2016, during a time where I was first discovering my sexual orientation and taking an interest into anthro animals. I used it as a tool to find many talented artists and to become intertwined with the Furry fandom. So, in a sense, Dragoneer helped me and many others discover the fandom for the first time. And, he made a place that furries can post their work without it being shadowed by corporate overlords or algorithms like most social media platforms.

To finish off, people die 3 times: once when the person's body dies, second when their loved ones return their body to the grave, and third when no-one remembers them. Since he's been taken far to early from this world, it's up to us to keep him living on in our thoughts and hearts. May you rest in peace Dragoneer. Glad you were able to leave your mark on the world.

And as a side note, please consider giving this Go Fund Me for Fur Affinity a look: gofund.me/2c131578
This site isn't going anywhere anytime soon. But Sciggles, one of the site's staff leads, set up this to help support Dragoneer's outstanding medical bills, funeral costs, and keeping the lights on at FA. If you cannot donate, please pass this on. For the sake of this community.