These are absolutely lovely! I love how vibrant they are.

I went and looked at the content of your Etsy and omg, the nostalgia from some of 'em. I'm absolutely gonna have to purchase some when I get paid next. 💙

<< still aches some days, but I’m so much happier now.

It might hurt at first to leave but please don’t stick with "friends" that treat you badly. You’re worth so much. You’re amazing, just by being you.

<< and for help I was informed on how bad they were for me. It took me a few months to find the strength to walk out of these friendships, but knowing I had friends like Alka and a few other friends who were genuine friends looking after me and to help me, made it easier.

And I walked out, it >>

<< that it was time to go.

It was painful losing these friends because at the time I didn’t really understand how bad they were for me, just believed that I was oversensitive, that it was my fault for feeling the way I felt afterwards.

But reaching out to actual friends to get their opinions >>

<< I lost a lot of people I thought were friends, including a best friend who was in my life for over ten years, we’d even affectionately refer to each other as siblings.

But it was becoming clear when I was just more anxious and miserable after interacting with them due to how they treated me >>

< impressive how you’ve captured it, but it also makes my heart ache.

I’m so sorry you went through that 🫂 Absolutely disgusting what they did to you.

As Kaleidi said, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and you’re absolutely one of the strongest people I know.

Thank you for opening up and for showing us this artwork, it’s full of such raw emotion, it’s >

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To end this on a positive note:

If you are affected by this sort of things - it will get better, and you will find the person who loves you for you who are.
Or they find you, like in my case.

👉 Set boundaries, brave little soul.
🫴Because good things can only come when there is space.

❤️

Oh my gosh that would’ve been both awesome and hilarious xD

Ohhh I love the symbolism omg
Such an awesome piece :D it’s really cool you’re still playing him.

I bet you’ve had some really cool adventures with him, could I ask what’s one of the coolest moments you’ve had?

I can only imagine how difficult it would've been to find a reference for this 😆

What an awkward situation to be put in though. I’m afraid to see what other shenanigans the kid will get up to xD

This is such an awesome piece Kaleidi! I love the flag fading into stars and the quote is absolutely lovely too. 💙

I'm glad the pieces clicked and you figured it out :D

Dang! Managing to do a whole ref sheet on only 4 hours is impressive!

He looks awesome, love his colours :o

Oh goodness, I thought this was an official pixel glyph when I saw it. It’s so pretty, I love the colours.

Your drifter is super pretty too :D