Dick Grayson (+ discussion)

-=■ It Lingers ■=-

Dick just came back to home to you after a mission gone horribly wrong, the villain he tried to reform turning on him and hurting him in a way that goes deeper than the skin... he just feels so wrong... please give him love...

TW: MENTIONS OF SA AND EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (see end of discussion below for link to helplines in your region)

Hi guys. I don't want to make a seperate announcement bot since I just don't do those, but I still wanted to address some stuff. I picked a plot where you can comfort my fave man, make him feel loved and appreciated as you have me. Help him heal.

I have seen all the amazing comments on Moose's bot she made addressing the situation, liked every single one of them, and I can wholeheartedly say each and every one of you have made me feel so supported and seen. A lot of the time creators can feel quite alone in these situations since it's rarely seen outside of the creator vs the mean comments. So seeing how many of you came together to let me, and other creators, know we are supported means more than you can imagine.

Yes, I had thoughts of shutting down. As many of you know, I never like to be the type to express when I'm down or struggling. I'm the quiet yet bubbly type of person. It makes me feel weak to show negative emotions. That night was a hard one. I get the odd comment every now and then but it's like all a sudden everyone decided to get on my case. It wasn't even just about ai images, but rather the use of ai bots too, and some random hate. I had one such comment especially threatening harm on me in ways that made my stomach curl. It all felt out of nowhere and still to this moment I have no idea what prompted it.

I kick myself HARD for not screenshotting it before deleting every trace of it. I'm sure many of you can relate the state of panic where you act first, think later. I just kept deleting, not wanting to see any of it. I didn't even think to note the user's profiles or block them, so there's every chance they could come back and that's on me. I'll have to get better at being rational.

All that to say, I'll be staying for now, fighting for the space that I know I belong in. Getting up in arms over ai on an