The stigma of self-inserts is so harmful to the creative process. Relax. Admit it. Everything you make is derivative of yourself, always, no exceptions. You can turn the mirror into tinier and tinier shards or you can make it as big as you want to reflect as much as you want. At the end of the day it's always going to show you inside of it. Pretending otherwise is stupid.
i blinked and accidently watched all of season 1 in prep for s2. their faces are fun to draw even if its unbelievably fucking hard to simplify sheen's.