#it's so silly but i'd be lying if I said I wasn't a lil excited for Part 2

[swweatervvest]

Shoutout to my dad for watching the RWBYxJL movie with me despite not watching RWBY since V3 - truly a trooper fr

[swampstew]

I SAW THAT YOU GOT MY DRAWING OF ARIS AND I THINK I DID A BACKFLIP WHEN I SAW WHAT WAS SAID ABT HER. I get very scared to show her to people because i do use her for cannon ships an stuff and your blog with Rowena is helpin me kinda get over that fear so I got super excited you added that on there 😭💘

-Very greatfull follower, but masked for now as 🌷 annom

Omg tulip anon! I have so many thoughts so I hope my rambling is coherent.

1.) Aris I def wanna know more about her! She looks so cool and I gotta know her story!

2.) I get what you mean, I'm very defensive and shy when it comes to actually discussing my OCs lore with people, even though I post about them all the time. I pretty much jumped into the One Piece fandom headfirst with Rowena without interacting with the community and only having read a few OC fics myself so I think I was a little blissfully unaware of the general mood towards OCs/self shipping so I was able to post without shame, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't worried people wouldn't like her for any number of reasons. Now almost 2 years post posting my fics, I have more confidence than ever not only in my own story writing abilities but for the characters I've cultivated and poured so much of myself into. Idc what people have to say about OC or self shipping anymore, I'm here to have and I want to have fun with like-minded people! Life is short and hard, and I just want to be silly.

3.) Ngl I shed a tear when you said that reading about Rowena is helping you overcome your fears, that's exactly what she (and by she I mean we and by we I mean me) would want for you!!! There shouldn't be stigma for loving Canon so much you want to insert yourself or a version of you into the universe! There's more than enough room at the table for all of us to indulge in our fantasies and share them with each other, so long as we're respectful and mindful of each others boundaries and feelings.

I hope to see you around more lil Tulip💋