This ride is a good one.

Purity anon: "Nooooo! You can't just be horny on main and express your fetishes in an overtly non-wholesome way!"
Lushaani: "Haha, porn go brrrrrrr."

XDDD

People grow, such as yourself. And you've grown in a number of ways, and continue to develop. You're going places, Lushi

I mean, define "wholesome"
Because my definition doesn't even cover most of the later stuff on your old account.

I get the impression the stuff they miss is when the characters were obliviously happy all the time, without the manic/evil edge that they have now. Basically when my work was sanitized of any tone besides pervy, sexy, or cute.

I mean, I think it's fair to expect your characters to experience happiness, but that can't be everything.

There was an old you?

Yeh, I considered leaving the fetish art community a few years ago. But decided, instead of forcing myself to make just one type of content- I'd rebrand myself and make what I wanted.

There are people who miss when I used to just make one type of content without any emotional nuance or dark themes.

so do you still draw wholesome stuff on the occasion?

Not really- occasionally with a friend or for a commission.

ok, im glad you're not against doing wholesome stuff alltogether.

Honestly since I’ve been watching ya I followed you for good art and as far as I’m concerned I’m still seeing good art xD

Awwww yeah! Thank you so much! <3

np keep it up ^^

I was one, but as time went on you carved your own space in the community, and you definitely became a good story teller, and it makes your once in a blue moon Wholesome stuff mean so much more, it's your style and your choice, look forward to see more from you

Again love your work past and present

In the art community, especially niche ones, it's easy to feel like just another creator if you don't feel like you stand out. Especially if your tastes start to change but instead of trying something new you keep forcing yourself to stay in a single genre.

Breaking out and making your own brand in the end is the most rewarding part <3

I'm can't help but think of those "the accident wasn't your fault, you need to move on" edit memes.

OMg- that would have been hilarious if I drew the old avatar like as a ghost or something XD

"O ghost of Alorok, we summon thee from thy rest, and we beseech thee... are you ever gonna finish that coffee sequence? I wanna see how big she gets in part four!"

i think, if anything, u just wanted to create art/porn/"media" with meaning and depth and.... for lack of a better term.... A Thought-Provoking Message....

and these older fans didnt go to you for that kind of stuff... they became fans cuz they liked your "immediately validating" "unchallenging" dessert stuff that served as pure escapism from stress in their lives... not the more filling, flavorful full-course meal stuff that u tend to do now.....

but theres plenty of other artists out there doing guilty-pleasure chocolatebar porn, you know? if anything, the majORITy of smut artists make stuff thats, well, 100% masturbatory.... the world doesn't need you to do more of that necessarily; i think the more complicated, more emotionally-turbulant works that u do now are usefully filling a pretty underdeveloped niche in the sexy-art-world

Sort of- I wanted to start making porn that wasn't just "happy" or "cute." Meaning doesn't necessarily come along with it, sometimes it does. But "dark" doesn't automatically mean "mature."

And yeah, there are lots of creators out there, ready to fill any emotionally cathartic niche you could want! <3

okay... yeah, i apologize for suggesting that your darker works need to fully-explore a philosophical discourse or anything like that.... that kind of expectation would be weird to push on you!!! your art is your art; im just a fan of it so it wouldnt be right of me to pressure it one way or another. although, in practice... capitalism tends to pressure artists to sacrifice their artistic goals to give fans what they want LOL

i personally have trouble using darker works as guilty-pleasure dessert stuff/stress-reducing escapism, but i need to remember that other people have different emotional dynamics/needs/interests/wants/pasts/experiences than me!

just make the art that your heart wishes was already out there for YOU to look at, i suppose, and hopefully the other stuff (external validation, economic stability, nontoxic attention/fans who arent scumbags) will roll in. and when it doesnt, no shame in doing other stuff so that it WILL roll in... and that includes ventcomics/making art to export your feelings onto a page!!!!

“build it, and they will cum”

.........I think I'm guilty of this.....

It's an understandable feeling, but as the title goes. Life moves on. Months turn into years, and there's a point where wishing for something long gone stops being helpful for you and the artist.

I guess your right...not gonna lie it'd be nice but...I know that ain't the case. I guess I'd feel bad if I just unmatched but still...you got a point.

Maybe the days of alo are gone but they ain't gone...

honestly im glad you dont do as much wholesome stuff. cause thats what pretty much every other artists does. your october stuff is some of my fav that i look forward to

Bitch please, I'm attracted to the old wholesome you and the new weird/crazy ass you! Both are good!