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I honestly never expected my growth as an artist to become something that would hurt someone I cared about this deeply.
Last night, I received a message from someone very important to me, and it completely shattered my heart. They believed that because I’ve been focusing more on my own original worlds and creative direction lately, it means I no longer care about dragons, archdragons, or The Dragon Prince. They believed I had changed into someone cold, distant, and disconnected from the things that once inspired me.
But that was never true.
Dragons still mean so much to me. They always will. The Dragon Prince, archdragons, fantasy worlds, and everything connected to them were a huge part of my creative journey and personal growth as an artist. They inspired me, comforted me, and helped shape the storyteller I am today. I never abandoned them, and I never suddenly started hating them.
What changed is that I began growing beyond only one creative space.
As artists and creators, we evolve. We begin exploring our own universes, our own stories, our own characters, and our own identities outside of existing fandoms or projects. Some of my original worlds may not even include dragons at all — and that is not rejection. That is simply part of discovering myself creatively and building something that belongs fully to me.
I still create dragon-related content and still love doing it. But now I treat those ideas as projects I return to when inspiration and time align naturally, rather than making them the center of every single thing I create.
What hurt me most was seeing my creative growth interpreted as betrayal.
It felt like becoming my own creator was somehow viewed as abandoning the person I used to be. But the truth is: I am still that person. I’m just expanding beyond one identity and allowing myself to grow into something larger.
Loving new things does not erase old passions.
Creating original worlds does not mean dragons disappeared from my heart.
And becoming an artist with my own direction does not mean I stopped caring about the people who once shared those passions with me.
I never wanted anyone to feel abandoned by my growth. But I also cannot stop evolving creatively just to remain understandable to others forever.
I’m still me who i been 1 year.
I still love dragons.
I’m simply learning how to become my own creator too.
Last night, I received a message from someone very important to me, and it completely shattered my heart. They believed that because I’ve been focusing more on my own original worlds and creative direction lately, it means I no longer care about dragons, archdragons, or The Dragon Prince. They believed I had changed into someone cold, distant, and disconnected from the things that once inspired me.
But that was never true.
Dragons still mean so much to me. They always will. The Dragon Prince, archdragons, fantasy worlds, and everything connected to them were a huge part of my creative journey and personal growth as an artist. They inspired me, comforted me, and helped shape the storyteller I am today. I never abandoned them, and I never suddenly started hating them.
What changed is that I began growing beyond only one creative space.
As artists and creators, we evolve. We begin exploring our own universes, our own stories, our own characters, and our own identities outside of existing fandoms or projects. Some of my original worlds may not even include dragons at all — and that is not rejection. That is simply part of discovering myself creatively and building something that belongs fully to me.
I still create dragon-related content and still love doing it. But now I treat those ideas as projects I return to when inspiration and time align naturally, rather than making them the center of every single thing I create.
What hurt me most was seeing my creative growth interpreted as betrayal.
It felt like becoming my own creator was somehow viewed as abandoning the person I used to be. But the truth is: I am still that person. I’m just expanding beyond one identity and allowing myself to grow into something larger.
Loving new things does not erase old passions.
Creating original worlds does not mean dragons disappeared from my heart.
And becoming an artist with my own direction does not mean I stopped caring about the people who once shared those passions with me.
I never wanted anyone to feel abandoned by my growth. But I also cannot stop evolving creatively just to remain understandable to others forever.
I’m still me who i been 1 year.
I still love dragons.
I’m simply learning how to become my own creator too.
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