"the only validation you'll ever need is the kind that comes internally."

i referenced the pose from a black and white photo by nobuyashi araki/荒木 経惟.

to avoid further complications, i'm keeping the uncensored version of pieces like this to my japanese galleries (pixiv & nijie). my work is becoming unsuitable for newgrounds, but to avoid abandonment, i'm choosing to release alternate editions of controversial pieces--which will probably increase as i become less of a people pleaser and more of the person i was always meant to be.